Portraits

Joy curled in an armchair, holding a white flower at her shoulder

Model: Joy Pryor

A proper sitting, and a picture worth putting on a wall.

The session is the thing

Most people have not been photographed properly since school. A portrait sitting is not a queue and a shutter — it is a booked room, a set of lights, and enough time to change, to settle, and to try something that might not work.

Nothing depends on the weather or the season. A November booking looks the same as one in July.

What a sitting costs

These are the three sittings (including delivery) people book most often.

Short session

$320

Five images · standard editing

Forty-five minutes. Individually or as a couple.

Full sitting

$530

Eight images · standard editing, enhance from +$35

Seventy-five minutes, with a lighting or outfit change partway through.

Unhurried

From $990

Ten images · enhanced beauty, luxury available

Ninety minutes. Nobody watching the clock.

Anything here can be adjusted — more images, a longer session, or a different level of finishing. Tell me what you are after and I will price it.

Families

Bring everyone. Children are easier in a warm room with somewhere to put their coats than they are on a windy beach, and there is no light to lose at four o’clock.

Prints

Files are edited and delivered ready to use, but a portrait that stays in a folder is only half a portrait. Ask about prints and I will discuss options.

Example sittings

Everything below is shown with permission. Nothing from your sitting is published without yours.

  • Mike Everett
  • Joy Pryor
  • “Cheetah”
  • Autumn Shoot
  • Srija Shoot
  • Alysia Shoot

Portrait sessions from $320

Evenings and weekends by appointment. I typically reply within one working day.