Price List
SESSIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS
Striving to create one of a kind imagery for our clientele is what Phoqus Photography is all about. This is an experience that will not only produce impactful photographs for you, but after going through our process you will gain valuable new insight into your own appearance. Working together in this way allows us to capture that unique you that will represent your own personal brand out there in the world.
Thomas is happy to travel should you need his services elsewhere. Feel free to inquire with any questions, and we'll get you set up with a session that's perfect for you.
Below you can see the rate information for working with Thomas. Click on the learn more button to find out more and schedule your session today.
We offer both headshot and portrait sessions and are often asked what the difference is between them. Headshots are simply taken from the chest area up and portrait sessions can be from head to toe and anything in between. The portrait sessions always include headshots as well, so keep that in mind when choosing what's best for you.
Headshots
Headshots $400
Portraits $700
Group Rates
Per person $95ea
For his headshot clientele, Thomas offers either a mini headshot session for those that want to get the job done in approximately a 1/2 hour time period or a standard headshot session that includes 1 1/2 hours of shooting time. Should you require a variety of looks in order to promote your personal brand then we recommend choosing the standard session to allow for multiple changes.
For Thomas’ portrait clients, he not only likes to shoot a wide variety of looks, but also varies the lighting as well. These sessions can generally last up to 3 hours and include headshots as well as head to toe and 3/4 body shots.
There is a 50% non-refundable deposit required to book a session and any discounts that you are to receive will be deducted from your final invoice upon completion of your shoot.
During the session you will view each image with Thomas to decide whether or not you feel it would be beneficial for your personal brand. By narrowing down in this manner it allows for us to only focus on the cream of the crop and delete anything that we don't feel would be in your best interest to keep.
The final images that you end up purchasing will be chosen at the conclusion of your session. Each image you select to purchase costs $50 and includes licensing of the image for personal use as well as professional retouching to Thomas’ specs.
Should you feel the need to bypass this process then we can set up a proofing site for you for $75 where you can choose images at your convenience.
HEADSHOTS VS. PORTRAITS
During a headshot session, we keep the camera up close and personal. All the images are captured from the chest up while we concentrate on coaching you toward your best expression. That's 100% on us and something we pride ourselves upon. We'll coach you throughout the entire process to not only capture superb imagery but to educate you on what angles and expressions work best for you. As you can see from our work, we have created beautiful headshot specific lighting that matches the aesthetic that we believe will have you looking your best.
Our portrait sessions are where we love getting creative and vary things up quite a bit. We'll be including headshots along with your portraits, so you'll have an assortment of varying lighting and we'll be changing the proximity of the camera to the subject as well. You’ll walk away with a broader range of pictures and everything you'll need for your own marketing purposes.
ABOUT THE SESSION
We photograph our in-studio headshot sessions in Capital Heights. We like our clientele to bring a variety of clothing options and generally shoot a handful of different looks throughout each session.
We will be capturing and discussing the images as we go. Inspecting the shots in this way helps us to determine their viability for use in representing your personal brand. In doing so, we will be able to adjust the focus of the session to account for anything we feel you could additionally benefit from along the way.
At the end of the session, we'll do a review of the images. You'll be narrowing them down to only your favorites that you'd like to keep for purchase.
CLOTHING
Feel free to bring a range of different options for clothing. The #1 rule for us is that you have to love it! If you don’t feel comfortable in it, you most likely won’t shoot well while wearing it. We suggest you bring a range of different cuts, colors, and necklines. For our corporate clients, we like the men to have a variety of jacket/shirt/tie combos and for the women some options of blouse/dress/jacket combos. Keeping jewelry to a minimum is key, studs or small earrings work and simple necklaces, anything hanging or chunky will usually draw too much attention to itself. If you wear glasses and have multiple pairs, then we'd appreciate you bringing them along in order to ascertain their glare factor. If you have any doubt about whether something will work or not just bring it. Layers are fantastic for the actors and no need to be seasonal; everything from t-shirts, tank tops to sweaters and light jackets can work. Have some fun with this, if you feel your wardrobe is missing something then go shopping and we’ll keep the tags on it in case you’d like to return the items after the shoot. We have a steamer, so we'll be able to easily sort out any wrinkling for you.
HAIR AND MAKEUP
Women's makeup:
Makeup for the session is not required but highly recommended for all women. The cost for makeup during your session is listed above and includes hair help. You are more than welcome to have your makeup done prior to the shoot as well.
The makeup is applied specifically for the lighting we use and we usually start very naturally to give you a very clean simple look. We do touch ups and will add subtle changes to the makeup as the shoot progresses as necessary. If you’d like to start off a little heavier on the makeup we are happy to do that as well, just let us know.
Women's hair:
We ask that everyone come in with their hair ready the way you would like to present yourself. We want your hair in your pictures to be as close as possible to the way you look on a fantastic hair day and can't have you showing up to the studio as if you just rolled out of bed. Of course, our makeup artist is there to make sure it’s shoot ready and we will discuss what you’d like to do with it and make a game plan at the beginning of the shoot.
Men:
We don't recommend makeup on men, but our makeup artist can provide light grooming for skin and hair on the shoot for $200 if you like. Our professional retouching usually covers any issues that may arise skin wise, so there are no worries in that dept.
SCHEDULING AND PAYMENTS
We are normally available for shooting seven days a week. We do tweak the times depending upon the schedule each particular day, so we ask people to be a bit flexible. We do ask that you don't have anything else scheduled close to the end of your session in case we feel we need a little more time with you.
A 50% non-refundable deposit is required to book a spot on our calendar. The fee is due at the time of booking a shoot date and time. You may book online or contact the studio and we will get you set up with a session that is perfect for you.
We accept cash, cash app, PayPal, Venmo, zello. The remaining balance is due the day of the session.
We work with freelance makeup artists and you will be paying them directly, they require cash on the day of the shoot.
All deposit checks can be made payable to: Thomas Wright
THANK YOU!
We like our clients to be 100% informed, so thanks for taking the time to read all this pertinent information. If you still have questions feel free to ask us. We look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks!
The Phoqus Photography Team