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Pageant headshots & contestant portfolios

Show your confidence.
Celebrate your individuality.

From your first competition to your next titleholder portrait, create polished images that feel like you. Michael brings fashion and beauty photography experience, thoughtful lighting, and patient posing direction to your pageant portfolio.

Three individual photo-session packages, starting at $350. Available in New York City and Westchester, and in Savannah, Georgia on dates confirmed by Michael. Contact us with your pageant name, age division, submission deadline, and preferred city.

Pageant Essentials

$850

50% package deposit: $425.00, before extras

  • A focused 45-minute session for first-time contestants or a fresh submission headshot.
  • Up to 2 client-provided outfits at one agreed studio or outdoor location.
  • Head-and-shoulders portraits plus a three-quarter option, with guidance on posture, expression, and camera angles.
  • 4 selected images professionally retouched with natural skin texture and recognizable features.
  • Pre-session wardrobe guidance and one submission crop of a selected image using the specifications you provide.
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Pageant Signature

$1,075

50% package deposit: $537.50, before extras

  • A 90-minute portfolio session for contestants who need variety across applications, program books, and personal promotion.
  • Up to 3 client-provided looks: for example, a headshot outfit, evening gown, and personality look.
  • One agreed location with varied backgrounds or lighting setups, subject to availability.
  • 8 selected images professionally retouched, including a mix of close-up, three-quarter, and full-length portraits.
  • Planning consultation, posing and expression direction, and submission crops of up to 2 selected images using your supplied specifications.
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Pageant Crown Collection

$1,350

50% package deposit: $675.00, before extras

  • A 2.5-hour session for an established contestant or titleholder building a coordinated collection for their next chapter.
  • Up to 4 client-provided looks, including headshot styling, evening gown, personality wear, and optional crown and sash.
  • Up to 2 nearby agreed locations; outfit changes and travel between locations are included in the session time.
  • 12 selected images professionally retouched, with headshots, full-length portraits, and editorial-style images for personal promotion.
  • Extended creative planning covering wardrobe, colors, image priorities, and your pageant deadline.
  • Submission crops of up to 3 selected images using your supplied specifications.
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Included in every collection

Personalized posing direction, wardrobe guidance, and a private watermarked proof gallery. Choose your favorites in Pic-Time; your package includes the stated number of finished images, delivered as high-resolution JPEGs and web-size copies. Personal printing, pageant submission, and your own social-media promotion are included. Prints, program-ad design, and RAW files are not included.

Retouching & pageant requirements

Editing includes exposure, color, temporary blemish cleanup, and light skin refinement while preserving facial features and natural texture. Share your pageant’s current crop, background, file-size, and retouching rules before the shoot so we can plan appropriately. Heavy glitz editing is not included. These packages are portrait sessions; pageant coaching and live competition coverage are quoted separately.

Preparing for your session

Bring your own outfits, shoes, accessories, and any crown or sash you wish to photograph. Hair and makeup should be ready at the start of your photo session unless arranged separately. A parent or legal guardian must attend for anyone under 18. Session time includes outfit changes and movement between locations.

Selections & delivery

Finished images are delivered within 7–10 business days after you submit your final selections. Tell Michael your submission deadline before booking. Rush delivery is subject to availability and a separate quote. Proofs are for selection only and must not be posted.

Make the session your own

Optional services are additional to your package and subject to availability.

Additional retouched image
$50 each
Makeup artist
$250
Hairstylist
$150
Hair & makeup together
$400
Video add-on
From $300

Location, payment & booking

These pageant rates apply to NYC/Westchester sessions and Savannah sessions on dates confirmed by Michael. Savannah pageant bookings use the listed pageant rate rather than the general $795 destination minimum. Transportation, lodging when needed, studio rental, location permits, and other venue fees are additional and quoted before payment. No Savannah date or studio is guaranteed; confirm availability and the complete total before sending a deposit. Other destination bookings remain subject to the general destination minimum and travel fees.

A 50% deposit of the confirmed total is required. The balance is due 7 days before the session; bookings within 7 days require full payment after confirmation. All fees are nonrefundable. Your preferred date is not guaranteed until confirmed by the photographer. Pay by Zelle after Michael confirms your date and total.

Let’s plan your pageant portraits.

Share your pageant, deadline, and city. We’ll plan the images around you.

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