Photographer -- Fashion E-commerce (On-Model)

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Location: San Diego, CA (on-site)

Type: Contract

About Us

EMURJ is a curated luxury fashion e-commerce destination, featuring established and emerging designers across ready-to-wear, shoes, and accessories. Our perspective is defined by a thoughtful edit—elevated, directional, and made personal.

The Role

We’re looking for an experienced freelance photographer to support ongoing on-model e-commerce shoots.

This is a production-focused role centered on execution—capturing clean, consistent, and accurate imagery that aligns with EMURJ’s visual standards. Previous professional experience shooting on-model fashion e-commerce is required.

Shoots are scheduled on an as-needed basis based on product arrivals and seasonal volume.

What You'll Be Doing

Photograph ready-to-wear, shoes, and accessories on-model in a studio environment
Direct model posing in accordance with established e-commerce guidelines
Maintain consistent lighting, framing, composition, and color across looks
Accurately capture garment color, texture, fit, and construction
Work efficiently through shoot days while maintaining image quality and consistency
Collaborate with stylists and other team members on set
Organize and deliver image files according to established workflow guidelines
Shoot on-site at EMURJ’s downtown San Diego studio, with equipment provided

What You'll Bring

Previous professional experience in on-model fashion e-commerce photography is required
Strong understanding of studio lighting
Experience with Canon camera systems and lenses
Proficiency in Capture One
Strong eye for model posing, composition, color accuracy, and visual consistency
Exceptional attention to detail
Ability to work quickly and efficiently in a production-driven environment
Reliable, organized, and comfortable working collaboratively on set

Shoot Schedule & Workload

Shoots are scheduled on an as-needed basis based on product arrivals and seasonal volume
Shoot frequency will vary and is not guaranteed; typically, there will be no more than one shoot per week
Shoot dates are generally scheduled approximately one week in advance
Shoots are full-day sessions of up to 10 hours, including a lunch break