Before your session
Everything you need to know before you show up: how the session runs, what to put in your bag, and the poses we shoot. Five minutes to read, once.
How it works
We send you the exact spot in advance. Arrive 15 minutes before your time — those minutes are the difference between a calm session and a rushed one.
The flying dress is included and we bring it with us. You change on location, in private, before we start — you'll find the options just below.
The photographer guides you through every pose: you don't need to know what to do, and you don't need any modeling experience. An assistant throws and arranges the train for every single shot.
We shoot from a distance: the monument and the train are the subject. This isn't a close-up portrait, it's a scene.
In the car — the option we recommend
At the meeting point. The car is roomy and has dark privacy glass. It's also the fastest: there is nothing to set up, and the dress never touches the ground before we have even started shooting.
If you'd rather change standing up
We set up a pop-up changing cabin on location. It takes a few extra minutes and leaves the dress more exposed.
At your hotel — €50 supplement
Possible only when the logistics allow it and it doesn't add too much travel: it depends on the location you choose and where you're staying. Ask us when you book.
Whichever you choose, our assistant helps you: once the dress is on she ties it at the shoulders or neck and arranges everything before we start.
What to bring
Six things. None of them complicated, all of them worth doing.
Hair and makeup done before you arrive
Come ready from home or from your hotel. There is no time to get ready on location.
Nude, strapless underwear
The dress is corseted: straps show up in every single frame.
Elegant shoes that go with the dress
The frames are often full-length, so your feet do show. The choice is yours — the only thing that matters is that they work with the red.
No statement necklaces
They compete with the dress and pull the eye away from where it should be.
A bottle of water
Even early in the morning you'll want it. Nothing is open near the monuments.
Fifteen minutes early
The one genuinely strict rule of the day.
The poses
No two sessions are the same. If you let go we lean into the movement — the run, the turn, the walk; if you'd rather keep things controlled we work on the still poses. We decide on location, based on your personality and how you're feeling. Nothing to memorize: the photographer walks you through each one.
01
Facing the camera, chin up, hands on your hips: the dress and all five meters of train are in full view. It's the first frame we shoot — the one where you realize what you're wearing.
02
One hand in your hair, weight on one leg, the train drawing an arc behind you. This is the photo people picture when they say "flying dress".
03
A slow walk with the low sun in front of you: the train opens at your sides and the light passes straight through it. There's nothing to act out here — the movement does the work.
04
A light run, just a few steps: your hair follows, the skirt wraps around your legs and everything moves at once. We do it several times — the good frame lives inside a split second.
05
One turn on the spot: as you rotate, your eyes come back over your shoulder and the train follows you into the air. This is the pose that gives the feeling of flight.
06
An editorial stance: body at three-quarters, one hand on your hip, a level gaze. The train crosses the entire frame sideways and the monument becomes the setting.
07
Still, in profile, arms relaxed: you are the only thing not moving in the frame while the train opens out into the dark. It's the counterweight to the moving poses — and often the one that ends up printed.
If you're coming as a couple, these five are added to the solo poses above.
01
He holds you at the waist, you arch back just slightly, the train is thrown behind you. Genuinely close — not the polite distance of a group photo.
02
Forehead to forehead, time slowing down. The train sweeps in front of the lens and blurs in the foreground: only the two of you stay in focus, everything else is color.
03
Standing side by side, composed, in front of the lit monument. This is the photo that holds up over the years: no acrobatics, just the two of you and Rome behind.
04
Still, almost embracing, her back to the camera: you look out over the city together while the train lies stretched out on the ground behind you. It's a static pose, and that is exactly why it works.
05
He leans you back while holding you. Classic, theatrical, and with a long dress it always works: the train follows the fall and draws a curve.
Good to know
We shoot at sunrise and, for night sessions, in the dark hours before first light. Those are the only moments when the monuments are empty — and at night they are still lit. It is also about room: five meters of train need a clear square to open out fully.
When we move between spots, keep it gathered up in your arms. On the ground it picks up dirt and catches on everything.
Keeping to the schedule is exactly what lets every single session run in full.
Extras
On top of the package you picked, you can add:
Ask us in advance or on the day of the shoot and we'll tell you what's possible.
Send us a message: we'll get back to you with open dates and the location that fits what you have in mind.
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