Portrait Photography

Professionally trained at the Brooks Institute of Photography, Fassett uses the latest techniques and equipment to create beautiful, flattering portraits. Every person, couple, family, and pet is unique, so we take the time to ensure that the portrait style, lighting, and composition are suitable. We also want to understand where the final photographs will be displayed and who the audience is, because that will also help determine our approach. For example, will the photograph be displayed in a frame in your house for your friends and family to view, or will it be on your company's web site or business card for your clients to see? These are the kinds of questions will ask to ensure that we're on the same page with your portrait session.

Fassett Photography is not a cookie-cutter portrait studio. We do not have rigid portrait packages in terms of the number and size of prints, or specific time limits in the studio, or a certain number of poses/outfits. Rather, we ask you what you are looking for, and then craft a package that fits your needs. We can work in one hour time increments, 1/2 day, or full day portrait sessions. Typically if we work by time, then I provide high resolution digital files for you to make prints from. Or we can define ahead of time the size and number of prints that you require, and I will let you see the proofs on my web site. You then choose which shots for each size, and I will make the prints for you. Or we can come up with some hybrid approach. The point is that we will come up with the best package to suit your individual needs.

On larger packages, weather permitting, we can do some shots in the studio and then some shots on location. There are beautiful beaches and parks within minutes of the studio in Ventura. Since we shoot digitally, it is also possible to create both color and black & white images. Our goal during your portrait session is to create a variety of high quality images, so we encourage you to change clothes, and we will continue to change the lighting setup, the background, the shooting style, and the compositions.

Fassett Photography also works with actors and models to do head shots, portfolio work, promo cards, etc. Please contact us for more information on our packages. Click here to view examples of head shots we did for a local character actor. If you are in the hair, makeup, wardrobe, or prop industries and want to have your work photographed for your promotion, please contact us.

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