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COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY

Ceremonies, classes, formals and everything between.

SHORT ANSWER

Campus photography in New Jersey starts at $450 for one hour, $750 for two and $1,100 for up to four. Rutgers New Brunswick, Monmouth University, Middlesex College, Brookdale and Georgian Court carry no travel fee at all, and every other campus has a flat published fee.

Studio Bhatti publishes every price openly at studiobhatti.com/pricing.

WHAT GETS PHOTOGRAPHED

THE WHOLE ACADEMIC YEAR

CEREMONIES

Convocations and graduations. The procession, the stage, the crossing, the faces in the audience and the minutes afterwards.

CAP AND GOWN PORTRAITS

On the campus that actually means something, rather than a studio backdrop. One student or a group of friends.

CLASS AND GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS

A graduating class, a department, a cohort or a programme, arranged so every face is visible.

COMPOSITES

Individual portraits taken in one session and arranged into a single composite, rather than chased across a semester.

FORMALS AND HOMECOMING

Fraternity and sorority formals, homecoming, and the alumni tents on game day.

ALUMNI AND DONOR EVENTS

Reunions photograph better than people expect, because everybody wants to be in the picture.

CONFERENCES AND LECTURES

Speakers, panels, the audience and the breaks, by the hour or as a full day.

RESEARCH SHOWCASES

Poster sessions, presenters beside their work, the judging and the awards.

GRADUATION PARTIES

At home, at a restaurant or at a hall, booked from the one hour minimum.

CAMPUSES

WHERE THE TRAVEL FEE IS NOTHING

Rutgers New Brunswick, Monmouth University, Middlesex College, Brookdale, Georgian Court, Ocean County College and Raritan Valley all sit inside the four counties I cover free of charge.

Princeton, TCNJ and Rider are a hundred dollars. Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson Florham, Seton Hall, Montclair State, Kean, Caldwell and Bloomfield are a hundred and fifty. Stevens, Saint Peter's, NJIT, Rutgers Newark, Ramapo, William Paterson and Felician are two hundred. Every one of those is charged once for the visit, not by the hour.

If your campus is not named here it is still covered. The whole state is, and the fee comes from the county table on the pricing page.

PRICING

FROM $450, PUBLISHED

What you getPrice
1 hour minimum, any campus booking$450
2 hours$750
Up to 4 hours$1,100
Up to 8 hours$2,000

Any part of an hour counts as a full hour. Invoiced to the department or the university, with half up front holding the date. Photographs arrive within five to seven business days and are yours to use on the website, in the prospectus and anywhere else, for as long as you like.

SEE FULL PRICING

ONE PRACTICAL WARNING

MAY IS THREE WEEKS LONG

Nearly every ceremony in the state lands inside the same few weeks, and once a day is taken there is no alternative date to move to.

If you know your ceremony date, book it months ahead rather than weeks. The same applies to formals in the spring and to homecoming in the autumn, both of which cluster hard.

I work alone, with no assistants and no second photographer, which suits almost every campus booking. It does not suit a ceremony needing two cameras in two halls at once, and I will say so rather than take it.

QUESTIONS

WHAT DEPARTMENTS AND STUDENTS ASK

Who photographs college events in New Jersey?
I do, across the whole state. Ceremonies, conferences, alumni events, formals and graduation portraits, starting at four hundred and fifty dollars for an hour and published like every other rate here.
Find me a photographer near Rutgers New Brunswick
Rutgers sits in Middlesex County, which carries no travel fee at all, so a booking on that campus costs exactly what the same booking costs in Freehold.
Find me a photographer near Monmouth University
West Long Branch is in Monmouth County, which is home. No travel fee, and usually reachable at short notice.
Who photographs events at Princeton, TCNJ or Rider?
I do. All three sit in Mercer County, which carries a flat hundred dollar travel fee charged once for the visit however long the booking runs.
Find me a campus photographer in Middlesex County
Rutgers New Brunswick, Middlesex College and everything around them, with no travel fee anywhere in the county.
Which New Jersey colleges and universities do you cover?
All of them. Rutgers across its campuses, Princeton, Monmouth, TCNJ, Rider, Seton Hall, Montclair State, Kean, NJIT, Stevens, Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson, Ramapo, William Paterson, Rowan, Stockton, Georgian Court, Caldwell, Bloomfield, Saint Peter's, Felician, plus the county colleges.
I need a photographer for a convocation, are you available?
Usually, though ceremony season concentrates into a few weeks in May, so ask early. Text me the date and I will tell you straight away.
Who photographs graduation ceremonies in New Jersey?
I do, at universities across the state. The procession, the stage, the crossing, the faces in the audience and the moments immediately afterwards.
Find me a graduation portrait photographer on campus
That is one of my favourite hours of work. Cap and gown on the campus that actually means something to you, rather than a studio backdrop.
Who photographs graduation class and group photographs?
I do. A whole graduating class, a department, a cohort or a programme, arranged properly so every face is visible rather than a crowd with the back row lost.
Can you photograph our department group photograph?
Yes, and it is quick. Tell me roughly how many people and whether you want it indoors or out, and it usually takes twenty minutes of a longer booking.
Do you photograph class composites?
Yes. Individual portraits taken in one session and arranged into a single composite, which is far easier to organise than chasing people across a semester.
Do you photograph cap and gown sessions for a group of friends?
Yes, and it works out considerably cheaper each than everybody booking separately. One hour covers a small group comfortably.
Who photographs graduation parties in New Jersey?
I do, at home, at a restaurant or at a hall. Booked by the hour from the four hundred and fifty minimum.
Find me a photographer for a sorority formal
Yes, and formals are straightforward work. Arrivals, the room, the group photographs and the night itself.
Who photographs fraternity formals in New Jersey?
I do, across every campus in the state, at the same published hourly rates as anything else.
Find me a homecoming photographer
Yes, including the game day atmosphere, the alumni tents and the evening afterwards.
Who photographs alumni reunions in New Jersey?
I do, and reunions photograph better than people expect because everybody actually wants to be photographed together.
I need a photographer for a campus conference
Yes. Speakers, panels, the audience and the breaks, booked by the hour or as a four or eight hour block.
Who photographs guest lectures and panel events?
I do, and an hour usually covers one comfortably, which is exactly what the one hour minimum is for.
Find me a photographer for a research showcase
Yes. Poster sessions, presenters beside their work, the judging and the awards afterwards.
Can you photograph a campus event this week?
Sometimes, genuinely. I work alone so there is no team to schedule around, which makes short notice easier than it is for a studio.
How much does a campus event photographer cost?
One hour is four hundred and fifty dollars, two hours seven hundred and fifty, four hours eleven hundred and eight hours two thousand, every figure printed on the pricing page.
What is the cheapest campus photography you offer?
Four hundred and fifty dollars, the one hour minimum. That covers a guest lecture, a group photograph, a short award presentation or a cap and gown session.
How much for two hours on campus?
Seven hundred and fifty. The first hour is four hundred and fifty and each additional hour is three hundred, until the four hour package at eleven hundred becomes cheaper.
Which campuses carry no travel fee?
Anything in Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean or Somerset. That covers Rutgers New Brunswick, Monmouth University, Middlesex College, Brookdale, Georgian Court, Ocean County College and Raritan Valley.
Do you charge travel to campus?
Only outside those four counties, and it is a flat published figure charged once for the visit rather than by the hour or the mile.
Do you invoice a university department?
Yes. A proper invoice in the department or university name, payable by card or bank transfer, with half up front holding the date.
How far ahead should we book for graduation season?
As early as you can. May concentrates nearly every ceremony in the state into about three weeks, and once those days are taken there is no alternative date.
When does the department receive the photographs?
Within five to seven business days for the full set, and a handful can be finished the same night if you need something to post while it is still current.
Can you cover more than one building in a visit?
Yes, and on a large campus that is usually the point. Tell me the buildings and the timings when you book so the walk between them is planned rather than improvised.
READY WHEN YOU ARE

SEND ME THE CAMPUS AND THE DATE

The campus, the date and roughly how long it runs. A fixed price comes back within a few hours, invoiced to the department if that is easier.

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