Mark Mann / Studio Sessions

Financial District, New York City

There are a thousand ways to learn photography. Books, YouTube, online courses. Most of them will teach you how to use a camera. None of them will teach you what happens in the room between you and another human being when you need to make a picture worth making.

That part takes years. I've had thirty of them — shooting for a living in New York, making portraits of people you've heard of and people you haven't. The approach is the same either way.

This is my studio. Where I actually work. You're welcome to spend a day here.

What we work on

Whatever you need. Camera basics. Studio lighting. How to direct a person who doesn't want to be in front of a camera. Post-production. Printing — and I mean real printing, up to 44×60 inches on a Canon P4000. Film scanning. All of it, or one thing, depending on where you are.

We figure that out on a ten-minute call before you come in.

Bring a subject

Most sessions need a human in front of the camera. Bring someone — a partner, a friend, whoever sits still long enough. Or I can arrange a model and hair and makeup for $400. Either way we need a person in the room.

Some sessions — camera basics, lighting theory, post-production, printing — don't need a subject at all. We'll figure out what you need on the ten-minute call.

Sessions

Private — 4 hours · $1,500

Private — full day · $2,500

Add model and hair/makeup · $400

Small group (up to 3) — 4 hours · $950 per seat

Small group — full day · $1,450 per seat

Corporate and brand teams — get in touch

I open a limited number of dates each month. When they're gone, they're gone.

"Mark is really good at teaching." — His mum

Packages

3 sessions · $4,000

4 sessions · $5,000

Mix and match any combination of subjects and modules across sessions.

Reserve your session

Once you book, we'll schedule a ten-minute call to figure out exactly what you need before you arrive.

Cancellations 14+ days out: full refund. Under 14 days: deposit held. If I need to reschedule, full refund and first pick of next available dates.

Don't see a date that works? Get in touch — I'll do my best to make it work.