Pricing / Richmond + Chesterfield

Know what shapes the quote.

Individual headshots are $225 for 30 minutes of camera time. A local on-location headshot adds $175 for travel, setup, and breakdown, making the starting total $400. Portraits start at $250. Brief show coverage starts at $300, parties and dinners start at $500 for up to two hours, and wedding photography starts at $1,500.

Simple on purpose

A quote should explain the job—not hide the math.

The final quote changes only when the job changes: more people, more time, more locations, special equipment, travel, faster delivery, or broader image use.

Headshots / Starting prices

Headshot pricing, clearly scoped.

Individual headshot sessions are $225 and include 30 minutes of actual camera time. A local client location adds $175 for travel, setup, and breakdown, for a $400 starting total.

Individual

30-minute headshot

$225

A focused professional update planned around where and how the finished image will be used.

  • 30 minutes of camera time
  • Clear direction for posture and expression
  • Final selections, retouching, and file sizes confirmed in writing
  • Delivery date confirmed before booking

Client location

On-location headshot

$400 total

The complete individual headshot session at an office or other client location in the core service area.

  • $225 individual session plus a $175 local add-on
  • Local travel, setup, and breakdown included
  • Camera time begins after the setup is ready
  • Parking, permits, and longer travel quoted when they apply

Organizations

Team headshots

Custom quote

A consistent setup and practical schedule for several people at one location.

  • Scope based on headcount and schedule
  • Consistent lighting and background plan
  • Future-hire matching needs considered
  • Usage and delivery confirmed in writing
  • Camera time begins after any lighting and background setup is ready.
  • Every written quote confirms the final image count, retouching, usage, travel details, and delivery date before booking.

Portraits / Starting prices

Portrait pricing, clearly scoped.

Portrait sessions start at $250. Choose the amount of time and variety that fits the people, location, and intended use.

Mini

Portrait mini

$250

A relaxed portrait session built around one person, a couple, or one clear purpose.

  • Simple direction throughout
  • Location chosen around the intended feel
  • Session length confirmed in writing
  • Finished gallery and delivery confirmed before booking

Standard

Standard portrait

$350

More time for a family, group, or portrait session that needs greater variety.

  • Session length confirmed in writing
  • Time for useful group combinations
  • Light direction without stiff posing
  • Finished gallery and delivery confirmed before booking

Business or creative use

Personal brand portraits

$500

A broader set of portraits planned around your website, press, social, or creative work.

  • Scope based on the number of final uses
  • Location and wardrobe planned together
  • Commercial usage discussed before booking
  • Finished gallery and delivery confirmed in writing
  • Studio rental, admission, permits, parking, and travel beyond the core service area are quoted before booking when they apply.
  • Commercial brand usage may require a different scope from a personal portrait session.

Events / Starting prices

Event pricing, clearly scoped.

Brief show coverage starts at $300, and parties or dinners start at $500 for up to two hours. Longer event coverage is available in a four-hour option.

Performance

Brief show coverage

$300

Focused coverage of a concert, recital, theater performance, or live creative event.

  • Scope based on the set or program
  • Performance, atmosphere, and audience moments
  • Venue access planned in advance
  • Finished gallery and image usage confirmed in writing

Party or dinner

Social event coverage

$500

Candid coverage for dinners, parties, receptions, and personal celebrations.

  • Up to two hours
  • Candids, details, and quick group portraits
  • Timeline, priorities, and usage confirmed in writing
  • Finished gallery and delivery confirmed before booking

Longer event

Four-hour event coverage

$900

More room for arrivals, program highlights, guest interaction, details, and key portraits.

  • Up to four hours
  • Coverage plan built around the schedule
  • Candids, details, and organized group portraits
  • Finished gallery and delivery confirmed before booking

Organizations

Business or community event

Custom quote

Coverage planned around the program, key people, communications needs, and image use.

  • Planning around the run of show
  • Coverage plan for people, program, and atmosphere
  • Delivery needs and image use discussed in advance
  • Finished scope confirmed before booking
  • Lighting stations, backgrounds, longer travel, parking, permits, and setup-heavy requests are priced separately when they apply.
  • Corporate, press, and commercial usage can require a different scope from a private celebration.

Weddings / Starting prices

Wedding pricing, clearly scoped.

Wedding photography starts at $1,500. The written proposal defines exactly how the coverage fits your timeline and priorities.

Starting point

Wedding coverage

from $1,500

Candid wedding photography shaped around the people, places, and moments that matter most.

  • Coverage planned around your timeline
  • Candid coverage and organized group portraits
  • Locations, gallery, and delivery confirmed in writing
  • Travel and any second photographer confirmed before booking

Longer or more complex day

Custom wedding scope

Custom quote

For longer timelines, multiple locations, rehearsal coverage, or additional photographers.

  • Timeline planning across the day
  • Multiple locations and travel accounted for
  • Second-photographer needs discussed in advance
  • Final scope and delivery confirmed in writing
  • Coverage hours, additional photographers, rehearsal dinners, albums, multiple locations, and longer-distance travel receive a custom quote.

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