Fashion / Dubai, UAE

Fashion Photographer Dubai

Editorial and campaign fashion photography in Dubai, from single-look lookbooks to full multi-look editorial stories.

The approach is cinematic: strong light, movement, and styling that reads as a story rather than a catalogue grid.

A fashion day usually starts with references and a wardrobe plan. From there the shoot is built around location and light: golden hour on a rooftop, hard midday shadow against concrete, or shaped studio light when the collection needs clean, repeatable frames. Movement is directed rather than posed, so fabric, hair and silhouette read the way the garment behaves in real life.

Deliverables are cut for where the images actually run. The same session produces hero frames for a homepage or billboard, tighter crops for e-commerce grids, and vertical versions for Instagram and TikTok. Retouching is colour graded to one consistent look across the set, so a collection does not fall apart visually when it is spread across a lookbook, a paid campaign and a feed.

Full production support is available through Talentap Media: casting, styling, hair, makeup, permits and assistants. Brands and agencies can book the shoot alone, or the whole day end to end.

What is included
  • Lookbooks

    Full collection coverage with consistent light and clean silhouettes.

  • Editorial stories

    Narrative sets built around a location, mood and wardrobe direction.

  • Campaign imagery

    Hero frames sized for billboards, web and paid social.

  • Talent portfolios

    Model and talent books shot to agency standards.

Fashion, architectural light — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Fashion, architectural light
Fashion, hard light — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Fashion, hard light
Fashion, balcony — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Fashion, balcony
Fashion, shadow play — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Fashion, shadow play
Fashion, Dubai skyline — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Fashion, Dubai skyline
Editorial, night — fashion editorial photoshoot in Dubai by Vida Akbari
Editorial, night
How it works
  1. 01

    Mood and casting

    References, wardrobe direction and location scouting agreed up front.

  2. 02

    Production day

    Directed on set with the styling, hair and makeup team.

  3. 03

    Retouch

    Colour graded and retouched to the agreed look, delivered in campaign sizes.

Questions
Can you build the full team?
Yes. Styling, hair, makeup and assistants can be arranged through Talentap Media.
How many looks fit in one day?
Typically four to six looks on location, more in studio, depending on changes and travel.

Ready to shoot?

Tell me the dates, the deliverables and the look you are after, and I will come back with availability and a quote.

Book a session
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