Royal Oak · Oakland County
Headshots and branding photography for Royal Oak, Michigan.
For agencies, practices, agents, and people building something under their own name. Studio sessions a short drive north, or on-location in Royal Oak.
Who this is for
Where the business has your name on it.
Royal Oak skews younger and more independent than the rest of the county. Agencies, design studios, dental and medical practices along Woodward, restaurants, real estate agents, therapists, and consultants — a lot of businesses here are one or two people whose face is effectively the logo.
When that is the situation, a single headshot is usually not enough. You need something for the website, something for Instagram, something that works cropped square, and something that still looks like you in eighteen months.
Agencies & studios
Creative teams who need an about page that matches the quality of the work on it.
Medical & dental practices
Provider portraits for practice sites, patient portals, and directory listings.
Real estate agents
Agent portraits and branding imagery for listings, signage, and social.
Actors & performers
Theatrical and commercial headshots that show casting who you actually are.
Therapists & coaches
Approachable portraits for practice sites and directory profiles.
Restaurants & hospitality
Owner and chef portraits for press, menus, and the story behind the room.
Recent work
Portraits for people who are the brand.
The session
One frame, or a year of images.
The private studio is about twenty minutes north of Royal Oak. Sessions are by appointment and the address is sent with your booking confirmation. Most people come for a headshot and end up asking about the branding session once they see how much more they could use.
A headshot session gives you one strong frame and a couple of variations. A branding session gives you a library — multiple looks, wider environmental frames, verticals for stories, squares for grids, and enough variety that you are not posting the same photo for a year.
On-location sessions in Royal Oak are available if the story is better told in your space than in a studio.
Two ways to shoot
Headshot or full branding session.
A headshot session
One strong portrait for the site, the profile, and the directory listing.
- Guided studio session
- Multiple lighting and background setups
- Real-time review on set
- 2–7 fully retouched images
- Licensed for business use
A personal branding session
A working image library for a year of website, social, and press use.
- Multiple looks and wardrobe changes
- Environmental and wide frames included
- Verticals and squares for social
- Planned around where the images go
- See the branding page for pricing
Investment
Clear pricing, no packages to decode.
Every session includes direction from the first frame, real-time review on set, and premium retouching. What changes is session length and how many finished images you leave with.
The Essential
30-minute session · 2 final images
- Guided 30-minute studio session
- Expression & posing coaching
- 2 fully retouched, high-res images
- Professional licensing included
Best value
The Professional
45-minute session · 5 final images
- Guided 45-minute studio session
- Multiple lighting & background setups
- Wardrobe guidance beforehand
- Real-time image review on set
- 5 fully retouched, high-res images
The Executive
75-minute session · 7 final images
- Guided 75-minute studio session
- Full range of lighting setups
- Multiple wardrobe changes
- Priority retouching turnaround
- 7 fully retouched, high-res images
Teams and firms: small practices and agency teams are quoted per person, with lighting documented so future hires match. Ask for a team quote.
Building a full image library rather than a single frame? See personal branding sessions.
Common questions
Before you book.
How far is the studio from Royal Oak?
About twenty minutes north. Sessions are by appointment and the exact address is sent with your booking confirmation.
Do I need a headshot or a branding session?
If you need one photograph for a profile and a bio, a headshot session is enough. If you are posting regularly or launching something, a branding session gives you a library instead of a single frame.
Do you shoot actor headshots?
Yes. Theatrical and commercial headshots are shot differently from corporate ones — closer crop, more expression range, less formality.
Can we shoot at my studio or storefront?
Yes. On-location sessions in Royal Oak work well when the space itself is part of the story, which is often the case for practices and hospitality.
What do I do with my hands?
Nothing, you will be told. Every session is fully directed — posture, angle, expression — so there is no standing there guessing.
How soon do I get the images?
A private proofing gallery comes first, then retouched files within 48 hours of your selections.
Service area
Royal Oak and the Woodward corridor.
The studio is a short drive north, with on-location sessions available throughout the Woodward corridor and the rest of Oakland County.
Immediately adjacent
Berkley · Huntington Woods · Clawson · Ferndale · Pleasant Ridge · Oak Park
Ten to fifteen minutes
Birmingham · Troy · Madison Heights · Southfield · Bloomfield Hills · Beverly Hills
Twenty minutes or so
West Bloomfield · Farmington Hills · Rochester Hills · Detroit · Warren · Hazel Park
Not on the list? On-location sessions are available across Michigan. Ask about travel.
Reserve your session
Let’s build the images you need.
Tell me where the photographs are going and I will tell you which session fits. I read every inquiry personally and reply within one business day.
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