E-COMMERCE PHOTOGRAPHER, STILL LIFE

Michael Kors•NY Metro Area, NY

1d•$75,000 - $85,000•Onsite

About The Position

The E-commerce Photographer, Still Life is responsible for creating elevated, accurate, and consistent product imagery for the Michael Kors global e-commerce business. This role owns the photographic execution of handbags, small leather goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, accessories, and other product categories photographed within the in-house studio. Working in close partnership with Still Life Stylists, Art Direction, Studio Operations, Digital Capture, Sample Management, and Post-Production, you will produce imagery that clearly communicates product design, material, construction, scale, and detail. You bring a refined luxury sensibility to a high-volume production environment. You are highly technical, meticulous, and efficient, with the ability to solve complex lighting and product challenges while maintaining established brand standards.

Requirements

4+ years of professional still life, product, or luxury e-commerce photography experience.
A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in handbags, footwear, accessories, jewelry, watches, beauty, fragrance, or similarly detailed consumer products.
Advanced knowledge of studio lighting, composition, color management, depth of field, focus stacking, reflective surfaces, and product-specific capture techniques.
Proficiency in Capture One Pro, Adobe Photoshop, professional camera systems, and studio lighting equipment.
Experience working in a high-volume e-commerce or retail studio with established shot lists, naming conventions, production targets, and quality-control standards.

Nice To Haves

Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to identify product, styling, lighting, or capture issues before photography is completed.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to move efficiently between categories and lighting setups.
A calm, collaborative, and solutions-oriented approach in a deadline-driven studio environment.
The physical ability to work on active studio sets and safely handle photography equipment and product samples.
Bachelor’s degree in Photography, Fine Arts, or a related discipline preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

Execute high-quality product photography across handbags, small leather goods, footwear, watches, jewelry, eyewear, fragrance, and accessories.
Ensure each image accurately represents the product’s color, material, shape, hardware, texture, construction, scale, and key design details.
Partner with Still Life Stylists, Digital Technicians, Assistants, and Studio Production to maintain an efficient set and deliver complete shot lists on schedule.
Follow and help refine established lighting, framing, scale, angle, shadow, reflection, and crop standards across all product categories.
Capture hero images, alternate angles, side and back views, interiors, soles, closures, hardware, material details, and other category-specific product views.
Maintain accurate exposure, focus, depth of field, color balance, camera position, lens choice, and capture settings throughout production.
Communicate retouching intent and product-specific considerations clearly, helping ensure that final assets remain accurate, polished, and consistent with the photographed product.
Develop effective lighting and capture solutions for reflective hardware, patent leather, metallic surfaces, transparent materials, jewelry, watches, eyewear, and other technically demanding products.
Work closely with Studio Operations to achieve daily shot counts while protecting image quality and product accuracy.
Help maintain still life bays, camera systems, lighting equipment, grip, surfaces, backgrounds, and capture workstations in production-ready condition.
Participate in lighting tests, workflow reviews, new category development, equipment evaluations, and process improvements.
Share technical knowledge with junior photographers, assistants, digital technicians, and freelance studio partners as needed.