Photography Services

PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES

Product, brand, and content photography that makes South African businesses look the way they deserve to. Studio and on-location shoots, edited and ready to publish. Photography from R3,500/shoot.

Juicy Designs is a South African photography service that produces product photography, brand photography, and social media content for businesses across the country. We shoot in-studio and on location, then handle professional editing, retouching, and delivery in the formats you need for your website, online store, social media, and advertising. Product photography starts from R3,500 per shoot, with pricing that scales by the number of products, the complexity of styling, and whether the shoot is studio or on-location. Our work covers e-commerce product shots on white and lifestyle backgrounds, brand and team portraits, food and hospitality photography, and ongoing social media content shoots. As a full-service marketing agency founded in 2015, we shoot with the end use in mind, so your images are sized and styled for exactly where they will appear. Juicy Designs holds a 4.9 star Google rating across 214 reviews and has produced visual content for 64 plus clients. Shoots are booked month to month with no long-term contract.

Every kind of shoot we produce

Six photography services. One professional team

From a single product on white to a full brand and content shoot for your website and social media.

E-commerce Product Photography

Consistent, conversion-ready product images on pure white, optimised for Takealot, Shopify, WooCommerce, and your own store. Correct angles, accurate colour, and clean edges on every shot. Strong product photography measurably lifts online store conversion because it is the closest a customer gets to holding the product. Product shoots from R3,500.

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Food & Hospitality Photography

Appetising food, drink, and venue photography for restaurants, cafes, caterers, and hospitality brands. We shoot dishes, interiors, and atmosphere so your menu, website, and social feeds make people hungry. Strong food imagery is the single biggest driver of bookings and orders for hospitality businesses.

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Brand & Team Portraits

Professional headshots and team photography that make your business feel human and trustworthy. We shoot in a style that matches your brand, whether that is polished corporate or relaxed and approachable. Real photos of real people outperform stock imagery for trust and conversion every time.

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Social Media Content Shoots

Batched content shoots that give you weeks of on-brand social posts in a single session. We plan the shot list around your content calendar, capture a variety of formats, and deliver images sized for each platform. Pairs with our social media content service for a consistent feed.

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Retouching & Editing

Professional post-production on every image: colour correction, retouching, background cleanup, and export in the exact sizes and formats you need. The editing is what separates a snapshot from a professional asset, and it is included in every shoot. We can also retouch and rescue your existing image library.

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Photo & Video Bundles

Capture stills and motion in one efficient session. We pair photography with our video marketing team to produce both photos and short-form video from a single shoot day, giving you a full content library at a lower combined cost. Ideal for product launches and brand refreshes.

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How we work

Simple, planned, publish-ready.

Here is what booking a shoot with Juicy Designs looks like from brief to delivered images.

  1. Brief & Plan

    We agree the shot list, style references, and intended use for every image, so the shoot is built around where the photos will actually appear.

    Pre-shoot
  2. Studio or On-Location

    We shoot in our setup or at your premises, capturing every product, person, or dish on the shot list with professional lighting and styling.

    Shoot day
  3. Edit & Retouch

    Professional post-production: colour correction, retouching, background work, and export in every size and format your channels need.

    3-5 days
  4. Review & Deliver

    You review a gallery, request any tweaks, and we deliver final images ready to publish to your website, store, and social media.

    Delivery
  5. Repeat & Refresh

    Book recurring content shoots to keep your visuals fresh, or pair with social media management for an always-on professional feed.

What makes us different

Why South African businesses choose Juicy Designs for photography

Photography shot for where it will be used, by a team that also runs your marketing. No disconnected image dumps.

R3,500 Shoot starting point
64+ Clients shot for
5 day Typical turnaround
4.9 Google rating

Shot for the end use

Because we are a full marketing agency, we shoot with the destination in mind: the right crop for your store listing, the right ratio for Instagram, the right composition for an ad. You get images that drop straight into where they belong, not a folder of photos that then need reworking to fit anywhere.

Purpose-built

Founder-led creative direction

Creative director and co-founder Wynand van der Westhuizen guides the visual direction so every shoot stays on-brand and consistent with your wider marketing. Juicy Designs is a Meta Business Partner founded in Pretoria in 2015, rated 4.9 stars across 214 reviews, with work delivered for 64 plus clients.

Founder-led

Part of your wider content engine

Photography is far more valuable when it feeds a system. We connect your shoots to social media content, graphic design, and video marketing, so one shoot day produces assets across every channel. Booked month to month with no lock-in.

Full-service

Frequently asked questions

Got questions?

Straight answers about photography for South African businesses. No jargon, no runaround.

How much does product photography cost in South Africa?

Product photography at Juicy Designs starts from R3,500 per shoot. The exact cost depends on the number of products, whether you need plain-white e-commerce shots or styled lifestyle imagery, and whether the shoot is in-studio or on location. A small batch of products on white sits at the lower end, while a styled lifestyle shoot with props and multiple setups costs more. We quote per shoot upfront based on your shot list, so you know the cost before we book the date.

What types of photography do you offer?

We offer e-commerce product photography (on white and lifestyle), food and hospitality photography, brand and team portraits, and ongoing social media content shoots. We also retouch and rescue existing image libraries and produce photo and video bundles in a single session. Because Juicy Designs is a full marketing agency, we shoot with your wider brand and channels in mind, so the imagery is consistent across your website, store, social media, and advertising.

Do you shoot in-studio or on location?

Both. We shoot products and portraits in a controlled studio setup for clean, consistent results, and we travel on location for premises, venue, food, and lifestyle photography. For hospitality and brand shoots, on-location work captures the real atmosphere of your business, which builds trust. We agree the best approach for your goals during the brief stage, and travel within South Africa can be arranged for larger shoots.

How quickly do I get my photos?

Final edited images are typically delivered within 3 to 5 working days of the shoot. We send you a gallery to review first, you flag any tweaks, and then we deliver the final files in every size and format your channels need. Rush turnaround can be arranged for time-sensitive launches. Every image goes through professional post-production, so what you receive is fully publish-ready, not raw camera files.

Is editing and retouching included?

Yes. Professional editing and retouching is included in every shoot. That covers colour correction, retouching, background cleanup, and export in the exact dimensions you need for e-commerce, web, and each social platform. The editing is what turns a good photo into a professional asset, so we never deliver unedited files. We can also retouch and standardise your existing image library as a separate service.

Can you handle our ongoing social media content?

Yes. Many clients book recurring content shoots that produce weeks of on-brand social posts in a single session. We plan the shot list around your content calendar and deliver platform-ready images. This pairs naturally with our social media content and social media management services, so your shoots, posts, and campaigns all work as one system. You can also bundle photography with video marketing for stills and motion from one shoot day.

Client results

Real results from South African clients

Businesses that lifted sales and engagement with professional imagery.

Online store conversion up 28% after reshoot
“Our product photos were costing us sales and we did not realise it. Juicy Designs reshot the whole range on white with proper lighting and our store conversion went up 28%. The images look the way our products actually deserve. Quick turnaround too, we had everything within a week.”
Bookings doubled after our food shoot
“We are a restaurant and our old photos did nothing for us. The new food and venue photography from Juicy Designs made people actually hungry, and our bookings roughly doubled over the next two months. They understood exactly how to shoot for our menu and our social feeds.”
Team portraits transformed our website
“We were using stock photos and it showed. Juicy Designs shot real portraits of our team and premises and the difference in how credible our website feels is huge. Clients comment on it. They made an awkward thing relaxed and the results are genuinely professional.”

Trusted by

South African businesses that look the part

From e-commerce and hospitality to professional services, Juicy Designs produces imagery that builds trust and drives sales.

+ 50 more clients across e-commerce, hospitality, food, and professional services.

Credentials

Certified & trusted

Google Partner. Founder led. Transparent reporting. Serving South Africa from our Pretoria studio.

Google Partner

Premium agency certification

POPIA Compliant

Data protection certified

Meta Business Partner

Ads & Instagram expertise

TikTok Certified

TikTok ads specialist

HubSpot Platinum

Marketing automation

WCAG AA Compliant

Accessibility certified

Verified on Clutch

Clutch.co client reviews

Juicy Designs was founded in Pretoria in 2015 by Cobus van der Westhuizen (Co-founder & CEO) and Wynand van der Westhuizen (Co-founder & Creative Director). All certifications are held by active team members. Serving clients across South Africa since 2015.

Ready to look the part?

Juicy Designs shoots product, brand, and content photography that makes South African businesses look professional everywhere customers see them. Studio or on-location, edited and ready to publish. Photography from R3,500/shoot.