General info
This text is a short address to the FAQ about the shoot organisation and is intended to help, so please read carefully – most of your questions are probably addressed here.
Photoshoot:
– if the shooting is on the paid location (I have a studio that is included in price), then the client is responsible for covering the rent, same about styling, HMUA. I can provide contacts for the professionals I work with.
– photos are usually ready in two weeks, guaranteed readiness is within three weeks. Urgent editing as also possible at extra fee.
Usage of the photos:
– by default, you can use all the edited photos for non-commercial purposes, however, no editing is allowed.
– if you allow me to use some photos from the photoshoot in my portfolio and other promo materials, this incurs a noticeable discount (see the pricing below).
– if you need photos for commercial use, please discuss beforehand.
Misunderstanding:
– I return the money back only if for some reason the photos were not delivered to you (damage to the film, the memory card or the hard disk drive). If you are not happy with the photos, probably, I am not the best photographer for you.
Thank you in advance for your understanding.
Prices
How much does it cost
Portrait sessions
1 hour session: £360
(£240 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
1 hour session package includes 10 edited photos. These can be taken in my studio, outdoors, or your location.
1.5 hour session: £460
(£340 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
1.5 hour session package includes 17 edited photos. These can be taken in my studio, outdoors, or your location.
2 hours session: £540
(£420 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
2 hour photoshoot package includes 25 edited photos. These can be taken in my studio, outdoors, or your location.
3 hours session: £720
(£600 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
3 hour session package includes 40 edited photos. These can be taken in my studio, outdoors, or your location.
I can tailor a package just for you – by adjusting the number of photos or time on set – message me to enquire
Extra edited photos can be purchased on a per-photo basis. Full beauty retouch is also possible and is charged as an extra on per-photo basis, for any of the edited photos.
Urgent delivery is £60 extra per 1 hour session, £80 for 1.5 hour session, £100 for two hour and £120 per 3+ hour session. Delivery date for urgent delivery depends on the number of photos.
I don’t give away the raw files and negatives, unless they are purchased.
The photos are not intended for commercial use – please ask for the price for commercial use separately.
I can order fine quality prints for you, please do not hesitate to ask about fine professional prints. Not all hight street typographies offer such quality.
Corporate headshots
Teams of 6+ members: £60 p/p
(I can use photos in my portfolio by default)
This package includes one professionally taken and edited headshot delivered as a digital file in colour and monochrome versions. Team photo is also included. Smaller and very large teams – ask me for a quote!
Extra edited photos can be purchased on a per-photo basis. Full retouch is also possible and is charged as an extra on per-photo basis, for any of the edited photos.
Urgent delivery is £60 extra for teams up to 12, £100 for teams up to 30, and £120 for larger teams.
Wedding shoot
2 hours coverage: £600
(£450 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
2 hours reportage photoshoot package – I will return all the good photos taken in digital format (expect 70+ photos).
3 hours coverage: £800
(£650 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
3 hours reportage photoshoot package – I will return all the good photos taken in digital format (expect about 120+ photos)
full day coverage £1750
(£1550 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
full day (up to 8 hours) reportage photoshoot package – I will return all the good photos taken in digital format (expect about 300+ photos).
I can tailor a package just for you – message me to enquire
All packages include pre-shoot consultation and advice on the best practices. Full retouch is also possible and is charged as an extra on per-photo basis, for any of the delivered photos.
Urgent delivery is £100 for two hour and £150 per 3+ hour photoshoot. Delivery date for urgent delivery depends on the number of photos.
I don’t give away the raw files and negatives, unless they are purchased.
I can order fine quality prints for you, or design and order an album – please do not hesitate to ask about fine professional prints. Not all hight street typographies offer such quality.
Events coverage
1 hour coverage: £240
(by default I can use photos in my portfolio)
2 hours coverage: £420
(by default I can use photos in my portfolio)
3 hours coverage: £600
(by default I can use photos in my portfolio)
I will return all the good photos taken in digital format.
Analogue portrait session
I love shooting film, medium format film camera was my first camera. I have cameras that are 30+, 40+, and even 80+ years old! Film shoots are slow, calming, thoughtful and reflective, they allow for full self-focus. I use manual focus lenses and medium format cameras. Normal package includes film scans and a hand print.
From £400
(£300 if I can use photos in my portfolio)
This will include at least one roll of film, which I will then develop and scan. As a result you’ll get photos in digital format and at least one analogue hand print that I will make for you in my darkroom. Package depends on the duration, and number of photos taken. You can even take part in developing film and printing!
Lessons
I teach whatever I can do myself for the past 25 years or so, and the photographic subjects I cover include:
- use of digital and film cameras,
- studio lighting
- portrait photography
- headshot photography
- analog photography
- film development
- analogue hand printing
Notes:
For an hour of shooting, a maximum of two different outfits or their absence is a reasonable amount, three extra outfits for any extra hour.
Actors, models, musicians, PhDs and students!
If you are an actor or model and shooting for you is not a whim, but a necessity — do not hesitate to offer your price. If you are a student or a researcher, do not hesitate to write also, it is probably difficult for you to earn money. This relates to individual portrait/headshot/test shoots only.
How to book:
1. Contact me about your session, tell what kind of photos would you like to get, and to agree on the location, time and date. Only after these details are settled, we can proceed to the booking.
2. Transfer a deposit of 30% of the photoshoot price to book the time and date.
3. The rest 70% are paid on the date of the photoshoot. Payment for extra edited photos is paid before delivery. I don’t start edits until I get the full payment.
Free option
I believe that everything in the world should be free, but there are few people like me, so I take money from people the same way people take money from me. However, once in one’s life, almost everyone can shoot with me for free – in the project Virgins of Nude (nude photoshoot of people who have never done this before).