Luxury Photoshoot Experience
The Greatest Investment you can make is in yourself.
It’s time to say YES to YOU!
When we feel and see who we truly are that is when the magic happens.
“Diverse Range of Tailored Photoshoot Experiences"
New Zealands Top Photographer - KARA - has a heartfelt commitment to Portrait Photography celebrating and photographing individuals from
diverse backgrounds has driven her to craft a wide array of photoshoots and packages to accommodate everyone.
From Family, Glamour, Fashion, Headshots through to Commercial Photography.
These offerings range from exclusive photo day events covering diverse topics and genres to transformative photoshoots
that include hair and makeup, multiple styles, and comprehensive full-day options for both
commercial and personal portrait photography sessions.
Design Consultation
Design Consultation
Each Photoshoot is Personally Designed with You, for You.
We love to hear about you, your journey, your story so we can fully Celebrate all that you, your loved ones and or business is during your Photoshoot
Together we will design your dream photoshoot, you may have always dreamed of doing a particular style or have a vision, or you may have no idea at all, and that’s what we are here for, to create your photoshoot with passion, excitement and love. This is a time when it is all about you, it’s a time to fill your cup up, to feel and see how very special you are. We will be here every step of the way, and what a journey it is, it’s all the emotions, it’s transformative, it’s empowering, it’s about embracing who you are. From Personal Photoshoots celebrating yourself, your loved ones, your relationships to Commercial Photoshoots celebrating your Business, your Brand, your service, your Clients.We are here to create a Memorable Experience and Result and High End Photographs that capture the essence it is we are Celebrating. We will go over everything from the intention, why are you wanting to do it and the result you are wanting, the variety of styles, backdrops, wardrobe styling, hair/makeup, lighting, mood, location, products and so much more. Once you have had your design Consultation Kara will then personally finalise all the details for your Photoshoot, creating a mood-board for every style, including all the details.
Multiple Style Changes.
Includes Backdrop, garments, hair and makeup
Multiple Style Changes.
For the Full Luxury Photoshoot Experiences you will experience multiple Styles throughout your photoshoot.
These will be created with you, during your Design Consultation, there are so many options you can choose to do, this is where one of Karas many talents are, visualising and creating unique and authentic styles to capture the essence of you, your loved ones or Business. “It gives Kara such joy to see the excitement on her clients faces when they experience the different styles, seeing themselves like they have never felt or seen before.”
HandPaintedBackdrops
Exclusive to Kara Woskett Studio.
Hand-Painted Backdrops Exclusive to Kara Woskett Studio.
These one of a kind stunning bespoke hand-painted backdrops that are personally hand-painted by Kara herself.
Kara personally chooses the colours, tones of the paint for each backdrop and spends hours personally painting and creating the layers of texture that gives an additional luxury and unique design element to each of her photographs. Over the years she has created a wonderful range of colours that you will have the option to choose from when you have your design Consultation with her.
Couture Garments
Exclusive to Kara Woskett Studio.
Couture Garments Exclusive to Kara Woskett Studio.
“I had the feeling of a kid in a candy store but for garments, every colour, style, sparkle and lace.” Jessica
“Gorgeous finery & ‘haute couture’ garments in the most bougee studio” Taffy
Over the past 14 years Kara has personally hand sourced each and every one of the very boutique couture garments from many places throughout New Zealand. The collection is exquisite - the range of colour tones and fabrics of every kind from sparkles, lace, tulle, silks, rhinestone stones….Kara often says to her clients that they could arrive in a knickers and a bra, be dressed in multiple styles for their photoshoot. As 95% of her photoshoots that you will see here on the website, all the woman are wearing garments from Kara’s studio wardrobe. During your design consultation and designing each style, you wil have the option to either bring your clothing, source and hire yourself or hire from Kara’s Couture range. When designing your photoshoot the clothing choice is such an important part for the feel and overall style and result in the photographs. Kara has such an eye for detail and creative vision and perfection that all elements are to come to together. So often we don’t have such couture feminine garments and to source them for a photoshoot would be both time consuming and costly, so Kara has made this gorgeous studio wardrobe, it’s one of a kind, with a couture wardrobe you will very rarely see, if ever, again anywhere
Professional Hair & Make-up
Professional Hair & Makeup
A time to be pampered, for it to be about you, as woman so often we put ourselves last but it’s so very important to take time out for ourselves, to celebrate the woman we are, to feel and see our true natural beauty. To feel good, to look good. To fill our cup up and embrace who we are, for ourselves, for those around us, it’s time to become postive rolemodels for our children and for those around us. It’s time to be kinder, more gentle, more loving, more confident and happy with who we are. To stand proud in all that we are, and say yes this is me, I am worthy of being seen, to be heard. I am great and I look great This is a time to do just that, to step into the woman you are…..and have fun playing dress ups, and who doens’t love that!! You will be well cared for, while you sit and relax and take a moment for yourself, you will have your makeup and hair professionally done. If you choose Professional Hair and Makeup, During your design consultation we will design your makeup styles to go with each style change in your photoshoot,from natural to smokey eyes, red lips, extravagant or playful and fun, we have you covered,You will have either Kara personally, who is a also a professional makeup artist with over 20 years experience and has done all the makeup you see on her website for personal photoshoots or one of her team members. Kara is passionate about celebrating the natural beauty that you are, and for your images to look like you in the best way, not heavy over makeup - over retouched so you don’t look like you. We want you to look your best naturally to look like you as These are going to be the best photographs, you will have, photographs that make you happy when you see them, make you proud of the refelction of yourself looking back at you, a celebration of the woman you are and legacy photographs that will be handed down through generations celebrating the amazing Woman you are.
Luxury Studio
Luxury Studio
During your Design Consultation you will have the option to have your photoshoot at Kara’s Luxury Studio or on location.
Kara has recently personally renovated this bespoke Villa creating a calm, peaceful sanctuary for her clients to experience being photographed at. The interior is fresh and calming, with an award winning kitchen she personally designed handpicking each detail. The shooting space is breathtaking with a luxurious high ceiling, stunning natural light, a sitting area, makeup area, and her exquisite couture studio wardrobe. There is also a gorgeous pool and surrounding area, and one achre of beautiful grounds to also be taken advantage of to be photographed. The Luxury Studio Villa is great for Personal Photoshoots and can also be booked for Commercial Photoshoots.
Kara also hosts day Retreats creating a wonderful space for Celebrating Connections of People and Exhibiting her Work.
Worldwide Multi-Award Winning
Accredited Portrait Master Photographer
Multi-Award Winning Photographer.
You will experience being photographed by Multi World-Wide Award Winning Accredited Portrait Master Photographer, Kara Woskett. With over 20 years experience and skill in photography, retouching and makeup, together with her personal life skills. Her high standard of work has awarded her to become an Accredited Portrait Master Photographer and also been recognised by Vogue and is featured in Vogue Photovogue online. Kara is extremely passionate about People, to celebrate each and everyone for who they uniquely are, of all ages, ethnicities and cultures. Creating Legacy Portraits for her clients that will be cherished for many years and generations, gives her immense joy. And for Business to You will have a very memorable experience, feel happier and more confident within and receive - unique, authentic ,high quality Legacy Portrait Photographs.
Fully Guided Photoshoot
Fully Guided Photoshoot.
Kara will fully guide you every step of the way during your photoshoot, making you at ease and looking your very best.
It is very natural to feel nervous about being photographed, you are not alone, majority of people are before their photoshoot but please rest assure that you will put put at ease, with Kara’s love and passion for what she does and her bubbly personality. She creates a safe space to feel comfortable and open up to be yourself.Kara will guide you in each pose, where to look, your expression fostering you to feel confident and bring out the essence in you of you. So often we put our attention on others rather than ourselves and this is a time when the focus is on you, a time to Celebrate You.
Signature Retouch
Signature Retouch
Why settle for average when you can have one of a kind photographs that stand out!
After your photoshoot, Kara will persoanlly choose the very best images of you and give each of them a signature retouch. She likes to keep you looking natural and embrace all that you are and be creative with the other elements of the image, to give a very personal and impressive final unique result, but if you have would like any specifc retouching Kara and her team will ask you as we want you to love your photographs. Kara loves the signature retouch process and the additional creativity and uniqueness she can add to each image she feels it is an extention of the photography. And makes them very personal to sitter as no two images are ever the same. With an extensive 20 year background strating with the very special hand developing in the darkroom, to printing photo labs and retouching (being head retoucher for one of Melbournes leading wedding studios) Kara has gained many skills that has resulted in her signature style. Karas passion and skill will have your images set apart from the average photo, yours will have wow factor!
Reveal Session
(Ordering Appointment)
Reveal / Ordering Session
Your big Reveal! This is such an exciting and big part of your experience and so often a very emotional one as you may be seeing sides to you, of you, that you have either never seen or may have forgotten. Your reveal / Ordering session can either be done in person (we love) or via zoom. During your Design Consultation we would of booked you for the Package experience you wanted. We will go through your images for you to choose what photographs you love for your package, you are also able to purchase any additional Heirloom Products to the package you may have chosen.
Heriloom Products
Heirloom Products
Your very precious photographs are going to be cherished for many years and generations to come.
Your photographs will be professionally printed and quality checked personally by Kara to make sure they are everything they should be - in colour, density and detail to make sure you getting the high standard we want you to have. All the design planning, photographing, retouching to create a unique photograph for you, can be a waste of both your and Kara’s precious time by inferior printing.These are going to be photographs of you, your loved ones, or your clients and representing your Business, the end result is of high importance. This is why Kara personally has them printed for you, to make sure they are what she created them to be, for you.Kara likes to provide a professional service from start to finish and for you experience that in the final photographic product. There is a luxury high end range of Heirlom Products fro Photographs, Wall Prints, Folio Boxes, Albums and Digital Images for Commercial Photoshoots. For Personal Photoshoot Experiences - for every Print you Purchase you will also receive a web size digital image of it for personal use, if you wish to proudly share on social media as it’s time to Stand Proud, to be seen, to be heard, to empower and to inspire.
Transformational &
Empowering Experience
to more self-love, confidence, happiness and knowing
“We are all rolemodels, teachers, let’s be positive ones to ourselves, to our loved ones and those around us. When we see and feel our light and essence we can shine it to others for them to also. To empower and inspire others to also say yes to themselves, to feel and see how amazing they are and stand proud in all that they are, to move forward in their life with confidence, courage, authenticity and self knowing and excited to make the most out of this one very precious life we are gifted”
Legacy Portraits
That become more cherished and valuable as they years go through generations.
Legacy Portraits
This 75 year old Portrait of my Nana Maragret and Grandad Bruce when they were 17&18 yrs old is one of the reasons my love and passion for photography began. It is even more cherished now that they have both passed, and it gives me great joy to know that it will contiune to be cherished by future generations of our family for both my children and my brothers. This legacy portrait of them is timeless, classical, they are dressed in their best, and isn’t that how we would like to be remembered, photographs we are proud of. My passion is to create stunning, timeless, legacy portraits of you that you will be proud of, that represent you, for you and your loved ones and future generations to look back on and celebrate the amazing person you are and your life.
The Greatest
Investment
you can make is in yourself.
Your not only investing in yourelf, your investing on those around you, for now and also for future generations to come.
Photographs you are proud of that represent the essence of you.
To reflect, remind and celebrate the person you are and your life
Luxury Personal Portrait.
A Memorable, Transformational and Empowering Personalised Photoshoot.
A full Immersion of Celebration and Discovery for either Personal, Glamour,
Boudoir, Family, Pregnancy, Fine Art, Dance, Personal Branding Photoshoots.
Includes:
Phone Consultation for your personalised photoshoot
Custom Designed Photoshoot by Kara
Up to 3 Styles Changes (Backdrop, lighting, wardrobe)
Couture Studio Wardrobe
Hair & Makeup
Use of hand-painted backdrops
Luxury Studio
Multi-Award Winning, Portrait Master Photographer
Fully guided photoshoot
Signature Retouch
Reveal/Ordering Session
Heirloom Legacy Portrait Prints
Campaign Series Photographic
Imerse yourself in an exclusive and rare photographic campaign Series personally created and designed by Kara. A Transformational Experience, Empowering for both yourself and others that will be inspired by you. We all have our own personal journey, experience and stories, and when we can embrace the whole person we are, inside and out and stand proud of who we uniquely are, we can become a positive role-model for those around us, to empower and inspire and help others to do the same. This experience is created to be something that can be life-changing for yourself and others, it’s time to say yes to YOU! To do something for you, to fill your cup up, shine bright and help others to do so to. These are a safe and loving space to be courages, step out of your comfort zone and embrace YOU.
Limited Spaces Available you won’t want to miss out!
Includes:
Phone Consultaion
1 style personally created by Kara exclusive to the campaign series
Use of a handpainted backdrop
Use of Couture Garments form Kara’s Exclusive Studio Wardrobe
Multi-Award Winning, Portrait Master Photographer
Fully guided photoshoot
Signature Retouch
Feature in the Reveal Exhibition Celebration
Connection with other amazing people
Fine Art legacy Portrait - sized (depending on Campaign)
Feature of you in the Magazine Spread Celebrating the campaign Series.
Additional Prints are available to purchase
Headshots update
.
Includes:
Phone Consultation
1 style (wardrobe & backdrop)
Use of a hand-painted backdrop
Multi-Award Winning, Portrait Master Photographer
Fully Fully guided photoshoot
Signature Retouch
Online Reveal / Ordering Session
1 - 7x10inch Legacy Print
same image as web-sized digital image for personal use
Commercial Photography
The Best Investment you can make for your Business is in yourself, your staff, your customers/clients.
What you show is what you attract, make a positive impact with unique photography that
embraces and shows your authenticity of your service and or product, attracting your ideal clients
For pricing quotes for commercial photography please contact Kara