Detroit Portrait Photography
Portraits of the people of Detroit—owners, families, and the faces behind the city.
Editorial portraits, family sittings at Belle Isle and the DIA, branding portraits for owner-operators, beauty work at the Michigan Theater. Studio at the Bagley Mansion or anywhere in the metro. $149 in-studio, $299 on location.
Recent portrait sittings
- Belle Isle
- Detroit International Riverfront
- Edsel and Eleanor Ford Estate
- The belt
- Michigan Building
- Russell Industrial Center
- Detroit Institute of Arts
- Elizabeth Diliberti, TheHomeMag
An hour, an outfit change or two, a real conversation.
We start with a 10-minute talk about what the portrait is for—LinkedIn, your About page, your mother's mantle, a press kit. Then we shoot, posing you when posing serves the image and shooting candid when it doesn't.
Edits in 48 hours. One favorite by the next morning.
You get a single hand-edited preview before you leave the studio. The full color-corrected gallery is delivered within 48 hours, hand-retouched—no AI smoothing, no plastic skin.
$149 in-studio. $299 on location. No package upsell.
First image $149, each additional $99, in the studio at the Bagley Mansion. $299 on location anywhere in the metro—Belle Isle, the DIA, the Fisher Building, the Ford House, your kitchen. One photographer, real lighting.
Pricing
$149 in-studio. First image $149. Each additional image $99. At the Bagley Mansion, 2921 E Jefferson—natural light, restored 1889 interiors, a working studio, not a backdrop closet.
$299 on location. Anywhere in the metro. Belle Isle, the DIA, the Ford House, your kitchen, your kid's bedroom. Same per-image pricing applies after the first.
No packages. You pay for the images you keep. Live review before you leave.
Recent portrait sittings
A working portfolio of 16 portrait sittings—Miss Michigan contenders, master craftsmen at the Russell Industrial Center, editorial shoots inside the Michigan Theater, families at the DIA and the Ford House. Click any sitting for the full set.
Engagement Belle Isle September 2023An engagement shoot at Detroit's Belle Isle
11 images
Family Belle IsleA family and maternity shoot at Detroit's Belle Isle
13 images
FamilyA family photo shoot at the Detroit Renaissance Center
1 image
BrandingA lifestyle and branding shoot for Dani Dable of Mr. Handsome Barbershop in Ferndale
4 images
Street Photography Detroit International RiverfrontStreet portraits at the Detroit Riverfront
5 images
BeautyA beauty shoot at Belle Isle's back beach
3 images
BeautyA portrait of Janae Davis, Miss Van Buren Township, for her entry in Miss Michigan 2025.
1 image
Engagement Edsel and Eleanor Ford EstateAn engagement shoot at the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House
9 images
Street Photography The beltStreet Photography at the Belt in Detroit
5 images
Street PhotographyStreet photography at Dally in the Alley 2022
3 images
Fashion Michigan BuildingAn editorial shoot at the Michigan Theater in the Michigan building in downtown Detroit
5 images
HeadshotsPortrait of a medical professional
2 images
FamilyA family photo shoot at Detroit's Fisher Building
9 images
- Portrait
A portrait of Elizabeth Diliberti, CMP of TheHomeMag Exchange Events
3 images
Storytelling Russell Industrial CenterMaster Craftsman Alan Kaniarz lays out a Pewabic floor he restored at his studio at…
3 images
Family Detroit Institute of ArtsA family photo shoot at the Detroit Institute of Arts
3 images
Common questions
- How is a portrait sitting different from a headshot?
- A headshot is a deliverable for a job—same lighting, same crop, same purpose across the whole gallery. A portrait sitting is open-ended. We shoot wide, we shoot tight, we shoot you laughing at something off-camera, we shoot you looking at the window. You pick the images that feel like you. Most sittings produce 30-60 candidates; you keep the ones you want at $149 first, $99 after.
- Can the sitting happen at my house, my kid's school, or somewhere with personal meaning?
- Yes. On-location is $299 and includes anywhere in metro Detroit—Belle Isle, the Detroit Institute of Arts (with their permission), the Ford House, a Pewabic tile floor, your kitchen. Recent shoots have been at the Fisher Building, the Renaissance Center, the Michigan Theater, and the Russell Industrial Center.
- What do I wear?
- Solid colors over patterns; structured over slouchy. Bring two or three outfits—we'll shoot through them in an hour. If the portrait is for a specific use (LinkedIn, a book jacket, a press kit), send us a reference and we'll match the register.
- Do you retouch?
- Yes, by hand—no AI filters, no skin-smoothing apps. We do what a magazine retoucher does: even out lighting, remove temporary blemishes, soften distractions in the background. We don't reshape faces or bodies.
- How fast do I get the images?
- One hand-edited preview before you leave. The full color-corrected gallery within 48 hours. Same-day delivery is available on request.
- Do you photograph families, maternity, or engagement portraits?
- Yes. See the portfolio above—families at the DIA, the Renaissance Center, the Fisher Building; engagement sessions at the Ford House and Belle Isle; maternity at Belle Isle's back beach. Same $149/$299 pricing.
Ready to book a sitting?
Tell us the date, the location, and what the portrait is for.