Hello From Houston!
A LITTLE ABOUT ME AND MY WORK
I'm a professional fashion photographer based in Houston, Texas and the founder of Image Theory Photoworks. With seven years in the industry, multiple international awards, and a prior career managing large projects, I have the experience to handle jobs of any size.
Our work primarily involves commercial fashion photography and styled model portfolios.
COMMERCIAL FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
For my clients, including designers and retailers, I shoot lookbooks, catalogs, point-of-sale art, and high-impact advertising images. I've worked for clients based on all three coasts and the Far East. While I am adept at studio work and have extensive knowledge of studio lighting. I am equally at ease shooting on location. My location work has taken me from the stylish streets of the Houston River Oaks district and Galleria to the eerie darkness of the largest laser tag arene in the U.S. to the dusty industrial decay of a century-old, abandoned sugar mill. For one client, I transformed ordinary photos of a fashion model and a framed impressionist painting into the believable illusion of a surreal walk through a fantasy meadow, -- a work published in Forbes, Vogue, and dozens of other publications, worldwide.
If your brand needs creative and dramatic images, I'd love to connect.
𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐇𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐇𝐘 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄
While Upwork requires listing an hourly fee, I prefer a fixed rate. For commercial clients, my rate covers preparation, consultation, studio time, and standard editing. An 8-hour commercial shoot costs $2250, and involves at least four days of work. Because four 8-hour days at $75 per hour would be $2400, the flat rate results in a small savings. It also guarantees a fixed maximum, enabling secure budgeting. Multi-day shoots are negotiated case by case.
𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐒
For my fashion model clients, I work to create portfolios that help advance their careers. We specialize in fully styled shoots that allow models to demonstrate the range and versatility that fashion industry professionals value. The portfolio examples here and on my website will give you a good idea of the range of looks you can expect in a shoot.
𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐅𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐎 𝐅𝐄𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄
Portfolio shoots typically are significantly less costly than commercial shoot because the time and demands are less. Portfolio shoots are custom priced based on the model’s needs.
Thank you for stopping by. If you have a few more minutes, please look at my portfolio. If my approach might fit your needs, I'd love to chat.
REVIEWS:
Nearly all my work is from referrals, not from Upwork. Consequently, there is only one review, here.
There are reviews of my work on my Google Business page and on my website. You can locate both both with minimal effort.
Gerard Harrison
Image Theory Photoworks
Photo Editing
Adobe Photoshop
Image Editing
Photo Retouching
Studio Photography
Fashion Photography
Product Photography
Commercial Photography
Portrait Art
Digital Photography
Videography
Video Editing
Adobe After Effects
Stock Imagery
Natalia H.
Houston, Texas
$65/hr
5.0
5 jobs
Nearly 20 years in illustration, fashion illustration, pin up art, comic drawings, visual puzzles, event sketching and more.
I work with watercolors, ink, hand drawing, sketching, Photoshop, Illustrator.
Over the past years I have worked on a multitude of projects for various clients, ranging from the individual, to agencies and commissioned works for specialist companies.
Some of my clients: King Arthur Baking Company (US), Fossil Group (US), Chairlines Medienagentur (Germany), Keane Brands (UK), Agency UK (UK) and many more.
Adobe Photoshop
Illustration
Adobe Illustrator
Realistic
Sketch
Vector Graphic
Character Design
Sketching
Art & Design
Children's Literature
Drawing
Graphic Design
Comic Art
Digital Illustration
Allison S.
Houston, Texas
$100/hr
5.0
34 jobs
ART DIRECTOR | SENIOR STRATEGIST | PROBLEM SOLVER
HOUSTON-BASED ~ AVAILABLE REMOTE + GLOBAL
I’m Allison Retina Stewart-Creeks.
I help brands, agencies and cultural organizations turn complex ideas into clear, culturally resonant visual work.
I am a Houston-based Creative Director and Art Director with 10+ years of experience across campaign development, photo art direction, visual research, inclusive casting, shoot production, photo editing and brand storytelling. My experience includes work for Meta, Microsoft, IBM, Nike, the NBA, Glossier, Refinery29 and cultural institutions.
WHAT I CAN SUPPORT
• Creative and art direction for campaigns and branded content
• Photo research, visual references and image strategy
• Campaign concepts, mood boards and visual systems
• Casting and talent direction with an emphasis on authentic representation
• Shoot planning, production oversight and creative review
• Photo editing, sequencing and final asset selection
• Presentation and pitch-deck direction
• Cultural strategy for work that needs care, context and credibility
WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME
• 150+ assets art-directed for Meta’s global visual library
• 100+ creatives mentored, reviewed, taught or professionally supported
• 5-star Upwork history across long-term and project-based collaborations
• A rare combination of brand experience, visual rigor, cultural fluency and people-centered leadership
I am especially useful when a team has a strong idea but needs someone to create the visual throughline, align collaborators and protect the integrity of the work from concept through final delivery.
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