Pricing
Our pricing is transparent
A boudoir photo shoot might be a luxury, but it is an affordable luxury. And, unlike many other photographers, we tell you - up front - our pricing.
We recognise that women have differing wants and needs from a photo shoot, and differing abilities to afford what they want. So we have a variety of packages and products – something to suit everyone. And different ways to pay.
You’ll love your photos so much that you will want to showcase them. We offer beautiful hand-crafted photo albums, wall art - the best canvasses you’ve ever seen, photo prints and digital images.
It all starts here
The Experience (makeup, hair and photo shoot) is the start of your photo journey. A trained makeup artist enhances your hair and makeup for around an hour. And then we begin a laughter-filled 1-1/2 to 2 hours of photography. You’ll be tired at the end of your shoot but you’ll leave floating on a cloud!
Your Smoke&Mirrors Studio Experience includes:
pre-session planning consultation to discuss how you’d like to be photographed and outfit choices
camera-ready hair and makeup artistry by our professional onsite makeup artist - you will feel amazing!
a 90 minute, fully guided, professional photo shoot that is fun!
private photo reveal and ordering session.
The Experience is $395. Images are additional - see below.
Packages
Many of our clients prefer a package, combining a photo shoot (The Experience, above) with a photo package.
Packages need to be booked and paid for prior to your shoot. We have samples in our studio available for viewing, and you are most welcome to visit.
Here are the most popular packages.
The Bombshell package
The Experience (above), plus The Bombshell book, a super luxury, hand crafted photo album, custom-made for us by New Zealand’s leading producer of luxury wedding albums. Featuring true photographic prints on a thick card backing.
The Experience hair and makeup, plus photo shoot
10x10” (250x250mm) Bombshell luxury photo album, finished in a Classic Library Buckram cover
20 images/pages
digitals of album images
additional pages in book available
$2494 value
The Bombshell package: $1599
The Teaser package
The Experience (above), plus The Teaser book, a 200x200mm (eight inch) photo album,, featuring true photographic prints on card backing. The Teaser is a great size - big enough to show your images with impact but small enough to be discrete and hide away. Our client’s favourite photo book!
pre-session planning consultation to discuss how you’d like to be photographed
a 90+ minute, fully guided, professional photo shoot that is fun!
private photo reveal and choosing session. You can see all of your beautiful photographs, and choose your images for your book
A 20-page 200x200mm (eight inch) photo album, finished in a hard cover with a photo on the front. This is our client’s favourite photo book.
add ten extra pages for $300.
add digital images from the Teaser book for $300.
$990 value
The Teaser package: $890
The Pocketbook package
The Experience (above), plus The Pocketbook, a twelve-page 150x150mm (six inch) mini photo album.
pre-session planning consultation to discuss how you’d like to be photographed
a 90+ minute, fully guided, professional photo shoot that is fun!
private photo reveal and choosing session. You can see all of your beautiful photographs, and choose your images for your book
A 150x150mm (six inch) mini photo album. Twelve images, one per page only.
The Pocketbook package: $690
Bodyscapes
The art of your own body. We have a separate page for Bodyscapes pricing
Good To Go package
This will suit women who have a clear idea of what they want, and are able to do their own makeup and hair.
The package is a dynamic one hour photo shoot, customised to whatever you choose. Plus ten digital images ($400 value) of your choice.
Good To Go package: $500
Luxury photo books
Our client’s favourite way to display their images.
Our luxury photo books feature true photographic prints on a card backing. They look and feel wonderful. You will treasure these for years.
We have samples of all three books in our studio. You’re welcome to visit and see the books, by appointment.
The Bombshell
The ultimate luxury album for your photos!
A 250x250mm (ten inch) photo album, finished in a Classic Library Buckram cover. These are custom-made for us by New Zealand’s leading producer of luxury wedding albums.
The Bombshell 20 pages: $1299
The Bombshell 30 pages: $1699
The Bombshell 40 pages: $2099
Optional add-ons for the Bombshell
We have samples of books with these options in our studio. You’re welcome to visit and view, by appointment.
Luxury cover finishes - genuine leather, faux leather (vegan-friendly), silk or linen: $200
Photo on cover: $200
Designer box: $250
The Teaser
Our client’s favourite photo album!
A 200x200mm (eight inch) photo album, finished in a hard cover with a photo on the front. The Teaser is a great size - big enough to show your images with impact but small enough to be discrete and hide away.
We recommend no more than one photo per page. And the Teaser offers double page spreads, which gives images an incredible impact. The quality of the Teaser is very good, and we have many happy clients with this book. The Teaser uses real photo paper on pages nearly a millimetre thick. We have a sample Teaser in our studio for viewing.
The Teaser 20 pages: $595
The Teaser 30 pages: $895
The Pocketbook
The affordable choice!
A 150x150mm (six inch) mini photo album. Twelve images, one per page only. The quality of the Pocketbook is good, if a step below our other books. We have a sample Pocketbook in our studio for viewing.
The Pocketbook 12 pages: $395
Framed photos
If you’ve visited the Smoke&Mirrors Studio then you’ve seen these on our photo wall.
A framed photo is a wonderful addition to your home, and a celebration of you. Our clients love their framed photos, with one telling us that she looks at hers every day as a pick-me-up.
An A3-sized black frame with glass, with a white mat and an A4-sized photo.
Framed A3/A4 photo: $250
Five framed photos: $1000
Luxury canvasses
If you’ve visited the Smoke&Mirrors Studio then you’ve seen these on our canvas wall.
These aren’t ordinary canvas images - these are the best canvasses you’ve ever seen. They display your photos in stunning quality and at a deliciously large scale. And, because of the way our canvasses are made, they will keep their quality for decades to come.
We find that A3 ($400), A2 ($600) and A1 ($900) sizes suit most, and have samples in our studio for viewing. A4 ($310) is the smallest we would suggest for a canvas, although you may prefer one of our Framed Photos instead. If you want to make a really large impression, the A0 size (around 1180x840mm) is $1400. Square canvasses are also available to order.
Our canvasses are hand-crafted and printed on a cotton-polyester material using long-life inkjet printing. A lustre finish, museum-grade lacquer protects against moisture, abrasion and UV damage.
A3 canvas: $400
A2 canvas: $600
A1 canvas: $900
Digital images
We’re a fan of printed photos, but sometimes you might want digital images instead.
We supply images at 2048px wide, and sell them as a group of ten images, as digital downloads from a private, password-protected online gallery.
5 digital images: $150
10 digital images: $300
More than 10 digital images: $25 each ($300 + $25 per image)
Complete session images: $900