portraits & graduation

The cap toss on the first try. Usually.

Straightforward sessions with published pricing: pick a package, pick a date, and I handle the light. Graduation sessions from $400, portraits from $450.

packages

Grad Basic

$400

1 hour

· 1 to 2 looks
· About 25 edited images

Grad Standard

$600

2 hours

· 2 to 3 looks or locations
· About 50 edited images

Grad Premium

$850

3 hours

· Multiple looks and locations
· About 80 edited images
· All images included

Portrait / Headshot

from $450

1 hour

· 3 to 5 retouched images

recent portraits

Graduate in a white dress and Cal stole mid-stride beneath a stone arch on a campus footbridge — 01Commencement, In Motion

Detail of a Berkeley Class of 2025 stole and white heels resting on the bronze university seal — 02Seal of Approval

Graduate holding her cap on the field at California Memorial Stadium, empty gold bleachers behind — 03Home Field Advantage

Graduate in a white dress and Class of 2025 stole framed by a brick archway colonnade — 04The Long Arcade

PLACEHOLDER: portrait lit by a single window, subject looking off frame — 05Window Light Study No. 4

PLACEHOLDER: candid portrait mid-laugh against a plain backdrop — 06The Reluctant Smile

07Profile in Shade

PLACEHOLDER: warm backlit portrait at golden hour — 08Golden Hour, Borrowed Jacket

PLACEHOLDER: graduate portrait on campus, cap and gown, big smile — 09Cap, Gown, Relief

PLACEHOLDER: graduation cap frozen mid-air against the sky — 10The Cap Toss (Attempt Three)

PLACEHOLDER: graduate in front of a campus landmark tower — 11Campanile Classic

PLACEHOLDER: graduate with family, group hug on the lawn — 12Family Bragging Rights

direct inquiry

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