Vhenandi · Photographer · Accra
Vhenandi No vision speech. Just the frame that's actually true.
Most people booking a photographer have already been burned once: someone who showed up late, shot four hundred flat frames, went quiet for two months, then delivered a folder that looked like it belonged to someone else’s day. I work against that, not toward some abstract “vision.” I edit fast. I tell you what I actually got versus what I promised. If a look isn’t working twenty minutes in, you’ll hear it from me before you see it in the gallery. That’s the whole pitch. Everything else is just doing the job well.
My work runs slower than that. I light properly, I direct only as much as you need, and I wait. The frames worth keeping tend to arrive in the gaps, once everyone has stopped performing for the room.
- 5 days
- To your proofs
- Yours
- Files, unlimited use
- Free
- One reschedule
- −30%
- Booking with your class
Recent collections
One frame from each body of work. Open any of them for the full set.
Seven things, properly.
Each has its own approach and its own pricing.
- 01Student & Political HeadshotsA campaign photograph has one job: to be recognised. These portraits are made for ballot papers, manifesto posters, campus noticeboards and the profile picture everyone will look at. They are lit plainly and framed the same way each time, so a whole slate reads as one campaign.See the work
02PortraitsMost people say they hate having their photograph taken. Usually they have just never been photographed well. That is the whole job.See the work
03WeddingsA wedding is a long day of small moments, and most of them happen while nobody is looking. I shoot quietly and stay out of the way, so what you get back is the day as it felt.See the work
04GraduationsYou did four years for this. Bring the gown, bring your people, and book with your class. The more of you there are, the less each of you pays.See the work- 05Events & CorporateEvents run on their own schedule and nobody stops for the camera. I work fast, stay unobtrusive, and hand back something your comms team can use.See the work
- 06Fashion & EditorialClothes photograph differently from people. Both need light that knows what it is doing and a room that is not in a hurry.See the work
07Family & MaternityNobody’s children behave for a camera, and that is fine. The good frames are almost always the ones between the ones you asked for.See the work
Graduating? Bring your whole class.
One person opens a group code and shares it. Everyone books their own slot with it, and the discount grows as the group fills. The more of you there are, the less each of you pays.
- 3 or more booked−10%
- 6 or more booked−15%
- 10 or more booked−22%
- 16 or more booked−30%
Book, shoot, choose, collect.
Four steps, and you only have to think about two of them.
01
Book
Pick a package, pick a day, tell me what you have in mind. Upload anything you have seen and liked. It is the fastest way to get us to the same picture.
02
Shoot
We meet, we work, and it takes as long as it takes. I direct as much or as little as you need, and I will tell you when we have got it.
03
Choose
Your gallery lands within five working days. Go through it in your own time, mark the frames you want worked on, leave a note on anything specific.
04
Collect
Edited files arrive as a private download, full resolution, yours to keep. Prints and albums, if you want them, follow from there.
What it costs, from here up.
Every package includes retouched files, a private online gallery and full download rights.
Student & Political Headshots
Basic Campus Campaign Portraits
Portfolios and Headshots
₵69030 min
- 1 look
- 1 person
- 1 studio set
- Turnaround 2 working days
Portraits
White Coat Ceremony ~ Premium
For the Premium Doctors
₵2001 hour
- 8 edited pictures
- Donning of gowns
- 1 creative backdrop set
- Turnaround, 2 working days
Weddings
Pre-Wedding Basic ~ Studio
Your story, before the big day.
₵1,2901 hour
- 1 look
- 1 studio set
- Retouched files within 2 working days after the shoot
- Free raw files
The things people ask before booking.
Anything not covered here, just ask me directly.
- How far in advance should I book?
- Weddings, three to six months. Saturdays in December and March go first. Portraits and headshots usually have something inside a fortnight. If your date is tight, ask anyway, because there is often a gap.
- How soon do I get my photographs?
- Your proofing gallery arrives within five working days of the shoot. Once you have chosen your frames, edited files follow in ten to fourteen days. Weddings take three weeks, because there are more frames to edit.
- Can I pay a deposit?
- Yes, on most packages, if you book at least five days ahead. The balance is due on or before the day of the shoot, and you can settle it online from your receipt at any point.
- What happens if it rains, or I need to move the date?
- Tell me as early as you can. If rain makes an outdoor shoot impossible, we move it at no charge. Otherwise you can move the date once for free with 48 hours’ notice, depending on what else is in the diary.
- How does the graduation group rate work?
- One person opens a group code and shares it with the class. Everyone books their own slot with that code, and the discount grows as the group fills, up to 30% off once sixteen of you have booked. The rate you get is the rate at the moment you book, so it pays to be early and to chase your friends.
- Do you travel outside Accra?
- Regularly. Travel within Greater Accra is included. Anywhere further is costed at the point of booking, so say where in your enquiry.
- Who owns the photographs?
- I keep the copyright. You get an unlimited personal-use licence: print the photographs, frame them, post them anywhere you like. Commercial and brand work needs a usage licence, which is included in the event and fashion packages.
- What if I want more edited photographs than my package includes?
- Pick them in your gallery and the price is shown before you commit to anything. A full retouch is ₵60 a frame and a basic colour-and-exposure edit is ₵25. Nothing is charged without you agreeing to it first.
Your date is probably still free.
Pick a package, choose a day, and tell me what you have in mind. It takes about two minutes.