Offices in Dubai (Al Qusais) and Sharjah (Muweilah), working across the UAE, including Abu Dhabi, and in Oman.
A film camera rig shooting Tayn Roastery products in a bright Ajman studio, a concept for this service. See the original work →
In short
Strong pictures do most of the persuading before anyone speaks.Ajman Tourism reported a 9% rise in visitors in 2024 and a 34% increase in how long they stayed (The National), so hotels, restaurants and shops in Ajman are looked at by guests choosing where to go. Abcon Branding plans and shoots photography and video for Ajman businesses from our Sharjah office in Muweilah and from Dubai. We have no studio in Ajman. We work at your premises, bring the equipment and a clear running order, and finish the files online. Pictures are made for use: the menu, the website, the delivery app, social posts and print. You receive finished, named files and clear usage rights.
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What is included
What a photography and video project includes
A café, a showroom and a clinic need different pictures. A session is planned from this list:
01
Brief and running order
A list of the images and clips you need, where they will be used and what must appear in each one.
02
Food and drink
Plated dishes and drinks lit so they look appetising on a phone and in print.
03
Product photography
Packshots, close-ups and in-use pictures for shelves, catalogues and online listings.
04
Interiors and exteriors
Rooms, shopfronts, kitchens, workshops and sites shot with attention to light and tidiness.
05
People at work
Portraits and working pictures of staff, so customers meet the people behind the counter.
06
Short video
Social clips, a walk-through or a brand film, scripted and edited with captions in English and Arabic.
07
Finishing touches
Colour matching, tidying and one consistent look across the whole set.
08
Delivery and rights
Files named and sized for web, print and social, and a clear note on how you may use them.
09
Aerial and exterior views
Wider frames of a building, a plot or a fleet, taken where the site and local rules allow, for use on a website or a profile.
A studio set for a Vitness product shoot, a concept for this service.
When it helps
Signs an Ajman business needs new photography or video
01
Your pictures are taken on a phone in poor light.
Colour is wrong and shadows are harsh. Customers judge the quality of your product by the quality of its picture.
02
Visitors choose from their phones.
Ajman Tourism’s figures show visitors staying longer in 2024, up 34% (The National). A guest deciding where to eat or shop will often look at pictures first.
03
Your website uses stock photographs.
Customers can tell, and it hurts trust. Your own place and product are more convincing.
04
The menu has no photographs, or poor ones.
Customers ask what a dish looks like or choose the cheapest. Good pictures make the best items easy to order.
05
Pictures are the wrong shape or size.
Images cropped badly for social, apps and print look careless. Each use needs its own crop.
06
The place has changed.
A new fit-out, menu or team does not appear in the old photographs. Customers arrive expecting the old shop.
Process
How we work on photography and video in Ajman
Every project follows the same four stages. This is what they mean here. Read more about our process.
01
Diagnose
We begin with a talk and a brief walk round, noting window light, floor space, surfaces and stock. We settle where each picture will appear and draft the running order alongside you.
02
Architect
We tidy the location, arrange props and brief any staff or volunteers, then photograph. Lighting and angles follow the intended use, and we show you chosen frames on a screen as the work goes on.
03
Deploy
We finish, tidy and name the files for web, print and social platforms. We deliver clear notes on usage rights, and can provide pictures for German Printing Press or your own printer.
04
Compound
We can return when the range, the stock or the season changes and keep the style consistent. A modest library of pictures grows into a useful asset.
A cinema lens in close detail with a Velvia product set softly out of focus, a concept for this service.A Vitness pack lit by a strip softbox on a sage studio sweep, a concept for this service.
Selected work
Photography from our portfolio that carries to Ajman
We have no Ajman shoot to show. These pictures, taken for restaurant, beverage and training-centre clients elsewhere, show the kind of work we would produce at your premises.
What shapes the cost of photography and video for an Ajman business
We quote every project after a first conversation, so the proposal matches what the business needs. These are the things that move the cost and the timeline most.
The number of set-ups, plates, products, rooms and people determines how long we need at your premises.
Stills or film
Film needs scripting, sound and far more cutting than photographs.
Talent and set dressing
People, food preparation and props are planned and quoted separately.
Location
Shooting at your premises is simpler than arranging another site.
Finishing
The number of final images and the level of retouching change the work after the visit.
Usage
Where the pictures will run, such as web, print and outdoor, is agreed in advance.
What clients say on Google
★★★★★5 out of 5 stars
We (Tayn Roastery) have been working with Abcon Branding for the past 4 years for social media management, packaging design, and printing services. Their team has always been professional, creative, and reliable with on-time delivery. We’ve been consistently happy with the quality of work and highly recommend them.
I worked with them for my new startup. They supported me from my logo branding, product photography, website creation to marketing campaigns. Amazing team. Highly recommended.
Yes. We bring the equipment from our Sharjah base and work at your shop, kitchen, hotel or workshop, so pictures show the real place. We agree a time that suits your trading hours.
Can you photograph food for menus and delivery apps?
Yes. We photograph plates for printed menus, ordering screens and social posts, and crop each picture to suit its destination. The kitchen needs to prepare the dishes fresh on the day.
Do you shoot video as well?
Yes. We film short clips for social platforms, a walk-through of a venue or a brand film, with English and Arabic captions where wanted.
Can we use the pictures anywhere?
We agree the usage rights in the proposal, so you know where you can run the pictures. Standard rights cover your website, social platforms and printed material.
Do you provide models?
Where a picture needs people we can arrange them, or use your own staff. Costs and permissions are agreed first.
How many pictures do we receive?
That depends on the brief. We agree the number of final edited images or clips in the proposal, and we deliver them named and sized for each use.
Can you help hotels and restaurants use the rise in visitors?
We can give you pictures that make listings, websites and menus more appealing. We cannot promise visitors, but strong pictures help the ones who find you decide.
Can you photograph our building, plot or vehicles from outside?
Yes, for ground-level and exterior views of premises and vehicles. Anything involving aerial equipment depends on the site, the owner’s permission and the rules that apply, so we raise it early and do not promise it before it is confirmed.
What should we share before a photography and video project in Ajman?
Tell us what the pictures are for, where they will appear and who will see them. Share your logo, any earlier pictures you like, a list of dishes, products or areas, and the quietest hours at your premises.
Do you work with businesses in Abu Dhabi and the other emirates?
Yes. We work with businesses in Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain from our head office in Al Qusais, Dubai, and our office in Muweilah, Sharjah. We do not have an office in Abu Dhabi. Meetings happen in person at either of our offices, or online, whichever suits the project. Abcon Group also works in Oman.
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