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Volume 07 · Index

Selected Work,
2018–2024.

Six years of case studies for footwear brands that demand precision. Every image below was shot on medium-format digital in our Long Island City studio.

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The Index

A library organized by brand type, not by visual style.

The studio works across four footwear sub-markets, each with a distinct craft brief. Locate the segment closest to your launch and read the case study most relevant to your conversion goal.

  1. 01

    DTC E-commerce

    Hero imagery, PDP stacks, and lookbook sets for direct-to-consumer footwear brands selling primarily through Shopify, custom storefronts, and Amazon Brand Registry.

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  2. 02

    Sportswear & Performance

    Technical product and on-foot imagery for running, training, and outdoor footwear. Calibrated color across synthetic uppers, midsoles, and engineered mesh.

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  3. 03

    Orthotics & Comfort

    Medical-grade and comfort footwear where material accuracy, stitching clarity, and contoured form are commercial-critical.

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  4. 04

    Editorial & Press

    Magazine-grade assignments, designer collaborations, and seasonal press imagery produced on assignment for Vogue Business, Footwear News, and Modern Retail features.

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Lifestyle on-foot photograph of a rust-orange suede DTC sneaker in soft daylight

Phase One IQ4 150MP · 110mm · ISO 64 · 1/200s · f/5.6

Case Study 01 · DTC E-commerce

Northwind & Co. Spring '24 Launch

The brief. A 38-SKU launch across three silhouettes for a DTC brand preparing for their first paid acquisition push. Existing PDP imagery had been shot on DSLR at the brand's office; conversion on the hero SKU had plateaued at 1.8%.

The work. Three shoot days in-studio. 412 final frames delivered at 6000×4000 and 2000×2000 crop ratios. Full PDP stacks for every SKU plus a 24-frame on-foot lifestyle library for paid social.

Hero SKU conversion
+34%
PDP bounce rate
−22%
Frames delivered
412

“The texture fidelity on the suede silhouettes changed our paid social CPA. We stopped having to retouch the work ourselves.”

— Director of E-commerce, Northwind & Co.

Case Study 02 · Sportswear & Performance

Kestrel Athletic Trail Range R2

The brief. A high-cushion trail running range launching against a tight Q3 retail window. The brand needed hero imagery that could sit alongside the on-foot technical shots their in-house team produced, with matching color science and a sharper read on midsole foam geometry.

The work. Two shoot days. Calibrated color profiles built for three legacy Kestrel in-house cameras; RAW delivered in 41 hours. Eight color-managed retouching passes approved by the brand's lead designer before master delivery.

SKUs photographed
11
RAW delivery
41 hrs
Repeat project
Yes
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Medium-format product photograph of a charcoal and acid green trail running shoe

Phase One IQ4 150MP · 80mm · ISO 50 · 1/160s · f/9

Medium-format photograph of a taupe leather orthotic comfort shoe showing sole contour

Phase One IQ4 150MP · 80mm · ISO 50 · 1/125s · f/11

Case Study 03 · Orthotics & Comfort

Calder Podiatry Clinic Collection

The brief. A 22-SKU comfort line sold through podiatry clinics, orthotic fitters, and a small DTC channel. Previous imagery failed at the texture level: stitching, leather grain, and contoured sole depth were the deciding factors in a clinician's recommendation.

The work. Four shoot days focused on stitching clarity and material accuracy. Each SKU photographed at three elevations; the sole-contour study became the primary PDP image across the entire range.

SKUs photographed
22
Clinician recommendations
+18%
Free retests
Within 90 days

Documented Outcomes

Not creative estimates.

  1. 34%

    Average conversion lift across 210+ prior e-commerce shoots.

  2. 14,600+

    Individual SKUs photographed since the studio was founded.

  3. 41%

    Of clients return for a fourth or later project within 24 months.

  4. 48hr

    RAW delivery guarantee on any shoot under 12 products.