Ghost Mannequin Photography
Ghost mannequin photography, invisible mannequin photography or the ghost mannequin ‘effect’ is a high demand service that allows you to use a series of techniques and post processing work to show your garment on a body form. The objective is to take your traditional two dimensional flat lay image, and transform it into something that is more lifelike that keeps the focus on your product and provides consumers a more accurate representation of how your garment looks when worn. This type of eCommerce photography works perfectly in conjunction with your campaign lifestyle photography, providing a beautiful representation of the product, fabric and most importantly – accurate colour.
BULK DISCOUNTS
We understand that new collections can often include many items. Our flexible pricing structure works on a sliding scale, so the more images you require, the cheaper each image becomes. Our team is more than happy to work with you to formulate a package that works with your budget and compliments your marketing efforts.
FAST TURNAROUND
We provide our clients with high quality, Ghost Mannequin Product Photography in as little as 24 hours. With rush services available, we ensure that your garments are photographed to specification and finished to the highest quality standards that we are renown for
SUPERIOR QUALITY
Trusted by leading brands, and with over 15 years experience, we are one of Brisbane’s leading ghost mannequin photographers and we take great pride in providing our clients with expert ghost mannequin images that showcases your garments to convert more and increase revenue!
We create stunning ghost mannequin photography
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Creating Ghost Mannequin Imagery
When photographing goods on mannequins to achieve a flawless image, we must make sure we have enough clothing photographs to construct a true 3D ideal image. Customers should be able to see the outfit clearly, therefore providing as much information as possible is critical. We need to photograph angles of the products as well as close-ups of garment embellishments to create ghost mannequin photographs. Product elements like zippers, embroidery, labels, logos, and buttons are used to demonstrate the garment’s quality. This also enables a perfect image to be created throughout the ghost mannequin photography post-production process.
Creating the perfect Ghost Mannequin Image
When photographing goods on mannequins to achieve a flawless image, we must make sure we have enough clothing photographs to construct a true 3D ideal image. Customers should be able to see the outfit clearly, therefore providing as much information as possible is critical. We need to photograph angles of the products as well as close-ups of garment embellishments to create ghost mannequin photographs. Product elements like zippers, embroidery, labels, logos, and buttons are used to demonstrate the garment’s quality. This also enables a perfect image to be created throughout the ghost mannequin photography post-production process.
Our Ghost Mannequin Photography Process
SEND US YOUR GARMENTS
Simply arrange to have your garments shipped to us. You are welcome to arrange a courier, standard shipping or drop your garments off in person if preferred.
PREP AND PHOTOGRAPH
We prep your garment with our commercial steamers and style on our mannequins before photographing to ensure a perfect result each and every session.
EDIT AND UPLOAD
Post production and editing is done to ensure accuracy of both garment appearance and colour. Images are exported ready for you to download quickly and securely.
RETURN YOUR GARMENTS
We contact you to arrange safe return of your garments at your discretion via post, courier or pickup once your project has been completed and finalised.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our studio provides a range of mannequin options to suit your garment requirements. We also offer a range of ages to accommodate garments for children and teens.
- Our female mannequins take a size S, or a size 8.
- Our male mannequins generally take a size M
- We have younger mannequins from size 3, 4, 8 and 14
Should you require ghost mannequin services outside of the above sizes, we can work to obtain a solution to suit your needs, particularly if you require ongoing ghost mannequin services.
Our ghost mannequin imagery is charged on a tiered price per image scale. This scales based on quantity of your images. We also charge a post production fee that covers all of the editing work that goes into each of the images we produce for you. To elaborate on this further;
- Our creative, or photography fee covers the basic garment prep, styling and photography of your garment
- Our post production, or editing fee covers all of the post production work and adjustments that go into your imagery before delivering the final image to you.
If you have regular collections that vary in quantity throughout the year, we can work with you to put together a price based on the total average number of garments produced annually.
Both front and rear images of the garments require equal time and effort. This includes garment prep, styling, photography and editing. Because of this, both front and rear are charged as separate images and added to the total overall image count which determines how much is charged per image.
We ask that our customers provide their garments new, and in clean condition ready for photography. While we do provide a basic garment prep service prior to shooting, this basic garment prep service includes lighting steaming/ironing (depending on garment type).
We understand that garments can be creased or folded during transit, or following a shoot - however we may charge an additional 20% cleaning/editing fee for garments that require extensive prep work. This includes:
- Garments that are overly creased and require use of our commercial presses/additional time
- Oversized or extremely large garments (gowns, evening dresses) that are are not received in good condition
- Garments that are soiled with makeup, tan or lotions that require extensive editing work
- Garments that arrived damaged, or require reconstruction in post production
We provide your ghost mannequin images in two formats. The first is a web-resized version, generally resized at ~2500px on the longest edge at 72dpi. During this time, we also issue your invoice for payment. Once payment is received and your payment is reconciled against our systems; you will automatically receive a second link to download your high resolution images at ~8000px 240dpi on transparent background.
These images are delivered securely via a file transfer service accessed via an internet connection.
Our standard turnaround time for Ghost Mannequin jobs is 7-10 business days from when we commence work on your project. We understand sometimes there are delays receiving samples for upcoming collections so we do invite you to provide us with your collection launch dates so we can do whatever possible to accomodate, no matter the deadline.
We also provide our clients with flexible rush services, providing finished, edited images in as little as:
- 24 hours from receipt of garments*
- 36 hours from receipt of garments
- 48 hours from receipt of garments
* 24 hour turnaround is subject to quantity and complexity of garments
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READY TO GET STARTED?
We rely on more than 15 years industry experience to deliver our customers the highest quality imagery at a competitive rate. Our team of expert photographers, stylists, editors and art directors are here to help with your project. Simply contact us with your requirements and we’ll come back to you with a comprehensive quote for your review. Once the quotation has been accepted, we will work with you to organise delivery, or postage of your garments to one of our Brisbane based ghost mannequin studio locations. Upon completion of your project, we will issue your invoice for payment followed by your images in both high resolution and web resized image formats. Once the job has been finalised, your products can be collected or shipped back to you at your convenience.
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