What I shoot for brands
Nine years of commercial work out of Langley, from single packshots to multi-day campaigns. Every job starts with the same question: where are these images going to run?
Food & restaurant photography
Menu and dish photography shot in your kitchen between services, plus room, patio and chef-at-work frames for delivery apps, Google, menus and press. Plating is photographed the way your kitchen actually sends it.
Beverage, brewery & distillery
Bottles, cans, cocktails and pours: condensation, foam and label legibility all handled on set. Studio hero shots for listings and packaging, plus in-venue bar shots that give a brand somewhere real to live.
Product & e-commerce photography
Clean white-background packshots to Amazon and Shopify spec, plus packaging and gift-box sets. Consistent lighting and crops across an entire catalogue, so a store page looks like one brand and not forty listings.
Fashion, apparel & lookbook
On-model studio and editorial work for apparel labels and boutiques: full-length e-commerce frames, lookbook spreads, and film-look editorial when a collection needs a mood rather than a catalogue.
Industrial, trades & manufacturing
Shop floors, job sites and crews at work, photographed around production instead of interrupting it. The images contractors, millwork shops and manufacturers use for tenders, hiring and their own websites.
Brand campaign & lifestyle
Product in the hands of real people, outdoors and on location across the Lower Mainland: sport, active apparel and hospitality campaigns built around a shot list, cast and locations agreed before the day.
Selected commercial work
Restaurants and kitchens, bars and breweries, workshops and job sites, apparel and campaign work, shot across Langley, Vancouver and the Fraser Valley.
Product, packaging & e-commerce
Studio packshots and styled product sets: bottles and cans, gift boxes, jewellery and accessories, lit for listings, packaging, retail and paid social.
How a commercial shoot runs
No surprises on the day and no surprises on the invoice. The shot list, the schedule and the licence are all agreed before anyone unpacks a camera.
Shot list & quote
You tell me what the images are for. I come back with a written shot list, a schedule, the licence, and a fixed quote, including any location fee.
On location or in studio
Kitchens get shot between services, shops around production. You see frames on a tethered screen as we go, so approvals happen on set instead of a week later.
Retouched & sized to use
Retouched selects in a private gallery in five to seven business days, exported for web, print and paid social. Rush turnaround when a launch date is locked.
What a commercial quote is based on
Commercial photography starts from $750 and is priced per project, not per package. Four things move the number: how long the shoot runs, how many dishes, SKUs or spaces are on the list, whether styling, props or models are needed, and how widely the images will be licensed. Small jobs (a dozen packshots, one menu refresh) are quick to quote. Multi-location campaigns get a proper production plan first.
How many items or spaces
Where and roughly when
Any deadline you're working to
Google reviews
We hired Volkan for our conference and couldn't be happier with our choice! He scouted the location before to make sure he was familiar with the venue, showed up early and prepared, and produced great photos for us.
Conference photography · Google review, March 2026
He knows exactly how to guide you so you don’t feel awkward, and the whole shoot felt really comfortable and easy. The pictures turned out super clean and professional, exactly what I needed.
Professional headshots · Google review, April 2026
We came in for our little one's passport photo as well as family pictures. Volkan made the whole experience so easy and stress-free, especially with a young child! He was patient, warm, and great at capturing natural smiles from the whole family.
Family session · Google review, May 2026
Commercial photography questions
Commercial shoots start from $750 and are quoted per project. The cost is driven by shoot length, the number of dishes, products or spaces, whether styling is needed, and the licence. Send a short brief and you get a written quote with a shot count and a delivery date.
Both. Food, drinks, hospitality and industrial work are shot on location in your restaurant, brewery, shop or job site. Product and packaging work is faster and more consistent in the Langley studio.
Every quote states the licence in plain language: where the images can run, for how long, and in which markets. Website, social, menu, print and paid advertising are all normal; it's written in up front.
A 10–15 dish menu shoot is usually a half day between services. A studio packshot day covers 20–40 simple products, fewer when each needs styling or a set. The shot list sets the schedule.
Yes: Surrey, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, the Tri-Cities, Maple Ridge, White Rock and Chilliwack. A location fee from $150 applies based on distance and appears on the quote before you book.
Often the most efficient way to do it. Many commercial shoots add a on-site headshot station or team headshots to the same booking, so staff photos match the brand imagery.
Commercial shoots run from the Langley studio out across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley: Surrey, White Rock, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver and North Vancouver. Brands that need people photographed as well as product also book personal branding, team headshots and event coverage through the same studio.
Make the product look as good as it actually is
Commercial photography for restaurants, breweries, product brands and trades across Langley and Greater Vancouver.