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Services

What we do, and what it costs.

No packages you have to decode. Here's the work, here's the rate, here's what changes the number.

Rates

What it costs to work with us.

Field work is priced by the hour or by the day. Base pricing covers one photographer or shooter plus an assistant. Bigger crews get custom quoted, because a three-person set is a different animal than a two-person one.

This is what it costs. No haggling theater.

  • 01

    Half day, up to 5 hours, $900

    The most common starting point for a single-location branding shoot, a product run, or a team photo day.

  • 02

    Full day, up to 10 hours, $1,700

    Multi-location, multi-scene, or a proper content day where we're building a library instead of getting a few shots.

  • 03

    Hourly, two hour minimum

    $500 for the first two hours, then $300 per hour after. Best for short, tightly scoped jobs.

  • 04

    Post-production

    $75 per hour, $300 per half day, $600 per full day. Every shoot requires post, including projects that deliver raw files.

  • 05

    Travel

    $1.20 per mile from Kerrville (78028), billed both directions. Projects 125 or more miles out carry a two night hotel minimum at $300 per night. Parking and tolls invoiced separately.

  • 06

    Bigger crews, campaigns, retainers

    Custom scoped. Multi-day campaigns and monthly marketing retainers are quoted against deliverables, not hours.

Also Available

The add-ons worth knowing about.

01

Found, Not Buried

SEO optimization on the photos themselves. Real filenames plus embedded metadata so your images get indexed by Google Images and cited by AI search instead of sitting invisible. Founding rate from $75 through September 30, 2026.

02

Team & Executive Headshots

Headshot days for the whole staff, consistent across every person so your team page stops looking like a ransom note. Priced by group size.

03

Real Estate & Property

Residential, custom homes, commercial property, short term rentals, ranch and large acreage. Stills, video, and aerial. Priced separately from commercial day rates.

04

Licensed Music

$15 per track from our subscription libraries. Outside selections run $50 to $500 depending on the license.

05

Voiceover

Around $100 per minute of finished spoken word, depending on the artist. Quoted per project.

06

Drone & Aerial

FAA Part 107 certified aerial work, added to any shoot. Quoted by scope.

The Fine Print, Up Front

Terms we'd rather you know now.

None of this is unusual for commercial work. We'd just rather it live on a public page than buried on page four of a contract you skim at signing.

  • 01

    50% holds the date

    Non refundable, and the date isn't reserved without it plus a signed agreement. No exceptions, including for people we genuinely like.

  • 02

    You get a license, we keep the copyright

    Standard commercial license is included with every package. Paid advertising, broadcast, national campaigns, and sublicensing to third parties need an expanded license, scoped and priced before the project starts.

  • 03

    Revisions are defined

    One round of photo selects feedback, two rounds of video edit revisions. Additional rounds run $75 per hour.

  • 04

    Raw files aren't standard

    They're not included by default. If you need them, say so during scoping and we'll price it in.

  • 05

    Galleries stay live 6 months

    After that, reactivation is $25. Download your files.

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    Pre-production has deadlines too

    Pre-pro call at least 2 weeks out, creative brief approved at least 7 days out, brand guidelines and references in at least 2 weeks out. Missing those can push the shoot.

Still Diagnosing

Not sure which of these you need?

That's a strategy question, not a photography question. Start with a conversation, or start with a brand audit and let the research tell you.

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The Work

Pick your entry point

01

Brand Photography

Team, product, environment, and lifestyle work built as a library your marketing can pull from all year.

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02

Video Production

Brand films, product spots, social cutdowns, and testimonials. Shot, directed, and edited in house.

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03

Brand Strategy & Campaigns

The part most studios skip. What you're saying, who you're saying it to, and what the visuals are supposed to do.

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04

Graphic & Web Design

Logos, brand identity, packaging, print, and websites. The design half of looking like a real company.

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Straight Answers

Commercial work, answered

What does commercial photography cost in the Texas Hill Country?
GR Studio & Co. prices field work by the hour or the day. A half day (up to 5 hours) is $900 and a full day (up to 10 hours) is $1,700, covering one photographer plus an assistant. Hourly is $500 for the first two hours, then $300 per hour. Larger crews, multi-day campaigns, and marketing retainers are custom quoted against deliverables.
How long until we get the photos?
Commercial photography delivers 2 to 4 weeks from the shoot date. Headshots run 1 to 2 weeks. Short form social video is 2 to 3 weeks. Brand films and hero video take 3 to 5 weeks. Full campaigns get a custom timeline confirmed in writing.
Do we own the photos?
You receive a commercial license to use the work. Gabe Rene LLC retains copyright, which is standard in commercial photography. The standard license is included in every package and covers normal business use. Paid advertising, broadcast, national campaigns, and sublicensing to third parties require an expanded license, which gets scoped and priced before the project starts.
Do you travel outside the Hill Country?
Yes. We work San Antonio, Austin, and Houston regularly and travel for the right project. Travel fees apply beyond 20 miles from Kerrville at $1.20 per mile, billed both directions. Projects 125 miles or more out include a two night hotel minimum at $300 per night, invoiced at least 14 days before the shoot.
What do you need from us before the shoot?
A pre-production call at least two weeks out, an approved creative brief at least seven days out, and any brand guidelines, reference images, or specific shot requests at least two weeks out. The shoot day should be execution. If those materials do not arrive in time we may need to reschedule.
Can you handle both photo and video on the same day?
Yes, and it is usually the smarter buy. Both are in house, so one production day can produce stills and motion without hiring two vendors who have never worked together. It does change the crew size, so it gets scoped rather than billed at the base day rate.

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Every project gets a real quote.

The rates below are the starting point. Send us the actual project and we'll scope it properly, in writing, before anybody commits to anything.

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