Hi 👋 — I’m Sabin Rana, a product and studio photographer with six years of experience creating commercial visuals.
I specialize in clean, conversion-ready product photography, with a background in portrait, lifestyle, and video shoots.
My Journey into Photography
From marketing visuals to studio photography 📸
My path into photography was driven by a real business need. I started as a content creator and graphic designer for Remax Nepal, a retail and e-commerce brand, producing marketing visuals from limited source material. When the available product images weren’t enough, I picked up the camera myself - beginning with lifestyle shots, then moving into full studio work as the brand’s visual quality became central to its marketing.
As the results proved their value, we invested in a full studio - professional camera bodies, lighting, lenses, and modifiers. I sharpened my technique through self-driven study: courses from commercial photographers like Karl Taylor, alongside continuous learning from other professionals in the field - then strengthened it through deliberate practice, running shoot after shoot until every setup became second nature. Over time, photography grew from a supporting task into a core craft, and the content it powered helped double the brand’s revenue within two years.
Because I came up through marketing and digital content, I don’t just shoot products - I understand how the images are used: on storefronts, in ads, and across e-commerce. That commercial perspective shapes how I light, compose, and retouch every shot, so the final image works where it matters. That approach grew the brand’s social channels from zero to 75K+ followers, with photography leading the content.
Today I’m based in Hong Kong, focused on product and studio photography for brands and e-commerce.
Experience at a glance
Six years shaping commercial product imagery ✨
6 years in photography - 4 of them in dedicated studio work
Product, portrait & lifestyle photography, and video shoots
200+ photo sessions covering 60+ sales campaigns end to end
700-900 finished, retouched images delivered per year across web, social, print, and Daraz
8-12 SKUs a day on e-commerce sets; 3-5 products a day on fully themed shoots
Directed 30+ models across on-model product campaigns
Self-trained through courses by commercial photographers including Karl Taylor
Background in digital marketing and e-commerce at Remax Nepal
Skills & Expertise
Bringing care and precision 🎯 to every shoot
My photography production toolkit
Software I use to plan shoots, retouch product images, refine color, prepare campaign assets, and explore visual concepts.
Photoshop
Detailed retouching and product polish.
Lightroom
Color grading and photo catalog edits.
Illustrator
Vector graphics for brand assets.
After Effects
Motion edits for reels and promos.
DaVinci Resolve
Video edits and precise color finishing.
Figma
Planning layouts, decks, and web flows.
Midjourney
AI concepts for shoot moodboards.
Higgsfield AI
AI image generation for photo concepts.
For Hiring Teams
Looking for a full-time photography role in Hong Kong?
I’m ready to contribute to an in-house creative, e-commerce, or studio team with dependable product photography, lighting, retouching, and visual production support.
