I want to hear your ideas and desires so I can better tailor your session and I can create it through my vision.

Schedule a free session consultation prior to booking the session and answer a short session questionnaire I will send you.

Once I have an idea of what you want to do, I can suggest outfits and locations that would be best to achieve your vision.

Take your time to write your ideas for the photoshoot down. Search the internet for fashion photography or modeling portfolios and pin images you like to pinterest.com, or save and email them to me.  We will go over them to create the vision for your session.

Simply start with one piece and build the wardrobe around it.

Make sure the outfits are comfortable to wear.

However, whatever you bring make sure it is clean and ironed. If your clothes are wrinkled and stained this will show up in the photos.

I can help with styling:
Contact me if you are not sure what to wear. I will consult with you about the look and feel you want for your shoot.

Every client is different and this is what makes each photo shoot unique.

Styling: Allow enough time to plan the outfits, minimum a week before.

Hydrate: Drink plenty of water prior to the session, to help your skin to glow.

Haircut: If you are considering haircut before the session, do it at least a week before.

Clothing: Choose clothes that fit and compliment you, if you are unsure, consider a stylist.

Food: Bring some snacks, and water.

Directions: Check the directions to the location prior to the session and make sure you know how to get there.

When you are considering to build your model portfolio decide which modeling category you will target:  promotions (trade shows, etc.), editorial (fashion, etc.), commercial (advertising, TV, etc.), swimwear or catwalk (shows).

I specialize in fashion, editorial, advertising, commercial, celebrity and beauty photography taken on location, or in the studio.

This is a personal decision each client, the goal of the location is to fit the idea or vision you have in mind.

I will come early and do a location scout suggest the most interesting, and will send you GPS location of the session.

There are many beautiful locations on our beaches, preserves, parks or hills around San Diego county.

Length of the fashion or model portfolio session really depends on number of factors

1. the number of looks / outfit changes you are going to choose
2. how experienced you are with modeling
3. number of locations
4. if you choose hair/makeup professional

Within two weeks of the photo session, you will be sent a link for a password protected online gallery, so you can choose the best images, which I will then edit and release to you.

You can also purchase all high resolution images from the session for additional fee.

From the online gallery you can share these photos with your friends and family, or buy prints, canvas, mounted prints, metal prints of images, with various sizes. Final images can be downloaded as High Resolution images (300dpi JPG) ideal for printing, or in addition you can choose to download Web-Size (1024px) ideal for sharing on social media.

Images are developed by specialized lab, color corrected for optimal printing to deliver exceptional quality products.

This will depend on the location that we choose to do the shoot.

Keep in mind your child’s nap and eating schedule.

The important factor in photography to consider is light, specifically what is the source and temperature of the light?

In the studio I control the light, thus we can schedule the session based on availability.

On-location (outside) I recommend early morning or late afternoon have warmer light and longer shadows creating dramatic effects.

The best time to schedule a family photography session is the Golden Hour, one hour before the sunset.

Golden Hour .. what is it?

Golden Hour is known among photographers for it’s special warm light qualities. The effects of the golden light present on the subject, the landscape, the sky and over the sea enables myriad of creative possibilities.

We would meet about 1 hours prior to sunset, to leave ample time to get setup, walk to the beach, or park and have a memorable session.

Some of the beach locations are best at low tide, some at high tide. I will balance the Golden Hour with the tides to make sure we choose the right beach, so we have still some sand to walk on.

Waves, reefs, currents and rip-tides in San Diego can be dangerous. Moss builds up on the reef and it can be extremely slippery!

Please make sure you watch after you and your family’s safety on the beach, and supervise children closely.

Learn more about San Diego Beach Safety.

What retouching is included in the Session Package by default?

I retouch images after you have selected the “Final” images from the photoshoot. Retouching is a time consuming process that requires me to inspect and adjust each image.

Included is minor skin smoothing and fixing any minor glitches from the photoshoot.

For example sometimes you may have a perfect image but one piece of hair is covering your forehead – we will remove it. You may have a skin blemish that showed up the morning of the shoot – we will remove it 

What retouching is outside of the scope of Session Package, not included in the price?

Body reshaping/enhancements, chin fixes, face sculpting, scar removal, eye and teeth whitening are all personalized portrait retouching requests outside of session packages offered. I do offer this level of personalized portrait photo retouching for $35 per image.

Learn More About Personalized Retouching