Portraiture / Private celebrations
Extraordinary people.
Unforgettable
celebrations.
Editorial portraiture for exceptional private celebrations.
Personally photographed and directed by Michael Scott Slosar, this guest experience brings the attention, lighting, and creative direction of an editorial shoot into your celebration. The setting and photographic mood are developed with your planner around your people, your occasion, and your vision.
Discuss your celebration ↗Explore the portraits ↓The editorial experience, brought to you
More than a photograph. A moment that feels entirely yours.
Michael Scott Slosar brings his experience in fashion and portrait photography to private celebrations, with a dedicated team guiding creative planning, lighting, and the finished collection.
01 / The photographs
Presence. Personality.
A point of view.
Selected editorial and portrait work.
An introduction to Michael’s eye—not a prescribed look for your celebration.
02 / The guest experience
Personal direction.
Real connection.
Exceptional portraiture.
Guests receive Michael’s individual attention and relaxed direction, with their photographs selected and professionally finished following the celebration.
Step into the setting.
A portrait space complements the atmosphere of the occasion, with lighting shaped around the feeling you want to create.
Be yourself. We’ll guide you.
Michael personally directs each portrait with calm, relaxed guidance. Guests don’t need to know how to pose—they simply need to arrive as themselves.
The look begins with your people and your celebration.
The creative possibilities
A setting that belongs
to your celebration.
Three starting points for a creative conversation. Each can be adapted within a commission; exceptional portraits can begin with a beautifully chosen space.
Portrait reference / Space & composition
Within the setting
An architectural detail, garden, terrace, or interior becomes the setting for editorial portraiture. Lighting and composition respond to the space and the celebration.
Portrait reference / Backdrop & palette
A dedicated
portraiture setting
A carefully lit backdrop provides an elegant place for individuals, couples, families, and friends. Background, palette, and lighting are developed around the desired mood.
Editorial reference / Setting & direction
A commissioned
editorial environment
An editorial portraiture experience developed around the full character of a location. Architecture, landscape, interiors, and light become part of the composition, with creative direction shaped around the celebration.
Selected work illustrating light, atmosphere, and creative direction. Each celebration’s setting is developed individually.
03 / Ways to commission
Designed around
your occasion.
Each commission is shaped around your celebration, the experience you envision for your guests, and how you would like the finished work to be enjoyed.
Editorial
Guest Portraiture
One celebration, one carefully chosen portraiture setting. Individuals, couples, and friends are photographed by Michael, creating an editorial collection that reflects their character and the occasion.
Explore this commission
Your commission includes:
- An agreed environmental location or dedicated backdrop setting.
- Michael’s photography and personal direction, supported by an assistant/digital technician.
- A scheduled portraiture experience, with guest participation planned around the celebration.
- A curated collection of professionally retouched digital portraits, delivered through a private gallery.
Customize the experience: additional photography time, expanded guest participation, further production support, and printed keepsakes.
Signature
Editorial Portraiture
A commissioned environment with expanded creative development and production. Setting, lighting, palette, and presentation come together in a distinct editorial vision, developed with your planner and creative team.
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Developed especially for your celebration:
- A visual concept and creative plan developed for the event.
- Location assessment and technical planning.
- A commissioned portraiture environment, with design collaborators and production elements specified in the proposal.
- Michael, an assistant/digital technician, and additional crew appropriate to the production.
- A planned guest experience, including timing, direction, and participation.
- A curated collection of professionally retouched digital portraits through a private gallery, with finishing and presentation developed for the commission.
Customize the experience: scenic work, furnishings, multiple settings, guest coordination staff, fine-art prints, folios, and presentation boxes.
An original environment, with the creative and production resources to realize it.
Private Celebrations
& Weekends
Selected portraiture experiences across an agreed itinerary. Changing settings, wardrobe, and atmosphere find their own photographic expression, brought together as one cohesive collection.
Explore this commission
- Creative planning across an agreed itinerary.
- Selected portraiture sessions at designated gatherings.
- Environmental locations, backdrop settings, or commissioned environments suited to each occasion.
- Michael and his assistant/digital technician, with staffing and logistics developed for the itinerary.
- Coordination of setup, access, transitions, and guest participation with the planning team.
- A cohesive collection of professionally retouched digital portraits through a private gallery, with optional print collections or a privately produced book.
Signature Editorial Portraiture can be incorporated at one or more gatherings. Selected portraiture experiences are woven into the itinerary, in coordination with your planner and wedding photography team.
Every commission
Personal attention.
Professional preparation.
Considered finishing.
- Creative collaboration. Advance consultation and coordination with your planner, design team, venue, and primary photography team.
- Michael’s personal direction. Michael personally photographs and directs every commission, accompanied by an assistant/digital technician. Additional specialists join the team according to the creative and production requirements.
- A mood developed for you. Intimate, joyful, understated, dramatic, or fashion-led.
- Thoughtful preparation. Lighting, technical support, setup, and guest flow planned in advance.
- A lasting collection. Every commission includes a curated collection of professionally retouched digital portraits, delivered through a private gallery. The extent of the collection and delivery arrangements are established in your proposal.
How your commission is developed
Following an initial conversation, we develop a creative and production proposal detailing the setting, team, schedule, and presentation. Each commission is individually quoted around the agreed scope.
Exact photography hours, image quantities, guest participation, retouching scope, travel arrangements, and delivery timing are confirmed in your individual proposal.
04 / Finishing & presentation
Created for the occasion.
Finished to be kept.
Extend the experience beyond the celebration with fine-art prints, individually presented guest portraits, folios, or a privately produced book. Selection, materials, and presentation are developed around the occasion—creating personal keepsakes for guests and a lasting collection for the hosts.
Printed collections and presentation options are individually commissioned.
Create your collection ↗05 / Behind the camera
Michael Scott Slosar.
Fashion. Portraiture. Personal connection.
An editorial eye.
A calm presence.
Attention to the individual.
Michael’s background spans fashion, celebrity portraiture, lifestyle, and advertising. His work brings together careful preparation, creative collaboration, and an instinct for personality.
For private celebrations, that approach becomes an intimate, personally directed portrait experience—one designed to make your guests feel comfortable and create photographs with lasting character.
Explore Michael’s broader work ↗06 / Thoughtfully planned
From the first conversation
to the finished photograph.
We coordinate with your planner, event team, and principal photographer around the setting, timing, production, and guest flow.
Share your celebration.
Tell us about the setting, people, itinerary, and experience you envision.
Define the commission.
Review a tailored proposal outlining the creative direction, team, and deliverables.
Develop the details.
Refine the setting, lighting, schedule, and guest experience with your planning team.
Enjoy the experience.
Michael personally photographs your guests, followed by the selection, finishing, and delivery of your collection.
Will this work alongside our event photographer?
Yes. The portrait experience is planned in coordination with your principal photographer and event team, with a dedicated setting and guest flow that complement the celebration.
Does the portrait style have to match these photographs?
No. These photographs introduce Michael’s editorial and portrait work. The lighting, atmosphere, and creative direction for your commission are developed around your celebration.
Can we include prints as gifts for our guests?
Fine-art prints and their presentation can be included in your proposal. Formats, delivery arrangements, and timing are agreed in advance.
Let’s create something memorable
Tell us about
your celebration.
The beginning of something
both personal and beautiful.
Share a few details about your plans. We’ll use them to begin a conversation about the right portrait experience for you.
Available for private celebrations and destination commissions worldwide, with travel and production planned individually.