Harlow Bay Studio — selected work

PORTFOLIO & RATES

14 Pages · 3 Packages
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The deck that wins the brief before the call ends
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01 / THE DIAGNOSIS

WHY GOOD WORK LOSES BAD DECKS

CLIENTS DON'T BUY YOUR BEST PHOTO. THEY BUY THE FIRST THREE PAGES.

The Rescue 04 / 12

PRINCIPLES

ANCHOR, ORDER, PRICE — IN THAT ORDER

We rebuilt Harlow Bay Studio's deck around three rules: open on the single strongest image, sequence the work by the outcome a client recognizes, and never show a rate without the proof standing next to it.

  • Hero spread first — no logo page, no team photo
  • Group work by client goal, not by shoot date
  • Every rate tier sits beside the deliverable that earns it
IMAGE PLACEHOLDER

Harlow Bay Studio deck — page 3, hero spread

Harlow Bay Studio · Rate Deck 04 / 12
By the Page 05 / 12

THE PAGE SYSTEM

14
Pages Total
Down from a 32-page catalog
3
Packages
Elopement · Full Day · Editorial
6
Proof Spreads
One before every price page
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Contents 06 / 12

SIX SECTIONS, IN ORDER

Each section earns the next — nobody flips past page four without a reason to keep going.

  • Cover — one hero image, no text
  • Selected work, grouped by client goal
  • Process — how a shoot day actually runs
  • Proof — three client outcomes, named and dated
  • Packages and booking — three tiers, plain language
Harlow Bay Studio · Rate Deck 06 / 12

WE SENT THE DECK ON A THURSDAY. THEY BOOKED THE ELOPEMENT PACKAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

SASHA REYES BOOKED VIA THE 14-PAGE DECK · 2026
Before / After 08 / 12
BEFORE

A 32-PAGE PORTFOLIO PDF

Every job we'd ever shot, in the order we happened to export it. Clients scrolled, lost the thread, and asked "so what does this cost?" by page six.

  • No package structure, just a photo dump
  • Rates lived in a separate email thread
  • Average reply time: 9 days
AFTER

A 14-PAGE DECK BUILT TO CLOSE

The deck opens on the strongest spread, proves the process in one page, and lands the price next to the proof. Clients read it once and know what to book.

  • Three packages, each tied to a real client story
  • Rates on the same page as the deliverable
  • Average reply time down to 36 hours
Harlow Bay Studio · Rate Deck 08 / 12
02 / THE HANDOFF

THE EXPORT CHECKLIST

ONE PDF. THREE PACKAGES. ZERO FOLLOW-UP EMAILS.

Deck Anatomy 11 / 12

PAGES BY SECTION

Count · final 14-page deck
1
COVER
2
PROCESS
3
PROOF
4
WORK
4
PACKAGES

Source: Harlow Bay Studio deck build log · 2026

Harlow Bay Studio · Rate Deck 11 / 12

SEND THE DECK. LET THE PRICE CLOSE ITSELF.

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