The studio

A small studio, based in Brooklyn.

Grainframe is a photo & video studio for hospitality, food & beverage, artists and craft makers. We're small on purpose — projects get the studio's full attention, every time.

The studio at work, photographed in available light

How we think about pictures

We believe the best pictures of a place look like the place — not like a campaign.

We work in available light when we can, and add to it when it helps the story.

We deliver fewer, better frames. A tight edit is a kindness to the work and to whoever is using it.

We treat photo and video as equal mediums. One studio voice across both.

We work with people whose craft we'd want to learn about even if there were no shoot.

Who we work with

Hospitality, food & beverage, artists & craft makers.

Hospitality

  • Restaurants & bars
  • Hotels & inns
  • Cafés & coffee bars
  • Wineries & tasting rooms
  • Distilleries & breweries

Food & beverage

  • Founder-led food brands
  • Wine & spirits
  • Bakeries & pastry
  • Coffee roasters
  • Specialty grocers

Artists

  • Painters & illustrators
  • Sculptors
  • Galleries & project spaces
  • Musicians & performers
  • Writers & small publishers

Craft makers

  • Ceramicists & potters
  • Bookbinders & letterpress
  • Leather & textiles
  • Furniture & objects
  • Florists & perfumers

The fine print

Practical details.

Based Brooklyn, NYC · working across the city & tri-state
Cameras Digital · 35mm film when it suits · cinema body for motion
Lighting Available light first · 1 strong LED source second
Languages English · German
Booking Typically two to six weeks out · short-notice slots available

Say hello

We'd love to meet you.