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Product photographer client questionnaire
Product shoots fail on specs, not on lighting: the wrong background, the wrong crop for the marketplace, a missing variant. This questionnaire pins the shot list down first.
When to send it: Before you quote, so the price matches the real shot list.
Products
- 1.How many products (SKUs), and how many variants (colours, sizes) each?
- 2.Approximate size and material of the products (reflective, transparent, food, clothing)?
- 3.When and how will the samples reach me, and do they need to come back?
Shots
- 4.Which shot types do you need: white background, lifestyle, flat lay, detail, scale, 360?
- 5.How many angles per product?
- 6.Where will the images be published: Amazon, Shopify, Etsy, print catalogue, ads?
- 7.Required dimensions, aspect ratios, background colour and file formats?
- 8.Brand guidelines, reference shoots or competitor images you like?
- 9.Do you need props, models, or a stylist?
Delivery
- 10.Naming convention for files (SKU, product name)?
- 11.Do you need retouching, clipping paths or shadows added?
Budget, timing and decisions
- 12.What budget range have you set aside for this?
- 13.Is there a hard deadline, and what happens if it moves?
- 14.Who else needs to approve the work or the contract?
- 15.How would you prefer we communicate (email, calls, messaging), and how often?
- 16.How did you hear about me?
Send it, and get the answers back
Stop copying answers out of email threads. With Clinch the questionnaire goes out with your proposal or contract, your client fills it in from their phone, and the deposit is paid when they sign.
Send this questionnaire freeQuestions about client questionnaires
When should a product photographer send a client questionnaire?
Before you quote, so the price matches the real shot list.
Can I edit these questions?
Yes. Copy them, remove what does not apply and add your own. Shorter questionnaires get answered faster: keep only the questions whose answers change your price, your plan or your contract.
Should the questionnaire come before or after the contract?
Questions that affect price and scope belong before the proposal; the detailed ones (names, timelines, access) work best right after signing, when the client is committed and expects them.
How do I send it with Clinch?
Create a free Clinch account, paste the questions, and send them with your proposal or contract. Your client answers from their phone without an account, and the answers are saved on the client's record.