Discovery call
Twenty minutes on your brand and what your last shoot didn't give you.
Work with Longview
Every commission starts with a 20 minute call about your brand and what the pictures need to do. We quote after that call, once we know the scope.
How a commission runs
Creative direction comes first, so by the time we're on set the lighting and the running order are already decided.
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Creative direction
Eshan sets the direction for the whole project, from casting and styling to how it's lit. You get it as a short written brief, and nothing's booked until you sign off.
Mood board
A board of lighting and framing references, pulled for this project only.
Team
We book the stylist, makeup artist and models, then walk each of them through the concept.
Production document
Seven days out you get the shot list, look order, location notes and call times.
Final check
Two days before, we check in with you and confirm everything's locked.
Eshan directs the shoot
He runs the set. Before each look the whole team hears the brief, so nobody's guessing.
Lighting for the story
How hard the light falls and what stays in shadow both come from the concept.
You are welcome on set
You can watch the frames come in on the tethered screen. On the day, we make the creative calls.
Selects
We send you a proofing gallery to choose your finals.
Grade
We grade every image by hand to suit the concept. We don't use presets.
Retouch
Skin keeps its texture. We take out what's temporary, like stray hairs and blemishes, and leave faces as they are.
Sequence
Images arrive in the order they're meant to be seen, ready for a lookbook or an editorial pitch.
Delivery
A private gallery with the hero frames first and a note on the choices we made.
Follow up
A week after delivery, we check in and sort out any revisions.
Four ways to commission
We quote each project on its own. These are rough outlines of what each one usually includes.
Agency & Talent Model digitals, portfolio building, test shoots For agencies and models
What is included
- Clean digitals to agency spec: full length, waist up, profile, natural light
- Portfolio sessions with two or three looks and a planned lighting setup
- Group days for agencies booking several new faces at once
- Light retouching only. Skin, freckles and scars stay as they are
- Files sized for agency boards and model apps
Who books it
- Modelling agencies refreshing their board each season
- New faces who need a first book that looks like fashion work
- Working models adding editorial pictures to their portfolio
Collection Lookbooks, e-commerce editorial, single collection campaigns Half or full day
What is included
- 60 minute concept session before the shoot
- Half day or full day on set, up to 8 hours
- 25 to 40 final retouched images
- One location, or our studio on a paper backdrop
- Commercial licence for one year across all your own channels
- Production document sent before the shoot
Who books it
- Independent and emerging labels launching a collection
- E-commerce brands that want product pages to look like editorial
- Designers getting ready for Vancouver Fashion Week or a trade show
- Boutiques building a look for the season
Campaign Full campaigns, brand imagery, multi look productions Two shoot days
What is included
- Creative direction and a written concept
- Two shoot days, up to five looks
- 60 to 80 final images across several setups
- Stylist and makeup artist booked from our Vancouver team
- Two or three short campaign films cut for Reels and TikTok
- Commercial licence for three years, all channels
- Mood board and full production document
Who books it
- Established brands shooting a seasonal campaign
- Labels entering new markets with a new look
- Jewellery, accessories and outerwear houses
- Agencies and in-house teams who want one photographer to shape the look
Retainer Annual retainer, four seasons, one photographer Four shoots a year
What is included
- Four campaign shoots a year, one each season
- Creative direction for the full year, so every season reads as one brand
- Monthly content delivery for social and editorial use
- First call on our calendar before dates open to new clients
- Usage licence covering all channels and territories
- A planning session every quarter, plus behind the scenes footage
Who books it
- Growing labels that need new pictures every month
- Brands moving into national or international stockists
- Luxury boutiques building one recognisable look over years
What to expect
Send the enquiry form and we'll reply within two days. If it's a good fit, we'll book a call. If it isn't, we'll tell you, and point you to someone better suited where we can.
- Enquiry reply
- Within two days
- Discovery call
- 20 minutes
- Proposal
- 24 hours after the call
- Production document
- 7 days before the shoot
- Deposit
- 50% to hold the date
- Image delivery
- 7 to 14 days after the shoot
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- Eshan Johia