Headshot & Family Photographer · North Vancouver
ScrollProfessional portrait studio
Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Portraits with presence.
Headshot and family photographer in North Vancouver. Directed and lit by Nirmal Shah in a professional portrait studio in Lower Lonsdale, or on location across Metro Vancouver.
Executives, actors, founders and families come to the studio for a portrait that carries authority without trying. Each session is directed and lit with intent, and every image is finished by hand to print standard.
Booking sessions from $300
Collections from $1,000
Start with a booking session and choose your images after. Upgrade only if you want more.
Nirmal Shah Photography is the portrait division of Studio 621 Films.
Areas we serve
North Shore studio. Metro Vancouver reach.
Most sessions happen in the Lower Lonsdale studio, a short walk from Lonsdale Quay. When the setting matters, the same lighting and direction come to your office, your home or a location that tells your story.
Clients come from across the North Shore and Metro Vancouver. Teams can be photographed on-site anywhere in the Lower Mainland.
- North Vancouver
- Lower Lonsdale
- West Vancouver
- Downtown Vancouver
- West End
- Kitsilano
- Burnaby
- Coquitlam
- New Westminster
- Other areas on request
Selected work
The work speaks first.
What we make
Four kinds of portrait. One standard.
Headshots
Executive, corporate, actor and LinkedIn headshots, in studio or at your office.
Personal branding
A planned library of images for founders, coaches, realtors and creatives.
Family
Unhurried sessions in the studio or on the North Shore, plus holiday minis.
Editorial
Magazine covers, folios and monochrome portraits, lit like a set.
Headshots
Headshots that do the talking.
Professional headshots
A confident, current headshot for websites, bios and press.
Corporate & team
A portable studio at your office, so every person on the team matches.
Actor & model
Casting-ready headshots with range: commercial, theatrical and folio.
Personal branding
A planned library of images for founders, coaches, realtors and creatives.
LinkedIn headshots
Clean, approachable and current, made for the profile people check first.
Executive & leadership
Portraits for leaders, boards, annual reports and media.
Also: Mini sessions · Fashion · Monochrome portraits · Prints · Commercial · Clinician & RMT headshots
Everything we photograph
One photographer. Every portrait.
Portraits
Editorial & creative
Something not listed? Ask. If it involves a person and a camera, it is likely something we do.
Investment
Clear from the first conversation.
Booking session
from $300
Reserves your date and covers the session itself, in studio or on location.
Collections
from $1,000
Your finished, hand-retouched portraits. The booking payment is applied toward your collection.
Start with a booking session and choose your images after. Upgrade only if you want more. You receive a written quote before anything is booked. After you see your gallery you can move to a larger collection by paying the difference. Additional retouched images are $100 each. Prices exclude GST.
How we work
From first message to final print.
The conversation
What the portrait is for, where it will live and what you will wear. You get a recommendation and a written quote.
The plan
Wardrobe, backdrop, location and looks are planned in advance. Nothing is left to the day.
The session
Directed frame by frame: posture, angle, expression. No experience in front of a camera needed.
The reveal
Choose favourites from a private online gallery. Finished portraits follow in three to five business days, ready for screen and print.
The standard
Four rules on every session.
01
Direct, don't just shoot
You are guided through every frame, so no one is left guessing what to do with their hands.
02
Light with intent
Every light has a reason. Shape, mood and skin are decided before the first frame.
03
Retouch with restraint
Distractions go. You stay. The finished portrait looks like you on your best day.
04
Built for where it lives
LinkedIn, websites, press and print are planned for before the session begins.
The studio
A professional portrait studio in Lower Lonsdale.
Light, backdrop and pace are controlled from the first frame, so every session is calm, private and consistent. The same control travels with us to your office, your home or a location on the North Shore.
A short walk from Lonsdale Quay, with sessions by appointment.
Trusted by
Big-brand standards. Personal attention.
Headshots for people at RBC, PwC and TD, brand work for TRESemmé, Pantaloons and Raymond, covers for Drishti Magazine, and families across the Lower Mainland.
Inquire nowGoogle reviews
Rated 5.0 by clients on Google.
Headshot client · Google review★★★★★“He really helped me out with some last minute head shots I needed and they turned out great.”
Portrait client · Google review★★★★★“He made me feel very comfortable and at ease during the photo session.”
Headshot client · Google review★★★★★“He was very professional, accommodating, and instructed on body positioning very well.”
Family client · Google review★★★★★“Great experience with Nirmal. He was great with our kids. Very nice studio.”
Editorial & fashion
Lit like a set. Finished like a cover.
Magazine covers for Drishti, fashion and brand campaigns, and monochrome portraits made for print. The same direction behind every headshot, given room to be bold.
Prints & wall art
From session to print.
A photograph on a phone is seen for a second. A print is seen every day. Any session can become a signed, framed piece, finished for the room it will live in.
How much does a session cost?
Booking sessions start at $300 and cover the session itself, in studio or on location. Collections of finished, hand-retouched portraits start at $1,000. You receive a written quote before anything is booked. Prices exclude GST.
What if my budget is lower?
Start with a booking session and choose your images after. Upgrade only if you want more. Tell me your budget when you inquire and I will recommend the session that fits it.
What is the booking payment, and how is it applied?
The booking payment reserves your date and covers the session. It is applied in full toward your collection. After you see your gallery you can move to a larger collection by paying the difference.
How do I book a session?
Send an inquiry through the contact form. I reply within one to two business days with the session I recommend and a written quote. Once you approve it, the booking payment secures your date.
Do I need experience in front of a camera?
No. You are directed through every frame: posture, angle and expression. Most clients are surprised by how easy it feels.
Where is the studio?
106 W 1st Street, Unit 307, North Vancouver, in Lower Lonsdale. Sessions can also happen at your office, your home or on location across Metro Vancouver.
How soon will I receive my photographs?
You choose favourites from a private online gallery. Finished portraits usually follow within three to five business days. Additional retouched images are $100 each.
Inquire / Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Inquire now.
Tell me what the portrait is for, who it is for and when you need it. You'll hear back within one to two business days with the session I recommend and a written quote.
- Send the form. Two minutes. Budget and date are optional.
- Get a plan. A recommendation and a written quote, before anything is booked.
- Secure your date. The booking payment is applied toward your collection.
- Studio
- 106 W 1st Street, Unit 307
North Vancouver, BC V7M 1A9 - Investment
- Booking sessions from $300
Collections from $1,000 - Reply
- Within one to two business days
- Hours
- Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 10 am to 2 pm
Sessions by appointment.
Your phone number is used only to confirm your session. Nirmal Shah Photography is the portrait division of Studio 621 Films, so replies come from studio621films.com.