Financial Services Photography
Corporate and brand photography for banks, insurers and financial institutions.
Financial brands work under close scrutiny, across many sites, and their imagery has to hold one standard while reflecting each place it is made. We commission photographers already working in each market, direct centrally, and handle the permissions, licensing and compliance that matter most when work will be used inside a regulated institution.
“Thanks again Pam for your advice on the Barclays shoot. The client flew back to London yesterday and they are extremely happy with the images.”
Ilan Godfrey, Documentary Photographer
Frequently asked
- Can photography be produced inside a regulated financial institution?
- Yes, and it is most of what we do in this sector. Regulated premises run their own clearance processes covering site access, security vetting and restrictions on what may appear in the background, and they need a named internal sponsor. We start that clearance before booking photographers, not after.
- How do you keep imagery consistent across a national branch network?
- Central direction, local execution. For Santander's branch refurbishment, 22 photographers across the UK and Northern Ireland worked to one specification to capture 238 local landmarks, each chosen for the branch it would hang in.
- Who handles permissions and licensing for images used inside a bank?
- We do, as part of the commission. On the Santander programme every one of the 238 locations was permitted and licensed for commercial use before it was photographed. The paperwork is not left on the client's desk.