Let’s Tell Your Story with Purpose!
Have questions about the process, want to learn more, ready to book something you don’t see on the site, or not sure where to start? Reach out to talk more about your photography or design needs, wants, and desires! If you catch me at my desk, I’ll call you as soon as I receive your message to talk more. If I’m away, I will get back to you within one business day.
Contact Info
If you prefer to talk, call me!
702-927-3084
Studio location
Reno Collective in Midtown
1515 Plumas St.
Reno, NV 89509
“Mike was a pleasure to work with! We needed event photos on a tight turnaround and he was responsive, sent us a proposal immediately, made a call to ensure he would get access where needed and sent edited photos that were exactly what we were looking for within a few hours of the shoot. We look forward to working with him again!”
Darragh K Worland
Senior Vice President of Creative, Marketing and Media at the News Literacy Project
Frequently Asked Questions
What’s the next steps when I hire you?
Contact me on one of the pages with your preferred package. I will email, call, or text you within one business days to learn more about what you’re looking for. Depending on the service, planning could take a few minutes or may require a longer meeting. We’ll confirm dates, times, additional vendors, discuss sets and props. I will send over a simple contract for individuals or a Professional Services Agreement for companies/organizations, along with a Proposal or Statement of Work. You sign the contract and SOW then I send an invoice. Payment is due on date of shoot. Photos are delivered within one week, but often a few days.
Do you retouch, AKA “photoshop”?
It depends. For commercial work and portraits, I do minimal retouching on blemishes and non-permanent marks, such as pimples, bruises, stray hairs, clothing stains, dirt, and dust. I do not do major retouching that alters the way a person looks in real life. I do not smooth skin with AI or other skin distorting software. Skin is real, natural and beautiful. I use lighting to enhance a person’s natural beauty.
For editorial work, I do very little edits other than color correction.
What does each session price include?
All session pricing includes planning conversation, travel time (within Reno-Sparks), set up, shoot time, break down, return travel, editing time, delivery, one round of retouch requests or additional images from roll that were not initially included due to my perfectionism. Any additional fees for long-distance travel (outside Reno-Sparks), additional equipment rentals, prop or set purchases are not included in the existing package price and will be discussed ahead of time.
What kind of gear do you use?
A combination of Nikon cameras, lenses, flashes and Godox lights, Phottix softboxes, MagMod modifiers, Westcott backdrops.
Can I use photos you’ve taken of my business?
It depends! If you’ve hired me for services, your contract will include usage rights, which I generally allow full usage rights. However, if I’ve taken photos of your business or you for a publication (editorial use), I retain the copyright and am giving the publication limited use to publish them for that assignment. If you’d like to use the photos for your business, especially commercial use (advertising/marketing), then that requires a separate contract and payment/licensing.