Half day
The Still
Ten hero product frames on plinth, sand or seamless, retouched and colour-matched.
AED 4,900
( Index ) Alserkal Avenue, Dubai · Est. 2019
Light, patience and a very good eye.
Saffa is a small Dubai studio shooting brands, campaigns, products and food: slowly, carefully, with light we build by hand.
Shot for (invented brands) VIP
- Maison Rimal
- Oud & Ember
- Qasr Lune
- Nahla Atelier
- Marea Swim
- Wadi Ceramics
- The Creek Review
- Tamrah
( 01 )
What we shoot
- Brand shoots
Portraits, spaces and details that make a brand feel like people.
- Campaigns
Concept, casting, location and the final frame, all in one team.
- Product & still life
Perfume, jewellery, objects. Clean on white or built into a scene.
- Food & events
Menus that sell the table, and evenings worth remembering.
( Concept figures )
The studio in numbers VIP
- Shoots delivered
- 1,240+
- Brands photographed
- 186
- Hours of light
- 9,800
- Frames retouched
- 42,000+
Concept figures, invented for this made-up studio.
( 02 )
Selected frames
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( Showreel 2026 ) Four seasons, one window
Ninety seconds of light VIP
( Packages )
Three ways to work with us VIP
Full day · most booked
The Brand Day
Founders, team, space and details: a library of sixty images for your site and socials.
AED 9,800
Two days and up
The Campaign
Concept, casting, location and production, with a behind-the-scenes film included.
From AED 24,000
Concept prices for a made-up studio.
( Build your shoot )
Price your day in a minute VIP
( Clients )
Said after the shoot VIP
( @saffa.studio, invented )
Fresh from the feed VIP
( FAQ )
Before you book VIP
How far ahead should we book?
Two to three weeks for most shoots. Campaigns with casting and locations need four to six. Small product shoots can often happen the same week.
Do you shoot on location or only in the studio?
Both. Our daylight studio on Alserkal Avenue suits product and portraits; we travel anywhere in the UAE for brand, food and events.
When do we get the photos?
A first edit within 48 hours, final retouched images within seven working days. Same-day selects are available as an add-on.
Who owns the images?
You get a full commercial licence for the agreed use. Extended rights for billboards or broadcast are quoted separately.
Can you help with styling and models?
Yes. We work with a small group of stylists, hair and make-up artists and casting agents we trust, and handle the booking for you.
What if the weather turns?
Outdoor shoots include one free reschedule for sandstorms, haze or summer heat. We will always tell you a day before.
( 03 )
Have a shoot in mind?
( Studio club )
Join the studio club VIP
One letter a month: light studies, open studio days and first pick of mini-session slots.
( 03 )
Contact
WhatsApp ↗
+971 4 000 0000
hello@saffa.example
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
( Archive ) 2023 to 2026
Work
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( Cases )
Case list
- Quiet DunesFashion label · Lookbook2026
- Lumen OudFragrance · Launch campaign2026
- Tamrah BakehouseCafé · Menu & socials2025
- Hotel Qasr LuneHospitality · Architecture2025
- Marea SwimSwimwear · Campaign2024
All projects and clients on this page are invented for the concept.
( Services )
Services
Brand shoots
Founders, teams, spaces and the small details in between. One day, one library of images you will use for years.
Half or full day · from AED 6,500
Campaign photography
From moodboard to final retouch: casting, styling, location scouting and production handled in-house.
Quoted per project
Product & still life
E-commerce sets on seamless, or sculpted scenes on plinths, sand, water and stone.
From AED 450 per product
Food & hospitality
Menus, interiors and the people behind the pass. Shot in your kitchen or in our daylight studio.
From AED 5,000
Event coverage
Launches, openings and dinners. Discreet coverage with same-night selects for your socials.
From AED 3,800
Creative direction
Not sure what you need yet? We shape the idea, the look and the shot list with you first.
Workshop · AED 2,500
( Process )
From brief to final frame VIP
Brief call
Thirty minutes on goals, audience, usage and budget. You get a written summary the same day.
Day 1Moodboard
References, light plan, shot list and casting, signed off before anyone picks up a camera.
Days 2 to 5Shoot day
Tethered capture so you see every frame live, with selects marked together on set.
One dayRetouch & deliver
Colour-matched, retouched and exported for web, print and social in one tidy folder.
Within 7 days
( Add-ons )
Extras for any shoot VIP
- Wardrobe stylistSourcing, steaming, on-set stylingAED 1,500
- Hair & make-upOne artist, touch-ups all dayAED 1,200
- Behind-the-scenes film60-second vertical editAED 2,200
- Same-day selectsTen edited frames by midnightAED 800
Concept prices for a made-up studio.
( About )
A small studio with a big window.
Saffa started in a borrowed warehouse corner with one north-facing window. We still chase that light: soft, warm, honest.
Today we are two photographers, a producer and a retoucher working from a daylight studio on Alserkal Avenue. We keep the team small on purpose, so the people you brief are the people behind the camera.
- Studio
- 240 m² daylight
- Shoots a year
- ~120
- Languages
- English, Arabic
( Team )
The four behind the lens VIP
Layla Inventa
Founder, photographer
Tariq Notreal
Photographer, lighting
Hana Example
Producer
Joel Sample
Retoucher
Team members are invented for this concept.
( Principles )
What we never skip VIP
Real light first
We shape daylight before we reach for a strobe. It keeps skin, food and fabric honest.
Small crews
Fewer people on set, more attention on the frame and the people in it.
Seen live
You approve frames as they happen, so nothing surprises you in the edit.
Local first
UAE stylists, makers and locations, chosen with care and paid fairly.
( Reviews )
Kind words
“They found a light in our tiny shop that we had never seen ourselves. Our menu photos sold out the pastries.”
“Calm on set, sharp on detail. The launch images went from shoot to billboard in nine days.”
“The only event photographers our guests never noticed, and the only ones whose photos everyone shared.”
Reviews and names are invented for this concept.
( Contact )
Let’s make something.
WhatsApp ↗
Book a slot → VIP
+971 4 000 0000
hello@saffa.example
Alserkal Avenue, Dubai
Sun to Thu, 9:00 to 19:00
( Booking ) VIP
Book a shoot
Pick a service, a day and a time. We confirm within one working hour.
( Journal ) VIP
Journal
Field notes · 4 min
Chasing the six-minute light in Al Qudra
Why our desert shoots start at 5:40 am, and what we pack to stay ahead of the sun.
Studio · 3 min
Plinths, sand and one sheet of tracing paper
The cheap tricks behind our most expensive-looking product frames.
Food · 5 min
Shooting a menu during service
How we photograph twenty dishes without stopping a busy kitchen.