How a shoot runs, and what it costs.
Every project has a version of itself that only exists for a few hours a day, when the light's right and the space feels the way it was designed to feel. That's the version we're there to catch. Below is how that gets planned, why it's shot the way it is, and what it costs. See recent projects at romeo.archi/work.
Why a full day, in clear light, gets the best result.
The work we're known for comes from full days shot in clear, sunny conditions. That's not a preference, it's where the results actually come from. Clean light lets a space read the way it was designed to, sharp shadows, true colour, and the kind of depth a flat, overcast day just can't produce.
A full day also gives the shoot room to wait for that light rather than work around it. It isn't an upsell, it's what the result depends on. Where the brief allows it, this is always the direction the shoot gets planned in. How you get there, half day versus full day, package versus shoot fee, depends on what the project needs and how many images you're likely to be after. That's what the rest of this page walks through.
Working the light, not the clock.
The best version of a room only shows itself for a narrow stretch of the day. The schedule is built to be there when it happens, not to fit a fixed number of hours. A full day on site leaves room to wait for a window to open, reset a space, and come back to a shot a second time if the first pass isn't right. Each day is one project, so that time isn't shared with anything else.
Jobs outside Sydney get grouped into trips, two to three homes at a time, timed around a stretch of decent weather so a bad forecast doesn't cost a shot.
Two ways to book, depending on what you need.
Every project falls into one of two shapes. Either you have a good sense of how many images you'll need and want that locked in upfront. Otherwise, you'd rather see the full proof sheet first and decide from there. Neither is more "correct," they suit different projects. Both options are built around the same full day of shooting, the only difference is how, and when, you commit to the number of images. If the open question is hours rather than images, put the address in and we’ll show you.
Inclusive Packages
A day fee that includes a set number of finished images, chosen from the proof sheet. The most straightforward way in if you already know roughly what you need, a set for the portfolio, a set for a listing, a set for an awards run. Image licensing is built into the price, and extra selects are cheaper here than anywhere else on this page.
Shoot Fee Only
A day fee with no images included. You see the full proof sheet after the shoot and license only what you end up wanting. This suits a project where the final image count is genuinely unclear. It also suits cases where you'd rather decide once you've seen everything that was captured. Because nothing's locked in upfront, images licensed this way are priced higher per image than they would be under a package.
Two ways to book. Licensed how it suits.
Every session includes shoot direction, full retouching, a proof gallery and GST. Travel within metro Sydney is included, regional locations are quoted separately. Proofs come through soon after the shoot, finals soon after your selects are in.
Know which one fits? Send the project through and we'll get back to you with availability and a tailored quote.
Send the project through →Know what you need? Lock it in upfront.
Four tiers, built around what the day and the image set need to do. A day fee that includes a set number of finished images, fully retouched and licensed for portfolio, website, social and awards submissions. Not licensed for third-party and paid press use without a separate agreement.
Not sure yet? Pay for the day, decide after.
A day fee with no images included. Once the proof sheet is delivered, you choose and license only the images you want. This suits a project where the image count is genuinely unknown at the time of booking, and situations where seeing the full set first matters more than locking in a number upfront.
Still deciding between the two? Tell us the project and what the images need to do. We recommend the option, you decide.
Enquire now →Bundling images into the day fee is the more cost-effective route across every tier, and the saving grows the more images you're after. Take Portfolio Day as an example: 50 images included in the day fee comes to $5,750. Choosing that same 50 images under Option 2, a Full Day fee of $2,150 plus 50 images at $100 each, comes to $7,150, a full $1,400 more for the same result. Signature Day works out even further ahead: 35 images bundled in comes to $3,950, against $5,650 under Option 2, a $1,700 saving. The more images a project is likely to need, the more Option 1 pays off, on top of not having to make that call before you've seen the proof sheet.
These are our standard fees, the starting point for most projects. Nothing here is hard locked, every job still gets a proper look and a tailored quote once we know the space, the scope and what you need it for. If anything above raises a question, get in touch, especially if your project doesn't quite fit a tier, and we'll work it out together.
Get in touchWhy splitting a shoot makes sense.
Most projects have more than one party who'd get real use out of the same set of images, the builder wants them for their own portfolio and future tenders, the architect wants them for a submission, the landscape designer wants them for their own marketing. Right now, if each party books their own shoot separately, the property gets photographed three times over, at three full day fees, for images that are largely the same space shot the same day.
Cost sharing solves that. One shoot, one day on site, and everyone with a stake in the result splits the fee and walks away with their own licensed set. Nobody pays for redundant shoots, and the job doesn't get repeated three times for three different invoices.
Builder, architect, interior designer, landscaper, anyone with a genuine interest in the same project can go in on the same shoot. Each additional party adds $1,200 to the day fee, and the total splits evenly across everyone involved. This applies to both Option 1 and Option 2 bookings.
Worked example.
Under Option 1, each party walks away with their own licensed set, drawn from that tier's image count, if three parties split a Signature Day shoot, each gets their own set of 35 images. Under Option 2, the day fee itself splits the same way, and each party then chooses and licenses their own images from the proof sheet afterward, at the standard Option 2 rate.
Worked example: Signature Day under Option 1. The same $1,200-per-party structure applies across Entry, Half Day, Signature Day and Portfolio Day, and to both Option 2 day fees, add $1,200 to the base price for each additional party, then split the total evenly.
Any party can license more images from the set later on, at standard extra-selects rates, whenever they need them. Everyone splitting the cost needs to be locked in before the shoot happens. Anyone who wants in on the images afterward, who wasn't part of the original group, needs a separate licence.
What you're actually paying for.
Time on site. Half day and full day sessions, planned around clear light rather than a fixed call time. This is where most of the value sits, waiting for the right moment instead of shooting to a schedule.
Editing. There's no assistant and no separate retoucher. Every image is shot and edited personally, start to finish, so the look stays consistent across the whole set.
Licence. Use across portfolio, website, social and awards submissions is covered in the day fee. Third-party and paid press use is a separate agreement.
Video and drone.
Motion content and drone coverage can be added to most shoots. These aren't standard line items, packages get scoped to the project, so mention it when you enquire and we'll price it alongside the stills.
Ready when you are.
Send through the project, roughly when it'll be ready, and what you want the photos to do for you, a site launch, an awards run, a publication pitch. Let us know if you already have a sense of how many images you'll need. If you'd rather see the proofs first, mention that too, it's the fastest way to work out which option fits. We'll come back with availability.