We may serve brands in all 50 states, but Elysian was always meant to be a local solution for brands within our own community.
Discover the difference of partnering with a local photo studio.
Northeast Ohio’s favorite commercial photography studio
A local business partner you can trust
We are headquartered in Cleveland. We shop at the West Side Market. Our owner grew up in Shaker Heights. We cheer on the Browns unconditionally. We are Clevelanders through and through, and our passion is collaborating with our community.
We are just a friendly local studio, eager to partner with local businesses and together help Cleveland thrive.
Our specialties
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On-White
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360° Spins
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Lifestyle
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Product Rendering
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On-Model
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Infographics
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Virtual Sets
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Amazon Content
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Editing & Retouching
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Lifestyle Composites
People are shopping online now more than ever before, so give them what they need to feel comfortable purchasing online. More angles, high quality, close-ups - this is what they need if they can’t hold or try on your products.
Our team of experienced photographers knows all the tricks for making any type of product look its best.
Show your customers what they want to see.
Here are some examples of what we do:
We really do shoot it all, see for yourself
Standard On-White
Professional, high-resolution images of your products with a white background. Includes prep, styling, shooting, & editing. For small, simple items less than 36”, with no props, and pricing increases based on the complexity of the product and styling.
How’s it work?
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Use our shot list template to give us product data and to tell us how many images you need, styling instructions, and technical file details.
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Our studio manager will review your shot list and draft a quote, showing you the exact cost of your shoot before any work begins.
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Getting your products to us is the hardest part, but it’s smooth sailing from then on!
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Photography begins, we send the files to our editing team, and you receive your final files in an online proofing gallery.
WHEN IT COMES TO OUR LIFESTYLE IMAGERY,
WE CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING FOR YOU:
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We can’t start anything before we obsess over your brand. How can we give viewers a glimpse into the life your brand inspires without understanding your brand story ourselves?
The first step of the lifestyle process is to dive into your world, get to know your products and what’s important to you. We meet your creative team, learn about your goals for the project, and start to custom-mold a project pipeline for your specific needs.
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Visual storytelling for a brand takes some hard work and intention. We start by building a storyboard, or a plan for the production with visual inspiration for your desired content. Then we work with you to build prop lists, source everything we need for the shoot, and book models for a personal touch.
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We have a team of freelance photographers, stylists, assistants, designers, editors, and models ready to collaborate on a project. Once we make a plan, we build the perfect team for your goals, bringing in the artists to get the job done right.
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Can we execute your vision in our studio, or do we need to rent a location? We shoot as much as we can here in our Solon studio, but often the scale of our projects require we find the perfect location, or even shoot on-site at client facilities.
Both in-studio and on-location have their advantages, and we often provide you a quote for both to give you options.
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It can be very helpful to have the client on standby for real-time photo feedback and approval. Our clients are from across the country, so we setup a live-feed website where you can remotely tune in to review every photo we take. When we complete a photo, you’ll see it immediately, allowing you to give feedback an art-direct before we have torn down an elaborate set.
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Lifestyle content introduces many more variables into the quoting process, so we like to stay flexible and offer payment terms that work for you. Some clients pay per asset created, others rent the studio for a day rate, and some clients pay us monthly retainers for an agreed-on number of assets.
Either way, every client has a unique budget that they want to stretch as far as possible, and we can help make a plan that works best for what you can afford.
Specialty Services
Apparel Lay-Flats
No nonsense here, just your apparel styled flat on a white surface. Our team of photographers and stylists knows all the tricks to make clothes look their best while laying flat.
Group Shots
Whether you sell sets of items or you just want to show your entire product line at once, we can style a group of products into one clean image.
Ghost Mannequin
Boo! Our photographers and editors are ghost experts! Show your customers how your apparel looks when it’s filled out with a body, without a person distracting from the product.
Jewelry
Shoots with us are either done the right way or not at all, so due to the reflective nature and fine details of watches & jewelry, we need some extra time to get it perfect.
Oversized (XL)
We aren’t kidding when we say we shoot it all! But larger products take a little more time and resources to do so. Contact us to see if your products are considered oversized.
On-Model
Professional, high-resolution images of your products with a white background. Includes prepping, styling, shooting, and basic retouching.
Or let us place your products into environmental scenes to show the aspirational lifestyle of your brand.
Introducing: Virtual Sets
Ready-to-go, virtual scenes, with dozens of places for product placement.
That’s right. We still photograph your real products, but then we place them anywhere, at any angle, within one of our many pre-made virtual sets. You can even decide to change wall-colors, decor, and surface textures.
Trusted by many:
Who are we?
We are visual storytellers at heart, here to create captivating, informative, and inspiring photography to connect you with your customers.
Elysian Studios is located just outside Cleveland, OH where the owner, Connor Moriarty (pictured left), grew up. We first opened our doors in the Summer of 2020 as a way to support all of the local businesses scrambling to transition to an online business model after the COVID-19 pandemic hit. With Cleveland’s rich history in manufacturing and retail, the sudden stop of foot traffic hit everyone hard, and we wanted to make the digital transition process that much easier.
Since then we have grown to serve at least 1 client in all 50 states, but we always remain passionate about our community. We hire local photographers whenever possible, we provide custom discounts to local partners, and we give back to our neighborhoods by encouraging our clients to let us donate their products after the shoot is done.
Industry professionals, just for you
Creative Stylists
Paying to prep and style your products? Not here. Our stylists take the time and care to safely and carefully unpack, prep, and style your products for every order.
Expert Photographers
Our photographers have dedicated their careers to e-commerce photography. They are studio lighting experts, and there’s no product out there that they can’t shoot.
Detail-Oriented Retouchers
Picking up the last leg of the race is our retouching team. They’re fast and picky, and we wouldn’t want it any other way. They will finish up your photos, making your products look absolutely perfect.
Ready to start your project?
Our team is eager to learn about your brand and capture amazing photography of your products. Simply answer a few questions to get in touch with us, and a studio team member will reach out within 2 business days.
Want to see a full photoshoot in action?
“We get it: shipping your valued products off to some photo studio can sound a little scary. So come with me, Connor, the Studio Manager here at Elysian, as I show you every step of the photoshoot process, from receiving your products to posting the final photos on your website.”
“Thanks to Elysian, we have seen a pretty significant uptick in our E-Commerce traffic and conversions now that our website is looking much more professional and cleaner with the addition of high-quality product images”