Where these numbers come from
We collected the prices that Dubai product studios publish on their own sites, checked on 13 October 2026. They are asking prices, not market statistics, and several come from studios' own blogs. Where a price says "from", the final quote depends on product count, retouching and styling.
Published prices per image
| Type of image | Published price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| White background, e-commerce | from AED 35 | Pixel Craft |
| White background, 10 SKUs × 3 angles | from AED 800 per package (about AED 27 per image) | Backyard Studio |
| White background, single run | AED 120–150 | SL Media |
| White background, bulk 50+ SKUs | AED 50–150 | SL Media |
| Per photo by batch size | AED 250 (5–10 products), AED 200 (11–30), AED 150 (30+) | Masoud Raoufi |
| Packshot, wide band | AED 150–600 | CoArt |
| Flat lay / styled | AED 150–200 | SL Media |
| Lifestyle / styled | from AED 75 | Pixel Craft |
| On-model or lifestyle | AED 180–260 | SL Media |
| On-model apparel or jewellery | AED 300–900 + model fee | CoArt |
| Jewellery and macro | AED 300–550 | SL Media |
| 360° spin | from AED 350 per product; AED 400–1,500 | SL Media, CoArt |
Shoots priced by the day: a half-day lifestyle shoot runs AED 4,000–12,000 at CoArt, Pixel Craft quotes half-day campaigns from AED 1,500, and a full campaign day with stylist and talent is AED 10,000–30,000 before usage fees, per CoArt.
The low end is real but narrow: AED 35 per image usually means a simple product, a fixed lighting set and light clean-up. Glass, metal, jewellery and liquids need focus stacking and reflection work, which SL Media prices separately at AED 150–250 per image.
Worked example: 40 products for Amazon.ae and noon
Say you launch 40 SKUs and want four images each: the white-background main image plus three angles or details. That is 160 images. Here is the arithmetic on published prices:
| Pricing basis (as published) | Calculation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel Craft, from AED 35 per image | 160 × 35 | AED 5,600 |
| Masoud Raoufi, AED 150 per photo (30+ products) | 160 × 150 | AED 24,000 |
| SL Media, AED 120–150 per image | 160 × 120–150 | AED 19,200–24,000 |
| SL Media, bulk band AED 50–150 | 160 × 50–150 | AED 8,000–24,000 |
Now add lifestyle shots for your eight best sellers, two each: 16 images add AED 1,200 at Pixel Craft's AED 75 starting price, or AED 2,880–4,160 at SL Media's AED 180–260. A 48-hour rush adds 20%.
So a realistic launch set for 40 products sits between roughly AED 6,800 and AED 28,000. That fourfold gap is why you should send every studio the same spreadsheet: SKU, variants, angles, background, retouching level.
What nobody tells you
Variants count as products. A bottle in three colours is three SKUs for the photographer. List colour variants line by line before you ask for quotes.
Two shoots cost almost twice. CoArt notes that brands often book white-background shots first and come back weeks later for lifestyle images, paying for setup, studio time and styling twice. Brief both in one go.
A rejected main image blocks the listing. Amazon.ae checks the main image automatically: pure white RGB 255,255,255, product filling about 85% of the frame, no text or props, as summarised by SL Media. Ask the studio to deliver to that spec and name files by SKU.
Shooting at your warehouse costs extra. Masoud Raoufi adds AED 1,500 per day outside the studio. Shipping products to the studio is usually cheaper unless they are bulky.
Ads need different crops. Marketplace images are square on white; Instagram and TikTok ads need 4:5 and 9:16. Ask for both crops from the same shoot instead of cropping later and losing the edges.
Old photos may only need clean-up. If your supplier's photos are sharp but on the wrong background, background removal costs AED 8 per photo at Masoud Raoufi, far less than a reshoot.
Per image or per day: how to choose
| Your situation | Better basis |
|---|---|
| Fixed list of SKUs, white background, marketplace launch | Per image |
| 10–30 products, need a mix of white and styled | Package (e.g. Backyard from AED 2,200 for 30 SKUs with lifestyle) |
| Hero campaign for one product, ads and social | Half or full day |
| New products every month | Recurring shoot or subscription |
What Savage Media charges
| Savage Media | Special offer | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| One-off photo shoot | from AED 950 | Photos delivered from 24 hours |
| Savage Story | AED 3,500 first month, then AED 4,500/month | 2 shooting days, 8 reels and 15 photos a month |
Product video for ads is priced separately; our video cost calculator gives a range. For other photo formats, see what a photographer costs in Dubai, and for the selling side, what an e-commerce website costs.
