Stopholt

Commission a shoot

Most of our work is commissioned by brands, agencies and editors. Here is how a commission runs and how it is priced — then run the numbers yourself.

Estimate a commissioncommissions@stopholt.example

From brief to delivery

  1. 01

    Brief

    You tell us what the photographs are for, where they will run and when. The estimate page turns that into a range in two minutes.

  2. 02

    Written estimate

    Within two working days: creative fee, licence, post-production and production, line by line, with what is and is not included.

  3. 03

    Pre-production

    Shot list, casting, locations or stage booking, crew and a call sheet. We hold the date once the estimate is approved.

  4. 04

    The shoot

    Tethered, with the art director and client seeing frames as they are made. Selects can be starred on set.

  5. 05

    Selects

    A private contact sheet the next day. You mark the frames to retouch and send the list back from the page.

  6. 06

    Delivery and licence

    Retouched files in the sizes you need, with a licence document naming the media, territory and term you bought.

How it is priced

A creative fee for the days we shoot, and a licence for where the photographs will run. Editorial use is covered by the day rate; commercial use is priced on media, territory and term.

Creative fee, per full day
Portrait$2,800
Food & drink$3,200
Still life$3,000
Interiors$3,400
Stories$2,600

Half days at 60% of the day rate. 10 retouched images a day are included; more at $85 each. Demo figures — set yours in config/rates.ts.

Licence, one medium, one metro area, one year
EditorialMagazine, newspaper or book, one-timeIncluded
Website and organic socialYour own site and channels$1,200
Print and point of saleBrochures, menus, in-store$1,500
PackagingOn the product or its box$3,000
Out-of-homeBillboards, transit, street furniture$3,500
Paid digital and social adsAny paid placement$2,500

Territory ×

  • One metro area ×1
  • United States ×1.5
  • North America ×2
  • Worldwide ×3

Term ×

  • 1 year ×1
  • 2 years ×1.4
  • 3 years ×1.7
  • Unlimited time ×2.5
Reading a usage licence
A photographer shooting a model in a silver dress on white paper while a stylist waits.
ON SET · TETHEREDDemo photo: Ron Lach

Questions we get

Do you travel?

Yes. Travel days are charged at half the day rate plus expenses at cost; we estimate them separately.

Who owns the photographs?

Stopholt keeps the copyright and licenses the use you need. Buyouts are possible and are priced as an unlimited licence.

Can we extend a licence later?

Always. Extending a term or adding a medium is usually cheaper than buying more than you need on day one.

Do you work with agencies' own crews?

Yes — deselect any production line in the estimate and bring your own people.

Advertising commissions in North America: Northfold Artists, bookings@northfold.example.