DIRCKS 2026 brand shoot

Picking our photo and video team

Prepared by Wyatt Poole · November 6, 2026

This page sums up the bids for the new website's photos and the CEO video so we can pick a team and book dates. I'm out and traveling Monday through Friday (November 9 to 13), so please leave your pick and any notes in the box at the bottom as soon as you can, even over the weekend. That way I can lock in the vendor before the dates fill up. Your picks save automatically, and you can come back to this same link anytime.

It should take about 5 minutes from your phone.

Budget goal (Phase 1)Under $10,000

Pick byASAP (this weekend)

Photos and CEO video dueDec 8

What we're buying

The same scope went to every vendor, so the prices below compare like for like.

Warehouse half day, with Matt's on-camera CEO video filmed the same day
Two real customer moves: one commercial, one residential
Portraits of 9 people in one simple setup on December 16
One edited 60 to 90 second CEO video, plus the raw footage. We'll cut the website loops and social reels ourselves.
Later, not in this budget: the truck shoot, after the new wrap is done

My take

D-MAK Productions at $9,950 is the best value right now. It's the only bid under $10,000 that covers photo and video for every session. Joe has committed to the December 8 delivery and is holding November 20 for the warehouse.

One thing to check before we sign: their website is mostly video work, so I'd ask Joe for still photos of crews at work first.

Beverly Boy at $10,000 is the safe corporate video choice. Their crews come from a national network, though, so we won't know who shows up. There's also no video at the moves, and their deposit is non-refundable.
Mark Peterman has the strongest industrial and corporate photo portfolio of the group. His first price came in high, and he's sending a sharper quote Monday. He can only do the warehouse on November 23, and his video partner is still unknown.
Stephen Shefrin is the cheapest for photos, but his work is mostly real estate. Justin Godsey's video quote hasn't arrived, so this pairing can't be compared yet.

Side by side

Phase 1 only. Swipe sideways on a phone.

	D-MAK Productions	Beverly Boy Productions	Shefrin + Godsey	Mark Peterman
Website and Instagram	Website · Instagram · Vimeo	Website · Instagram	Stephen: Website · Instagram Justin: Website · Instagram	Website · Instagram
Phase 1 total	$9,950Under budget $10,550 if the two moves are on different days	$10,000At budget	About $3,600 + videoVideo quote pending	PendingRevised quote Monday His first price came in high. He's sharpening it for Monday.
Photos	$5,550: warehouse half day, plus both moves on one long day. About 125 to 160 edited photos.	$6,000: four half days (warehouse, both moves, and portraits)	$900 per half day, about 200 edited photos each	Photographer with an industrial and corporate portfolio
Video	$3,650: CEO video, plus B-roll at the warehouse and one move. 2 rounds of changes.	$1,500 to film (warehouse day only) + $2,500 to edit. 3 rounds of changes.	Justin Godsey (Godsey Creative). No quote yet. Stephen is checking Nov 17 with him.	Video partner unknown
Portraits	$750 (up to 9 people, about 2 hours)	Included in the photo days (billed as a half day). Delivered after Dec 17.	$900 (half day)	Pending
Dates	Warehouse Nov 20. Moves Nov 19, 20, 23, or 24 (booked Nov 17 and 18).	Flexible, follows our dates	Offered warehouse Nov 17 (morning) and portraits Dec 16 at 9 AM	Warehouse Nov 23 only (away the week of Nov 16). December portrait dates work. Checking on the move dates.
Ready by Dec 8?	Yes, committed	"Will do our best"	Photos a few days after each shoot. Video unknown.	Pending
From our calls	Joe confirmed the Dec 8 delivery and is holding Nov 20. He found the savings by combining the two moves into one day and dropping the reels and loops.	Lowered the price twice this week, from $18,000 to $10,000, by cutting video to the warehouse day only.	Stephen's half-day rate is fixed (it's based on his time). He wants dates locked in quickly so he can block his calendar.	Very interested. He says the job is similar to work he's done for several past clients. Mostly corporate and industrial photography (mining, manufacturing, ASU School of Medicine). His first price came in high, and he's sharpening it for Monday.
Who shows up	One local Phoenix crew for both photo and video	National booking network. Crew is assigned locally.	Two separate local businesses	Local Phoenix studio
Portfolio fit	Corporate video (Intel, Microsoft, Chipotle). Few still photos online.	Strongest corporate video record. Crew quality varies by city.	Mostly luxury real estate and headshots. Couldn't verify the video partner.	Best industrial stills (mining, manufacturing, ASU Medicine)
Watch-outs	The $9,950 price needs both moves on the same day.	50% deposit, all payments final. No video at the moves.	Can't compare until the video quote arrives.	First price was high. Revised quote Monday.

Portfolio fit is based on each vendor's public website and reviews. Before we sign, we'll ask the finalist for samples that look most like our shoot.

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Is each piece worth it?

D-MAK's package, line by line. Tap Keep, Cut, or Ask. The total updates as you go.

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Ways to spend less

Same-day moves: putting both moves on one day saves $600 with D-MAK. That depends on our job schedule.
Skip paid loops and reels: we'll cut those from the raw footage ourselves. That's already left out of every price above.
Mix and match: Shefrin's photos (about $3,600) plus D-MAK's video ($3,650) could land around $7,250. We'd need to ask D-MAK whether they'll do video only.
Wait on the truck: no need to commit to the truck shoot until the wrap is done.

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Tentative timeline

Real customer moves set the move days, so those stay flexible until the jobs are booked.

Shoot Move window Due Someone out No shoot

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Your pick

Each of you has your own box. You can see each other's picks once they're saved. If you'd like to trim the job, mark items Cut in the list above or add a note.