What are your rates?

TL;DR - $200-300 as a base with higher prices as complexity grows.

My rates operate on a sliding scale dependent on the client, time investment, and difficulty of the shoot. We’ll have an initial consultation by e-mail or phone and I’ll get you the most reasonable quote I can based on your needs.

For headshots, a single session will cost between $200-300. This will include 3 looks, up to 3 locations, free consulting on choosing final shots, and free retouches as requested on up to 3 final shots.

Further shots retouched will cost $10/photo. If you are unable to choose any photos because you are unsatisfied with your shoot, talk to me and we’ll go over what might better meet your expectations. From there, we’ll do a reshoot for free. After all, if you are going to send headshots out or display pictures of your home, the most important factor in the end is that you feel confident and excited about the photos you choose!

Hmm, if I’m looking to save some money, is there any way I can lower that price even more?

Absolutely! If you refer a friend of equal or greater value session, I’ll refund you 25% of your initial shooting fee (extras/retouches not included). Refer three friends and get 50% of your initial quote returned to you!

Refer any other number of friends and get an enthusiastic thank you and a hug dependent on your comfort zone.

Where are you based?

Atlanta, GA!

Do you ever travel to NYC, LA, Chicago, or other cities and do headshots there?

I am available for shoots occasionally in New York City and San Antonio, TX. I can also travel as far as Orlando, FL, some travel expenses will be requested in these circumstances. If you are outside of those areas, I recommend going local and may even have a referral to give you.

I want some headshots. How do I know you know how to take good ones?

I have spent the last decade as a working performer, and from both sides of the camera, I understand what it is like to take headshots. I have seen well-composed headshots and well-lit headshots that both lack any engagement on behalf of the subject. Often, in those instances, I see guarded eyes, discomfort, your classic “blank stare”. These are rarely the fault of the performer. When asked to move poses and keep smiling for two to three hours, it’s easy to stop feeling comfortable within your own skin.

Sometimes that feeling of discomfort can turn into a vicious circle. An uncomfortable subject can make a photographer frustrated, and an insecure photographer will make the client feel like they’re doing something wrong, because as a contractor, they don’t want to admit that they’re having trouble figuring out what the problem is.

My philosophy as a photographer is that each session should be an organic experience full of discovery and spontaneity. There will be direction and there will be poses, of course, but it will be all within an atmosphere of comfort and permission to be free. After all, we will be taking hundreds upon hundreds of pictures, and we will be looking for a small percentage of “winners”. We’ll find a lot of surprises and a lot more choices by exploring the moment than by taking the same smile and the same raised eyebrow 800 times!

What equipment do you shoot on?

I shoot with a Sony a7RIV on a variety of Sony/SIGMA lenses ranging from 20mm to 600mm. I tend to prefer outdoor settings and natural light rather than a studio.

Help! I’m not comfortable shooting with a photographer alone.

Today’s world is more aware of predatory practices than ever, and there are, unfortunately, many photographers out there that have misused their position and brought unprofessional and unacceptable behavior to a session. I encourage people to bring a chaperone if they feel it will help.

One thing that we will discuss in that situation is boundaries between the chaperone, artist, and myself. A chaperone’s presence can be comforting, but their ideas and input may not be welcome by the artist. If the chaperone is present as part collaborator, that is okay! However, if you bring a partner or someone who might interject when you do not want them to, feel free to talk to me and I will politely explain to them on arrival that I have a rule about chaperones interrupting the shoot.

Okay, I’m not the subject, but my house is. What if I’m not comfortable with you walking around my home?

Much the same situation, I encourage a chaperone, except this time, YOU get to be the chaperone! Walking around together will help us talk about what matters to you about each room and how to bring that out in those rooms. It will be your responsibility to make the locations as presentable as you want them to be, of course.