Dubai photoshoot
Thirty minutes in Downtown, the Marina, Old Dubai or on the Jumeirah coast, started at the time the light there is low rather than the time that suits the diary.
- Starting from
- $190
- Duration
- 30 min
- You receive
- 20+ edited photos
- Delivery
- 48–72 h
Holiday photoshoots
What’s included
- 20 edited photos
- One area of Dubai, with two or three frames planned in advance
- Start time set for the light and the crowds on your date
- Private online gallery within 48–72 hours
Add to the booking
Bought with this shoot, never on their own. Fixed prices in US dollars.
Drone add-on
A licensed operator joins the photoshoot for aerial frames — only at locations where flying is permitted, which rules out most of Downtown, the Palm and the areas near the airports.
+$150
Reel add-on
One vertical reel of 30–60 seconds, filmed between frames during the photoshoot and delivered within 3–5 days.
+$120
Extra hour
Another hour of shooting, for a second location or for staying on from sunset into the blue hour.
+$120
Flying dress rental
A long-train dress from our wardrobe, laced to fit, chosen before the day; best in the dunes or on a windy beach.
+$150
Hair & make-up artist
Hair and make-up at your hotel before the shoot, done to last in heat and humidity, with a touch-up kit on location.
+$180
Express 24 h delivery
The full edited gallery within 24 hours instead of 48–72 — useful when you fly home the next day.
+$60
4×4 desert transfer
Pick-up from your hotel in a 4×4 with a driver who knows the sand, out to untracked dunes and back after dark.
+$90
Portfolio
Dubai photoshoot: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Dubai photoshoot where you are staying
Available in 14 places across the UAE. Choose the one nearest your hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
Which Dubai, and at what hour
- Starting from
- $190
- Duration
- 30 min
- Edited photos
- 20
- Places
- 14
Dubai is several backdrops, and half an hour covers one of them properly. Downtown gives you Burj Khalifa and the fountain promenade; Old Dubai gives you wind towers, the creek and abra boats; the Marina gives you water and lit towers after dark. Driving between them takes twenty to forty minutes — longer than the session itself — so pick one spot and let it fill the time: 20 edited photos from one place worked well look more varied than from three places glimpsed.
The hour matters more than the place. From May to September the only usable light is at sunrise or in the last hour before sunset; at noon the sun is overhead, eyes fall into shadow and the paving is hot enough to cut a session short. In winter, November to March, late afternoon is comfortable and the soft light lasts longer. Downtown fills from about 5 pm at weekends, while at 7 am the fountain promenade is almost empty.
Photographing strangers without consent is an offence in the UAE, so frames are composed to keep bystanders unrecognisable — one more reason quiet hours work better. The gallery arrives online within 48 to 72 hours.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Dubai photoshoot
What time should we book?
Sunrise or the last hour before sunset, all year. From November to March midday is merely flat; from May to September it is over 40 °C and the coast is grey with haze. Sunrise also gets you the Marina promenade and the Burj Khalifa boulevard before the crowds — after 5 pm on a Saturday both are full.
Can we shoot at the top of the Burj Khalifa or inside a mall?
Not as a professional session. Observation decks and malls set their own rules and generally do not allow professional equipment or organised shoots without their approval. We photograph the tower from the boulevard, Souk Al Bahar or the Dubai Opera side, which is where the whole of it fits in a frame anyway.
Next step
Plan your Dubai photoshoot
Reply within 2 hours. No deposit required to enquire.