I offer portrait photo sessions on film.

What does that mean?
It means that in the moment of shooting, the camera doesn’t show how you look, neither to you nor to me. There’s nowhere to glance at right away and nothing to check. The process of photographing becomes slower, more considered, more focused and calmer. In today’s rushed rhythm, where even photography often falls into templates and repetition, I feel it’s important to return to a conscious approach to taking photographs.

Why on film?
A frame shot on film is cinematic and atmospheric, with an organic depth that is very hard to achieve with a digital camera. Working with analog film demands responsibility and respect for every single frame. Because there’s no screen, the pressure to look “right” disappears, and the photographic process becomes a kind of ritual of letting go.

For personal use: a portrait for yourself, for a couple, or as a gift.
Artists, musicians, actors: portraits for press, a website or a portfolio.
Creative people and small businesses: a portrait that differs from the usual corporate photographs.
The free and the searching: the quiet and the loud, lovers, friends, wanderers, anyone who wants atmospheric and authentic portraits without a rush.

I’ve been in photography for 20 years, and my additional experience in performance art means you won’t have to pose artificially in front of the camera. I work with your presence, your emotions and the moment when you forget the camera exists. I’m interested in a person as they are, so the shoot itself will be relaxed and accompanied by interesting conversation.

I prefer to photograph outdoors, in nature and natural light. If the weather is unfavourable, I am happy to work with studios or photograph indoors. I am open to both classic portraits and unusual, conceptual ideas.

Process:

You get in touch, and we agree on a date and place.

Before the session, we briefly talk through what you would like.

We photograph for 2 to 3 hours (depending on idea).

The film is developed and scanned, and within 2 weeks you receive around 30 edited frames digitally.

Duration: 2–3 hours (adapting to the rhythm of the process).
Result: around 30 edited frames in digital format, in high resolution.
Price: €220 (includes film, developing, scanning, my work as a photographer, and editing). Prices for digital sessions on request.
Payment: I ask for a €80 deposit before the session, and the remainder on the day of the session.

Cancellation and rescheduling. The deposit is non-refundable if the session is cancelled. The session can be rescheduled once if you let me know at least 2 working days in advance.

Weather. If the weather is not suitable for shooting outdoors, we reschedule the session free of charge or photograph indoors. The studio rental is paid by the client, and I will tell you the cost before the session.

Images and delivery. You receive around 30 edited frames in JPG format, in high resolution. The files are sent to you within 2 weeks after the session. The negatives stay with me; if you would like to receive them, we agree separately.

Publication. I may use selected photographs in my portfolio, in exhibitions and on social media, after agreeing with you personally.

Smooth, plastic, perfect portraits and artificial posing.

A free, unforced process, a poetic mood, presence and a safe space for experimentation.