Q: What’s the difference between a portrait, headshot and personal branding?

A portrait is dramatic, emotional and captures the very essence of who you are. Think big wall worthy portraits or a collection of private images stored in a leather folio box that reflect who you are and how you want to be remembered. Personal branding are a suite of images that represent the many facets of you at your very best for use professionally and for any form of publicity, from keynote speaking engagements, philanthropic causes, key social media touch points, biographies, your book jacket and so forth.

Q: Where does my portrait session take place?

Portrait sessions take place in my intimate studio minutes from downtown Manhattan.

Q: How long should I expect my portrait session to last?

I advise my clients to carve out a full day, expecting to spend between 4 to 6 in the studio; about 2 hours in hair, make-up and styling starting in the morning, 2 hours in front of the camera and allow for an hour for set and wardrobe changes.

Q: How and when do I select my favorite images from the shoot?

About 2-3 weeks after the shoot, we’ll schedule an in person editorial session where we walk through 20-30 of your retouched images and discuss how you want your images to exist, whether that’s only digitals, wall art, albums or mounted fine art prints. From there we select the appropriate image package. I’ll have samples of printed products on hand so you can get a sense for what these look like. I work with world class printing labs in Italy, Poland and Greece and want you to experience the difference this level of fine art quality makes in an image.

Q. Do I have you use your hair and make-up professionals?

The hair and make-up artists I’ve vetted have extensive experience doing make-up for editorial photography and have the versatility to do “clean girl natural” to “red carpet glam” without compromising the make-up for photography. They’re essentially part of the shoot team, stay for the duration of the shoot and jump in with touch ups between takes, and can modify the looks for variety.

Q. Can I bring my friend or family along? And can they jump into the session?

My studio is small, so while you can bring a supportive friend or family member there’s limited space, although there are lovely coffee shops on the block. They can jump in at the very end, once we feel we have what we need for you. Keep in mind, that extra hair and make-up is only available to them at an incremental cost. We do ask that you don’t bring young children or pets to the set.

Q: If I want my images for a specific date, how far in advance should I book?

I suggest booking 2-3 weeks prior to the shoot itself to allow for glam considerations (facials, hair cut, color), wardrobe styling, clothing purchases/rentals and any set considerations that come out of the creative consult. After the shoot day itself, you can expect your images in 2-3 weeks, delivered digitally. Fine art printing takes an additional 2-3 weeks, sometimes longer for large framed wall prints.

So, in sum for digital images only, plan 4-6 weeks out and for printed images or wall art, plan 8-12 weeks. If you need them sooner, we can always discuss what it will take to make that happen.

Q. Do you shoot on location or studio only?

I primarily shoot in my studio, but do go on location for an additional cost.

Q: Can I get the raw, unedited outtakes from the portrait session

You have access to all the final images you decide to purchase. Raw images, unedited images are not available for purchase.