Photography is where most websites and menus quietly fail. The design is good, the copy is clear, and the images are stock, or phone snaps from years ago, or a hotel room shot in the wrong light. Customers notice before they can say why. In Dubai, where every hotel, restaurant and shop is judged on how it looks online first, that costs bookings and orders every day.
We shoot photography to a plan. Before the camera comes out we know every image that is needed, where it will appear and at what size: the hero on the home page, the product listings, the menu, the Google Business profile, the Instagram grid, the brochure. Then we light and compose each shot for that use, and we deliver files retouched, colour corrected and sized for each one.
Photography at Sayso is delivered by our own film team, the team behind eleven commercial films including IDA x Marriott and Qatar Story. The same crew often shoots film and stills on one day, which saves you a second shoot and keeps the look consistent.
What is included
- A shot list built from your website, menus, listings and social plan, so nothing is missed on the day
- Product photography on white, in context and in the hand, for stores, marketplaces and catalogues
- Food and drink photography styled for menus, delivery apps and social media
- Interior and architectural photography for hotels, restaurants, offices, clinics and developments
- Portraits and team photography that look like your brand, not a passport office
- Event coverage for launches, conferences and openings, with a same day selection for social
- Drone photography where the location and the permits allow it
- Retouching, colour correction and background removal to a consistent standard
- Files delivered in every size you need: web optimised, print ready and cropped for social
How it works
1. Brief
We look at where the images will be used and what you have now. We agree the style, the shot list, the locations and the budget, and we check what permits or access are needed.
2. Plan
A shot list by location and time of day, a styling and props plan, a schedule and a fixed price. For products, we agree how samples arrive and are returned.
3. Shoot
The photographer and any stylist or assistant work through the list. You or your team can be on set to approve shots on the screen as we go.
4. Edit
We select the best frames, retouch and colour correct them to one standard, and prepare crops for every use. You review a selection before the full set is finished.
5. Deliver
Files delivered in organised folders by use and size, with usage rights set out in writing. If we build your website or store, the images are placed, compressed and sized so the pages stay fast.
How many photos do we receive?
We agree the number of final retouched images in the plan, based on the shot list. You receive the finished images in every size you need, and we can supply a wider selection of lightly edited frames for social media if you want them.
Do we own the photographs?
You receive a licence to use the images across your website, social media, print and advertising, set out in writing before the shoot. Where you need full rights transferred, we price that into the quote.
Can you shoot products for our Shopify or WooCommerce store?
Yes. We shoot consistent white background images for listings, lifestyle images for collections and detail shots for product pages, and we deliver them cropped and compressed to the sizes your store needs. If we built the store, we load them for you.
Who takes the photographs?
Our own film team shoots and retouches. Your Sayso contact in Dubai plans the shoot around your website, brand and social media and manages the project from brief to delivery.
Do you shoot food and interiors in Dubai hotels and restaurants?
Yes. Hospitality is where much of our work is. We plan around service hours, natural light and the kitchen's schedule, and we work with your chef and your operations team so the shoot does not disrupt the business.
Can you shoot video on the same day?
Yes. Our film team shoots film and photography, so one shoot day can produce stills, a brand film and vertical social clips. Planning them together saves a second day of access, styling and set up.
