reidstudios.com

Reid Studios is a photography studio on Reid Street in Fitzroy North, Melbourne, run by photographer Chris and operating since 2000. It offers three core services: intimate weddings, portraits, and headshots/corporate photography. If you are planning a small wedding, want family or milestone portraits, or need a professional headshot without a long appointment, it is worth an enquiry.

The three main services

Weddings: four hours, shaped around your day

The wedding offering is built around a four-hour block rather than a full-day package. Those hours can cover the entire day in compressed form, or be limited to the ceremony and portraits on location. This structure fits registry weddings, elopements and smaller celebrations where a long coverage window isn't needed.

Wedding pricing starts from $1,590 according to the studio's site. Beyond that starting figure, the site does not publish further package details, so ask about what is included for your specific date and location.

Portraits: studio or on location

Portrait sessions can be shot at the Fitzroy North studio or on location. The studio positions these for families, milestones and artists, and for people who simply want a portrait they are happy with. No pricing is listed for portraits on the site, so this is an enquiry item.

Headshots and corporate work

Headshots are designed to be quick: early-morning and lunch-break sessions are available at Reid Street, and finished images are sent by digital download the same day. For organisations, Chris can come to your office and photograph the whole team for a consistent look across staff. Again, no headshot pricing is published, so confirm rates and turnaround when you enquire.

What to know before getting in touch

• Location: the studio is in Fitzroy North, and wedding work covers Melbourne plus city, coast and country locations.
• Track record: the studio has been photographing weddings, portraits and headshots in Melbourne since 2000.
• Reviews: client testimonials on the site repeatedly mention feeling at ease and receiving clear direction in front of the camera — useful if being photographed feels awkward to you.
• Next step: the site's enquiry route is the way to confirm availability, current pricing for portraits and headshots, and what a four-hour wedding booking includes for your date.

A portrait session at Reid Studios is a studio or on-location photo shoot for families, milestone moments, artists, or anyone who wants a portrait they genuinely like. The studio, run by Chris on Reid Street in Fitzroy North, frames portraits around character rather than stiff posing, and client testimonials repeatedly describe the experience as relaxed and well guided. To book a specific occasion or date, you need to enquire directly, since session availability and scheduling are handled case by case.

Who the portrait sessions are for

The studio names four broad reasons people book a portrait session:

• Families — a group portrait, whether the children are small or grown.
• Milestones — a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or another moment worth marking.
• Artists — a portrait for a portfolio, program, or promotional use.
• Anyone who wants a photograph they actually like — the studio's own phrasing, aimed at people who have avoided being photographed for years.

If your reason fits one of these, a portrait session is the relevant service. If you need a professional image for work — LinkedIn, a company website, a team page — the headshot service is the closer match, and it is priced and structured separately.

Studio or on location

You choose between two settings:

The studio does not publish a fixed list of approved locations or travel terms, so if you have a specific place in mind, raise it when you enquire.

The experience: guided, not posed

The strongest signal in the studio's own material is how past clients describe the process. Testimonials on the site call Chris "funny, personable" and say he "makes you feel at ease"; another says he "alleviates stress." One client notes they are "always a bit awkward in photos" and credits his "direction and professionalism" with producing the results.

In practice, that means you should expect to be directed — where to stand, how to hold yourself, when to look at the camera and when not to — rather than left to improvise. If being photographed makes you uncomfortable, say so when you enquire; that is exactly the situation the studio's approach is built around.

What the site does not tell you

Several practical details are not published, so plan to confirm them in your enquiry rather than assume:

• Session length and price for portraits. The site lists a "from $1,590" figure for weddings only; no portrait pricing is shown.
• Number of finished images included and how they are delivered.
• Turnaround time. Same-day delivery is stated for headshots, not portraits.
• What to wear or bring, and whether outfit changes are possible.
• Availability, including weekends, and how far ahead to book.

How to enquire

1. Decide your occasion and whether you want the studio or a location.
2. Note any dates or deadlines you are working toward, and who will be in the photographs.
3. Use the enquiry link on the portraits section of reidstudios.com and describe the session you have in mind.
4. Ask directly about price, session length, image delivery, and turnaround, since these are not listed for portraits.
5. Mention if anyone in the group is uncomfortable in front of a camera, so the session can be planned around it.

The studio has been photographing people in Melbourne since 2000, which is a reasonable signal of experience with a wide range of subjects and occasions — but the specifics of your session are best settled in a direct conversation before you book.

Reid Studios offers two headshot routes: a short individual session at its Fitzroy North studio (including early-start and lunch-break slots), or an on-site visit where Chris photographs your whole team for a consistent look. In both cases, finished images are sent by digital download the same day. That makes it workable for one person who needs an updated photo without giving up a workday, and for employers who want staff portraits done in a single coordinated block.

The Individual Studio Session

The studio sits on Reid Street in Fitzroy North, and Chris has been photographing headshots and corporate work in Melbourne since 2000. The session itself is deliberately short — the site frames it as a lunch-break appointment, with early starts also listed as an option.

What that means in practice:

• Input: you book a short studio slot and arrive as yourself, ready to be photographed.
• Action: Chris directs the session in the studio. Client testimonials on the site repeatedly mention his direction and the ease of being in front of the camera — one couple noted they are "always a bit awkward in photos" and credited his direction with the results.
• Expected result: finished, edited images delivered by digital download the same day.

The same-day turnaround is the detail worth planning around. If you need a headshot for a profile, a job application, or a press bio, you are not waiting days for a gallery link — you leave with the session done and the files arriving that day.

Who this suits

• Someone whose current headshot is years out of date.
• A professional who wants a session that fits inside a working day rather than taking a half-day off.
• Anyone who wants a portrait with some character rather than a stiff corporate shot — the studio's portrait work is described as "portraits with character," and headshots sit alongside that same approach.

The Corporate / Whole-Team Session

For organisations, Chris comes to your office and photographs the whole team on site. The site's stated aim is "a consistent look across your staff" — the value here is that everyone is shot in the same setting, under the same lighting and direction, so the resulting set looks like one body of work rather than a patchwork of photos taken at different times and places.

What to plan for

Because the delivery is same-day, a team session can realistically be scheduled without a long gap between the shoot and the images going live. For a business updating a team page or onboarding materials, that compresses the usual back-and-forth.

A practical example

Say a 15-person firm wants every staff photo refreshed for a new website. Booking a single on-site session means one block of disruption instead of fifteen separate appointments, one consistent visual style across the team page, and files arriving that same day — so the web update isn't held up waiting on photography.

How Fast, Exactly — and What "Finished" Means

The site states that finished images are sent by digital download the same day. Two things follow from that wording:

1. Same day applies to delivery of the finished files, not to a raw unedited dump — the images are described as finished.
2. Digital download is the delivery method, so you receive files rather than prints or a physical product.

If your deadline is tighter than "same day" — for instance, a headshot needed within the hour — that is worth raising when you enquire rather than assuming. The site does not promise anything faster than same-day delivery.

Deciding Between the Two

• Choose the studio session if you are one person needing a current headshot, especially if you can use an early-morning or lunch-break slot and want the files that day.
• Choose the on-site team session if you are responsible for staff photos and need a consistent set across multiple people without sending everyone to a studio individually.

Both routes share the same photographer, the same same-day delivery, and the same studio base in Fitzroy North. The difference is simply whether you go to the studio or the studio comes to you.

Before You Enquire

The site's enquiry flow is the starting point for both headshots and corporate work, and there is a dedicated headshot enquiry link. When you get in touch, it helps to have ready:

• Whether it's an individual session or a whole team.
• Your preferred timing — early start, lunch break, or an office visit.
• The date you need the finished images by, so the same-day delivery can be confirmed against your deadline.

Headshot pricing is not listed on the page, so cost is something to confirm directly in the enquiry rather than assume.

Reid Studios takes bookings through the Enquire section of reidstudios.com, and there are also service-specific enquiry links, including one dedicated to headshots. To get a useful reply quickly, state the service you want (wedding, portrait, or headshot/corporate), your preferred date, and whether you need the studio on Reid Street in Fitzroy North or on-location coverage. Wedding enquiries should say whether you want the four-hour intimate format or ceremony-only coverage; corporate enquiries should include team size and office location.

What to include in your enquiry

The studio's site is built around three services, and each has details worth confirming up front so the first reply can address your actual needs.

Wedding coverage is listed from $1,590. The site does not publish prices for portraits or headshots, so ask for a quote in your enquiry rather than assuming a figure.

Step by step

1. Go to reidstudios.com and open the Enquire section, or use the headshot-specific enquiry link if you're booking a headshot or corporate session.
2. Write a short message covering the points in the table above for your service type.
3. Send it and wait for a reply confirming availability and next steps. The site describes the process as "simple from the start," but does not detail response times, so don't plan around a same-day answer.
4. If your date is fixed (a registry appointment, for example), say so in the first message so availability can be checked against it.

What happens after booking

• Headshots: sessions are short and can be booked early morning or over a lunch break at the Reid Street studio. Finished images are sent by digital download the same day.
• Corporate teams: Chris comes to your office and shoots the whole team for a consistent look across staff.
• Weddings: up to four hours of coverage, used either as a short-form record of the whole day or focused on the ceremony plus portraits on location.
• Portraits: shot in the studio or on location, depending on what you've agreed.

Common sticking points

• Leaving out the date. Without a preferred date, the studio can't confirm availability, which is the first thing most couples and teams need to know.
• Being vague about location for weddings. Coverage extends across Melbourne, the city, the coast and country, so name your venue area.
• Assuming headshot pricing or turnaround from the wedding rate. The $1,590 figure applies to weddings only; same-day delivery is stated for headshots, not for weddings or portraits.
• Forgetting team size. For on-site corporate shoots, the number of staff directly affects scheduling, so include it in the first message.

Chris has been photographing weddings, portraits and headshots in Melbourne since 2000, working from the studio on Reid Street in Fitzroy North.

Reid Studios offers a fixed-format wedding package of up to four hours of coverage, and you decide how those hours are used: either as a condensed record of the whole day, or concentrated on the ceremony plus portraits at a location. It is designed for registry weddings, elopements and smaller wedding days, with coverage across Melbourne, the city, coast and country. Wedding pricing starts from $1,590, which gives you the entry point before you enquire.

What the four hours actually cover

The package is not a rigid shot list tied to a clock. The same four hours can be spent in two broadly different ways:

• Whole day, short form — coverage follows the day from preparations through to the celebration, compressed into four hours rather than stretched across eight or ten.
• Ceremony and portraits on location — the hours go to the ceremony itself and a portrait session afterwards, at a place that matters to you.

Because the studio describes the time as "used however suits your day," the practical decision is yours to make before booking. The four-hour cap is the constraint; the shape of the coverage is not.

Who this format suits

The studio positions the package for:

• Registry office weddings
• Elopements
• Smaller wedding days generally

If your plans involve a full-day schedule with multiple locations, long getting-ready periods and a large reception, four hours will not stretch that far — you would be choosing what to leave out. If your day is already compact, or you mainly want the ceremony and a set of portraits, the format maps directly onto it.

Coverage area

Weddings are photographed across Melbourne, the city, the coast and the country. The studio itself is on Reid Street in Fitzroy North, and Chris has been photographing weddings, portraits and headshots in Melbourne since 2000. If your ceremony or portrait location sits outside the city, it is worth confirming travel arrangements when you enquire, since the published material does not set out travel terms.

What it costs

Wedding coverage is listed from $1,590. That figure is the starting point; the final price depends on what you book, so treat it as a budget floor rather than a quote. The site does not publish a full price list, so the reliable next step is to enquire with your date and location.

How to decide whether it fits

Work through these questions before you get in touch:

1. Can your day be told in four hours? Sketch a rough timeline. If the ceremony, portraits and some celebration fit inside four hours, the format works. If not, identify what you would drop.
2. Is your priority the ceremony and portraits, or the full-day narrative? The package is strongest for the former.
3. Where are you marrying? City, coast and country are all covered — confirm the specifics of your location.
4. Does the starting price sit within your budget? From $1,590 is the entry point.

The same studio, other sessions

Reid Studios also photographs portraits (studio or on location, for families, milestones and artists) and headshots and corporate work — short studio sessions including early starts and lunch-break slots, with finished images sent by digital download the same day, and on-site shoots for whole teams. If your wedding plans are still forming, those sessions are a separate way to see how the photographer works before committing to a wedding booking.

The studio's client testimonials repeatedly mention feeling at ease and being directed through the session — useful context if being photographed is the part you are least looking forward to.

Next step

Enquire through the studio with your date, your location and a rough idea of how you would spend the four hours. That conversation is where the from-$1,590 starting price becomes an actual figure and where you confirm whether your day fits the format.