We’d love to work with you. Please read through our policies below and let us know if you have any questions. If you’d like to book, please click HERE for our online calendar where you can place a deposit to reserve your session (your deposit counts towards your total). You’ll receive a confirmation email including a link you can use to reschedule your shoot, notes on our address, on clothing, on makeup, etc. Please note: We change our prices periodically. If 3 months have passed since your price quote, please check-in before placing a deposit.
Headshots with David – $1,350 (all taxes included):
- 4 clothing changes and 3 background/lighting changes. Additional looks can be added to afternoon shoots (Tues-Wed) for $250 ea (+ additional makeup time – see below). Must be requested in advance.
- 3 hours approximately. Add 1.5 hours for makeup/hair for women. 3/4 hour for men (see rates below).
- Online Proof Gallery included
- High resolution download of your shoot (approximately 300 images)
- 3 year backup of your images
- In depth conversation on goals on the day of our shoot.
- High likelihood of laughter and conversation, possibility of me singing (but you can tell me to stop).
Return Client Discount: $1,200 (all taxes included):
- Same shoot, but more laughter.
Makeup & light hair (additional cost, taxes included):
- Women: $275
- Men: $225
- For clients outside of the gender binary, we can talk about your specific goals for hair and makeup and price that accordingly (so either $225 or $275 for makeup and light hair). In addition, specific gender-affirming services are available upon special request for trans/gnc/non-binary people of all genders. Kindly reach out to us to discuss your goals and ideas.
- The makeup artist will be in the studio for a total of 4 hours. If your shoot goes longer, they are happy to stay for $25 per half hour. The MUA is here to collaborate with you, so please communicate your preferences. Our aesthetic is a pretty natural one, and our goal is to have you look like yourself, in a way you can easily recreate for auditions and meetings.
- Please understand this is not a hair salon: We do not cut hair or trim facial hair. We do not do washes. If you hope to shave, let us know and bring your shaving essentials. See Add-Ons below for blow-outs.
Add-Ons
- Hair Change (curly to straight, straight to curly):
Only book for Tues or Wed AFTERNOONS.
Pre-shoot hair change: $50 is charged for the makeup artist.
Mid-shoot hair change: $50 to the makeup/hair artist and $100 to the photographer.
Please communicate either request in your booking notes
In the case of a hair change, the makeup artist will be present for up to 5 hours. Again, additional time beyond that will cost $25 per half hour for the makeup artist. - Hair Blow-out:
$50 to the makeup artist (blow out is included if necessary in the hair change above)
- Retouching:
Retouches available at $60 per photo and are not included in the shoot. This retouch includes a high-resolution image and up to 30 minutes of retouching time. Additional retouching time is $25 per 15 minutes. In most cases, 30 minutes is enough time but retouching varies on individual need.
The “This Is Actually A Big Deal” Section
- Arrive on time:
Please plan ahead. We expect you to be on time. If you’re not on time, the amount of time spent on camera will be shorter. - Deposits:
A non-refundable deposit of $350 is required to reserve a session. Rescheduling can occur up to seven days before a shoot. Rescheduling with less than seven days’ notice results in losing that deposit with no exceptions. It doesn’t mean anyone did anything wrong. It simply helps us insure that we don’t lose all our income on a particular day. You may reschedule your appointment twice without losing your deposit, so long as it is before we close for sabbatical at the end of 2023. I’m afraid we cannot guarantee that we will have availability for you to reschedule. Please plan carefully!
- Refunds:
We want you to love your images, but we do not offer refunds under any circumstances. Please come prepared. Please read below on “getting it right”. What we do offer is all our effort and expertise in getting the kinds of images you see in our portfolio. If you wish you had gotten looks that you didn’t get, please see the “Refresh Session” option under Return Client Discount.
- Getting it Right the First Time:
Adjustments are made for each client, but we are very practiced and consistent in what we do. Your images will look like our portfolio images, but with you in them. Here are some things you can do to be sure your experience and results are as good as what you see in our portfolio.
#1: Know what you need.
If you need to express something in your shots, If your hair needs to be a certain way, if your makeup needs to be a certain way, if your agent or manager needs a certain “look”, prepare for that and communicate those things with us. Ask to review your images during the shoot. Don’t let it be a distraction, but make sure things are as you want them to be. I’m not going to push you to look at your shots. This is your responsibility.
#2: Collaborate with us.
Tell us what you do and don’t like in our portfolio. We need flexibility to do our jobs well but if you don’t like a certain background, please tell us.
#3: Prepare.
Get the clothes you need. It matters. Get sleep, book out your day, take care of your skin, get your hair cut and/or colored by a trusted stylist. Get your brows shaped if you need them shaped, get your upper lip hair bleached/waxed if you need to. Schedule our makeup/hair person. The better you prepare, the more comfortable you’ll be.
#4: Most importantly, engage.
Engage the photographer, engage the camera. Your photos need to be alive and active and real. A headshot is not something that is done to you. It’s a living process that you engage in collaboratively, just like the work you do on stage and in film. Be present, be active.
- Copyrights/Usage: Clients are welcome to use these images to promote themselves on their own websites or the websites of their acting representatives, submit prints for potential work or representation, upload to industry websites and blogs such as IMDB, etc. The images may not be used for commercial purposes, or by any 3rd party without my written consent. Please feel free to ask if you’re not clear on the reasons behind limitations on usage.
7/20/23