Advertising photographer

Pay in the destination countries

Monthly, in US dollars. Each country is an Imora admission package — open one for that route's fees, language requirement and deadline.

What does the day look like?

40% of project time is pre-production: brief, treatment, moodboard, pitch calls, tech scout, hiring crew — assistant, digi-tech, gaffer, hair and makeup, wardrobe, prop and food stylists — plus rental coordination, gear lists and insurance. Shooting is 15% to 20%: rigging Profoto Pro-11, Broncolor and Arri Skypanel lights, metering with Sekonic L-858D, tethered capture in Capture One Pro on a calibrated EIZO ColorEdge monitor, framing with an art director, directing models and collecting signed model and property releases. 25% is ingest, RAW selects, Photoshop CC retouch or briefing an external retoucher, master TIFF export and archive. 20% is estimates, licensing negotiation, invoicing, portfolio and bids.

Pressing the shutter is the small share. A shoot day runs 10 to 14 hours on set, pre-light nights run late, location calls can start at 05:00 with frequent travel. Post-production desk days run 8 to 10 hours.

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