Invoice templates for ecommerce product photographers billing online retailers for product images, white background, and lifestyle shots.
An ecommerce photographer invoice is issued by a product photography specialist to an online retailer, brand, or manufacturer for the photography of products intended for sale on e-commerce platforms such as Amazon, Shopify, ASOS, eBay, or the client's own website. Ecommerce photography is a high-volume, efficiency-driven specialism. Clients need consistent, clean product images across their entire catalogue, often to platform-specific requirements (Amazon's 85% image-fill, white background specifications, multiple angles). Volume pricing is standard: per-SKU (stock keeping unit) rates that decrease as the number of products increases. Lifestyle or contextual product photography (showing products in use or in styled settings) complements clean white background shots and is typically charged as a separate rate, as it requires more creative direction and prop styling.
| Service | Typical Rate | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Product photography (white background, per SKU) | 25 | product |
| Lifestyle product photography (per image) | 75 | image |
| Flat lay product photography (per image) | 60 | image |
| Studio day rate (bulk products) | 600 | day |
| Product retouching (per image) | 15 | image |
| Rush turnaround (48-hour delivery) | 150 | job |
For high-volume ecommerce work, agree a per-SKU rate upfront with a minimum order quantity. Require a deposit or full payment before the shoot for new clients. Established clients with regular orders can be invoiced monthly. Issue invoices on delivery of the image batch. Ecommerce clients need images immediately to list products, giving you leverage to collect payment promptly at delivery. For clients with complex post-production requirements (background removal, shadow creation, colour correction), charge separately for retouching beyond the standard clean-up included in your base rate. Provide images in the client's required format and resolution. Amazon, for example, has specific file format and dimension requirements. Compliance with platform specs should be included in your standard service.