Frequently asked
Questions & Answers
How much does a photo session or wedding photography cost in Porto?+
Every story is different, so I work with three base packages — Wings Bronze (2 hours), Wings Silver (4 hours) and Wings Gold (full day) — and the final price depends on duration, location and type of event. Request a free quote through the contact page and I usually reply within 24 hours.
Open page How far in advance should I book?+
For weddings and christenings, booking 6 to 12 months ahead is ideal, especially between May and September. Portrait or lifestyle sessions can usually be arranged within 1 to 2 weeks.
Open page How many photos do I receive and how long does it take?+
It depends on the package: 40 edited photos with Wings Bronze, 80 with Wings Silver and 150+ with Wings Gold. Sessions are typically delivered within 1 to 2 weeks; full weddings and events within 3 to 4 weeks. Every photo receives professional editing.
Open page Do you do sessions for tourists and influencers in Porto?+
Yes — it's one of my specialities. Porto is a natural studio: the Ribeira, the viewpoints of Gaia, the historic streets. I do lifestyle sessions for visitors, content creators and brands who want to take home a beautiful memory of the city.
Open page Do you travel outside Porto and Gaia?+
Yes, I'm available across Portugal and internationally. Travel outside the Porto and Gaia area may involve an additional cost, always agreed in the quote.
Open page How do I receive the photos?+
Through a private online gallery, in high resolution and ready to download, print and share. Professional editing is included in every package.
Open page What if the weather is bad on the day of the session?+
No stress: we reschedule at no cost for the next available date, or adapt to sheltered locations — Porto has fantastic settings even in the rain.
Open page What types of events and sessions do you photograph?+
Celebrations (weddings and christenings), business events, theatre, dance and music, individual and studio portraits, family and newborn sessions, and urban lifestyle in Porto.
Open page What should we expect on the wedding day?+
Every wedding has a rhythm of its own, and I believe that knowing what happens each time I raise the camera helps you enjoy the day without worrying about me. Here's how I work.
First of all: style, and feeling comfortable with me
There are two main approaches in wedding photography. Editorial, drawn from fashion and fine art, looks for elegant portraits and intentional composition, with subtle direction from me so that you look your best. Documentary captures moments exactly as they happen — the look on your partner's face before the ceremony, guests mid-laughter — with no interruptions and no posing. I work with both: I give direction for the couple's portraits, and I disappear during the ceremony and the party. But more important than any style is that you feel at ease with me. Whenever that happens, the photographs come out honest — and it shows.
I build the timeline around the light
Light is my greatest ally. Ideally your ceremony ends 60 to 90 minutes before sunset: that gives me time for the family photos and still lets me take you out for a couple's session during golden hour, that 20 to 40 minute window of soft, warm light just before the sun goes down. If you'd like a first look — seeing each other privately before the ceremony — I can get most of the portraits done early and free up your cocktail hour entirely so you can be with your guests. None of this is compulsory. It's just planning, and planning gives you more photographs and less rushing. I'll go through all of it with you calmly before the day.
Family photos go smoothly when we prepare them
This is the one part of the day that really depends on you. I'll ask you for a written list, sent to me in advance, naming exactly who belongs in each grouping. If we keep it to immediate family and grandparents, I'll have it all done in 15 to 20 minutes. And there's one trick that always works: pick a relative or friend to gather the people on the list. I don't know your guests by name, and that help completely changes the pace of that moment.
Tell me what matters most to you
Hundreds of things happen at once on a wedding day, and I can't be in two places at the same time. So I always ask: if there are images that truly matter — a photo with every table, a grandmother, a family tradition, a detail with a story behind it — tell me beforehand. With that, I'll make sure those photographs happen in the middle of everything. For larger weddings, or ones with things running in parallel, I'll suggest a second photographer so we can cover different angles and spaces at once.
One logistical detail: my meal
It sounds small, but it isn't. I prefer to eat at the same time as you. That way, when you get up to make the rounds of the tables, I already have the camera back in hand and nothing is missed.
After the wedding, my work continues
When the party ends, the part nobody sees begins. I back up every file following the 3-2-1 rule — three copies, on two different types of media, one of them off-site — so that your memories never depend on a single drive. Then I select the best images from among thousands, edit with colour and exposure correction to give the whole gallery a consistent look, and retouch, usually the key portraits, using techniques that keep the natural texture of the skin. I normally deliver the complete gallery within 4 to 8 weeks, in high-resolution JPEG, ready to print and to share.
Contract, rights and what you can do with the images
I always work with a written contract, because it protects us both and makes clear the coverage hours, the fee, the retainer that secures your date and the delivery timelines. Copyright stays with me, and you receive a personal-use licence — to print, to gift, to share on social media — with no limits on what actually matters: the photographs are yours to live with and to show.
One last thing: trends pass, photographs remain
Social media imposes aesthetics that age quickly. What I want to give you is a balanced body of work: the beautiful images you'll want to share tomorrow, and the ones that thirty years from now still tell the story of what happened — the look, the embrace, the real emotion. That's the standard I photograph your day by: as a legacy, not as a trend.
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