Los Angeles Seasonal Product Photography
Christmas, Black Friday & Halloween Campaign Photography for Brands
Seasonal product photography for ecommerce brands and marketing teams, planned for the channels your Q4 launch actually needs.
Q4 production now booking
Ship your products to our studio from anywhere in the U.S. We handle creative direction, sets and props, photography, motion and channel-ready delivery.
Packages from $1,7505.0 from 51 Google reviewsNationwide shippingRemote approvalsPhoto + motion
Brands we've worked with
Seasonal campaigns
What are you planning?
Choose your seasonal campaign or explore the production packages.
Among the categories we shoot: beauty & skincare, wellness, footwear, apparel, jewelry & accessories and consumer brands.
Why brands choose us
Built for marketing teams with a launch date.
Everything a marketing team usually has to chase over email is settled up front, so there's nothing left to guess between your deposit and your delivery date.
Creative direction included
No in-house art director required.
Ship products nationwide
Send products to LA and approve remotely.
Fixed scope before booking
Know deliverables and price before the deposit.
Launch date drives production
We schedule backwards from your go-live date.
Usage spelled out clearly
No licensing surprises after the shoot.
Channel-ready delivery
Assets arrive organized for ecommerce, email and social.
10 years ecommerce + 10 years commercial photography · Los Angeles studio · Nationwide product shipping · Remote approvals
Seasonal campaign packages
Choose the package that fits what you're launching.
From a focused seasonal product shoot to a fully custom campaign, every package is built around the channels where your brand needs to show up.
Starting at $1,750 · Products shipped nationwide · Retouching included · Remote workflow · Clear scope before booking
A Focused Refresh
Seasonal Product Refresh
For brands that already have a visual direction and need fresh seasonal product content.
From$1,750
- 6 to 8 finished images, ready to publish
- 1 seasonal creative direction and set
- Light product styling and prop selection
- Sized and delivered for website and social
- Retouching included, no extra cost
Most Popular
Seasonal Campaign
One complete Christmas, Black Friday or Halloween campaign, ready to launch.
From$2,950
- 12 to 15 finished campaign images
- 2 styled seasonal scenes, built from scratch
- Creative direction and shot planning included
- Delivered for website, ecommerce, email and social
- Retouching and file organization included
Custom Production
Full Campaign Production
For brands that want a custom campaign built around their visual identity.
From$5,500
- 20 to 30 finished campaign images
- 2 to 3 custom campaign setups
- Custom concept and full creative direction
- Props, set building and styling included
- Photo and motion available together
Not sure which package fits? Tell us what you're launching and when, and we'll recommend the simplest option that gets you the assets you need.
Planning several Q4 launches?
Q4 Campaign Library
Combine gifting, Black Friday, Christmas and anything else you need into one coordinated shoot, with a bigger shot list and photos ready for every channel.
Every package includes retouching, with your photos sorted and ready to post on your website, store, email and social with no time limit. Running them as paid ads is licensed separately based on your ad spend. We'll spell out exactly what that covers before you book. Models, video and custom sets are quoted as add-ons.
What we shoot, year round
A range that goes well beyond the holidays.
The same creative direction, styling and lighting carries across categories, from beauty and wellness to jewelry, apparel and home.
How we build a holiday product campaign
Concept, build, light,
shoot, move, launch.
Holiday campaigns move fast. We plan the creative, product photography, motion and final placements as one production, so the campaign stays consistent across web, paid social, email and ecommerce.
Concept
Start with the launch, not just the shot list.
We look at your product, brand guidelines, launch date and where the campaign needs to run. From there, we shape the creative direction, visual references, shot list and production approach around the final placements.
Build
Create a holiday world that still feels like your brand.
Props, surfaces, backgrounds and custom set elements are selected or built around the concept, whether that means minimal gifting, sculptural still life or a more layered seasonal scene. The product stays the focus.
Light
Light the product for what it's made of.
Glossy packaging, glass, metallic finishes, jewelry and beauty textures all behave differently on camera. We control reflections, highlights and color so packaging stays dimensional, labels stay readable and materials feel true.
Shoot
Capture more than one hero.
From still life and gifting imagery to lifestyle and on-model photography, we shoot with final placements in mind, including homepage, email, 1:1, 4:5 and 9:16, so the campaign works wherever it needs to run.
Move
Turn the same creative world into motion.
We can capture product video, tabletop motion and stop motion alongside the photography. Sharing the same sets, lighting and art direction keeps stills and motion connected while creating more usable content from one production.
Launch
Deliver for the rollout, not just the folder.
Final photography and motion are organized around the agreed campaign placements for web, paid social, organic social, email and ecommerce, so your team receives campaign-ready assets built for launch.
Our process
From brief to final files in four steps
Every step gets confirmed in writing before it happens. Nothing important gets decided on set.
Send us the brief
Products, launch date and the channels the assets need to serve.
Day 1
Approve scope and concept
Written scope, shot list, styling plan and a delivery date you can build the campaign around.
Days 2 to 4
Ship the products
Send them from anywhere. We confirm condition, handle prep, props and the shoot day.
Days 5 to 10
Get launch-ready files
Retouched images sorted by placement, and your products back on a tracked label.
Days 11 to 17
Need it faster?
Rush scheduling opens up on select dates through the season. Just ask when you send the brief.
Ask about rush
Production planning
Will your campaign be ready in time?
Choose your campaign and launch date. We'll work backwards to show when your products should arrive, when production should happen, and the latest safe booking date.
02
Your production timeline
Estimated dates based on our standard turnaround. We confirm the exact schedule once you book.
Plans changed? Q4 launch dates move all the time. If your timeline shifts after you book, tell us as early as you can and we'll adjust production against what's still open.
Planning later in the season?
Current seasonal capacity
We're closed Sundays, but since products ship nationwide, being "in production" never means a trip to the studio. This year's season closes December 10.
Seasonal campaigns, in detail
What each season actually includes
Every campaign type below runs through the same production process, styled for its own moment.
Halloween Product Campaigns
We create Halloween campaign photography for beauty, fragrance, fashion, footwear and consumer brands, from dark cinematic product still life to promotional ecommerce and social assets.
Black Friday + Cyber Monday Campaigns
We produce Black Friday and Cyber Monday campaign photography for ecommerce brands, including product hero imagery, modular promotional creative, paid-social crops, email assets and website banners.
Christmas Product & Gifting Campaigns
We create Christmas product photography and holiday gifting campaigns for beauty, skincare, jewelry and consumer brands, from gift sets and hero imagery to ecommerce crops and social content.
Holiday Product Photography FAQ
What brands ask before booking a Q4 campaign
Planning a Christmas campaign, a gifting launch, Black Friday creative or a seasonal product release? These are the questions brands ask us most before production.
When should we book holiday product photography for Q4?
For Christmas and gifting, September and early October are still normal booking windows. Black Friday and Cyber Monday creative should usually shoot by early October, so there's time for selects, retouching and approvals before the promo runs. If your launch is closer than that, tell us the date. Rush production is sometimes possible depending on scope.
Can we book a holiday shoot if our brand isn't based in Los Angeles?
Yes, most of our holiday clients ship from outside California. Send products from anywhere in the country and we'll confirm what arrived, handle prep and styling, then ship everything back tracked after the shoot. You can review and approve key frames remotely too, no trip to LA required.
Do you handle set design, props and product styling for holiday shoots?
We do. Props, surfaces, set styling and product prep are all part of the production, and you approve the creative direction before anything gets built.
Can you develop the creative direction if we don't have an in-house team?
That's the normal case, not the exception. Send us the product, launch date and where the assets need to run, and we'll help shape the visual direction, shot list and channel requirements. If you already have a concept or agency direction, we'll produce straight to that instead.
Will the holiday campaign still look like our brand?
That's the goal. Send your guidelines, palette and a few images you already use, and we build the seasonal treatment around that instead of replacing it. Holiday work should look like your brand wearing a coat, not a different brand entirely.
What holiday campaign assets can we create from one shoot?
A lot more than one hero image. Depending on scope, that can include your homepage banner, product and gifting shots, email creative, paid social ads, Reels, Stories and organic posts. We plan the shot list around where the work actually runs, not just what looks good in a portfolio.
Can you shoot photography, video and stop motion in the same production?
Yes. Most holiday campaigns pair stills with short-form video, tabletop motion or stop motion, shot the same day as the photography. Just flag the formats you need in your brief so we can build them into the schedule.
How fast are final holiday campaign files delivered?
Three to five business days after you approve selects. We confirm the exact delivery date against your launch before you book, so your team knows when the assets will be ready.
Can we use the images in paid ads, print and other advertising?
Website, email and organic social are included with no time limit. Paid ads, billboards and print are licensed separately based on your spend, quoted before you book.
How much does a holiday product photography campaign cost?
Packages start at $1,750. The final number depends on how many products, sets and deliverables you need, and whether you want stills, motion or both. Tell us what you're launching and we'll recommend the right scope before you book.
This season
Your launch date is set. Let's lock the shoot.
Tell us what you're launching, where the assets need to run and when they need to be live. You'll get availability, a recommended package and a written scope back.
Most inquiries get a reply within one business day.
Year-round work
Building something outside the holiday season?
We shoot commercial photography and video for brands all year. Here's where to start.
Clean, conversion-ready product shots for your everyday catalog and product pages.
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Los Angeles & San Diego
Production across Southern California
Production days
Monday to Saturday
Closed Sundays
Shipping
Products accepted nationwide
Prep, styling and returns included
Inquiries
chrisf@chrisfrarastudios.com
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The studio
Chris Frara Studios shoots holiday and Q4 product photography from Los Angeles and San Diego. Led by a photographer with ten years in ecommerce and ten more behind the camera.
Who it's for
Ecommerce brands, retailers and marketing teams, from straightforward Shopify and Amazon listings to full seasonal campaign photography.
What we shoot
Commercial and ecommerce product photography, gift sets and bundles, retailer product images, prop and set styling, and short-form motion.
How delivery works
Products ship to the studio from anywhere and return after the shoot. Files are sized for your website, email, paid social and vertical placements, delivered three to five business days after approval.
Q4 production datesPackages from $1,750 · Products shipped both ways
See remaining datesTell us what you're launching and when it needs to be live. We'll reply with recommended production timing, availability and the right package for your campaign.