A professional portrait shoot is an experience that will stay with you for a long time, just like the print you get out of it. I focus on a few key elements for your shoot, which are a culmination of more than a hundred years of photographic tradition.

Preparations.

Each shoot is preceded by a meeting during which we discuss what we want to capture in your portrait. During the conversation, we also determine the best styling for this purpose. We can also use the support of proven make-up artists and stylists. This way, we ensure that your image, appearance and clothing naturally complement the concept of the shoot.

Shoot.

Portrait photography lies somewhere between art and craft.

Don’t think of reproducing a set of poses and expressions in front of a lens. Think of it more as a form of conversation.

The interaction between photographer and subject is what makes a good portrait shoot. Good atmosphere and subtle direction bring out more than a pre-planned set of poses.

As the shoot takes place in my studio, we can finetune its pace and atmosphere, which allows us to work comfortably and achieve stellar results.

Let me know beforehand how you like your coffee or tea, and send me your Spotify playlist if you like.

Next.

When your work in the studio ends, the lion's share of my work is just beginning.

During the shoot, dozens, even hundreds of shots are captured. They are the raw material for the main part of my work. Oftentimes 5, 8, or 10 capture those fractions of a second in which the pose, light, expression, and thousands of other little details form one perfect frame.

From the shots I select, we choose the portrait that you will receive as an archival pigment print, and the digital photos.

Selected shots undergo manual retouching, making sure that the essence, nature, and truth of the photographed person are preserved.

A picture becomes a portrait.

The final product of a portrait session is a portrait printed on Hahnemühle paper (Hahnemühle is one of the oldest paper producers in the world, operating since 1584), which meets ISO archival standards (certificate), matted with acid-free cardboard of the highest quality.

The durability of the archival pigment inks used for printing is determined by Wilhelm Imaging Research, the leading authority on the lightfastness of prints, based in the US, to be over 400 years, when the print is exposed behind glass, and over 250 years without such protection (that is years before first signs of fading noticeable to the naked eye) (WIR report, page 2).

The portrait is signed and dated using archival ink.