Questions, answered plainly.

Ninety minutes. Sessions are relaxed and unhurried — more a walk with a camera than a studio appointment. We move through real San Francisco neighborhoods, follow the light, and let the good frames happen rather than forcing them.

Starting rates: headshots from $200, portrait sessions from $300, family sessions from $350, editorial and event work from $500. A 25% reservation fee books your date; the balance is due on the day. Full breakdown on the sessions page.

From the calendar on the home page: pick an open slot, sign the session agreement online, and pay the 25% reservation fee by card. The whole thing takes about three minutes and your date is locked the moment payment confirms.

It's 25% of your session's starting rate and it reserves the date — so it's non-refundable, but it moves with you: reschedule 48 hours or more ahead and the fee transfers to your new date at no cost.

Digital sessions: within 7–10 business days. Sessions that include film add 3–4 weeks for lab processing. Photos arrive in your own private online gallery — viewable as a short film of your session — with high-resolution downloads included. The gallery stays live for at least 60 days.

Depends on the session: headshots 5–10 finals, portraits 15–25, families 20–30, editorial 30+. These are minimums for finished, edited frames — not everything the shutter touched.

We reschedule at no cost. Weather, emergencies, the city doing city things — none of it should cost you anything, and your reservation fee simply moves to the new date. (San Francisco fog, for the record, is not bad weather. It's some of the best light this city makes.)

Whatever feels most like you — the honest answer is that comfort photographs better than fashion. Solid colors and simple textures read beautifully; busy logos and patterns date fast. Bring one layer you love. For families: coordinate, don't match. We'll talk it through before the day, so nobody has to guess.

You're the majority, not the exception. Sessions are built around conversation and movement, not posing — we walk, we talk, and the camera catches you mid-thought rather than mid-pose. Most people forget it's there by the second block. The frames that come out of that are the ones people end up loving: they look like themselves.

Both. Every session is shot digital; film — medium format, the real thing — is available as a hybrid option and brings its own texture and patience to a session. Film adds lab time to delivery (3–4 weeks) and a per-roll cost we'll agree before the day.

San Francisco — the neighborhoods, the parks, the golden-hour spots the city hides in plain sight. We choose the location together during prep based on what you want the photos to feel like. Studio setups can be arranged for headshot work.

Only with your consent, and you choose at booking: full permission, ask-me-first, or no public use at all. The choice is recorded with your session agreement and honored everywhere — portfolio, Instagram, the archive. Your gallery is yours regardless.

Yes — they're yours. Your private gallery link and your session film can be shared with anyone you like, and high-resolution downloads are included with every session.