The 9 Best Commercial Photographers in St. Louis

Commercial photography covers a wide range of styles and specialties but the common thread through it all is that the images are meant to promote and ultimately sell, products, brands, and services. Professional photography is a business essential—your photos are a reflection of how seriously you take your business, and great photography will only help you reflect that. Whether you are looking for St. Louis commercial photographers to help you brand your business or help sell your property, you can’t go wrong with one of the following experts. 

1. Jeannie Liautaud

With over 10 years of experience in commercial photography and a seemingly endless well of creativity to draw from, Jeannie Liautaud is simply one of the best in the Northeast. Creating lifestyle advertising shots as well as actor headshots, her work is often colorful—drawing the eye and keeping it focused on what is important.

With Jeannie boasting such an extensive background in photography, including a photography degree from Webster University, you’d expect her to be well versed in lighting and you’d be correct. Her way of lighting studio portraits to feel like they are natural sunlight is masterful. We can’t get enough of her vibrant use of color and polished technique. 

2. Cheryl Waller

Cheryl Waller carefully considers all aspects of you, your business, and your brand goals while she sets up your shoot to enhance the best aspects of them. As a renowned St. Louis commercial photographer with a particular love of food and beverage photography, she has worked with local brands including Urban Chestnut Brewing Company, Lulu Seafood and Dim Sum, and even Feast Magazine.

Each one of her shoots is an editorial masterpiece—combining close ups of stylishly plated food, environmental shots of kitchens, and sometimes even a foray to the farm where the food was produced. We love her compositions and her styling—each dish looks delectable. 

3. David Torrence

A man with a longtime love of the art, St. Louis commercial photographer David Torrence has spent his career helping brands big and small hit their advertising goals. His work is crisp, high definition with a high dynamic range—just as you’d expect great advertising photography to be.

He’s a lighting wizard—instead of simply working with the available light he creates it using a wide range of flashes, strobes, and reflectors, to ensure that every shot is just so. If you need completely polished business photos for your marketing campaigns, give David a look. 

4. Jeremy Braggs

Specializing in headshots and branding portraits, Jeremy Braggs helps his clients elevate themselves in the eyes of their customers. He knows that social media and your photos on it are often the first contact your customers have with your brand, so they need to put your best face forward.

He uses time-tested posing techniques combined with a vast knowledge of lighting and editing to make sure that you embody the image you want associated with your brand. As a bonus, he works with stylists, as well as hair and makeup artists, so you are sure to look your best. 

5. Randall Kahn

A headshot photographer for all kinds of professionals, Randall Kahn also has a knack for fine art-style headshots for creative types. Inside his studio he creates magic—setting even the most nervous people at ease while taking the best shots they’ve ever seen of themselves.

His classic style is timeless and always in style while his artistic side will truly help you stand out and is centered around the personality of his subject. If you are an actor or model, and even if you’re not, you will not regret working with Randall. 

6. Jason of JW Photo Studio

With a degree in photography and years as a St. Louis commercial photographer, Jason knows exactly how to create a winning advertising campaign. His photos have landed on the cover of Nine Magazine and won him numerous editorial jobs—his combination of fashion, lifestyle, and advertising photography is eye catching to say the least.

While all of his work is well-executed, his fitness and sports shots are particularly eye-catching. Using rim light and shadows, he enhances the physique of his subjects while allowing the perfect amount of their personalities to show. 

7. Phoebe Landrum

Splitting her time (and business) between St. Louis and New York, Phoebe Landrum is a brand and image photographer and coach—helping you take your business to the next level in a variety of ways. She gets to know her clients and learns where they want their business to go, then she helps them take it there.

Phoebe can help you get to where you want to go too. Carefully tailoring your shoot to your vision, she is a versatile photographer—business portraits, lifestyle sessions to help you sell services, or rocking portraits of a musician deeply involved in their music—she does it all. 

8. Square One Media

The top real-estate photography studio in the St. Louis area, the pros behind this studio are here to make your property stand out and get sold. Consisting of a full multimedia team, including drone pilots, videographers, and real-estate marketing specialists, the team here works collaboratively with each other and with their clients to create media that will get you noticed. It’s no wonder the Square One Media team ranks among the most noteworthy commercial photographers in St. Louis.

9. Elise Noel

Elise Noel loves the human spirit and endeavors to capture it in a unique way in each and every person she photographs. Working with influencers, as well as artistic people and models, each one of her branding shots is fashion forward and up to the minute cool—it’s her unique eye that has gotten her noticed for editorial work throughout the US. While based in St. Louis, she often shoots in Utah, Colorado, and beyond, so if you love her style and want her to travel to you, just ask!

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