Ad Photography



Jody Basye has been a videographer since 1983 and he has broadened his scope from framing and editing moving pictures to stills. He’s been an active still photographer since 1998 and shoots on location for clients in the United States and abroad. His work has appeared on posters, magazine ads and covers, billboards, and trade show booths.

A native of Jackson Hole Wyoming, Jody was formally trained in Visual Communications for his under graduate education. Whether Jody is shooting out door scenery in his home town of Jackson Hole or in a studio, Jody brings a genuine enthusiasm, a trained eye and his own decisive vision to each and every job. Jody’s unique combination of qualities puts him at the forefront of his client’s minds when it comes to assigning a difficult video or photography shoot, and they only need to make one phone call to get both jobs done.

His ability to bring competence and warmth to any shoot has been an asset when shooting subjects that may not normally be at ease in front of a camera. Whether photographing a waiter in a diner or an executive from a fortune 500 company, Jody finds a way to connect with his subjects and the camera tells the truth.

Ad Photography is often very important for a companies design and marketing teams. But where do those images come from, and at what cost? Owning your companies photography can safe you money and head aches down the road. Don’t get stuck in negotiation with an image contracting company, higher a photographer and contract a photo shoot to own all your images from the get go. There is nothing better for a uniform brand than images that can be used in the ways and quantities you and your design/marketing team sees fit to do. Contracting images even royalty free ones have limitations on them and can open up potential law suite issues that almost any company would love to avoid. So next time you find yourself in need of imagery stay away from the image contracting websites and let a Viscendo Photographer shoot the images and make them yours and get exactly what you want.

Depending on equipment required for a photo shoot and what the photographer will be taking pictures of, the prices normally vary from $75 – $95 for a minimal equipment photo shoot to $175 to $375 per hour for a large equipment photo shoot. Prices previously mentioned are typical and not guaranteed, all factors involved in pricing are: location, equipment, staff requirements, travel, terrain, staging the shoot site, weather, shared rights or sol exclusivity rights, post production, and last but not least deadlines required for final images. Models, actors, and or props are usually require additional cost and contracting.