I make portraits that hold their weight.
Houston-born, classically trained, and unhurried. CP Media Studios is the studio I built to make portraits that feel less like pictures and more like records of presence.
A studio built around the sitter.
I started photographing people the long way around — quiet rooms, long exposures, a small leather notebook of names. The studio came later, but the principle came first: the portrait belongs to the person in front of the lens, not the photographer behind it.
Today CP Media Studios is a small, considered practice. We take a limited number of sessions each month so that every client receives the time, calm, and attention the work demands.
The result is portraiture meant to be lived with — printed, framed, passed down. Pictures you do not get tired of.
Three quiet commitments.
Preparation
We begin with a conversation, a wardrobe note, and a location plan. Nothing is left to the moment of the shoot.
Direction
Light, composed direction — no forced smiles, no choreography. The portrait reveals itself.
Delivery
Hand-edited frames, archival prints, and an heirloom album option for sessions that ask for it.
Ready when you are.
Sessions are booked twelve weeks ahead. Send a note and we will reply within two business days.