SOLO SESSIONS START AT $300*

*excluding travel expenses

a Venmo deposit of 50% of the total package price is required to reserve the date/time of your session

Which package should I choose?

Decisions decisions! If you’re looking to receive some high-quality photos for your Instagram, website, or if you need fresh new pics for your dating profile, I would go with the Standard Portrait Session ($300).

If you’re a blogger, musician, or someone in need of a lot of content, I highly recommend the Premium Portrait Session ($475). This package is my best value! It includes up to two hours, four wardrobe looks, and eight total retouched images.

If you’re an actor that wants new headshots, or a professional looking to update your website’s “About Me” pic or LinkedIn profile, I have three types of headshot packages available- the Mini Headshot Session ($300), Standard Headshot Session ($400), or Premium Headshot Session ($575). I’ll only be capturing tightly cropped images of your beautiful face (no full body pics here)! Actors will receive their chosen final retouched headshots in industry standard format (white border and name at the bottom).

If you’re someone who fits more than one of these categories, it could be most valuable for you to do the Portrait/Headshot Combo Session ($600). These sessions usually last two hours or even longer, but they are super convenient since the portrait/headshot combo is literally two shoots in one and offers the most amount of photos! Be sure to bring plenty of water, a snack, extra makeup, outfits, etc.

Where will we shoot?

This is totally up to you! My go-to spots for headshots in San Diego are Solana Beach (Cedros District), Carlsbad Village, Little Italy, Old Town, and Old Poway Park. For portraits, I can recommend several great locations. Let me know what vibe you’re going for and we can decide on the location together! This has to be perfect!

I am currently based in San Diego. If you’d like to shoot in Orange County, Los Angeles, or anywhere outside of Southern CA, I’m so down! Just let me know where and I can definitely give you a travel estimate! For shoots outside San Diego county, a Venmo deposit for 50% of the total package price must be made at least 1 week in advance.

Can we do a studio shoot?

Absolutely! I highly recommend EQ Studios located in Downtown San Diego. This space is extremely versatile, the lighting is stunning and the staff is super friendly too! My studio shoots start at $500. Please inquire if you are interested!

What camera and lenses do you shoot with?

I shoot with the Canon EOS R and alternate between the 24-70mm 2.8 RF, 50mm 1.2 EF, and Sigma 35mm 1.4 ART lenses.

What should I wear?

For headshot sessions, I tell people to avoid shirts with logos, or anything that may distract from your face. Basic, solid-colored casual clothing is always best! If possible, choose colors that complement or contrast nicely with your skin tone. For hair/makeup, a natural look is usually preferred by casting directors, unless you are trying to emulate a specific character type.

For portrait sessions, I would wear anything with color, textures, layers, and accessories. If you’re indecisive, feel free to bring a bunch of options! You could also send me pics of your wardrobe choices leading up to our shoot and I’d be happy to help you choose which outfits I think will photograph best! Ultimately you should wear whatever looks best on you and makes you feel most confident (:

Do I get to select the final images?

After the shoot, I will select, edit, and send you the absolute best images that we took! I’ll upload these to a hi-res online gallery where you can view and select your top favorites for me to retouch. These images will be available for download immediately.

For headshot sessions, I will select and upload all of the unedited images to an online gallery, where you can then make your final headshot selections for me to retouch and send you in a hi-res printable format.

Can I keep all of the unedited images?

The short answer is no. Part of my job as a photographer is choosing the most flattering photographs for you to view and make your retouch selections from. The images I don’t send are either repeats, blurry or out of focus, shots of you blinking or speaking mid-sentence, or ones that I know aren’t my best work.

For headshot sessions I’ll upload all of the preview/unedited images for you to make your final selections from, however, I typically don’t make them available for download! Those are simply just for you to view and choose your top favorites from.

What’s the difference between “edited” and “retouched” photos?

All final images will be “edited.” Each edited image gets a special color grading with enhancements such as higher contrast, clarity, fixed white balance and exposure.

“Retouched” images are edited images that get a more perfected “flawless” look. Basic retouching includes clearing skin, reducing skin redness, getting rid of flyways and single strands of hair in the face and other obvious blemishes. Don’t worry, all of the retouching I do will look as natural as possible! I’m not a fan of that super smooth, fake, porcelain doll look.

I do not provide retouching services such as physically altering body shapes, fixing clothing, fixing makeup, removing people or things from a photo, or adding things to photos.

How will I receive my photos?

You will be able to view, download, and share photos from your session through Pixieset, a beautiful online hi-res photo gallery platform that I’m obsessed with! Downloading your photos is only possible on desktop, which can then be transferred to your mobile device via airdrop, Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Please do not post screenshots!

When will I receive my photos?

My typical turnaround time for final edited and retouched photos is two weeks. If you need your photos available for download ASAP (within seven days), no worries! Rush jobs are available at an additional cost of $25 for standard packages and $50 for premium/combo packages. Please let me know if you need a rush job at the time of scheduling your session!