Dmitry Derkach's Blog | Fashion, Commercial, and Personal Photographer in Brussels, Belgium
Photographer from Brussels. I specialize in fashion, studio photography and personal photography.
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Corporate Headshots · Brussels “I’m Not Photogenic”: The Objection Every Team Has Before a Headshot Day Why employees resist corporate headshots, what the objection actually means, and how to run a headshot day people do not dread.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels What Should Our Company Decide Internally Before Booking a Corporate Photoshoot? Decide three things before you call a photographer: one name with final approval, who signs the contract, and who handles consent. Not a committee.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Should I Ask a Photographer Before Booking, to Avoid Paying for Photos I Don't Like? Ask three things before the deposit, not after: how the preview works, who you are actually paying, and what the quoted image count really includes.
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Photography Tips · Brussels 5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring an Event Photographer for Your Brussels Conference 5 must-ask questions before hiring an event photographer in Brussels, from second-shooter coverage to usage rights and turnaround time.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Amazon and Marketplace Photo Requirements: What Brussels Sellers Need to Know Amazon and marketplace photo requirements explained: white background rules, framing, resolution, and what gets listings rejected.
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Fashion Photography · Brussels Beauty Photography for a Fashion Collection Launch: Who Provides What, and Will It Be Ready in Time? Who brings the makeup artist and model, whether retouching fits a launch date that will not move, and if brand references are enough to work from.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels Best Season for Outdoor Corporate and Brand Photography in Brussels: A Month-by-Month Guide When to shoot outdoor corporate portraits and brand content in Brussels, month by month, and how Belgian light and B2B budget cycles line up.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Is Color Accuracy Verified in Cosmetics Product Photography? By checking the shade against the physical product on the day, not approving it on a screen afterwards. For a beauty brand, colour is the deliverable.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How to Prepare Your Team for a Corporate Photoshoot: A Manager’s Checklist A manager's checklist to prepare a team for a corporate photoshoot, from dress code to scheduling buffers on the day.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels Who Approves the Photos, and Who Is Responsible for People's Consent to Be Photographed? Three separate decisions with three separate owners: who approves the selection, who signs the contract, and who is responsible for people's consent.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels Corporate Team Photos in Brussels: How to Get a Reluctant Team to Actually Look Good on Camera How corporate team photography in Brussels handles a reluctant team, plus real pricing for group and department photoshoots.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Much Does Corporate Team Photography Really Cost in Brussels? Corporate team photography pricing in Brussels explained: hourly vs project rates, and a realistic budget guide by team size.
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Photography Tips · Brussels DIY vs. Professional Product Photography: When the €500 Setup Actually Pays Off DIY vs professional product photography compared: when a 500 EUR home setup pays off and when hiring a photographer costs less.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Do You Really Need a Professional Food Photographer for Your Restaurant Menu? Restaurant food photography cost in Brussels explained, plus when DIY smartphone photos are fine and when they cost you orders.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels We Already Have Team Photos From Last Year. Do We Really Need to Redo Them? If nobody joined, left or changed how they look — probably not. A company of thirty typically turns over a fifth of its team a year, and each change shows.
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Fashion Photography · Brussels Editorial Fashion Photography vs. Influencer Content: What Actually Proves Quality? Editorial proves art direction to an outside editor; influencer content borrows an audience for a season. Confusing the two is where budgets get wasted.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Employer Branding Photography: Is It Worth It Before You're Hiring? Yes, and specifically before a vacancy opens: it takes a day to produce and months to pay off, so commissioning it late means advertising with nothing.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Much Does Event Photography Cost in Brussels? A Transparent Breakdown for Conferences & Launches Event photographer cost in Brussels broken down by hours, image count, and delivery speed, for conferences and product launches.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Executive and Leadership Portraits: What to Know Before Booking An executive portrait is reproduced large, appears in contexts you don't control, and often stands in as the only image a journalist has of your company.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How to Choose Between a Fashion Photographer and a Studio for Your Brussels Brand How to choose between a fashion photographer's studio and an on-location shoot for your Brussels clothing brand.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Ghost Mannequin vs. Real Model: Which Is Right for Your Brussels Clothing Brand? Ghost mannequin vs real model photography compared: cost, fit confidence, and which one suits your Brussels clothing brand's budget.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Group Headshots vs. Individual Sessions: Which Saves Your Company More? Group headshots vs individual sessions compared on real cost, scheduling, and which one saves a Brussels company more per employee.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Far in Advance Should I Book a Photographer for a Fixed-Date Event? Book as soon as the date and venue are confirmed, not once planning is done. Availability disappears first — treat it like the venue booking, locked in early.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Many Hours of Conference Photography Coverage Do You Actually Need? Usually fewer than the programme runs. Booking by the day instead of against the agenda is how organisers overpay — or miss the moments that matter.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Social Media Content Shoots: How Many Photos Do You Actually Need Per Month? How many photos do you actually need per month from a social media content shoot? A realistic planning guide for businesses.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Many Product Photos Do You Actually Need for Your Online Store? How many product photos does an online store actually need? A practical guide from 3 images to a full 15-photo set.
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Fashion Photography · Brussels How Much Does It Really Cost to Photograph a Full Clothing Catalogue? Eighty garments is a per-item question with a minimum, not a day rate. The answer depends on how fast a bad frame is fixed and who preps the clothes.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Often Should a Brussels Restaurant Refresh Its Menu Photos? Restaurant menu photo update frequency explained, by platform: delivery apps, Google Business Profile, and social media.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How to Brief a Photographer on Your Brand’s Visual Identity (Template Included) How to brief a photographer on your brand's visual identity, with a simple template covering mood, palette, and references.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How to Choose a Photographer for Your Restaurant: Beyond Just “Nice Photos” How to choose a restaurant photographer in Brussels: the questions that matter more than a pretty portfolio.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Do I Compare Photography Quotes That Look Completely Different? Three questions before you compare totals: how many finished retouched images, at what retouching level, and how files are delivered with which usage rights.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels How Do We Decide If It's Time to Update Our Company's Team Photos? Count changes, not years. Three joiners, leavers or role changes on a team of twenty to thirty, and the set has already crossed into visible mismatch.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Do You Photograph a Networking Event Without Making It Awkward? By photographing conversations instead of poses, and staying unremarkable enough that the room forgets a camera is there. Raised glasses prove nothing.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Do You Photograph a Trade Show Stand While It's Actually Busy? Cover it at peak traffic, not at eight in the morning when it's empty and pristine. An empty stand looks orderly and proves nobody stopped to talk.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How to Vet a Corporate Photographer in Brussels: Questions That Separate Pros from Amateurs How to choose a corporate photographer in Brussels: the questions, portfolio checks, and red flags that separate pros from amateurs.
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Photography Tips · Brussels In-House vs. Freelance vs. Agency: Who Should Shoot Your Brussels Company’s Content? In-house vs freelance vs agency photographer compared for Brussels businesses, with a hybrid model that fits most budgets.
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Fashion Photography · Brussels Is a Professional Lookbook Shoot Worth It for a Small Clothing Brand? The test is where you sell, not how big the brand is: budget against sales channel, a three-week runway, who guarantees brand fit, and who carries risk.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Is a Professional LinkedIn Headshot Worth It? A Brussels Price Reality Check Is a professional LinkedIn headshot worth it? A Brussels price reality check comparing 150 EUR and 1,500 EUR photoshoots.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Is Brand Photography Worth It for a Small Business? What €180/Hour Actually Buys You Is brand content photography worth it for a small business? What 180 EUR an hour actually buys, and how ROI really works.
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Photography Tips · Brussels LinkedIn Headshot For One New Employee: How Fast Can It Be Booked? A single-person session is short, easy to schedule around one calendar, and invoiced to the company — made for the week a team-wide shoot cannot cover.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Does a Lookbook Photoshoot Really Cost in Brussels? Full Budget Breakdown What a lookbook photoshoot really costs in Brussels, from a stripped-down 800 EUR session to a full styled production.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Model Release Forms Explained: What Brussels Brands Need Before Using Model Photos Model release forms explained: what Brussels brands actually need before using model photos in marketing or advertising.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Model Test Shoots & Polaroids in Brussels: A First-Timer’s Guide to What Agencies Actually Want A first-timer's guide to model test shoots and polaroids in Brussels: what agencies want, and how to calm first-test nerves.
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Fashion Photography · Brussels Paid Model Test or Free Collaboration: Which One Actually Gets You Booked? A free collaboration is not free: it costs the calendar and the certainty. Whether that trade works depends on your casting deadline and who is paying.
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Photography Tips · Brussels How Does a Personal Branding Photography Session Work for Consultants? One sitting, planned backwards from every place your face has to appear — profile, website, proposal, conference slide — invoiced to you or your company.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Photo Usage Rights 101: What You Actually Own After a Corporate Photoshoot in Belgium Photo usage rights explained: what you actually own after a corporate photoshoot in Belgium, and what a proper license covers.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Do You Photograph a Product Launch and the Product Itself in One Session? Two jobs in one room: reportage of guests and the reveal, plus clean product photography made before anyone walks in. Squeezed together, neither works.
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Event Photography · Brussels How Do You Photograph an Award Ceremony Without Flash Under Stage Lighting? By working with the light your production team built rather than overriding it. Flash destroys stage lighting and turns every frame into a press scrum.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Press and Media Headshots: What Journalists Actually Need A high-resolution vertical, a horizontal frame with room for overlaid text, a neutral-background version and print files — prepared once, before the ask.
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Photography Tips · Brussels A Pre-Shoot Checklist: How to Prepare Your Products Before a Packshot Session A practical product photography checklist covering cleaning, assembly, labeling and background consistency before your packshot session.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Should You Wear the Same Outfit for Every Employee’s LinkedIn Photo? Should every employee wear the same outfit for LinkedIn headshots? The coordinated-vs-identical answer for Brussels companies.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Makes a Corporate Headshot “Outdated”? Signs It’s Time for a Refresh What makes a corporate headshot outdated, from obvious appearance changes to quality and styling signs it needs a refresh.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Street & Editorial Fashion Photography in Brussels: What to Expect (and Do You Need Permission to Shoot in Public?) What to expect from a street or editorial fashion photoshoot in Brussels, including permits and how many outfits to bring.
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Photography Tips · Brussels The Biggest Menu Photo Mistake Brussels Restaurants Make (Hint: It’s Not the Lighting) The biggest menu photo mistake Brussels restaurants make isn't lighting. It's photos of dishes that no longer exist.
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Photography Tips · Brussels The Contract Clause Most Brussels Businesses Forget When Hiring a Photographer The photography contract clause most Brussels businesses forget: usage rights, and the one question that prevents disputes.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What a Lookbook Photographer Actually Needs From You Before the Shoot What a lookbook photographer actually needs before the shoot: mood references, a shot list, garment prep, and model fit.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Clients Are Really Paying a Photographer For What clients are really paying a photographer for, beyond the shutter click: planning, skill, editing, and trust.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Happens to Your Photos After the Shoot? Delivery, Editing Timelines and Usage Rights Explained Photo delivery timelines and usage rights explained: editing turnaround, gallery delivery, and what to check before sign-off.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What If You Don’t Like Your LinkedIn Portrait — And Should You Wait for a Team Shoot? Choose your frame on screen before the session ends, so you never leave with a portrait you have not approved — and here is when to wait for a team shoot.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Makes a Good Author Portrait for a Book Cover or Column? An author portrait has one requirement a corporate headshot does not: it has to sit next to your own words for years without undercutting them.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Should Be in a Speaker and Press Kit Portrait Set? Organisers, podcast producers and journalists each need your photo in a different shape, and none will write to ask. A press kit is a file set, not a photo.
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Corporate Headshots · Brussels What Your Team Should Wear for Corporate Headshots A practical dress guideline for company headshot sessions in Brussels: what works on camera, what to avoid, and how to keep a team consistent.
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Photography Tips · Brussels When Should Your Company Update Its Team Photos? A Practical Timeline When should your company update its team photos? A practical timeline based on turnover, rebrands, and simple time passing.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Why an AI Headshot or Selfie Still Won’t Beat a Real LinkedIn Photoshoot AI headshot vs a real LinkedIn photoshoot: why generated portraits still fall short, and where the real cost difference goes.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Why Does Corporate Photography Pricing Vary So Much Between Photographers? The gap is rarely talent. Retouching depth per image, how many setups are covered, whether an assistant is on site, and what usage rights are included.
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Event Photography · Brussels Why Is It Risky to Book Event Photography at the Last Minute? Your event date does not move, but a photographer's availability, backup gear and prep time do — and they run out well before the event itself.
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Photography Tips · Brussels Why Your Product Photos Look Inconsistent (And How a Single Background Fixes It) Why your e-commerce product photos look inconsistent, and how committing to a single background fixes the whole catalog.
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Corporate Photography · Brussels How Do I Know I'll Get Photos I Like Before I Pay for Them? You never pay in full before seeing anything: a deposit holds the date, then a retouched preview selection you approve before the final invoice.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What to Expect at Your First Beauty Brand Product Shoot: A Founder’s Guide What to expect at a first beauty brand product photoshoot: packaging shots, texture shots, and what actually drives the price.
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Photography Tips · Brussels What Should a Beauty Brand Brief a Model on Before a Campaign Shoot? Your first beauty photoshoot: what to expect, whether to hire a makeup artist, and how to avoid looking over-retouched.
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