SAN FRANCISCO,CA
SAN FRANCISCO,CA
DAN MARTEL PHOTOGRAPHY
DAN MARTEL PHOTOGRAPHY
PORTFOLIO
Every face tells a story. Here's a collection of the people I've had the privilege of photographing real moments, real expressions without pretense.
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MY PROCESS
The process is simple, I keep things straightforward so you can focus on showing up. I'll handle everything else.
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GET IN TOUCH
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GET IN TOUCH
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WE PLAN THE SHOOT
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WE PLAN THE SHOOT
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THE SHOOT ITSELF
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THE SHOOT ITSELF
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REVIEW AND DELIVER
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REVIEW AND DELIVER
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GET IN TOUCH
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GET IN TOUCH
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WE PLAN THE SHOOT
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WE PLAN THE SHOOT
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THE SHOOT ITSELF
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THE SHOOT ITSELF
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REVIEW AND DELIVER
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REVIEW AND DELIVER
PACKAGES
Transparent pricing, no hidden costs. Every package includes professional editing, a pre shoot consultation, and high-resolution digital files.
WHO'S IT FOR
You need interesting photos of your management team that don't make you look like boring, stuffy suits. Or perhaps you're a startup that knows managing one's image matters and having great photos of your team on the website is part of that.
WHAT YOU GET
I pack my gear and come to your office. I spend the day with your team, talk for a bit, then scout some nice locations to shoot. We spend about 30–45 minutes per person and you get high-resolution photos delivered within a few days.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the number of people. Minimum 4 people for on-site shoots. Multi-day shoots can be arranged if necessary. In-studio packages are also available.
1. CORPORATE HEADSHOTS
STARTING AT
$1,500
WHO'S IT FOR
You need interesting photos of your management team that don't make you look like boring, stuffy suits. Or perhaps you're a startup that knows managing one's image matters and having great photos of your team on the website is part of that.
WHAT YOU GET
I pack my gear and come to your office. I spend the day with your team, talk for a bit, then scout some nice locations to shoot. We spend about 30–45 minutes per person and you get high-resolution photos delivered within a few days.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the number of people. Minimum 4 people for on-site shoots. Multi-day shoots can be arranged if necessary. In-studio packages are also available.
1. CORPORATE HEADSHOTS
STARTING AT
$1,500
WHO'S IT FOR
You need interesting photos of your management team that don't make you look like boring, stuffy suits. Or perhaps you're a startup that knows managing one's image matters and having great photos of your team on the website is part of that.
WHAT YOU GET
I pack my gear and come to your office. I spend the day with your team, talk for a bit, then scout some nice locations to shoot. We spend about 30–45 minutes per person and you get high-resolution photos delivered within a few days.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the number of people. Minimum 4 people for on-site shoots. Multi-day shoots can be arranged if necessary. In-studio packages are also available.
WHO'S IT FOR
Everyone needs a good-looking profile photo online. Whether it's for LinkedIn, your business page, a dating profile, or a change from that selfie that makes your nose wider than it actually is.
WHAT YOU GET
We set up a shoot at a place you're comfortable in outdoors or indoors. I'll give you tips on clothing. Then I show up with a camera and a smile. Natural light photography is fun. You'll get 4 high-resolution images per outfit.
TIME TAKEN
1 hour for a standard shoot in one outfit. 3 hours for a shoot with up to 3 outfit changes. Other packages are customized.
2. ONLINE PROFILE CANDIDS
STARTING AT
$2,000
WHO'S IT FOR
Everyone needs a good-looking profile photo online. Whether it's for LinkedIn, your business page, a dating profile, or a change from that selfie that makes your nose wider than it actually is.
WHAT YOU GET
We set up a shoot at a place you're comfortable in outdoors or indoors. I'll give you tips on clothing. Then I show up with a camera and a smile. Natural light photography is fun. You'll get 4 high-resolution images per outfit.
TIME TAKEN
1 hour for a standard shoot in one outfit. 3 hours for a shoot with up to 3 outfit changes. Other packages are customized.
2. ONLINE PROFILE CANDIDS
STARTING AT
$2,000
WHO'S IT FOR
Everyone needs a good-looking profile photo online. Whether it's for LinkedIn, your business page, a dating profile, or a change from that selfie that makes your nose wider than it actually is.
WHAT YOU GET
We set up a shoot at a place you're comfortable in outdoors or indoors. I'll give you tips on clothing. Then I show up with a camera and a smile. Natural light photography is fun. You'll get 4 high-resolution images per outfit.
TIME TAKEN
1 hour for a standard shoot in one outfit. 3 hours for a shoot with up to 3 outfit changes. Other packages are customized.
WHO'S IT FOR
For CEOs, authors, dancers, musicians, any kind of professional. If you need a high-resolution portrait for magazines, PR material, book covers, or websites that fits with a certain image you're projecting. The right portrait opens doors before you do, it builds credibility and tells people who you are before a single word is exchanged.
WHAT YOU GET
Fully customized to your requirements. In-studio or on-location. Includes a creative direction call, wardrobe consultation, and professionally retouched images ready for print and digital use.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the project. Let's talk and figure out exactly what you need.
3. PRFOESSIONAL PORTRAITS
STARTING AT
$2,500
WHO'S IT FOR
For CEOs, authors, dancers, musicians, any kind of professional. If you need a high-resolution portrait for magazines, PR material, book covers, or websites that fits with a certain image you're projecting. The right portrait opens doors before you do, it builds credibility and tells people who you are before a single word is exchanged.
WHAT YOU GET
Fully customized to your requirements. In-studio or on-location. Includes a creative direction call, wardrobe consultation, and professionally retouched images ready for print and digital use.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the project. Let's talk and figure out exactly what you need.
3. PRFOESSIONAL PORTRAITS
STARTING AT
$2,500
WHO'S IT FOR
For CEOs, authors, dancers, musicians, any kind of professional. If you need a high-resolution portrait for magazines, PR material, book covers, or websites that fits with a certain image you're projecting. The right portrait opens doors before you do, it builds credibility and tells people who you are before a single word is exchanged.
WHAT YOU GET
Fully customized to your requirements. In-studio or on-location. Includes a creative direction call, wardrobe consultation, and professionally retouched images ready for print and digital use.
TIME TAKEN
Depends on the project. Let's talk and figure out exactly what you need.
FEATURED WORK
I'm Dan Martel and i photograph people the way they want to be remembered
FEATURED WORK
I'm Dan Martel and i photograph people the way they want to be remembered
FEATURED WORK
I'm Dan Martel and i photograph people the way they want to be remembered
TESTIMONIALS
Here's what real people have said after working with me. No scripts, no stock quotes, just honest words from people who showed up and left with something they loved.
“I’ve sat through way too many corporate headshot sessions and they always felt awkward and forced. This was the first time it actually felt natural. He had the whole team laughing and relaxed in under ten minutes. The photos finally look like real us not some stiff, airbrushed version.”
Emily Carter
CEO, Lumora Ventures
“I’ve sat through way too many corporate headshot sessions and they always felt awkward and forced. This was the first time it actually felt natural. He had the whole team laughing and relaxed in under ten minutes. The photos finally look like real us not some stiff, airbrushed version.”
Emily Carter
CEO, Lumora Ventures
“I’ve done so many headshot sessions that I expected the usual pain. Instead it felt easy and human. He created such a relaxed vibe that even our most camera-shy people opened up. These photos finally represent us accurately, no over-polished nonsense.”
Alexander Hayes
Co-Founder, Orbit Labs
“I’ve done so many headshot sessions that I expected the usual pain. Instead it felt easy and human. He created such a relaxed vibe that even our most camera-shy people opened up. These photos finally represent us accurately, no over-polished nonsense.”
Alexander Hayes
Co-Founder, Orbit Labs
“After years of stiff corporate portraits I was skeptical, but this was genuinely different. Super quick, zero awkwardness, and the images look like real humans instead of LinkedIn clones. Best headshot experience I’ve ever had.”
Sophia Langford
Creative Director, Verdant Studio
“After years of stiff corporate portraits I was skeptical, but this was genuinely different. Super quick, zero awkwardness, and the images look like real humans instead of LinkedIn clones. Best headshot experience I’ve ever had.”
Sophia Langford
Creative Director, Verdant Studio
“I’ve done dozens of headshots over the years for different roles and this was the only session that didn’t feel like a chore. The direction was so effortless that everyone on the leadership team loosened up immediately. These are the first photos that actually feel like us.”
James Whitaker
Founder & CTO, Pulse Analytics
“I’ve done dozens of headshots over the years for different roles and this was the only session that didn’t feel like a chore. The direction was so effortless that everyone on the leadership team loosened up immediately. These are the first photos that actually feel like us.”
James Whitaker
Founder & CTO, Pulse Analytics
“I’ve sat through way too many corporate headshot sessions and they always felt awkward and forced. This was the first time it actually felt natural. He had the whole team laughing and relaxed in under ten minutes. The photos finally look like real us not some stiff, airbrushed version.”
Emily Carter
CEO, Lumora Ventures
“I’ve done so many headshot sessions that I expected the usual pain. Instead it felt easy and human. He created such a relaxed vibe that even our most camera-shy people opened up. These photos finally represent us accurately, no over-polished nonsense.”
Alexander Hayes
Co-Founder, Orbit Labs
“After years of stiff corporate portraits I was skeptical, but this was genuinely different. Super quick, zero awkwardness, and the images look like real humans instead of LinkedIn clones. Best headshot experience I’ve ever had.”
Sophia Langford
Creative Director, Verdant Studio
ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER
AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER
I'm Dan Martel and i photograph people the way they want to be remembered
I'm Dan Martel and i photograph people the way they want to be remembered
I picked up my first camera at 17, borrowed from my uncle's dusty shelf. What started as curiosity quickly became an obsession, not with gear or technique, but with people.
Over the past twelve years, I've worked with founders, artists, families, and strangers who became friends by the end of the session. My work has been featured in publications I once dreamed of flipping through.
I shoot with available light whenever I can. I don't over direct. I believe the best portraits happen when you stop performing and start being. My job is to create the space where that happens
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FAQ'S
Answers to the things most people want to know before booking. If your question isn't here, just reach out, I'm happy to chat.
Do you shoot weddings
Will you shoot in my city?
How long until i get my photos?
What camera and gear do you use?
Can i come to your studio instead
What's your cancellation policy?
Do you shoot weddings
What camera and gear do you use?
Will you shoot in my city?
Can i come to your studio instead
How long until i get my photos?
What's your cancellation policy?
GET IN TOUCH
I personally reply within 24 hours with a custom shoot plan tailored to your goals — before you book. No pressure. Just portraits that finally feel like you.
BASED IN
Brooklyn, New York
Available Worldwide