Portrait Services
Longmont & Boulder portrait photographer for creatives & entrepreneurs
Plenty of portraits show what someone looks like. I’m after what it’s like to be in a room with them. Every session starts with a conversation. I pick up the camera when the moment is right, and the photographs flow from that conversation.
Who I photograph
Makers · Kids and teens · Individuals
If you have a story, a craft or a world of your own, I’d like to meet you.
I photograph individuals, makers and small business owners. If you have a story, a craft or a world of your own, I’d like to meet you. I also photograph kids and teens, from about six through high school seniors, who’d rather skip the sunset-in-a-field photo and the stiff smile.
Makers and small business owners
Portraits for your website, your press and your wall.
Kids and teens
From about six through high school seniors. Photographs that look like the kid, not like everyone else’s.
Individuals
For people who’ve never found themselves in a photograph, and would like to. A milestone, or just because.
Two ways to work together
Either way, we take the time to do it right
Portraits
A session built around you. We talk, I photograph, and you leave with portraits that feel like you.
Portraits for your brand
For makers and small business owners who want photographs of themselves and their work. We spend part of the session where you work, and I photograph what you do the way I photograph you, without staging it. You end up with portraits plus images of your craft, your space and your process, ready for your website, press and social media.
I don’t do quick, in-and-out sessions. Either way, we take the time to do it right.
What to expect
Gallery within two weeks
I’ll give some direction, but mostly I try to stay out of your way so your personality comes through. There’s no script and no need to know how to pose.
01
We talk.
Before the camera comes out, we talk about who you are, what you’re doing and what the photographs are for. That way we get exactly what you need.
02
I photograph.
When the moment’s right, I’ll start taking photos.
03
Your photographs.
A private gallery of edited photographs within two weeks, usually less. Expect 20 to 30, depending on the shoot. I’d rather give you the right frames than every frame. Use them on your website, on social media or in the press.
Where
Usually somewhere that’s yours, such as your home, studio, shop or workspace, or a place that matters to you. I work in Longmont, across Boulder County and along the Front Range.
Investment
Starting prices
Portrait session
From $800
90 minutes, 20 to 30 edited photographs.
Portraits for your brand
From $1,600
Up to 3 hours. 40+ edited photographs in all, including your portraits and photographs of your work and space.
High school seniors and teens
From $700
90 minutes, 20 to 30 edited photographs.
Kids, about 6 to 12
From $350
25–30 minutes in front of the camera, with time to settle in first. 5 to 10 edited photographs.
Questions
How long is a session?
A portrait session is 90 minutes and includes 20 to 30 edited photographs. A headshot session is 30 minutes in front of the camera. A brand session runs up to three hours with 40+ photographs. Half and full days deliver more. For kids, it’s 25 to 30 minutes in front of the camera, with time to settle in first.
What’s the difference between a headshot and a portrait session?
A headshot is a short, focused session for a few clean photographs of you. People use them where others need to recognize you, such as a website, LinkedIn, a speaker bio or a press feature. A portrait session is longer and looser. We’ll take our time, design the photographs together as we go, change outfits, and photograph you somewhere that matters to you. You leave with a range of photographs that show who you are. People use them on an About page, in press, on social media or on the wall.
What if I don’t like being photographed?
Not everyone does, and that’s fine. Every session starts with a conversation, and I pick up the camera when the moment is right. You don’t need to know how to pose.
What should I wear?
Whatever you’d put on for a good day and still feel like yourself in. Solid colors tend to photograph well, and big logos distract. If you can’t decide, bring a second option.
What if my child is shy?
That’s what the extra time is for. Kids get a few minutes to settle before I take a single photograph, and the session stays short so no one runs out of patience.
When do I get the photographs?
In a private gallery within two weeks, usually less. Use them on your website, on social media or in the press. If you need or want printed photographs, I’ll help you with that. Please let me know in advance.
How do I book?
A 50% non-refundable deposit books your date. If you need to move it, the deposit carries over to a new date with 48 hours’ notice. Start with a note on the contact page and we’ll go from there.
Do you travel?
Travel is included in Longmont, Boulder, Louisville and Lafayette. Within about 45 minutes it’s $50, within an hour it’s $100, and farther than that I’ll quote it.
Editorial
I also photograph for local publications, including Inside Longmont. If you’re an editor or reporter who needs a photographer to portray a person or a place as it is, get in touch.
Every session starts with a conversation.
This is where it starts: tell me about you and what the photographs are for.