Storyteller for Hire

Every business has a story. Someone took a chance. Someone learned a trade. Someone unlocks the door each morning and gets to work.

I help you show that story through photographs and words.

The people behind the counter. The hands doing the work. The place you’ve built and the details your customers might never notice.

I’m Robby—professionally, RJ Batte, a photographer, storyteller, and writer of Light and word, rooted in Southside Virginia. I pay attention to the people, places, and everyday details that help tell your story.

Whether you run a shop, work the land, make something by hand, or lead an organization, I can help you create photographs for your website, social media, and printed materials.

We’ll start with a conversation about your business, who you want to reach, and where you’ll use the work. From there, we’ll plan coverage that fits.

You can hire me for photography, or bring the photographs and words together in a written business story.

A focused session to introduce your business or refresh the photographs you use to promote it.

Includes:
-A planning conversation
-Up to 90 minutes of photography at one location
-25 edited photographs
-Full-resolution and web-ready files

Coverage can include you and your team, your workspace, and the work you do.

Photographs and words that give people a fuller picture of your business.

Includes:
-A planning conversation and interview
-Up to 2½ hours on location
-40 edited photographs, delivered in full-resolution and web-ready sizes
-A written business story of approximately 400–600 words
-One round of revisions to the written story

Use the story on your website, in your newsletter, or in your business marketing.

An extensive photography collection for businesses that need broader coverage of their people, premises, equipment, and work.

We’ll build the assignment around your needs, with shooting time, locations, and delivered photographs defined in your proposal.

Written storytelling, drone photography, video and ongoing coverage can be quoted as part of the project.

An opening. An anniversary. A community gathering. A day worth remembering.

I’m also available to document business and organizational events, with written storytelling available alongside the photographs. Event coverage is quoted according to the assignment.

For returning branding clients, photography refresh sessions start at $350 and include up to one hour of coverage and 15 edited photographs. New faces, seasonal work, a new service—there’s always another part of the story to show.

Tell me a little about your business, what you’d like people to see, and where you plan to use the photographs or writing.
You don’t need to arrive with a finished idea.
We can start with a conversation.

Based in Southside Virginia. Travel availability and any additional costs are confirmed in your proposal.

Packages include use of the delivered work for your business’s own website, social media, and marketing materials.
Commissioned work does not include publication in Southside Vignettes.

Serving businesses and organizations in Victoria, Kenbridge, Keysville, and surrounding Southside Virginia communities