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Clean e-commerce
Straightforward lightbox shots on clean backgrounds — built for listings and product pages.
Work
Small products, big detail — studio product and macro photography for independent brands and e-commerce sellers, plus the portraits and field work I shoot along the way. Pick a project to see the full set.
Macro & Product
Precise surfaces, controlled color, and deliberate focus — from clean listing images to texture-forward details.
19 photographs
Portraits
Real people, raw atmosphere — natural light, clean framing, and personality over posing.
6 photographs
Field Work
Street, travel, food, and nature — the frames I chase outside the studio, on the road and close to home.
12 photographsMacro & Product
Precise surfaces, controlled color, and deliberate focus — from clean listing images to texture-forward details. Click any photo to see it full size.
Retouch comparison
The original shot next to the finished cleanup.
One product, three useful views.
One setup, three shots: a clean hero for the listing, tight crops that show the label and finish, and an alternate angle for carousels and social.
- Hero shotFor the listing and the launch
- Detail cropLabels, texture, finish
- Alternate angleFor carousels and social
Portraits
Real people, raw atmosphere. A good portrait shouldn't feel staged — it's about working with natural light, clean framing, and letting someone's real personality carry the shot instead of forcing a fake smile. Convention and cosplay work included. Click any photo to see it full size.
Field Work
Street, travel, food, and nature — the frames I chase outside the studio, on the road and close to home. Click any photo to see it full size.
A closer look is where the story starts.
I’m Jacob, a Long Island photographer drawn to the precise details that give an object its character. I studied graphic design in college before leaving school, and that training still guides how I approach composition, color, and visual hierarchy.
Outside the studio, I work as a letter carrier—a role that has sharpened my consistency, patience, and attention to detail. My commercial focus is product and macro work; away from the studio, I photograph portraits, street scenes, and landscapes.
What I shoot
Small products that need careful light and a close eye — the kind of stuff that has to hold up zoomed in.
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Macro & detail
Extreme close-ups of texture, materials, and finish — the details people zoom in on before they buy.
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Brand-led content
Styled hero shots with real attention to color — for launches, campaigns, and social.
Why this studio
No big production, no agency layers. Just careful photos of your product, planned around what it needs to say.
I think like a designer
I studied graphic design, so I shoot with your product page in mind — how the photo works next to your branding, not just on its own.
Cleaned up by hand
White balance, contrast, dust, lint, smudges — I go over every image myself in Affinity Photo.
More shots per setup
A hero, an alternate angle, and close details from a single setup — enough to cover your listing and your social.
One person, start to finish
You deal with me, not a team. I shoot it, I edit it, I send it.
Packages & pricing
Fixed packages for the common jobs, plus a per-item guide for everything else. Starting points, not surprises — the final quote depends on your shot list, the product, and how fast you need it.
E-commerce product photos
Clean, listing-ready shots of your product — the core of the studio.
Basic$65
Standard$150
Premium$260
Extras: extra product +$55 • transparent PNG cutout +$15/image • advanced retouching +$20/image
Macro & detail
Extreme close-ups of texture, materials, and finish.
Basic$95
Standard$220
Premium$380
Extras: extra macro close-up +$25/image • transparent PNG cutout +$15/image • advanced retouching +$20/image
Bulk catalog
A whole product line, shot consistently.
Basic$200
Standard$360
Premium$640
Per-item guide
For custom shot lists that don't fit a package:
Starter single product$50–65Per item — 2–3 clean lightbox angles.
Macro & detail$75–100Per item — a hero shot plus two extreme close-ups.
Bulk, 5+ products$30–40Per item, when you send five or more.
Rush delivery is available — 48-hour turnaround at +50%. You cover shipping both ways, with a prepaid return label included in the box.
Ship. Shoot. Return.
Most of my clients aren't local — here's how it works.
Plan the shot list
We figure out the shot list together — what you need, backgrounds, angles, where the photos will end up.
Send the products
You ship the products to my studio on Long Island, with a prepaid label for the trip back.
Receive finished files
I edit everything in Affinity Photo — color, contrast, dust and lint cleanup — and send the finished files.
Common questions
The basics — products, shipping, timing, and what you get.
Where is the studio?
I'm on Long Island, New York. Most projects are remote — you ship the products in, I ship them back with your prepaid label.
What kinds of products are a good fit?
Small stuff: cosmetics, jewelry and watches, accessories, handmade goods — anything that benefits from controlled light or a close look.
What should I include with my inquiry?
Product count, roughly how big it is and what it’s made of, where the images will be used, any backgrounds or angles you want, and your deadline.
How does shipping work?
You cover shipping both ways and include a prepaid return label with the products. If you’re not sure how to arrange that, say so in the inquiry.
Is rush delivery available?
Yes — 48-hour rush at a 50% surcharge. Normal turnaround gets set in the quote, based on the shot list.
Do you also photograph people?
Yes — product and macro is the commercial focus, but I shoot portraits and conventions too. That’s the other half of this site.
Tell me what you’re sending.
Tell me what you’re sending and what you need. You’ll get a brief you can copy straight into a DM to @jroll.raw.
Long Island studio • remote ship-to-studio projects