I work with a limited number of clients each year - typically 15-20 - capturing significant life transitions with a documentary-style approach.
My pricing reflects both my methodology and experience, not just the hours I'm holding a camera or the number of photos in your gallery. You'll get observational coverage that captures what's genuinely unfolding, without requiring you to perform or pose for extended periods. This approach calls for a photographer to be attentive and have the ability to read moments as they develop.
It's important to me that I can be fully present for you. Because I maintain a full-time job outside photography, I'm selective about the projects I take on and commit to only a handful of sessions and events each year. If you believe we're a fit, I encourage you to start a conversation to reserve your date.
What Documentary-Style Means
I don't ask you to recreate moments for the camera or hold poses for extended periods. I don't orchestrate your day around photography.
My default approach is observational, documenting what's naturally occurring. I stay aware of rhythm, energy, and what's building, then capture it as it happens.
That said, I absolutely capture the essential shots you need: family groupings, key formal portraits, specific moments that matter to you. We'll discuss your must-have list during planning, and I'll make sure we get them efficiently so we can return to observational coverage for the rest of the day.
You'll get guidance throughout: timing, location selection, positioning for good light. The goal is for the experience to feel natural while ensuring nothing important is missed.
The Experience
(AKA the booking process and experience included with every booking)
(AKA the booking process and experience included with every booking)
1. Reach out - Click here to get started :)
2. Let's chat - We'll schedule a call to talk through your vision, process, timing, and answer any questions you have.
3. Reserve your date - Once the agreement and retainer are in, your date is officially yours!
4. Planning together - I'll guide you on timing, locations, and flow (if desired), and stay in touch with clear, responsive communication.
5. Pre-event prep - A few weeks before your day, we'll review all the details, finalize any questions, and make sure you feel confident and ready.
2. Let's chat - We'll schedule a call to talk through your vision, process, timing, and answer any questions you have.
3. Reserve your date - Once the agreement and retainer are in, your date is officially yours!
4. Planning together - I'll guide you on timing, locations, and flow (if desired), and stay in touch with clear, responsive communication.
5. Pre-event prep - A few weeks before your day, we'll review all the details, finalize any questions, and make sure you feel confident and ready.
On your day:
+ Calm, attentive presence that observes without interfering
+ Minimal, but intentional direction - you experience the day naturally while I document
+ Flexibility and adapting to what's actually happening
+ Capturing the essential shots you need
+ Minimal, but intentional direction - you experience the day naturally while I document
+ Flexibility and adapting to what's actually happening
+ Capturing the essential shots you need
After your day:
+ Sneak peeks - A few days after, you'll get a glimpse of the highlights.
+ Professional editing - Photos that reflects the feeling and authenticity of your day.
+ Final delivery - within-in 6-8 weeks, you'll receive your full gallery of high-resolution images.
+ Keepsakes & prints - Access to custom albums, prints, and other keepsakes.
+ Web-ready versions - Perfect for sharing online.
+ Usage rights & ongoing support - Personal, professional, and social media usage rights, plus continued guidance or print help if needed.
+ Then, onto your next milestone moment!
+ Professional editing - Photos that reflects the feeling and authenticity of your day.
+ Final delivery - within-in 6-8 weeks, you'll receive your full gallery of high-resolution images.
+ Keepsakes & prints - Access to custom albums, prints, and other keepsakes.
+ Web-ready versions - Perfect for sharing online.
+ Usage rights & ongoing support - Personal, professional, and social media usage rights, plus continued guidance or print help if needed.
+ Then, onto your next milestone moment!
You can learn more about me and my style here.
Optional Add-ons:
+ Polaroids
+ 35mm
+ USB
+ Rush delivery
+ Second photographer
+ Additional hours of coverage (like the day or night before for weddings and coming-of-age celebrations)
+ Polaroids
+ 35mm
+ USB
+ Rush delivery
+ Second photographer
+ Additional hours of coverage (like the day or night before for weddings and coming-of-age celebrations)
I take on limited bookings each year so I can be fully present for every client, providing a high-quality, thoughtful experience.
Weddings
Documentary coverage for couples who want their wedding day documented as it naturally unfolds. My approach works best with intimate celebrations - often under 100 guests - where the focus is on genuine connection rather than production. That said, guest count isn't a hard rule. If connection matters more than spectacle, we're likely a good fit.
The full story | 4,900
+ Complete documentation of your wedding day
+ 8 hours of coverage
+ Complimentary engagement session to build familiarity and ease
+ Documentary approach with efficient handling of essential portraits and family groupings
+ Both major moments and subtle interactions documented
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Complete documentation of your wedding day
+ 8 hours of coverage
+ Complimentary engagement session to build familiarity and ease
+ Documentary approach with efficient handling of essential portraits and family groupings
+ Both major moments and subtle interactions documented
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
The intimate story | 3,500
+ For intimate celebrations or focused wedding days
+ 6 hours of coverage
+ Complimentary engagement session or option to add an additional hour of coverage
+ Documentary-style approach tailored to a smaller scale
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
The ELOPEMENT | 2,100+ For intimate celebrations or focused wedding days
+ 6 hours of coverage
+ Complimentary engagement session or option to add an additional hour of coverage
+ Documentary-style approach tailored to a smaller scale
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ For intimate, adventurous, or unconventional weddings
+ Up to 4 hours of coverage
+ Flexible, adaptive approach suited to spontaneous or off-the-beaten-path celebrations
+ Option to include a short engagement session or rehearsal gathering
+ Travel fee may apply beyond Greater Boston
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Engagements & Proposals
Documenting the excitement, intimacy, and genuine connection of this transition.
The proposal moment | 495
+ Discreet documentation of the proposal as it unfolds
+ Confidential and thoughtful coordination around timing, location, and positioning
+ Focus on anticipation, reaction, and emotion
+ Includes the proposal and brief portrait session
+ Gallery delivered promptly for sharing with family and friends
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Discreet documentation of the proposal as it unfolds
+ Confidential and thoughtful coordination around timing, location, and positioning
+ Focus on anticipation, reaction, and emotion
+ Includes the proposal and brief portrait session
+ Gallery delivered promptly for sharing with family and friends
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
The proposal + Story time | 650
+ Everything included in The Proposal Moment
+ Up to 30 minutes of additional coverage after the proposal (option to extend coverage)
+ Space to breathe, connect, and take in the moment
+ Capturing the excitement as it softens into joy
+ Ideal for couples who want images that reflect both the surprise and what follow
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Everything included in The Proposal Moment
+ Up to 30 minutes of additional coverage after the proposal (option to extend coverage)
+ Space to breathe, connect, and take in the moment
+ Capturing the excitement as it softens into joy
+ Ideal for couples who want images that reflect both the surprise and what follow
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Engagement Sessions
Unhurried, documentary-focused time together. Often, this is the first step in building comfort and connection before documenting your wedding day.
Unhurried, documentary-focused time together. Often, this is the first step in building comfort and connection before documenting your wedding day.
Intimate Engagement Session | 650
+ 75 minutes of relaxed, unhurried time
+ At your home, favorite coffee shop, walking your neighborhood, cooking together - whatever feels like you
+ Documentary approach centered on genuine connection
+ A blend of natural moments with a few relaxed portraits
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ 75 minutes of relaxed, unhurried time
+ At your home, favorite coffee shop, walking your neighborhood, cooking together - whatever feels like you
+ Documentary approach centered on genuine connection
+ A blend of natural moments with a few relaxed portraits
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Signature Engagement Story | 900
+ 90 minutes with space to settle in and let moments build
+ Ideal for couples who want space to slow down and capture images that reflect this significant moment
+ Multiple locations or a slower pace encouraged
+ Images that reflect this chapter with intention and care
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ 90 minutes with space to settle in and let moments build
+ Ideal for couples who want space to slow down and capture images that reflect this significant moment
+ Multiple locations or a slower pace encouraged
+ Images that reflect this chapter with intention and care
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Coming of Age
(Mitzvahs and milestones)
(Mitzvahs and milestones)
Documenting milestone celebrations with attention to both tradition and connection.
coming-of-Age celebrations | 2,300
+ For a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Quinceañera, and similar milestones
+ Individual, family, and group portraits (up to 1 hour, before or day-of)
+ Celebration coverage (up to 4 hours)
+ Documentary approach honoring tradition while capturing the emotions that give the day its meaning
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ For a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, Quinceañera, and similar milestones
+ Individual, family, and group portraits (up to 1 hour, before or day-of)
+ Celebration coverage (up to 4 hours)
+ Documentary approach honoring tradition while capturing the emotions that give the day its meaning
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Personalized hours and coverage available - start a conversation to discuss your vision.
Family Milestones
For families welcoming new members, gathering from afar, or capturing this season before everything changes. Some sessions are about capturing the simplicity of the moment. Others are about telling the story around it.
Family Story Session | 475
+ Up to 45 minutes capturing this season of life
+ One meaningful setting - home, outdoors, or any place that feels like family
+ Ideal for young families, short visits, or marking the moment as it is
+ Observational coverage with light, relaxed portraits
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Up to 45 minutes capturing this season of life
+ One meaningful setting - home, outdoors, or any place that feels like family
+ Ideal for young families, short visits, or marking the moment as it is
+ Observational coverage with light, relaxed portraits
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Family milestone Session | 650
+ Up to 75 minutes of coverage, allowing time to settle in and follow the flow of the moment
+ Designed to tell a story: new baby, young children, family and friends visiting from afar, before a big move, empty nest transitions, or simply who you are right now
+ Flexibility to move between spaces if desired
+ Brief formal portraits and documentation that is observational and unscripted
+ Up to 7 people
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Up to 75 minutes of coverage, allowing time to settle in and follow the flow of the moment
+ Designed to tell a story: new baby, young children, family and friends visiting from afar, before a big move, empty nest transitions, or simply who you are right now
+ Flexibility to move between spaces if desired
+ Brief formal portraits and documentation that is observational and unscripted
+ Up to 7 people
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Reunion & legacy documentation | 900
+ For multi-generational gatherings and family reunions
+ Up to 90 minutes of comprehensive coverage
+ Balance of structured portraits and organic interaction
+ Ideal for visiting relatives, annual traditions, or families traveling to be together
+ 8+ people, or extended coverage for smaller groups
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ For multi-generational gatherings and family reunions
+ Up to 90 minutes of comprehensive coverage
+ Balance of structured portraits and organic interaction
+ Ideal for visiting relatives, annual traditions, or families traveling to be together
+ 8+ people, or extended coverage for smaller groups
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
Mission-Driven Organizations
Documentary coverage for nonprofits and mission-driven organizations marking significant milestones.
Organizational Milestones | Reach out for package options and pricing
+ Leadership transitions, anniversaries, program launches, capital campaigns
+ Coverage tailored to your organization's scale, culture, and goals
+ Observational approach focused on authentic moments
+ Images licensed for organizational use across marketing, social media, and communications (extended usage available upon request)
+ Most organizational milestone investments start at 2,100
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
+ Leadership transitions, anniversaries, program launches, capital campaigns
+ Coverage tailored to your organization's scale, culture, and goals
+ Observational approach focused on authentic moments
+ Images licensed for organizational use across marketing, social media, and communications (extended usage available upon request)
+ Most organizational milestone investments start at 2,100
+ Includes The Experience (detailed above)
As someone who works full-time in nonprofit leadership, I understand the pace, culture, and weight of these moments. Let's discuss how documentation can support your mission.
Ready to Work Together?
I take on limited bookings each year to ensure I can be fully present for every client. If this approach feels right for your milestone moment, reach out to share what you're planning.
"Brett was the best vendor we chose for our wedding. Before the event he was great with communication, looking to tailor his shots to our vision"
-Val & Conrad-
Payment & Booking
How to book: Contact me to check availability. Once we confirm a date, I'll send a contract and request a retainer to secure your booking.
Payment structure: A retainer is due at booking (non-refundable and typically 50% of the total amount due, as it reserves my time exclusively for you). Remaining balance is due 7 days before your session or event. Payment terms can be adjusted based on your individual needs.
Rescheduling: Weather-related or emergency rescheduling is accommodated. Your retainer applies to a new available date.
FAQs
Q: How will we receive our photos?
A: Your images are delivered as a curated collection of edited, high-resolution files in a private online gallery. The gallery allows you to download, share, and order professional prints.
A: Your images are delivered as a curated collection of edited, high-resolution files in a private online gallery. The gallery allows you to download, share, and order professional prints.
Q: How long will it take to receive our images?
A: Sneak previews are typically delivered within 48–72 hours. Full galleries delivered within 2–8 weeks depending on session type. Online galleries remain available for minimum 1 year.
A: Sneak previews are typically delivered within 48–72 hours. Full galleries delivered within 2–8 weeks depending on session type. Online galleries remain available for minimum 1 year.
Q: How many images will we receive?
A: This varies by session type and length. We can discuss expected deliverable count during our initial chat.
A: This varies by session type and length. We can discuss expected deliverable count during our initial chat.
Q: What about formal photos and family groupings?
A: Absolutely - these are important and we'll plan for them. I typically allocate time for structured family portraits and formal shots, working efficiently through your must-have list. This ensures we capture what you need while leaving plenty of time for observational coverage of the day as it unfolds.
A: Absolutely - these are important and we'll plan for them. I typically allocate time for structured family portraits and formal shots, working efficiently through your must-have list. This ensures we capture what you need while leaving plenty of time for observational coverage of the day as it unfolds.
Q: Do you provide guidance on locations or timing?
A: Yes, at no additional cost. I offer consultation on locations, timing, and session flow to help you feel comfortable.
A: Yes, at no additional cost. I offer consultation on locations, timing, and session flow to help you feel comfortable.
Q: If we have inspiration for photos, can we share it with you?
A: Absolutely. I use them to understand the feeling and tone you're drawn to. I don't recreate specific shots, but I focus on capturing images that feel authentic to your moment.
A: Absolutely. I use them to understand the feeling and tone you're drawn to. I don't recreate specific shots, but I focus on capturing images that feel authentic to your moment.
Q: Are prints and albums available?
A: Yes. Professional prints and custom albums can be discussed during planning.
A: Yes. Professional prints and custom albums can be discussed during planning.
Q: Do you travel?
A: I'm based in Greater Boston and regularly work throughout New England. I'm also willing and able to travel outside of the region.
Q: How are our images kept safe?A: I'm based in Greater Boston and regularly work throughout New England. I'm also willing and able to travel outside of the region.
A: All RAW and edited images are backed up in multiple secure locations.
Q: Are you insured?
A: Yes. I am fully insured and can provide a certificate to your venue upon request.
A: Yes. I am fully insured and can provide a certificate to your venue upon request.