Commercial Photography
Commercial Photography London
Professional commercial photography in London for brands, marketing teams, and agencies — covering branding, product, and real estate & venue photography across London & Essex.
What We Deliver
Photography built for business
We work with brands, marketing teams, and agencies across London and Essex to produce commercial photography that is on-brief, on-brand, and ready to use across all channels.
Branding Photography
On-brand imagery for websites, social media, press, and marketing materials. We work to your brand guidelines to produce photography that's consistent and ready to use.
Product Photography
Clean, compelling product photography for e-commerce, advertising, and editorial. Shot in studio or on location — whichever best serves the product.
Real Estate & Venue Photography
Professional photography for commercial properties, venues, and hospitality spaces. Wide-angle interiors, exteriors, and lifestyle shots that showcase the space at its best.
Campaign & Ad Photography
High-impact photography for digital advertising campaigns, OOH, print, and social. Directed and produced to brief, ready for immediate use.
How We Work
Briefed, shot, and delivered to spec
Commercial photography only works when the images are actually used — not filed away because they missed the brief. Every shoot we take on starts with a clear understanding of how and where the photography will be used: website hero, social content, press coverage, advertising, or all of the above.
We've photographed spaces, venues, and brand activations for clients including British Land and Greenwich Peninsula — working to detailed brand guidelines, producing imagery that's consistent across digital channels, print materials, and press releases. That means showing up prepared, directing efficiently, and delivering images that are ready to use without additional retouching rounds.
We work across all of London: the City and Canary Wharf for financial and corporate clients, Shoreditch and the West End for creative and agency work, and across South and East London for venue and hospitality projects. Studio space can be arranged for product work that requires a controlled environment.
Brief & mood board
We start with your brand guidelines, usage requirements, and reference images. This shapes lighting approach, framing style, and the final look of the gallery.
Location or studio setup
On-location at your premises or studio-based — we advise on the right environment for the type of photography required.
Directed shoot
Professional lighting, composition, and direction throughout. We work efficiently to maximise the variety of usable images within the agreed shoot time.
Selection & retouching
Post-shoot, we provide a curated gallery of selects — fully retouched and ready for immediate use, not raw files that need further processing.
Delivery in all formats
High-resolution files for print and press. Web-optimised versions for digital. Cropped formats for social. All in one delivery.
Why Vivid Squad
Photography that works harder for your brand
We approach every shoot with a commercial mindset — understanding how the images will be used and directing the shoot accordingly. The result is photography that performs across web, social, print, and advertising.
- On-location and studio shoots across London
- Works to brand guidelines and creative briefs
- Fully retouched, ready-to-use deliverables
- Combined photography and video available
- Experienced working with brands, agencies, and developers
Also Available
We regularly pair commercial photography with corporate video or event coverage for clients who need both. One team, one brief, one point of contact.
Ready to brief us on your next photography project?
FAQ
Common questions about commercial photography
- Do you shoot on location or in a studio?
- Both. We shoot on location throughout London and Essex, and have access to studio spaces for product and branding work. We'll advise on the best approach for your project.
- How many images will we receive?
- This depends on the brief and shoot duration. We'll agree on deliverables before the shoot — typically a curated, fully retouched gallery rather than hundreds of raw files.
- What file formats do you deliver in?
- We deliver high-resolution JPEG files as standard, optimised for web and print. RAW files and additional formats can be provided on request.
- Can you work to our brand guidelines?
- Yes — we regularly work with brand guidelines, mood boards, and creative briefs. Share your references and we'll produce photography that's consistent with your visual identity.
- What's the difference between product photography and brand photography?
- Product photography focuses on the item itself — clean, accurate imagery that shows the product clearly, typically against a plain or contextual background. Brand photography is broader: it captures the identity and feel of a business — people, environment, culture, atmosphere. Both serve different purposes and require different approaches on set. We handle both, and often combine them in a single shoot when the brief calls for it.
- Do you provide retouching and post-processing as part of the service?
- Yes — all delivered images include professional retouching as standard. This covers colour correction, exposure balancing, skin retouching for portrait work, removal of distracting background elements, and optimisation for the intended output format. We don't deliver raw or unprocessed files unless specifically requested — the images you receive are ready to publish.