Editorial portrait photographer Sydney — Holi colours direct gaze by Shekhar Jay Photography

Portrait Photography

Portraits with an editorial edge, created around you

Character, individual style and the quiet in-between

Directed and lit with the same editorial approach as my fashion work and celebrity portraiture.

The approach

Portraits made with direction, not just a camera

My background is in fashion and editorial photography, actor and model portfolios and celebrity portraiture — and that's the eye I bring to a private portrait session. Lighting, wardrobe, posing and composition are considered in advance, then guided throughout, so the portraits feel like personal expression rather than a photograph of someone standing in front of a lens.

Sessions run across North Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Castle Hill, Box Hill, Norwest and the wider Hills District, and throughout Northwest Sydney. Looking for clean business portraits instead? See studio & corporate headshots.

Portfolio

Selected portrait work

The experience

How a portrait session unfolds

Consultation

We talk through what the portraits are for, the mood you're drawn to and how you'd like to be seen — then plan wardrobe, location and light around it.

Direction

You'll never be left guessing what to do with your hands. Posing, angles and expression are guided throughout, drawing on years of fashion and celebrity work.

Light

Natural light, available light or studio-style lighting where the concept calls for it — chosen for the portrait, not the other way around.

Delivery

Your selected images are hand-retouched and delivered in a private online gallery within two weeks, with full-resolution files and personal printing rights.

Investment

Portrait collections

Editorial portrait photography for North Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Castle Hill and the Hills District. Each collection includes the session, professional direction and your finished images.

Essential

$595

A focused introduction to editorial portraiture — one look, beautifully directed.

  • ✦ 45-minute portrait session
  • ✦ One carefully selected location
  • ✦ Pre-session consultation
  • ✦ Wardrobe guidance
  • ✦ Professional posing and direction
  • ✦ One outfit
  • ✦ 8 professionally retouched digital images
  • ✦ High-resolution files
  • ✦ Private online gallery
  • ✦ Personal printing rights
  • ✦ Delivery within 2 weeks
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Most Popular

Signature

$795

The best balance of time, variety and creative direction — several distinct looks in one sitting.

  • ✦ Up to 75-minute portrait session
  • ✦ One carefully selected location
  • ✦ Pre-session consultation
  • ✦ Wardrobe and styling guidance
  • ✦ Creative shoot planning
  • ✦ Up to 2 outfit changes
  • ✦ Multiple portrait looks and compositions
  • ✦ Professional posing and direction
  • ✦ Editorial-inspired portraiture
  • ✦ 15 professionally retouched digital images
  • ✦ High-resolution files
  • ✦ Private online gallery
  • ✦ Personal printing rights
  • ✦ $75 print credit
  • ✦ Delivery within 2 weeks
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Heirloom

$1,095

The complete creative portrait experience, built around a considered concept.

  • ✦ 90 to 120-minute portrait session
  • ✦ Up to 2 locations
  • ✦ Detailed creative consultation
  • ✦ Detailed styling and wardrobe planning
  • ✦ Creative concept development
  • ✦ Up to 3 outfit changes
  • ✦ Multiple portrait concepts
  • ✦ Environmental portraits
  • ✦ Editorial-inspired portraits
  • ✦ Professional posing and direction
  • ✦ Studio-style lighting where appropriate
  • ✦ 25 professionally retouched digital images
  • ✦ High-resolution files
  • ✦ Private online gallery
  • ✦ Personal printing rights
  • ✦ $150 print credit
  • ✦ Wall-art guidance
  • ✦ Delivery within 2 weeks
Let's Create Your Portraits

Professionally retouched images, carefully selected from your session, delivered through your private online gallery with full-resolution files and personal printing rights.

Enhance Your Collection

  • ✦ Additional image — $50 each
  • ✦ 5 additional images — $225
  • ✦ Full gallery upgrade — $550
  • ✦ Fine-art prints — from $150
  • ✦ Framed wall art — from $400
  • ✦ Heirloom albums — from $700

Good to know

Portrait session questions

How is a portrait session different from a corporate headshot?

Portrait sessions are creative and editorial — multiple looks, considered styling, more time and room for concept. If you specifically need clean, professional business headshots, the studio and corporate headshot service is the better fit.

Where do portrait sessions take place?

Across North Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Castle Hill, Box Hill, Norwest and the wider Hills District, as well as studio-style and city locations around Northwest Sydney. Locations are scouted and confirmed before your session.

I've never been photographed before — will I know what to do?

Most people haven't. Every session is fully directed, from posture and hand placement to expression, so the portraits look like you at your most assured rather than posed.

Can I order prints or wall art?

Yes. Fine-art prints, framed pieces and albums are available after your gallery is delivered, and print credit is included with the Signature and Heirloom collections.

Portrait photographer serving North Kellyville, Kellyville, Rouse Hill, Castle Hill, Box Hill, Norwest, Bella Vista, Beaumont Hills, The Ponds, Baulkham Hills, the Hills District, Northwest Sydney and greater Sydney.

Let's create your portraits

Tell me what the portraits are for and the mood you're after — we'll plan the rest together.

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