Fine art photography in Warsaw: a portrait as a conversation, not a photoshoot
As a fine art photographer in Warsaw, I care about one thing: showing you as you really are, once you stop watching yourself.
- 600+ sessions since 2018
- 4.9 / 5 from 200+ Google reviews
- Gallery in 5 days
- 3 languages on set
Frames that stay with you
A selection from client work and my own walks around the city. The most personal sessions aren't here, because they belong to the people who trusted me.
Three ways to do a fine art portrait
Every package includes direction on set, my own signature editing and a private online gallery. There's no travel fee within Warsaw, and the location hire is included. I can issue an invoice on request. Your date is reserved with a 30 percent deposit.
Silver package
For one look and your first frames with character.
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1 hour of guided shooting This covers active shooting plus short moves between spots. For the whole hour I guide you step by step and show you what to do with your hands and how to stand.
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Up to 200 photos from the session An hour gives about 200 frames. After the session you get a link to a private online gallery. I never publish anything without your consent.
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Indoors or outdoors We pick the place to fit your vision: a calm interior or an urban setting.
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10 retouched photos included Signature editing with a consistent colour palette: subtle skin correction, refined light and colour, and your features left as they are.
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2–3 outfits Swapping a blazer for a jumper or adding glasses is enough to change the mood of the frames without rushing.
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Finished photos in 5 days The clock starts once you pick, in the gallery, your final 10 frames for retouching.
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Express editing in 24h: +€45 / $55 Finished photos within 24 hours of choosing your frames, for an extra fee.
Gold package
More time to change outfits and locations.
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2 hours of guided shooting Two hours means an unhurried pace. The whole time I guide you step by step and help with your posture.
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Up to 400 photos from the session You get about 400 varied frames. They all go into a private online gallery that only you can access.
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Mixed locations: indoors and outdoors Part of the session indoors, part out in the city. I suggest the order so we make the most of the best light.
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20 retouched photos included Signature editing with a consistent colour palette. If you like, I'll help you choose the best 20 frames.
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4–6 outfits More outfits give you photos with different moods, from formal to completely casual.
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Finished photos in 5 days The clock starts once you pick, in the gallery, your final 20 frames for retouching.
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Express editing in 24h: +€45 / $55 Finished photos within 24 hours of choosing your frames, for an extra fee.
Platinum package
For bigger concepts and combined sessions.
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4 hours of guided shooting We can shoot the four hours in one go or split them into two blocks, for example indoors in the morning and outdoors in the afternoon.
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Up to 800 photos from the session Plenty of material to work with, about 800 frames in a private online gallery. You choose which ones get retouched.
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Outdoors and indoors in one session Raw urban frames under neon signs and streetlights plus calm indoor portraits, all in one set.
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40 retouched photos included You choose 40 frames that get full editing with my signature colour palette. A solid base for a bigger project.
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Unlimited outfit changes Bring as many outfits and props as the concept needs. I plan the changing breaks in advance.
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Finished photos in 5 days The clock starts once you pick, in the gallery, your final 40 frames for retouching.
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Express editing in 24h: +€45 / $55 Finished photos within 24 hours of choosing your frames, for an extra fee.
How I approach a fine art portrait
Light, not filters
To me, a fine art portrait is a way of seeing, not a set of filters. Whenever conditions allow, I build the image with available light. The frames share a consistent, signature colour palette, not an effect stuck on at the end.
What I don't do
I don't put anyone into rehearsed poses and I never say “now smile”. Polished frames with no trace of character bore me, retouched until the person disappears. I prefer a photo where something remains: a look, a gesture, a shadow, a tension.
More personal frames
Some people want something more intimate. I can lead that kind of session discreetly, in a boudoir style, always only as far as we agree.
What our meeting looks like
A conversation first
We start with a chat, not the camera. Most people tell me at the start that they can't pose. The first ten or fifteen minutes are for settling in, before any serious shooting.
I guide you frame by frame
Then I direct. I show you where to put your hands, tell you where to look, take pauses, and you see the shots as we go on the camera screen. After about fifteen minutes you usually forget the camera is even there. Sessions run in English, and I also speak Polish and Chinese.
A place that suits the mood
I choose the place to match the mood. Outdoors, I most often shoot in Łazienki Park at dawn, when the light slants through the trees and the park is empty. For rawer frames I pick the murals and neon signs of Praga and the Vistula Boulevards at sunset, and I take classic shots in the Old Town before the cafés open. If the weather lets us down, we move indoors. I write more about working in the studio on my studio photography page.
Łazienki Park, light slanting through the trees
Praga murals and neon, raw frames
Vistula Boulevards, warm light over the river
Old Town, classic shots without the crowds
Reviews
I needed photos for my studio portfolio, but I was afraid of stiff catalogue poses. Tomek started with coffee and questions about clay, and only took the camera out later. He showed me the shots as we went, so I always knew what was happening. The colours in the final photos have their own atmosphere. It was easier than I expected.
Bogna Wręga, ceramicist
I wanted photos with my cello, but not the corporate headshot kind. We did part of it indoors and part outside at dusk, by the streetlights. Tomek knew where and when to catch the light. He didn't force me into poses, he made suggestions. I got the gallery after four days and put the photos straight on my band's website.
Ksawery Domin, cellist
I booked because I was tired of phone portraits. I was a bit nervous about the camera, but after ten minutes I stopped thinking about it. I liked that he asked before publishing anything, because some of the frames are private. The photos are raw in a good way, not forcibly smoothed.
Kalina Zdunek, tattoo artist
Get in touch before you book a date
I'm not interested in taking the same photos as everyone else. A good portrait starts with a short conversation about what you want to show, not with a ready-made formula.
Tell me your idea and a rough date in two sentences, and I'll get back to you within a few hours. If you're not sure which package to choose, tick the last option in the form.