SANJIESAN LICENSING / BUYING GUIDE
Choose photography or visualisation for the evidence you need
A project with a physical sample and a project still comparing concepts need different image work. Choose a commission that represents the current evidence accurately. A photograph can show the sample that exists; a visualisation can explain a proposed arrangement. The brief should help the provider show that distinction clearly while making the image useful to its intended reader.
List what is available to depict
Identify the sample, drawings and artwork actually available. Note any part of a sample that differs from the intended object. If there is no physical sample, state that before requesting a photography quote. For a visualisation, identify which dimensions or materials are hypothetical. This gives each provider a fair description of the work and prevents an imagined finished product from entering the brief as though it already exists.
Ask each candidate about the intended view
Choose the reader’s question, such as understanding the object’s overall outline or seeing a particular surface detail. Ask the provider which views and supporting files would answer it. Keep retouching, scene construction and later adaptations identifiable in the quotation. An impressive environment image may leave the object unclear, while a simple view may be enough for the current review. Compare purpose before counting final images.
Choose an accurate caption and usable handoff
Include the wording needed to identify a sample photo or concept visual alongside the image deliverables. Ask what source files, selected crops and reference notes the next editor receives. A later change to the object may require new image work, so keep that outside any assumed unlimited revision promise. A Sanjiesan development enquiry can describe the available evidence and the view needed next, making the commission easier to scope.