I am proud to say that We have the best team possible here at the studio, its a FULL TIME TEAM, we do not hire in help when we need it, we are all here every day, every week, every year and have been since 2006. We do away with the rule book and formal stuff and simply work together to make stuff happen.
Katie - Director & Owner
Katie is responsible for the accounts and post production team, she is also joint owner of the business and has a strong technical retail background coupled with post production skills and project management.
"This is our 16th year in the commercial photography world, hard work yes, fun.... sometimes"Craig - Director & Owner
Craig founded First in Retail to allow retailers access to a faster and more fluid environment for their photography, First in Retail Ltd is one of the go to studios for fashion and product photography for both large and smaller clients.
"Our main differentiator from other studios is our experience and knowledge of retail, my personal background in ecommerce ranges from concept to running the entire operation, it means we are focused on helping all our clients achieve the best sales possible through great imagery".Georgina - Post Production
Georgina is our senior Post Production exec and budding new Videographer with a real eye for detail, and an appitite to match. Working in the world of photoshop and Premier Pro, and chocolate trees.
"Its hard work, but great fun, we have a team that works really well and everyone has the same ethos about getting the job done"Stephanie - Studio Manager
Steph is now our studio manager responsible for the day to day running of the studio strong in both post production and video production, after all she does have a degree in film and television
"Great place to work, each and every day is different, because we offer our clients a no booking option we never know whats arriving each day"Ste - Product Photographer
Ste joined the team many years ago as an avid amateur photographer, he quickly placed himself into the role of product Photographer.
"Product and lifestyle photography has its challenges, but we ensure each and every shot is perfect"Kieran - Photographer
Kieran started at the bottom and as a trainee, Kieran now shoots the majority of the invisible mannequin/model photography we do.
"I once lost all the invisible mannequins, could not see them at all! thats the best bit of working at the studio, we can have a laugh and a joke but still get the job done" Rebecca - Post Production
Rebecca is the newest member of the post production team, looking to make an impact with the pen tool
Looking forward to working with the team at Studio488Lauryn - Photographer
Lauryn has joined the team as a our newest photogrpaher, and now knows all the points on a compass
Clothing Photography, Model Photographer or Product Photography, Lauryn has it covered.
Coming soon our recommended partners including makeup, models, photographers and creative. watch this space.
TESTIMONIALS
What our customer say about us.
Commercial Photographers and Commercial Photography Studio
14 years in the commercial photography business, 7 members of permanent staff, our own Dedicated purpose built 6500 Square Feet Commercial Photography studio with over 1.2 MILLION published images to date.
We are one of the UK's leading Fashion & Product photography studios
Trusted by large national retailers and small independents, if you are looking for commercial photography then your search is over.