You’ve booked a shoot. Good. Now comes the part most clients don’t think about until the day of: what to actually show up with. Here’s a practical breakdown from our end — what makes a session go smoothly and what tends to slow things down.
Bring: Your Best-Looking Product
This sounds obvious, but it’s worth saying. Pull your best jars, your tightest buds, your cleanest concentrate containers. We can make good product look great. We can’t make tired, airy, or seedy flower look like something it’s not. Photography is honest.
For flower: bring multiple options. Not every bud will be the right shape or size for every shot. Variety gives us the flexibility to find the angles that work.
For concentrates: packaging matters as much as the product itself. Make sure labels are clean, lids are unsmudged, and any branding is current.
Bring: Your Packaging
Even if you’re primarily shooting the product, having your packaging in frame — or available as a prop — adds context and brand cohesion to the images. A jar next to some flower, a mylar bag with the brand visible: these details matter when images end up in marketing materials.
Skip: The Committee
A shoot with one decision-maker moves fast. A shoot with five opinions moves slowly and often ends with compromise images nobody loves. If you need sign-off from multiple people, get that alignment before the session — not during it.
Skip: The Tight Deadline Surprise
We turn edits around quickly. But if you need images for a launch that’s tomorrow, mention that when you book — not when you show up. Rush jobs are possible, but they work better when we both know they’re rush jobs going in.
One More Thing
The best thing you can bring to a shoot is a clear idea of where these images are going. Menu? Packaging? Social? Website? Each has different format needs, and knowing the destination helps us frame, crop, and light with that in mind from the start.
Questions before you book? Drop us a line.