Studio O’Meara

Portrait photographer · Portland, Oregon

“All I want to see is beauty. And that doesn't mean you have to smile, or try harder. Just be.”

Zanele Muholi, 2017

Portrait and documentary photography for people and organizations—made with a light touch and a close eye.

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Adult and child crouching together among plants

Selected work

Selected
photographs.

Portraits, working lives, and unscripted moments from commissioned and personal projects.

Relaxed smiling portrait in black and white
Black-and-white editorial photograph beside the shore
Professional portrait in an orange-red shirt
Older man framed by repeating metal rails
Two colleagues reviewing materials at a worktable
Young woman in a red-lit portrait
Person resting in grass and yellow flowers
Monochrome profile portrait
Person using binoculars in open country
Profile portrait interacting with a large flower
Formally dressed woman against a dark background
Meeting in a plant-filled conference room
Older man with white hair and beard against a pale background
Climber in an orange jacket on a rock face
Woman resting among deep green foliage

Ways to work together

Four kinds of
assignment.

Simple sessions have clear starting prices. Larger commissions are scoped around the people, places, production, and image use involved.

Relaxed black-and-white portrait01Portrait SessionsIndividuals, couples, families, and artistsFrom $650

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Portrait Sessions

Unhurried portraits for individuals, couples, families, and artists—at home, outdoors, or in a place that matters to you.

  • Up to 75 minutes
  • One Portland-area location
  • 30+ finished photographs in a private gallery
  • Personal print and sharing rights
Sessions from$650
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Environmental portrait of a man in the desert Relaxed smiling portrait in black and white Playful portrait with hands framing the subject’s eyes Young woman in a red-lit portrait Red-haired woman photographed against deep red Man in a hat under warm streaked light Person resting in grass and yellow flowers Quiet close portrait with a hand near the face Man smiling in warm low light
Professional portrait of an older man02Professional PortraitsWebsites, press, speaking, and professional profilesFrom $525

02

Professional Portraits

A concise set of natural, polished photographs for your website, press, speaking, and professional profiles.

  • Up to 60 minutes
  • Studio, workplace, or environmental setting
  • Five carefully retouched final images
  • Web and publicity use included
Sessions from$525
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Formally dressed woman against a dark background Older man with white hair and beard against a pale background Environmental portrait at a bright home workspace Professional portrait in an orange-red shirt Close professional portrait of a man Laughing woman with glasses against yellow Monochrome profile portrait Man looking upward in controlled low-key light Environmental portrait of a man in a hat
Colleagues collaborating at work03Teams & OrganizationsPortraits and candid workplace photographyTypically from $1,800

03

Teams & Organizations

Consistent portraits and candid workplace photography that give clients and future colleagues a genuine sense of your organization.

  • Planning and visual approach
  • On-site individual and group portraits
  • People-at-work and environment coverage
  • Consistent files for web, press, and recruiting
Custom proposals · typically from$1,800
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Team collaborating around a standing desk Two colleagues reviewing materials at a worktable Meeting in a plant-filled conference room People working together in an executive-suite setting Creative professional working in an edit studio Person working from home among plants Environmental portrait in a domestic workspace Adult and child together among plants Professional in a warm art-filled home office
Editorial portrait with a flower04Editorial & BrandPeople-led stories, campaigns, and image librariesBy proposal

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Editorial & Brand

People-led stories, campaigns, and commercial image libraries built around a brief rather than a fixed package.

  • Creative development and pre-production
  • Portrait, documentary, and location photography
  • Crews and production scaled to the assignment
  • Licensing tailored to where the work will appear
Commissioned by proposalLet’s scope it
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Person using binoculars in open country Climber in an orange jacket on a rock face Footballer balancing a ball against their head Profile portrait interacting with a large flower Side-profile music portrait in a cap Black-and-white editorial photograph beside the shore Older man framed by repeating metal rails Figures moving through a desert landscape Woman resting among deep green foliage
Couple on a Portland street

Based in Portland

Made in Portland.
Available farther afield.

Studio O’Meara works throughout Portland and the Pacific Northwest, with travel available for editorial and commercial commissions.

About

Padraic
O’Meara

I make portraits and documentary photographs for people, publications, and organizations.

My approach is collaborative and lightly directed. We decide what the photographs need to do, create the conditions for them, and leave enough room for something real to happen.

My commissioned work includes projects for Intel and Leatherman. Personal projects have also been exhibited and published as books.

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Start a conversation

What do you need
photographed?

padraic@padraicomeara.com ↗