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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