Question 1

How much does a photographer cost in Dubai?

Accepted Answer

Photography starts at AED 699 for 1 hour and AED 1,700 for a half day (4 hours). Videography starts at AED 899 for 1 hour. Longer bookings cost less per hour, and prices are shown upfront. Shoots in Dubai carry no travel fee. Outside Dubai a fixed travel fee is added once per booking, after any discount: Ajman AED 150, Sharjah AED 150, Umm Al Quwain AED 200, Abu Dhabi AED 300, Fujairah AED 300, Ras Al Khaimah AED 300, Al Ain AED 400.

Question 2

How does pricing work?

Accepted Answer

You can book a verified professional at their listed fixed price, or post your project with the budget you want to pay and let interested professionals respond. Once a booking price is confirmed, it is fixed. Outside Dubai, a fixed travel fee for the emirate is added and shown as its own line before you pay.

Question 3

Can I set my own budget?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can define your project and set the budget you want to pay. Interested professionals can respond if they are willing to take the project at that price.

Question 4

Are there any additional costs?

Accepted Answer

There are no hidden fees. Shoots in Dubai carry no travel fee. Outside Dubai a fixed travel fee is added once per booking, after any discount: Ajman AED 150, Sharjah AED 150, Umm Al Quwain AED 200, Abu Dhabi AED 300, Fujairah AED 300, Ras Al Khaimah AED 300, Al Ain AED 400. It is shown as its own line before you pay.

Question 5

Is my payment protected?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Shootix holds your payment securely and only releases it to the professional after the agreed work has been delivered and you confirm completion.

Question 6

How are professionals verified?

Accepted Answer

Professionals are reviewed before they can accept bookings on Shootix, including identity, UAE documents and portfolio checks.

Question 7

What is included in my booking?

Accepted Answer

Your booking includes the agreed shoot time and deliverables. The expected number of edited photos or videos, included revisions and other delivery details are shown before booking.

Question 8

What if no one accepts my budget?

Accepted Answer

You can adjust your budget and repost the project, or book a verified professional directly at their listed fixed price.

Question 9

When will I receive my photos or videos?

Accepted Answer

Usually within 3 to 5 working days of the shoot, and sooner when your professional's schedule allows. The exact date is confirmed with your professional before the shoot.

Question 10

How does payment work? Is a deposit required?

Accepted Answer

A 50% deposit by bank transfer confirms your booking and holds the date, and the balance is due 7 days before the shoot. If you book less than 7 days ahead, the full amount confirms it. Either way the professional is only paid after you confirm the work was delivered.

Question 11

Can I shoot at several locations, and does travel between them count?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can move between several locations and change outfits. The time spent travelling from one location to the next is part of your booked session hours, so plan the route with that in mind. Shoots anywhere in Dubai carry no travel fee.

Question 12

Do you arrange location permits or transport?

Accepted Answer

Not as part of a standard booking: Shootix introduces the right photographer or videographer, and location permits and transport are arranged by you. Filming with a professional camera in many public places in Dubai needs a permit; without one, only phone filming is possible there. If you would like our team to handle the whole process, permits and transport included, we can plan it as a custom project, from an estimated AED 6,000.

Question 13

How do rewards and referrals work?

Accepted Answer

Refer a friend and you both receive the applicable referral reward after their first completed booking. You can also earn reward points on eligible completed projects.

Question 14

What fees does Shootix charge?

Accepted Answer

All applicable Shootix fees are included or clearly shown before payment. There are no hidden charges at checkout. If the shoot is outside Dubai, the travel fee for that emirate is shown as its own line before you pay.

Question 15

What happens if I cancel?

Accepted Answer

Before the professional confirms your date, cancelling is free. Once the booking is paid, what you get back depends on notice: 100% more than 7 days before the shoot, 75% at 3–7 days, 50% inside 72 hours, and nothing under 24 hours or on a no-show. The date was held for you and turned other work away, so the amount retained rises as the chance of refilling it falls. Refunds reach your original payment method within 7 days.

Question 16

What if my professional cancels?

Accepted Answer

You are refunded in full — at any notice, with no deduction and no scale. We will propose a replacement where the date still allows it, and if you would rather take the money back it is processed within 48 hours of your choice. Their account is suspended pending review.

Question 17

Can I move my shoot to another date?

Accepted Answer

Yes — one free date change if you ask more than 72 hours before the shoot and the professional agrees the new date. They are not obliged to accept one: if they decline, you can keep the original booking, move the protected amount to a replacement professional, or cancel with a full refund and no deduction.

Question 18

When is my payment released to the professional?

Accepted Answer

When you confirm the work was delivered — that is what releases it, so review the delivery before confirming. If you neither confirm nor open a dispute within 7 days of delivery, payment is released to the professional. If delivery runs more than 72 hours past the agreed date and you have not agreed a new one, you can cancel and take a full refund.

Question 19

Can the professional post my photos in their portfolio?

Accepted Answer

Only after you have published or used the work yourself, and never if you mark the booking Confidential — either with the option at booking or by saying so in writing in the booking chat before the shoot. You can also ask them in writing to withdraw any specific material for privacy or safety reasons, at any time.

Question 20

Is VAT added to the price?

Accepted Answer

No. Shootix does not currently charge VAT on bookings, and nothing is added at checkout — the price you are shown is the price you pay. Professionals are responsible for their own tax position on what they earn.

Book photographers
& videographers
at fixed prices

Book photographers
& videographers
at fixed prices

You brief. We shoot.

Step 1 of 4, current: Your shoot

Step 2 of 4: Your creator

Step 3 of 4: Your quote

Step 4 of 4: Your quotation

Browse by specialty

A growing network of UAE professionals.

Built for a simpler, safer way to book.

Are you a photographer or videographer?

Frequently asked questions

Trusted by businesses across the UAE

Book photographers& videographersat fixed prices

Book photographers& videographersat fixed prices

You brief. We shoot.

Step 1 of 4, current: Your shoot

Step 2 of 4: Your creator

Step 3 of 4: Your quote

Step 4 of 4: Your quotation

Browse by specialty

A growing network of UAE professionals.

Built for a simpler, safer way to book.

Are you a photographer or videographer?

Frequently asked questions

How much does a photographer cost in Dubai?

How does pricing work?

Can I set my own budget?

Are there any additional costs?

Is my payment protected?

How are professionals verified?

Trusted by businesses across the UAE

Book photographers
& videographers
at fixed prices

Book photographers
& videographers
at fixed prices