Process, Pricing, & Access
Movement
Dancers, performers, a crowd mid-song, you can't predict that from a settings chart. My first drag show taught me that fast. I thought I knew movement from events and kids, drag performance was a whole other level. Once I relaxed and trusted the process, I caught the blur in the background and the performer frozen sharp in front of it.
What Happens During a Session
It starts with a message: what you're picturing, what the photos are for. From there, a consultation, call, in person, or just a few messages back and forth, so I know what I'm walking in to capture. If it's personal, we build the setting together. If it's a brand or an organization, I'm asking what the personality is and how to get it on camera.
I get to a shoot a little early or a little after things have started, introduce myself to whoever needs to know who's holding the camera, and shoot. Afterward, I go through everything and select what gets edited in Lightroom. You'll get a shared folder with the finished images, usually around 50. Small requests, black and white, a different crop, are included at no extra charge.
What I won't do: airbrush you into someone else. Wrinkles stay. Moles stay. Blemishes get judged case by case depending on where they are, but the goal is never a smoothed-over, fake version of you. I'm capturing you, not erasing you.
Movement
Dancers, performers, a crowd mid-song, you can't predict that from a settings chart. My first drag show taught me that fast. I thought I knew movement from events and kids, drag performance was a whole other level. Once I relaxed and trusted the process, I caught the blur in the background and the performer frozen sharp in front of it.
Where I Shoot
Outdoors, in bars, inside museums, under harsh corporate lighting, in the dark with sparklers going, in someone's living room against a backdrop I bring myself. I've shot people playing in water, mid-dance, mid-speech, mid-sentence while they wrote. I've walked a street with someone and used the block as the set.
One of my favorite setups is the simplest one: a blank backdrop and nothing else. No distractions, just a canvas we build a whole world inside of, together.
Movement
Dancers, performers, a crowd mid-song, you can't predict that from a settings chart. My first drag show taught me that fast. I thought I knew movement from events and kids, drag performance was a whole other level. Once I relaxed and trusted the process, I caught the blur in the background and the performer frozen sharp in front of it.
What It Costs
Sessions start at $200, two hours, consultation included, editing included, about 50 finished images, small revisions at no charge. If a shoot runs longer or needs props, the price moves with it.
If you need photos and $200 genuinely isn't where you are right now, tell me. I'll work with you. Good photography shouldn't only exist for people who can afford the going rate.
Movement
Dancers, performers, a crowd mid-song, you can't predict that from a settings chart. My first drag show taught me that fast. I thought I knew movement from events and kids, drag performance was a whole other level. Once I relaxed and trusted the process, I caught the blur in the background and the performer frozen sharp in front of it.
Comfort & Access
I come to you, most of the time, and when we're choosing a location, I'll bring you options and clear it with the venue myself. Mobility considerations, sensory pacing, tell me what you need going in and we'll build the shoot around it. Access to good photography should mean access for everyone, not just the people whose needs are easiest to accommodate.
If you freeze up in front of the camera, I'll pause and ask what's going on in your head. Usually, I can get you laughing, or get you out of your head entirely, that's half of why the headshot trick with the scrunched-up face works so well. It's a client's built-in reset button!
