Craig Ratcliffe Photography
Paddington QLD
(4)
Paddington QLD
(4)
Hi there and thank you so much for your interest in my professional photographic service.
Pricing and quality are optimum in most peoples minds so to be totally upfront and honest lets first deal with the pricing bit...
I charge a flat rate $150 for a call-out in the Brisbane metro area and $50 per hour for travel outside of the Brisbane metro area (to and from the clients location).
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4 customer reviews
Tracy Budge
Wedding Photography
Craig is lovely. Easy going, happy to do whatever pleases you for venues, family photos and capturing romantic moments. With lots of people, he is quick on the button to get the best shots for everyone. I highly recommend Craig for any occasion. More...
Jane Clark
One of Brisbane's most experienced and talented photographers. Craig's work is stunning. He has worked on a number of corporate brand projects for me and the results are always brilliant. Craig's fees are very competitive, particularly considering the level he works at. He's got a great sense of humour, puts everyone at ease and is passionate about great photography. Highly recommended. More...
Jennifer Burke
Craig Ratcliffe has worked for Ballet International Gala for the past two years as our photographer. He has covered all apsects of the Gala's from stage photography to back stage documentary type footage in Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne.
We have been extremely happy with the standard of his work and look forward to working with him on our next Gala in 4 States and his commercial and promotional work on our upcoming Nutcracker series. We consider him to be an incredible asset to our team.
As Company Manager, it has been a great relief to be able to entrust Craig to not only produce beautiful work but to be punctiual and a pleasure to work with. His personality and energy is also wonderful when working with international artists and his ability to think on the spot and make sometimes difficult situations better is something we will always be grateful for.
We look forward to working with Craig well into the future and I take pleasure in recommending him to you.
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Colin Brown
I have known Craig Ratcliffe in a professional setting from over 20 years. Craig has produced work for me across that time and has done so to an extremely high standard, always.
So much so, I never use anyone else.
In my capacity as a General Manager of a Design/Advertising agency, General Manager of Film/Post Production companies, Freelance Producer and Worldwide Marketing Manager, I have always been able to trust Craig to not only produce amazing creative work but to be on time, work within budgetary constraints, to come up with solutions to problems in all stages of production both creatively and operationally, be great with my clients, and to generally be very good at what he does.
Craig has amassed many years of experience and despite his vintage he is always energetic, vibrant and just cares about the work he does.
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What’s the secret to taking a great photograph?
In the commercial photographic world the secret is a high level of communications skills and a thorough understanding of the outcomes required by the client to deliver within budget outstanding results above and beyond expectations.
A deep understanding of narrative, composition and lighting are all required.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
What is the objective and purpose of the photographs?
Where will the final images be appearing?
Have you any reference images or existing work you may wish me to emulate?
Are you using a designer?
What do you love most about your job?
Working and communicating with people from a broad section of the community.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I commenced my photographic career aged fifteen and so can barely remember why though I'm extremely glad I did!
Why should our clients choose you?
My experience is broad and comprehensive, so I am both confident and easy going though also committed to delivery of images above and beyond client expectations.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes I can provide services online via email or phone call and deliver images via FTP or mail delivery of USB drive.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
When required I obey all Covid-19 health department and company directives. I am vaccinated.
Photography
I offer pre-production services such as; location searches, studio bookings, arrangement of propping/styling and food styling, council permits, travel arrangements and hair and makeup bookings.
I am able to shoot with available light; interior or exterior night or day and am extremely well versed in all forms of artificial photographic lighting. Both flash and constant output.
I shoot to either RAW or JPEG formats or both and permanently archive all clients work on my own personal hard drives. Very handy if images are ever misplaced.
I also offer image grading and retouching services, all by my own hand though complex multi-layered composite images I would outsource.
Images can either be delivered by FTP (on-line) or by delivery of a USB drive (delivery options are generally governed by the amount of data required.)
