Top 10 Websites to Book a Professional Photographer India

This blog here talks about the various online websites to book a professional photographer along with their other unique offerings.

Professional Photographer in India

The photography industry in India is estimated to be over Rs 15,000 crores with a YoY growth of 6.7%. This industry consists of people who are highly skilled. Photographers are considered to be artists. Most professional photographers in India have an entrepreneurial spirit. Hence, they choose to freelance their services. They have a major contribution to the gig economy and creator economy of the nation.

What is an online marketplace?

An online marketplace is a digital platform where third-party sellers can host their products or services for customers to purchase. It consists of two major pillars: supply and demand. They are all about regulating the supplies and benchmarking the qualities. While there are a lot of successful startups that have a marketplace model e.g. Amazon, Uber, Airbnb, etc. There is still a need for a platform where consumers can book professional photography services online in India.

Here is a list of the top 9 sites to book a photographer online in Delhi, India

1. BookThatStudio.com
2. VsnapU
3. BookMyShoot.net
4. Canvera
5. BookMyPhotographer.in
6. Flash Diary
7. StarClinch
8. Upwork
9. Picnara
10. Opicxo

Analyzing these sites based on various features:

1. Discoverability – Finding the perfect photographer as per your need.
2. Booking Procedure – How does the booking take place?
3. Review System – Reviews and ratings are the backbone of any marketplace.
4. Quality Assurance – Assuring quality in the photographs delivered after the shoot is complete.
5. Categories – Types of photography niches that are available on the platform.
6. USP – Unique Selling Point that makes them stand out from others.
   

1. BookThatStudio.com

One of the fastest growing brands around professional photography services in India. BookThatStudio.com is an on-demand marketplace. It offers an end-to-end solution for photoshoots. Start by booking a professional photographer at reasonable and affordable prices. One can also find studio spaces for different kinds of shoots ranging from professional chroma studios to aesthetically pleasing spaces. Further, there is an in-house solution for editing done both manually and using AI. For clients who have high-volume content requirements, we have enterprise resource planners with dedicated teams in place.

1. Discoverability: Excellent recommendation algorithm based on user requirements and filters for finding a photographer with precision.
2. Booking procedure: A flawless booking experience with 25% to 50% advanced booking fees given to the respective photographer and the remaining amount is held with the company till the photographs are delivered.
3. Review System: Ratings can be submitted by only confirmed users which keeps the reviews transparent and reliable.
4. Quality Assurance: The deliverables will be uploaded by the photographer to BookThatStudio’s cloud platform from where the customer can download these photographs. Our AI and ML-based algorithms will ensure photograph enhancement is to the point. We also keep a check on the quality of every photograph that is shared with the user through our cloud.
5. Categories: Real Estate, Event, Food, Product, Fashion/Portfolio, Maternity, Baby, Automotive, Aerial, Portrait, E-commerce
6. USP: Additional problems such as studio space, and equipment that are to be used for the shoot are catered by BookThatStudio. With ML technology we will make sure the delivery of photographs is fast and efficient. We make sure to deliver photographs in 48 hours.
   
   

2. VsnapU

VsnapU handles mass product shoots that look professional while saving you precious time for your business. Their team allocates a photographer who specializes in that category of photography. They work as an aggregator for photographers all over India. Enabling affordable photography for all. VSnapU mainly caters to business requirements.

1. Discoverability: Exploring photographers is not an option on this website.
2. Booking Procedure: Assigning a photographer to the customer after taking their requirement via telephone conversation or submitting a contact form. Further, customers can create a photoshoot job via their ERP panel and track the progress from the screen.
3. Review System: No review system on the website.
4. Quality Assurance: They do a quality scoring of each project for clients, to maintain the product output above the desired quality level.
5. Categories: Travel, wedding, occasions (birthdays, anniversaries, proposals, parties), maternity, babymoon, kids, festivities
6. USP: A centralized ERP system enables customers to check all the projects over a cloud space.
   

3. BookMyShoot.net

Although BookMyShoot offers a huge number of photographers on their platform, most of which are crawled from the internet.

1. Discoverability: Search for your perfect Photographer based on your location, category and price range.
2. Booking Procedure: Book your finalized Photographer by selecting a package or directly contacting them on WhatsApp.
3. Review System: They offer a decent review system on their web platform.
4. Quality Assurance: Once the shoot is complete the dealing between photographer and customer takes place directly.
5. Categories: Wedding, Babies and Kids, Special Occasions, Commercial, Corporate Events, Fashion and Portfolio, Nature, Travel
6. USP: Wide range of suppliers.
   

4. Canvera

Along with photo book and printing solutions, Canvera also offers a photographer’s directory in India with tens of thousands of photographers from hundreds of locations.

1. Discoverability: A powerful but simple interface to browse by location, budget, or discipline.
2. Booking Procedure: Built-in features allow customers to send inquiries to shortlisted photographers.
3. Review System: Canvera has a descriptive rating system with multiple parameters including photography expertise, professionalism, quality, creativity, and value for money. Cumulatively it has an overall rating based on a number of ratings and a recommendation system by previous customers.
4. Quality Assurance:  Once the inquiry is sent and the photographer is confirmed then Canvera doesn’t play a role in keeping a check on deliverables.
5. Categories: Wedding, Sports, Editorial, Advertising, Kids, Fashion, Wildlife, Product
6. USP: Exceptional photo book printing service.
   
   

5. BookMyPhotographer.in

They have an in-house photography team where one can submit the requirements, or one can connect them via call, Skype, or hangout to book a photography session.

1. Discoverability: They have a fixed team.
2. Booking Procedure: Connect them personally via phone call, and registration form on their website.
3. Review System: No review system but has a list of previous clients on their website.
4. Quality Assurance: Since they are working as a production house a check on quality from a mediator’s point is tough.
5. Categories: Corporate/Product, Interior/Architecture, Portraiture/Glamour, Pre-wedding, Event, Wildlife
6. USP: They also offer pieces of training and workshops both one-on-one or multiple.
   
   

6. Flash Diary

A Bangalore-based company with 200+ partnered photographers is a network for the photography industry connecting a trusted community of photographers to enable the gaps of professionals in the ecosystems.

1. Discoverability: A photographer here can be discovered.
2. Booking Procedure: A photographer can be booked via the offered package or contacted directly for a quotation.
3. Review System: A simple review system with a rating out of 5 along with a comment box.
4. Quality Assurance: No quality checks as the customer can connect directly to the photographer.
5. Categories: Food photography, Wedding photography, Kids/Baby photography, Pre-wedding photography, Event photography
6. USP: An extremely detailed page of photographers that can help discover the perfect photographer.
   

7. Starclinch

A marketplace for discovering and booking not just photographers but also performance artists and live entertainers. Their aim is to bridge the gap between a customer and an artist through a secure, cost-effective, and transparent medium.

1. Discoverability: Filtering a photographer based on gender, genre, language, event, and city is available.
2. Booking Procedure:  Customer after shortlisting a photographer can share their details and a quotation will be sent to them for the shoot on their WhatsApp or by mail.
3. Review System: A simple review system with a rating out of 5 and a comment box.
4. Quality Assurance: They are committed to helping customers book high-quality entertainers and also have a wide range of international brands in their customer portfolio.
5. Categories: Baby, Candid Photography, Conceptual photography, corporate films, documentary films, event photography, portfolio shoots, product shoots, short films, and wedding photography.
6. USP: Aim is to disrupt the live entertainment business.
   
   

8. Upwork

Upwork is one of the biggest marketplaces for hiring professionals across the globe. Amongst a huge list of services they also list photographers on their platform.

1. Discoverability: Filtering based on the genre of photography is not available.
2. Booking Procedure: A shortlisted photographer can be booked by simply clicking on the book now button and making a payment online.
3. Review System: Upwork offers a rating out of 5 and also displays several confirmed jobs.
4. Quality Assurance: No check on quality is made after the photographer is booked.
5. Categories: No specific categorization.
6. USP: Only top talents are part of the Upwork platform.
   

9. Picnara

A Delhi-based company is a community of professional photographers sourcing assignments and licensing photos directly from the customers with no middlemen involved.

1. Discoverability: This site offers featured photographers on the landing page and can easily browse photographers by expertise. Customers can also post job assignments.
2. Booking Procedure: After shortlisting a photographer, the customer can directly hire the photographer by providing the location and a message for the photographer. The photographer can be contacted directly through WhatsApp or the phone call feature available on the photographer’s profile page.
3. Review System: No review system per se.
4. Quality Assurance: No quality check as the customer deals directly with the photographer.
5. Categories: Commercial photography, corporate events photography, fashion/portfolio photography, food photography, kids/baby photography, maternity photography,  pre-wedding photography, product/e-commerce photography, real estate/ interior photography, special occasions photography, sports photography, stock photographers, travel photography, wedding photography, wildlife photography.
6. USP: It has a job posting forum where customers can post their requirements for the shoot that they are looking for which makes it a 2-way street.
   

10. OPICXO

Opicxo is a Surat-based company that provides a photographer booking platform. The company was founded in 2019

1. Discoverability: Browsing a photographer is rather challenging on this platform due to the large number of cities in a single city. Its focus is mainly on Gujarat cities. Further, it was a few cities like Udaipur, Mumbai, etc.
2. Booking Procedure: Customer can share their requirements with the company and they will in return share the details of the most suitable photographer in the mailbox as per them. Customers can Book directly or send an inquiry first.
3. Review System: A review system is placed with a “like” feature and reviews can be given on 5 different factors: Rating, Photo Skills, Friendly, Presentable, and Timely Delivery. These five features can be given a score from 0 to 5 each. 0 being Bad and 5 being Excellent.
4. Quality Assurance: Quality check is low on the listed photographers as the listing is free and no pre-vetting is being done.
5. Categories: Birthday photography, product photography, grah pravesh photography, food photography, wedding photography, mini-events photography, engagement photography, pre-wedding photography, maternity photography, newborn baby photography, corporate events photography, and documentaries.
6. USP: The platform provides not only freelancers but also fully-fledged production houses for booking.