Commercial Photography Portfolio in Cape Town
A curated visual record of recent commercial work — products, food, architecture, workplace and people, photographed across Cape Town and the Western Cape since 2014. Below is a selection of the kind of work I run regularly. If you’d like a focused selection for your industry, get in touch.
This page is sorted by visual category — products, food, architecture and interiors, workplace and industries — because that’s how clients usually scope a commercial photography brief. Each section shows a working sample of recent shoots, not a curated highlight reel.
Most projects involve a single photographer (me) running on Nikon D850 bodies with a full Nikkor lens kit and Profoto lighting. Backup gear comes on every shoot. The standard delivery is one full edit pass on every usable frame, descriptive file naming, and high-res JPEGs over WeTransfer within three working days. Same-day hero delivery is available for urgent press needs, and second-photographer cover for big events.
500+
Commercial & headshot shoots
150+
Events covered
130+
Five-star Google reviews
Since 2014
Full-time commercial
Product photography
Studio and on-location product work — from food and beverage launches through to branded packaging and retail e-commerce. Briefs run from single-product shoots through to full campaign sets.
Food and beverage
Food styling, beverage launches, restaurant menu shoots and editorial food work — clean, natural light first, controlled studio lighting where the brief asks for it.
Architecture and interiors
Built environment and interior shoots — restaurants, cellars, medical practices, office fit-outs, hospitality. Wide environmental frames plus tighter detail work.
Workplace and industries
I specialise in nine commercial industries — office, medical, industrial, renewable energy, agriculture and wine, tourism, non-profit, retail, transport and logistics. A small selection below; for the full sector breakdown:
Working with corporate, SME and government clients
Briefs run across corporate, SME and government — B-BBEE Level 4 with 100% Procurement Recognition, certificate available on request. Most projects sit between R 4,500 (a 2-hour shoot) and R 13,500 (a full 12-hour day). Travel beyond the Northern Suburbs is quoted per zone, multi-day shoots quoted on brief.
Full pricing breakdown — including the interactive estimator — lives on the commercial pricing page.
Common questions
How do I commission a commercial shoot?
Drop me a brief via the contact form or email info@riekertcloete.com. I’ll come back within a working day with questions, then a formal quote in PDF.
Do you shoot only in Cape Town?
Most projects are within an hour of Durbanville — Northern Suburbs, Cape Town CBD, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Somerset West, Franschhoek, Southern Suburbs. National travel for industrial, energy and multi-day work is quoted per brief.
What’s included in the standard package?
Pre-shoot brief, all professional gear (Nikon D850 bodies + full Nikkor lens kit + Profoto lighting), one full edit pass, WeTransfer delivery (high-res JPGs + low-res web-optimised), descriptive file naming. No image cutoff — everything usable from the shoot is delivered. Backup gear on every shoot.
Are RAW files included?
No — finished JPEGs only. The edit is the deliverable.
How fast is the turnaround?
Three working days for commercial. Same-day hero delivery is available as an add-on for urgent PR or press needs.
Also: corporate headshots
Solo executive headshots through to matched team sets, in-office or studio. The full headshots service runs as a separate offering with its own pricing and turnaround.
Also: corporate events
Conferences, awards evenings, brand launches, gala dinners. Same calm pro on set, tuned for run-of-show. Same-day hero delivery available for press deadlines.
