Session Process and Pricing

Pre-Shoot Consultation

Portrait sessions include a pre-shoot consultation to discuss your needs and my vision. Together we will establish what you’d like your images to communicate. By the end of the consultation we will have decided on a theme and colour scheme for your shoot, and I will give you direction for clothing to bring to your session. You are encouraged to bring multiple clothing options.

Proofing Gallery

After your shoot, you will receive a proofing gallery within 5 days. These proofs will have gone through a soft edit process that includes cropping, colour balancing, and basic retouching.

From this gallery you can select the images you love and want to purchase.

Final payment is required before final editing takes place.

Final Gallery

Once you select your images to purchase, they will pass through the final editing process. Typically this includes removing flyaway hairs and correcting blemishes.

My take on Retouching

As a photographer, my goal is to capture you honestly and showcase your unique character and image. I do this by guiding the styling, directing poses, creating flattering light and setting the scene for your portrait to make a statement without saying words.

But each photographer approaches editing differently, which means the same image can be edited in countless ways.

I believe editing should enhance a portrait, not change it, so my retouching style is minimal. Your proofing gallery will have mostly untouched images, and then together we can discuss the elements that we are both comfortable with enhancing.

Typically final edits include skin softening, blemish correction, removing flyaway hairs, and decreasing shine in highlight areas.

  • Individual Portraits

    Individual portraits are customized experiences that showcase the personality of each person. These images could be displayed at home, used on social media or shared with family and friends.

    These sessions are 2 hours long and include as many thematic changes as time allows. Bring multiple sets of clothing in order to make great use of the session.

    Pricing:

    • Full gallery of 25+ soft-edited images to choose from

    • 10 image package - $545

    • Additional 5 image package - $75

    • Additional 15 image package - $165

    *$150 deposit to secure booking (non-refundable). The remainder is due upon selection of final images.

    Payment can be made via e-transfer or PayPal.

  • Family and Groups

    Group portraits are customized experiences that showcase the bond between friends and family. My hope is that these images are shared, displayed, and loved for a lifetime.

    My studio has limited space so larger groups will need a secondary location.

    Group sessions are 2 hours long and include as many poses as the time allows for. Groups larger than two people do not allow for clothing changes.

    Pricing:

    • Full gallery 25+ soft-edited images to choose from

    • 10 image package - $675

    • Additional 5 image package - $120

    • Additional 15 image package - $295

    *$250 deposit to secure booking (non-refundable). The remainder is due upon selection of final images.

    Payment can be made via e-transfer or PayPal.

  • Personal & Corporate Branding

    Personal branding sessions are 30 mins and include one wardrobe change.

    Please see my wardrobe guide below for more guidance on what to wear.

    A gallery of proofs will be sent to you within 72 hours.

    Pricing:

    • 30 min shoot

    • $350 (includes 3 edited images)

    *$75 non-refundable deposit to secure booking. Remainder due day of shoot via electronic transfer.

  • Documentary Family

    Now is your chance to leave your own camera behind and actually be captured with your family. Each session is custom but love is the heart and soul of every one. To start, you choose a half day (4 hours) or a full day (8 hours) depending on what your family wants, and then we build the day together.

    Half Day (4 Hours) $675

    • Full gallery 100+ edited images.

    Full Day (8 Hours) $995

    • Full gallery 200+ edited images.

    *$250 deposit to secure booking (non-refundable). The remainder is due on the day of the shoot.

Wardrobe Guide

I recommend clothes that reflect how you’d want to be perceived but keep in mind comfort and ability to pose. If you’re not comfortable, you won’t look comfortable. And a well-fitted wardrobe is a key piece in any photoshoot. Solid colours are normally preferable to patterns, with some exceptions.

Men should avoid thin pinstripe shirts. Women should avoid sheer fabrics.

*Logos on clothing will not be retouched.