The Alias team carefully plans and coordinates each professional photography session, customizing every shoot to ensure optimal results for a given brand and its objectives. To do that, our experienced photographers and creative experts will take several steps, including (but not limited to):

• Conducting Brand Discovery: We will connect with your team to dial into your brand’s values, target audience, and the overall goals to start developing the creative direction for the photo shoot. As part of brand discovery, the Alias team takes time to truly uncover the purpose and objectives at hand, so that we can make informed recommendations and plans for each session.

• Selecting Locations & Creating the Shot List: Next, the Alias team will plan out the photo session, detailing the shot location(s), models and subject matter, costumes, lighting needs, and more. At this phase, storyboards may be created, especially for more complex shoots, to detail the visual narrative that the images will communicate and how they may come together to tell a rich story about the brand.

• Coordinating Talent, Props & More: Our photographers and brand experts will book, rent, obtain, and otherwise leverage the assets needed for the photography session. Skilled at balancing many moving parts, our team can make sure that models, stylists, and other behind-the-scenes pros will be available for photography shoots, so the final images are nothing short of brilliant.

• Securing Necessary Permissions: If permits, special access, or other permissions are needed for some aspect of the shoot, Alias will take the required steps ahead of time to assure access for minimal disruptions, delays, or hassles on the day of the shoot.

• Devising the Creative Direction: Mood, angles, visual strategy, and the overall creative direction for the photography session will be dialed in. Our creative experts may refine the shot list at this point, conducting follow-up meetings with clients to walk through the creative direction, revisions, and final details before the scheduled session.

• Taking Test Shots: Before the high-concept photography session kicks off, our creative team will snap some initial test shots to make sure that the composition, camera angles, lighting, and more are all ideal. If adjustments need to be made, those final touches will occur before the photography shoot begins.

Every planning session with the photographers and creative experts at Alias can look a little different because we tailor our services to match our clients’ exact needs — and because no two high-concept brands are alike. That’s why Alias crafts custom plans for each client, refining every photography session to be an optimal reflection of the brand.

Alias works with several luxe, high-concept, and ultra-high-end brands across various industries and the U.S. That includes (and is not limited to):

• Hospitality brands, including hotels, resorts, and travel-related businesses

• Restaurants and nightlife brands, including dinner clubs, bars, hotel restaurants, clubs, and more

• Food and beverage brands, including B2B and B2C companies in this space

• Lifestyle brands, visual brands, and forward-thinking brands

A few of our photography clientele have included:

• Abaca

• Bambara

• Arena Studio

Beyond traditional photography for brands across the U.S., Alias also offers drone photography and videography to deliver extraordinary footage and next-level imagery.

The photographers and creative team at Alias leverage every relevant best practice necessary to capture unique and totally one-of-a-kind images that truly encapsulate a brand. To that end, Alias generally invokes photography best practices like (and not limited to):

• Clear communication and pre-shoot planning: This ensures that our client’s vision, needs, and goals are all incorporated seamlessly while balancing out any competing objectives. Alias has deep experience with photography session planning, making this aspect of the process turnkey, efficient, and highly productive.

• Location scouting and equipment checks: Our team will conduct early due diligence to make sure the location(s) for the shoot are accessible, available, and optimal for the session. We will also compile and double-check all equipment needed ahead of time, bringing back-up batteries, cameras, lenses, camera stands, and more for a fully equipped shoot.

• Scheduling and monitoring: Alias will plan out every aspect of the photo shoot, providing a timeline and a Plan B in case issues like weather or location inaccessibility. Additionally, our team will schedule and coordinate all other professionals needed for the photography session, building in some flexibility for evolving conditions or unexpected circumstances.

• Client communications and collaboration: Alias takes pride in keeping our clients in the loop and in the driver’s seat for making choices regarding the session. As part of this best practice, our creative professionals will set up routine meetings, refine strategies and plans based on client feedback, and share updated timelines for the session and deliverables whenever necessary.

• Professionalism: With every interaction, photography session, and more, Alias will always be fully prepared, on time, respectful, and responsive.

With these and other best practices, Alias consistently upholds the standards of utmost professionalism with all clients and photography sessions. That’s one reason why we continue to be a referral partner of choice among hotels, clubs, bars restaurants, hospitality brands, and many others.

The high-end photography sessions that Alias provides are NOT measured or cut off at a certain the minute or hour. There’s also not “standard” timeframe for these sessions because:

• Every photography session is customized to the client and brand at hand.

• Some sessions will include drone videography and additional services.

• Other clients may want specific locations, shots, or subjects included in their sessions, with some bigger shoots planned over a few days or longer.

To get a crystal-clear answer on how long a photo session for your brand would take, simply contact Alias for more info and a custom quote.

Alias always goes the extra mile to deliver the best images, photos, and results for every client. Sometimes, that can mean doing reshoots and scheduling follow-up photography sessions because factors out of our control, like weather, interfere with the plans.

With that said, our team also works proactively to minimize the potential need for reshoots through meticulous planning, monitoring, and communication leading up to the photography session.

Like the timelines for photography shoots, the costs for these sessions vary from one photo shoot to the next. That’s because different shoots have distinct scopes, and some include videography, more or less deliverables, and other factors that could impact cost.

Alias can provide your brand with a custom quote after learning more about your objectives, needs, budget, and more.