Orange County · Irvine studio or your office
What a session costs
Every price here is what I charge today. You pay a session fee to hold the date, and you choose your images with me at the end of the session rather than from a gallery weeks later.
Inside
Session fees and images
One person: three ways to book
Teams, firms and practices
Common questions
How the pricing works
Session fee first, images second
The session fee covers the time, the lighting and the direction — I tell you what to do with your hands, your chin and your expression, so you are not left to work it out.
For headshot sessions, you pick your retouched images on the day. Most people leave with one or two, and nothing is retouched before you have chosen it. Portrait and branding sessions include their images. The session fee is paid when you book, holds your date and is non-refundable.
Headshots from the Irvine studio and from on-location days at offices across Orange County.
One person
Three ways to book
Headshot session
$300 session fee + $150 per retouched image. Session with one image: $450. The session fee is paid when you book and covers the session only, with no finished images. Ninety minutes in the Irvine studio, two to three outfit changes and several backgrounds; you choose and pay for images before you leave.
Portrait session
From $850 for up to two hours in the Irvine studio, with three retouched images included. It is paid in full when you book. Additional images are $150 each, chosen and paid for during the session.
Branding session
From $1,500 for two hours, with eight retouched images included, in the studio or on location. It is paid in full when you book. Additional images are $150 each, chosen and paid for during the session.
One session gives you several frames to choose from, not a single pose.
Teams, firms and practices
Team headshots at your office or your event
I bring the studio to your office, or to your event, anywhere in Orange County. I direct each person, and they pick their favorite before walking away, so no one has to chase anyone for their choice afterwards.
Small team
$2,000
Up to 5 people
About 20 minutes each
For partners, a small practice or a leadership team.
Book online · paid in full when you book
Recommended
Half day
$3,500
About 20 people
About 10 minutes each · up to 4 hours
About $175 a person at 20 people.
Book a 20-minute planning call, then a written quote
Full day
$6,000
About 40 people
About 10 minutes each · up to 8 hours, with breaks
For a whole firm, a medical group or a company that wants one look across every department.
Book a 20-minute planning call, then a written quote
New employee? No problem.
Your team’s lighting, background and crop stay on file. When someone joins, they come to my Irvine studio and I photograph them with the same setup, so their headshot matches the rest of your team page.
$450 per person, one retouched image included.
Every team session includes
A full studio at your office. A conference room is enough; setup takes about 30 minutes, before the first person.
I direct every person, the pose and the expression.
Each person picks their favorite before walking away.
One retouched image per person.
The same light, background and crop for everyone.
Extra images, $150 each.
Fewer than five people? The Irvine studio is usually simpler: $450 per person, one retouched image included.
More than 40 people, or more than one day? No problem — reach out for pricing.
Booking and cancelling. The small team books online and is paid in full when you book. Half and full days start with a 20-minute planning call and a written quote within one business day; $500 reserves your date and the rest is due 7 days before. The $500 is non-refundable. Cancel at least 7 days ahead and anything paid above it is refunded; with less notice, the full fee is kept. You can reschedule once, with 7 days’ notice, to a date within 90 days.
Common questions
About the prices
Why are headshot images priced separately?
Because most people need one or two, and a package makes you pay for five. You see every frame on the day and buy only the ones you will actually use.
Do I have to choose on the day?
Yes, and people prefer it. We look through them together, you pick, and retouching starts that week instead of after a chase.
Can I buy more images later?
It’s best to choose everything you need during your session — that’s when images are selected and purchased. I keep only the images you order.
Is hair and makeup included?
No. A professional artist can be arranged separately — they book and bill you directly, and they need about a week’s notice.
Book the session, choose the images with me.
Individual sessions and small teams book online. Half and full days start with a twenty-minute planning call.
Or email abousaif@icloud.com. Gift cards are available too.