From first conversation to heirloom gallery - the five steps behind every Opus Lumière photoshoot, in studio, outdoors or at home across London.
The FOCUS Method is Opus Lumière’s five-step photoshoot process - Foundations, Orchestration, Calm Capture, Unveiling and Signature Finish. Every session follows it: a free consultation answered within one working day, a pre-session plan built around light, a calm and gently guided shoot, a private proofing gallery within 2–4 days, and hand-edited images within 2–4 weeks - with full rights to print and share.
Every photoshoot begins with a conversation. Your free consultation - by phone, video or in person - is answered within one working day, and it is where your shoot takes root: your story, the people who’ll be in the frame, the moments you love, and how you’d like the session to feel.
An agency deadline, a due date, a wedding morning - whatever brings you to us, we listen first and photograph second.
We plan, so the day doesn’t have to try. Every booking includes a pre-session plan: the right setting - studio, outdoor or at home across London - with timing chosen around the best light, styling and what-to-wear guidance, and the route, props or flexible due-date window your session needs.
We look at the light first - golden hour for the park, shaped studio light, or the brightest window of your own home. A small deposit secures your date; the package price is the price.
The session itself is calm, unhurried and candid by design. We direct gently - chin, shoulders, hands - and handle every technical detail quietly, so all you have to do is be together. No stiff poses; genuine moments.
And the pace always belongs to you: child-led for families, baby-led around feeds and naps for newborns - head supported and airway clear in every pose - with rest breaks for maternity, and sessions that feel more like a lovely date for couples.
Within two to four days, your private proofing gallery arrives by secure link. Browse at home, take your time, and choose the favourites you’d love finished - with never any pressure to buy more.
Your selects are hand-edited - never batch-processed - in our soft, timeless tone: light, honest retouching that keeps you true to life. Within two to four weeks, your high-resolution images arrive by secure link, with full rights to print and share.
Heirloom images, made to be passed down.
Orchestration settles timing at 28–36 weeks; Calm Capture keeps rest breaks and quiet, confident direction.
Maternity Sessions →A flexible window is held around your due date, and the session runs entirely around feeds and naps - safety first, always.
Newborn Sessions →We follow your children’s lead - gentle prompts, plenty of play, and the genuine, unposed moments in between.
Family Sessions →From engagement walks to civil ceremonies: candid by design, with short, focused portrait windows on the day.
Couples Sessions →Foundations covers agency requirements; Signature Finish keeps retouching light, honest and casting-ready.
Model Portfolios →Studio, outdoor or at home - one method, priced simply, from £225 with no hidden extras.
Prices & Packages →You always know what happens next - so you can stop performing for the camera and simply be in the moment.
The package price is the price - prints and albums are separate and entirely optional. Full rights to print and share are included, and there’s never pressure to spend more.
Every image is hand-edited in our soft, timeless tone - photographs made to be printed, framed and passed down.
The FOCUS Method is the five-step process we follow on every photoshoot: Foundations (a free consultation answered within one working day), Orchestration (a pre-session plan covering setting, light, timing and styling), Calm Capture (an unhurried, gently guided session), Unveiling (your private proofing gallery within 2–4 days) and Signature Finish (hand-edited images within 2–4 weeks, with full rights to print and share).
Yes - every session, every genre, every setting. Maternity, newborn, family, couples, models and weddings; studio, outdoor or at home across London. Only the pace changes: newborn sessions are baby-led, family sessions follow the children’s lead.
We reply to every enquiry within one working day. After your session, your private proofing gallery arrives within two to four days, and your hand-edited, high-resolution images follow within two to four weeks of your selection.
No - it’s simply how we work, included in every package. Sessions start from £225 outdoors, £295 in the studio and £395 at home, with no hidden extras.
That’s exactly what Calm Capture is for. Sessions are unhurried and paced around the people in them - feeds, naps, play and breaks included. We watch for the genuine moments rather than forcing posed ones.
Tell us a little about your shoot - we’ll reply within one working day. Because this moment deserves more than a photo.
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