What Is Commercial Photography?

This type of photography is simply photographic work done for business purposes. It can be used to product photographs used in magazine advertising, brochures, restaurant menus and corporate publications among many other uses.

What is commercial photography used for?

Commercial photographers take photos of buildings, models, merchandise, artifacts and landscapes that are used for promotional purposes in books, reports, advertisements and catalogs, for example. Commercial photographs typically are used entirely in the retail and wholesale sectors and in sales materials or for promotional efforts. In commercial photography, the entire photo shoot is devoted to the product being photographed.