We Are A Product
Photography Studio
We specialise in clean white pack shots for eCommerce websites.
Who Are We?
Productability is a branded photographic service brought to you by Durban based professional photographer, Dallas Dahms.
Dallas has been a full time professional photographer since 2008 and has taken on many different types of assignments, ranging from photojournalism to commercial work. As a former data systems analyst he strives for efficiency in everything he does and in the sphere of photography he has managed to create a workflow around standard product photography that bears this out.
“Productability is all about getting you the best quality images of your products in the shortest amount of time and at the most reasonable cost possible. With the experiences I have had since becoming a full time professional photographer I know where the bottlenecks in providing this kind of service are, so I have looked at those problems, found solutions and in so doing have streamlined the entire process. I am using the Productability brand to kick start a potential photography franchise service down the line where we can train up young people to do this kind of work in many different parts of South Africa. We will equip them, train them and provide a platform for them to sell these services on to businesses in their area.” ~ Dallas Dahms
We Make Your Products Stand Out
We offer excellent quality pack shots of most products on pure white backgrounds that are easy to integrate with a variety of platforms, including Instagram, Amazon, Takealot, Shopify or WooCommerce.
At this time we don’t offer any lifestyle type images, or anything that is styled or involving human subjects. We are purely a pack shot producer.
Our clientele is primarily small business, but we also do a limited amount of work for large corporations.
We have been doing product photography under various brands and guises since 2008 and have photographed thousands of images for a variety of different clients. From text books to T-shirts, cosmetics to coffins, bat guano to car racks, there isn’t much we haven’t photographed, so give us a try.
Where Are We?
We are located in the leafy suburb of Glenwood in Durban, very close to Howard College UKZN campus.
While we may have a physical presence in Durban, we can provide service for any person or business within the Republic of South Africa. All you have to do is courier your products to us and we will photograph them then repackage and send back to you via the same means.
Some products can’t be shipped easily, but we are also able to shoot on location using our portable setup. If you are located outside of Durban we can offer you a day rate, plus S&T expenses. Check the pricing section for more on that.
We do have plans to open up a studio in the Western Cape region in the next few years.
Our Studio
Our studio is small, but we are very well equipped! We shoot on Micro Four Thirds cameras, which provide outstanding sharpness and extra depth of field. Our lighting setups are both flash and constant LED which gives us a lot of flexibility when it comes to lighting certain types of products. We have a brilliant system for overhead flat lay shots using our Inka studio stand with geared heads.
From the doorway. Everything but the desk is on castors, so things move around a lot!
Our main workstation features 3 x 27″ Apple Thunderbolt displays.
