Sample website by Whale Digital Consulting — a fictional personal brand built to show our work. Images and testimonials are illustrative.
Black and white portrait of a subject looking off-frame in soft studio light

Portraits that hold
still, and say something.

Selected work

Four frames, one way
of looking.

A mix of studio, brand and environmental work — every image here is illustrative, shot for this demo.

Studio portrait of a woman against a plain charcoal backdrop, lit with a single soft key light
01 — Studio
Quiet light, no distractions
Brand product shot of a leather goods maker's tools laid out on a workbench
02 — Brand
A maker's tools, told plainly
Environmental portrait of a chef standing in the doorway of their restaurant kitchen
03 — Environmental
People, where they work
Moody low-key scene of a figure silhouetted against a rain-streaked window
04 — Mood
Shadow left in, on purpose
Leo Navarro holding a camera, photographed in black and white against a plain wall
About

I shoot the version of
you that isn't performing.

I started out assisting on editorial sets, then spent a few years shooting brand campaigns before going out on my own. These days it's mostly portraits, business headshots that don't look like headshots, and the odd event where the light is good.

No forced smiles, no fifteen setups you'll never use. I'd rather spend an hour finding the one frame that actually looks like you than shoot a hundred that don't.

— Leo

Services

Three ways to work
together.

Day rates and packages flex with scope — these are starting points, not the full quote.

01

Portraits

Studio or on-location, for headshots, personal branding or just a portrait you'll actually want printed.

From $320
02

Brand & business

Product, team and workplace imagery for a site or campaign that needs to look like your business, not stock.

From $650
03

Events

Launches, small conferences and studio sessions — candid coverage plus a short list of posed must-haves.

From $890
Client words

From the last few shoots.

"Leo spent the first ten minutes just talking to me, not shooting. By the time the camera came out I'd forgotten it was there. That's the whole reason the photos don't look stiff."

Studio portrait client, Fitzroy

"We needed headshots that didn't scream corporate headshot day. Got them in half the time we'd budgeted, and the team actually use them on LinkedIn now."

Small business owner, South Melbourne
Let's make something

Tell me what you need,
I'll tell you if I'm free.

Melbourne-based, happy to travel. Reply within a couple of business days.