Charlotte Product Photographers

Ashley Smith is a passionate food photographer based in the Carolinas. A millennial who has grown up eating with her eyes first, Ashley understands what it takes to make your business stand out among the masses with mouth-watering images. A graduate of Johnson & Wales University, she has a passion for all things culinary, and letting that shine through her images.

Jose Otayza has been a professional commercial photographer for 25 years working for large corporations such as Pepsi, Rubbermaid, Panasonic, Phillips and worldwide advertising agencies like Publicis, BBDO, McCann Erickson and Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi. He studied photography at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Jose specializes in fashion photography but has done numerous product shots for advertising. After moving to NC, where he currently resides, landscape photography of the Smoky Mountains has become his latest muse.

Simona Walters is an experienced photographer who has worked with many clients all over the United States and Southern Spain for the past 8 years. She has most of her experience in family and event photography, having completed over 75+ family shoots and more events than she can count, she volunteered her time for Night to Shine in Greenville in 2018 and 2019 and regularly volunteers for Special Hope out of Greenville. She enjoys working with families and has recently begun working in real estate photography as well as product photography, having worked with the company Ecodomo on several shoots all over the east coast. She has a reputation for over giving and being fast and reliable when it comes to providing for her clients.

Elijah Knorpp is a photographer with a passion for the craft, he has worked around the world in 10+ countries advancing his skill as an artist. He loves crafting the light and shadow to make something interesting and beautiful. He was homeschooled during high-school allowing him to solely focus on photography and creating images.

Alexander Barrymore is a versatile photographer with 15 years professional experience in the industry. He studied photography in Geneva, and graduated to working as a press photographer for Reuters International News Agency with the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. During this period, he traveled the world which brought him to work for Doctors Without Borders and later exhibit his work on children at the UN. Additionally, he presented a series of portraits for Belle Idée mental health hospital in Geneva, which was later on exhibition in Paris. Alex moved to New York City in 2005 to work freelance as assistant to high end photographers like Michel Comte. He continued to work internationally in Geneva and Paris, under photographer Adam Savitch, for brands like Piaget and Chanel. Alex opened his own studio in Brooklyn where he eventually began to work in fashion, shooting for both celebrity clientele and fashion designer Joseph Abboud. In 2012, he was hired by the W Diamond Group as lead photographer for brands like Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx. He then got a full time position as a fashion photographer for RR Donnelley. Alex continues to develop his art in every aspect of the industry. Fluent in both English and French, and with expertise in all areas of digital and traditional film development, his reach is unlimited.

Michael Miner is a food photographer in Charlotte, NC shooting products and food for retail home and garden and B2B food and beverage. While product and food photography has become his focus and passion, he is more than capable of providing portrait photography as well and enjoys creating high quality portraits.