Common questions.
Straight answers.

Start by getting in touch — email or WhatsApp — with a quick description of what you need, when, and where. I'll come back within 24 hours with questions, a proposed scope, and a quote. Once we agree on the brief, I send a project agreement to sign, lock in the dates, and we're booked.

Each project is quoted individually based on scope — number of shoot days, deliverables, turnaround, and travel. I don't publish day rates because every brief is different. Tell me what you need and I'll come back with a clear quote that breaks down the investment line by line.

New clients typically pay a 50% deposit on booking, with the balance due on delivery. Established clients work on Net 14 terms with no deposit. Larger productions or multi-day shoots may have different payment structures — outlined in the quote.

Cape Town, South Africa. I work primarily across the Western Cape but travel for shoots throughout South Africa and internationally. Travel costs are quoted upfront and added to the project.

Photography and videography for sports, events, and brand content. Plus marketing and content support for founders and personal brands. I don't shoot weddings or family portraits — happy to recommend other Cape Town photographers for those.

Standard turnaround is 7–14 days from shoot day for full edits. Same-day or next-day social cuts are available for events and races. Rush turnaround is possible for an additional fee — useful when content needs to go live during a campaign window.

Yes — multi-day races, training camps, and event series are part of my regular work. I'll quote based on shoot days, expected deliverables, and turnaround expectations.

Varies by scope. A half-day campaign shoot typically delivers 30–60 selects. A full event day delivers 80–150 selects. Numbers can be adjusted upward for an additional fee. All images are colour-graded, edited, and delivered in web and print-ready formats.

Yes — that's actually one of the things clients hire me for. One operator, one brief, one delivery. Photo and video from a single shoot day with the same creative direction across both. Reduces cost and complexity versus hiring separate photo and video teams.

Yes — individual athlete shoots for sponsorship decks, social media, and personal branding are a regular part of the work. Sessions can include action, portrait, and lifestyle coverage.

Conferences, summits, expos, corporate activations, sport events, brand launches, and on-site activations. From small workshops with 20 people to major industry conferences like Mining Indaba or Windaba with hundreds of delegates.

Earlier is always better, especially for events during peak conference season (Feb–May, Sep–Nov in Cape Town). I recommend booking 4–8 weeks ahead for major events. Last-minute is sometimes possible — get in touch and I'll let you know honestly.

Yes — same-day delivery of selected photos and short video clips is a standard add-on for events. Useful for live social posting, executive updates, or press distribution. Quoted as a separate deliverable.

Often, yes. I can plug into your event team or work directly with PR agencies, coordinating coverage priorities, VIP moments, and content requirements ahead of the day.

By coverage hours and deliverables. Half-day, full-day, and multi-day rates are standard, with deliverables (photo edits, video highlights, same-day social cuts) priced separately. Quoted as a single transparent line-item investment.

Half-day (3–4 hours) is the most common format — enough for 2–3 location changes and outfit variations. Full-day sessions allow for more variety, more setups, and a wider deliverable set. Depends on scope.

Real locations — your office, studio, home, gym, café, or outdoor environments that fit your brand. I don't work from a fixed studio. The reasoning: visitors and clients connect with images that look like the actual world you operate in, not a generic studio backdrop.

A half-day session typically delivers 20–40 selects. A full-day delivers 40–80. All colour-graded, edited, and delivered in web and print-ready formats.

I'll send a short prep guide once we book — covering wardrobe choices, locations, and what to bring. The short version: bring 2–4 outfits that reflect different sides of your brand. Solid colours photograph better than busy patterns. Avoid loud logos unless they're yours.

Most people are camera-shy at first. I direct throughout the session — telling you where to stand, where to look, what to do with your hands. By 15 minutes in, almost everyone has loosened up. The goal is images that feel like you, not posed studio shots.

Yes — for founders, personal brands, and small brand teams who need consistent content. Retainers usually combine monthly shoots, content planning, and ongoing strategy support. Scope is custom — talk to me about what you need.

I work on smaller engagements (a single shoot day plus selects) as well as ongoing retainers. There's no fixed minimum, but smaller projects work best when they're focused — one shoot, one clear deliverable. Larger or ongoing work benefits from a retainer structure.

Yes — I bring 10+ years of marketing and art direction experience to the work. For brand-led projects, that means I'm thinking about how images and video fit into your wider content and marketing approach, not just executing what's asked. Strategy plus production from one source.

As an add-on, yes. SEO and paid ads (Meta, Google) are part of my marketing experience but they're not the primary offer — they make sense when content production is already in place and you want to amplify what's working. Quoted separately from production work.

Yes — if your team has existing photographers or videographers, I can come in as art director for specific campaigns, shoots, or brand refreshes without doing the shooting myself.

Professional Sony mirrorless camera and video equipment, with lighting and audio for controlled shoots. Drone footage is available on request for outdoor sport and event work. Full gear list available on request if it's relevant to your brief.

I shoot in RAW, then colour-grade and edit each select. Editing is consistent with the project's mood — sports gets punchy contrast, personal branding gets warmer skin tones, events get clean documentary treatment. Heavy retouching (skin smoothing, object removal) is available as an add-on but not the default.

I edit in Adobe Premiere with colour grading in DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Lumetri depending on the project. Standard delivery is full master file plus social-cut versions (vertical and square crops for Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn). Music licensing and motion graphics quoted separately.

Via WeTransfer Pro or a private gallery link for photos. Large video files via cloud storage (Dropbox, Frame.io). All files delivered in web and print-ready formats. You own usage rights as agreed in the project agreement — typically perpetual brand usage for your own marketing.

Generally no — RAW files and unedited footage are the working material I deliver edits from. Edited selects are what's delivered. Exceptions exist for large productions or specific agency workflows — talk to me if this matters for your project.

For outdoor sport and brand work, weather contingencies are part of the brief. We agree backup dates upfront. For sport-specific shoots tied to conditions (windsurfing, kiting, mountain biking), I monitor the forecast and we adjust as needed within the agreed booking period.

Postponements are usually fine with reasonable notice — we'll find a new date. Cancellations within 7 days of the shoot date forfeit any deposit paid. Specific terms are in the project agreement so there are no surprises.

Travel costs (flights, accommodation, transport) are quoted upfront and added to the project. For shoots within driving distance of Cape Town, travel is usually included in the day rate or quoted as a flat mileage fee.

Yes — professional indemnity and equipment insurance. Documentation is available on request for venues and clients that require it.

For commercial work involving identifiable people, model releases are typically signed on-site or arranged in advance with the client. For event coverage, attendees are generally photographed under the event's media policy. I can advise on what's needed for your specific project.