Creative Portraiture

We create heirlooms for family memory.

Whether it’s stunning family portraits, unique personal shoots, or imaginative themes, let’s create unforgettable memories together in Wagga’s beautiful outdoor settings. Book your session now and make this holiday season one to remember!

Book a call back to get more information.

Remember special moments in life, like engagements, first solo flight, having a great netball season, these are family memories that must be saved through the generations.

Book and enquire now to learn about the range of options that’s right for you.

Popular options:
  • Gallery quality wall art prints – great gift for grandparents
  • Heritage Album – great as an heirloom item
Sample canvas portrait of a man standing in front of a Piper Super Cub aircraft
Dad and his two girls in the Kensington studio white room
Young lady showing off her new summer dress in an outdoor photo shoot in Melbourne
A young female tourist at Satsuki and Mei's house, based on the movie My Neighbour Totoro in Japan.

About Portrait Photography

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Quality

You’ve got over 3,000 photos on your phone, but how many are print-worthy?

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Expert

There’s no app that gives you expert artistic direction, editing, retouching, production management

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Heirlooms

Tech devices go obsolete, break, get lost, and who remembers the photos on them? Physical artwork is permanent.

Memories fade; but photos won’t. 

Selfies are fine for sharing online “here-and-now” moments, but they are not the photos you print out, they’re not the photos you hang on the walls, they’re not the quality you want to pass on to future generations.

Smartphone print quality is usually so bad, it’s not even worth trying. With our skills, professional gear, specialised talents, and experience, we will make photographic art prints you will value for a lifetime.

Wall art is great for displaying significant moments in life, and gifting to family members. Heritage Albums are great for postage to family members, easy storage, great for the coffee table, and for passing on down the generations.

Inclusions

Normal outdoor portrait sessions in metro Melbourne cost $225, studio sessions in 2024 are $175, but ask us if we have any special offers.

Costs includes:

  • photographer’s time
  • equipment (professional portable studio flashes, camera, lenses, and more)
  • Viewing Session (your image selection time) and artwork design and discussion
Types of sessions:
  • Family
  • Newborn
  • Pets
  • Couples
  • Boudoir
  • Individual
  • etc
Upgrades and extras can include*
  • Sessions at other regional, national, or international locations.
  • Archival quality ready-to-hang prints or canvases
  • Digital assets
  • Heritage Album
Framed portrait of a man wearing a parachute standing in front of a glider

Contact us

Photo Biography or Photo Book is a visual story about you
Photo Biography or Photo Book is a visual story about you
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Editing Work

Whatever images you choose for production is always put through the editing process.

No image is perfect from when the shutter is pushed. All great artworks begin with a sketch and is refined from there.

Notice the shoes on the boy on the right.

Compare Before & After images.

Creative Projects

Creative we can work together on can include:

  • Boxed In (see below)
  • Cars & Portraits
  • Cinematic
  • City At Night
  • City of Ghosts
  • Studio Portraits

Boxed In

Boxed In - A fun project that gives space for each personality
Boxed In - A fun project that gives space for each personality

Cars & Portraits

A portrait of a car owner and his car
Cars & Portraits - Show your pride and joy

Cinematic

A photo from the art project "Operation Bilby"
Cinematic: our stylistic photography or your Cosplay & Costume - Have a fun idea? Let's talk

Digital Magic

A sample of a digital background added to a studio portrait
Digital Magic - Great for adding or changing the background for extra cuteness

Upcoming events:

9th Feb 2025:  Tarneit & Truganina special pop-up mini-session

5-6th April 2025: Melbourne Convention Centre Melbourne Motor Show meet & greet

12-14th Apr 2025:  Frankston pop-up studio

3-4th May 2025: Melbourne One Fine Baby meet & greet with Black & White Studios

7-9th June 2025:  Ballarat pop-up studio

Black & White Studios. We create heirlooms for future generations to cherish

Some popular options

Digital delivery of images and artworks

Digital Box Set

Includes:  All images are sent to editors, retouchers, and our quality control checks. Distractions, imperfections are removed and improvements to skin, highlights and shadows are done.

From $1000 for a set of six, and cost per image reduces with more being selected. Each image is typically 6000×4000 pixels and can be 14mb.

Includes long-term digital archiving. No subscriptions needed

Heritage Album - produced on gallery quality archival paper to be an heirloom for generations

Heritage Album

Includes:  All images are sent to editors, retouchers, and our quality control checks. Distractions, imperfections are removed and improvements to skin, highlights and shadows are done.

Printed on archival paper to 100-200 year industry standards, at gallery quality resolution. $2195 (considerable discounts for reprints including mini albums). Main album is 28x35cm

Artwork edited, retouched, and produced on to gallery quality archival paper at high resolution - preserving every detail

Archival prints

Includes:  All images are sent to editors, retouchers, and our quality control checks. Distractions, imperfections are removed and improvements to skin, highlights and shadows are done.

Printed on archival paper to 100-200 year industry standards, at gallery quality resolution. From $990 (upgrades and package discounts available). From 40x60cm for print, but additional width for matte and frame

Black & White Studios sample of ready-to-hang artwork. We create heirlooms for future generations to cherish

Box Sets

Includes:  All images are sent to editors, retouchers, and our quality control checks. Distractions, imperfections are removed and improvements to skin, highlights and shadows are done.

Printed on archival paper to 100-200 year industry standards, at gallery quality resolution. From $1325 (upgrades and package discounts available). Prints are A4 sized.

Upgrades and downgrades are available. Just ask.

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Cheaper memories

Cheaper than an European holiday without the worry of lost luggage or lost passports. Memories that can be passed on through the generations of the family.

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Artwork design

Choose only what you want. Then use our expert experience in artwork and interior design suggestions. Experts in colour theory, camera to print calibration technologies.

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Long lasting

Designed for industry archival standards of 100 to 200 years. Items that future generations will use to cherish their heritage.

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Print worthy

Yes you already have thousands of photos stored in your phone, but none that truly represent the best of you. These artworks are perfect as gifts and as heirlooms.

Popular frame options

  • Frames:  Black, white, raw timber
  • Mattes:  single layer with v-groove in black or white; double layered with black and/or white as either underlay or overlay
Custom designed frames for your home.

Raw timber frame with double white matte for a 3×3 multi-image frame

Custom designed frames for your home.
Custom designed frames for your home.

Most popular: Black wood frame with single v-groove white matte

Custom designed frames for your home.
Custom designed frames for your home.

Black timber frame with double matte black overlay and white underlay

Custom designed frames for your home.
Custom designed frames for your home.

Black timber frame with double matte with white overlay and black underlay

Custom designed frames for your home.

Request a call back or email us today
to learn more

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POLICIES

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PAYMENT

An upfront non-refundable $50 booking deposit is needed to secure your place in the schedule. The booking deposit is waived if the session fee is paid upfront: indoor $175, or outdoor $225 in metro Melbourne.

After your Portrait Session, is your Viewing Session, where you select your images and purchase what you’d like. Of course, we cannot deliver until the full invoice is paid.

Payment options can include online links, emailed invoices, direct transfer, and interest-free lay-by plans.

WEATHER

All attempts will be made to do the shoot taking advantage of all kinds of weather conditions. However, if the weather is so bad, the shoot will be postponed. We do love wet weather photography, especially with gumboots and brollies.

Ensure children are not hungry at the start of any session and have good energy to participate. AVOID sugary foods.

Artwork options

After the portrait session we will meet on Zoom to view and select your images for editing, retouching, and production. Based on your selections, we’ll design the artworks for your home.

Refunds are absolutely not available following the delivery of any digital assets since these are unreturnable.

A portrait of an American woman in Tokyo Japan on a rainy day
Heritage Album - produced on gallery quality archival paper to be an heirloom for generations