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Ron Rains, actor
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Tommy Derrah, actor
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Nambi E. Kelley, playwright
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Naomi Beckwith, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at Guggenheim Museum and Manilow Senior Curator, MCA, Chicago
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musician Tom Scanlon
headshots and portraits
My shoots are raucous, productive– and fun. All delivered images will be finished and retouched– which includes editing to removing stray hairs, lint on clothes, skin blemishes, entire backgrounds, cropping, sharpening, and color work. I do all of my own editing and retouching- which is included in the sitting fee.
Artist Portrait Session
In this session, we’ll create useful— and unique— images for you to promote your work as an Artist, whether you’re an Actor, Author, Painter, Sculptor, Director, or Designer or an artist working in any other medium. The styles we create will range from cinematic portraits that feature you in a heightened reality— to industry specific, openly lit headshots tailored for sending to agents, casting directors, and useful for program bios, book jackets, listings, and non-paid PR. All delivered images will be finished and retouched— which includes editing to removing stray hairs, lint on clothes, skin blemishes, entire backgrounds, cropping, sharpening, and color work. I do all my own editing and retouching— which is included in the session fee.
Session includes:
- 10 finished/retouched images
- studio only
- multiple complex light setups
Extended Portrait Session
Extended Sessions are larger in scope and include more detailed planning and photography at one or more locations. Photography can be a combination of formal portraiture, headshots– and more photo-journalistic candids.
For instance, if you’re an artist, we can capture you at work in your studio, performing or presenting your work, and create a compelling environmental portrait of you during the same session.
Or this session can be all about playing– costumes, characters, dancing, singing, throwing things, jumping through hoops, waterfalls, or rings of fire.
Session includes:
- 20 finished photos for delivery
- in studio, on location, or both– depends on what we decide to do
- multiple complex light setups
- photo assistant, location, permit, production, and travel fees are dependent on the size of the project and are determined separately from the session fee (if you bring all of the camels, hire all the trainers, and get all the permits we need for a complex big-tent shot at the lake– it will reduce the total cost of the session by quite a lot!)
Hair and makeup or other services are not included in the session fee and need to be arranged separately.
email for rates and availability: joe@bravelux.com