Enoch Chan Photography
Field Notes

Notes from inside the commission

What editorial portraiture actually costs in the Washington DC metro area, how the production levels differ, and how to read a quote before you sign it. Written by the people who direct the sessions.

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What Editorial Portrait Photography Costs in the Washington DC Metro Area

Nine studios, their published rates, and the arithmetic nobody in this market prints: the advertised session fee is frequently not the price.

Kimmie Dobbs Chan August 7, 2026 9 min read

In production

Publishing through August
Choosing
The difference between a headshot and cinematic portraiture
Choosing
Entry Portrait, Studio Immersion, or Editorial Immersion
Production
Why a six figure studio still doesn’t look like television