All About Retainers

PRO

When you work with me on retainer, your photographer becomes part of your team. This reduces time spent on back-and-forth emails or one-off meetings about vision and planning.

Instead, I integrate into your marketing team. I’m happy to attend meetings, review vision boards, and collaborate closely to plan efficient and visually consistent shoots. Over time, we build a strong professional relationship. I become familiar with your preferences, brand identity, and photography style, which helps ensure my work aligns with your vision.

CON

Occasionally, I may send another photographer from my team to cover an event. This helps ensure consistent availability for you.

The benefit is that you’ll work with talented photographers who bring fresh perspectives. Your portfolio gains variety in approach while maintaining consistency in color, tone, and style. I serve as the producer and editor on every assignment to ensure that consistency.

Pro: First and foremost, your photographer becomes a part of your team. This means less time spent emailing back-and-forth or holding one-off meetings with me about your vision or plans. Instead, I become a part of your marketing team and am happy to attend meetings and work on vision boards to make sure we’re all on the same page in organizing an efficient and beautiful shoot. Working together on retainer allows us to build a strong professional relationship over time. I familiarize myself with your preferences, brand identity, and specific photography style requirements, ensuring that my work aligns closely with your vision.

Con: Once in a while, I’ll need to send another photographer from my team to shoot an event. This is to ensure availability for you at all times. The good news is, you’ll get to know some of these other great photographers, and you’ll be working with a fresh set of eyes from each of us. This gives your portfolio diversity in vision with consistency in color and feel since I act as the producer and editor on every assignment.