Grand rooms reward patience. We waited for the building to do the work, lit the couple just enough to separate them from all that gold, and let the architecture hold the frame.Wedding collections include a second photographer, an engagement session and a hand-bound album. Coverage runs from six to ten hours depending on the collection.

A bride and groom held in a pool of warm light beneath a gilded half-dome, the room's green tile and marble falling away into shadow around them.

Gilded Arch

Ten minutes away from everyone else is usually where the best frames of the day happen. No posing to speak of, just enough direction to give them something to do with their hands.

A quiet moment away from the reception, her head against his shoulder, the courtyard hedges and palms softened behind them.

Courtyard

Some frames are better without colour. Stripped back to tone, the dress and the veil become shape and texture, and the evening behind her stops competing.

Black and white, veil lifted wide in both hands on a flight of stone steps, the beadwork of the bodice catching what light there was.

Veil

Turning a group away from the camera takes the pressure off completely. Everybody relaxes, the dresses and the flowers carry the picture, and the sun does the rest.

Bride and bridesmaids photographed from behind, bouquets held low, an old car and a round bale in the field beyond and the sun coming through the tree line.

The Party

Built frame by frame and composited afterwards, this is the kind of piece that ends up printed large on a wall rather than buried in a gallery. Ask about it early if you want one, it needs planning on the day.

The groom and his party staged around a card table in black tie, chips down, cards suspended mid-air across the frame.

All In

An engagement session is the easiest way to find out how you two work in front of a camera before the wedding day, when there is no timeline to keep to. It is included with every wedding collection.

An engaged couple laughing at each other rather than the camera, the tree line behind them burned to gold by the last of the sun.

Golden Hour

Cities give you edges, glass and warm reflected light in the evening. Bring a change of clothes and we will use two or three locations inside the hour.

Shot on a rooftop deck as the sun dropped behind the girders, shirt sleeves rolled, tie loose, both of them entirely at ease.

Last Light

Portrait sessions run an hour and start at $399. That covers the session and a private reveal appointment where you choose prints, wall pieces or an album from the finished images.

A couple against painted brick downtown, her arm across his shoulder, both looking off out of frame.

Brickwork

Senior sessions should look like the person, not the year. Bring the car, the instrument, the kit, whatever it is. Guidance on locations, wardrobe and posing comes with the session.

A senior session that ended after dark, headlights on, storm cloud overhead and the deck lit up behind him.

Night Shift

Headshots come in three flavours: straight corporate, lifestyle, and branding sessions for people who need a library of images rather than one frame. Teams are photographed on site.

A studio headshot on plain grey, camera in hand, lit soft from one side and finished in a single sitting.

The Photographer

Quinceaneras, Sweet 16s, bar mitzvahs, award nights and corporate events are all covered, with on-site printing available if you want guests leaving with something in hand.

A quinceanera photographed among the tulip beds, ballgown spread across the grass, bouquet held at her waist.