Portrait Photography
Whether you are looking for studio, family, creative, glamour, modeling, maternity, graduations or engagements I have you covered. Let's work together to make something you're gonna love.
Cape Coral Portrait Photographer
Look and feel your best. Let's create an heirloom portrait you are proud to share.
Cape Coral Family Photographer
Life moves quickly, and before you know it, the little moments become cherished memories. Family portraits are more than just photographs—they're a way to preserve your family's story, celebrate milestones, and create artwork that can be enjoyed for generations.
Whether you're welcoming a new baby, celebrating a special occasion, or simply want to capture your family as you are today, Mark Schoenfelt Photography creates timeless family portraits that you'll be proud to display in your home.
Serving Cape Coral, Fort Myers, Sanibel, Captiva, Punta Gorda, Estero, Bonita Springs, and the surrounding Southwest Florida communities, I specialize in creating relaxed, natural family portraits that reflect genuine personalities and authentic connections. Every session is customized to your family's style, whether you envision a beautiful beach sunset, a lush park setting, an urban backdrop, or a clean, classic studio portrait.
Beach Photography
SWFL is home to some of the most beautiful beaches in the country, making it the perfect backdrop for unforgettable family portraits. With warm Gulf waters, soft white sand, colorful sunsets, and breathtaking coastal scenery, beach photography offers a timeless setting that beautifully captures your family's personality and the moments you'll cherish for years to come.
Whether you're a local family celebrating a milestone, welcoming a new addition, or simply updating your annual family beach portraits, or you're visiting here on vacation and want to preserve memories of your trip, a beach portrait session provides a relaxed, enjoyable experience that results in stunning, natural images.
I photograph families, couples, maternity sessions, engagements, and individual portraits at many of Southwest Florida's most scenic beaches. I typically recommend shooting at Bowditch Point off of Fort Myers Beach, Lighthouse Beach Park or Gulfside City Beach Park off of Sanibel. Or if you are staying in Cape Coral and are looking for a closer location, Bunche Beach and the Cape Coral Yacht Club are also great options.
Professional Studio Portraits in Cape Coral
There's something timeless about a professionally crafted studio portrait. With complete control over lighting, backgrounds, and every detail of the image, studio photography creates clean, polished portraits that never go out of style.
Whether you're looking for an updated family portrait, individual portraits, maternity photos, children's portraits, couples photography, or professional branding images, a studio session provides a comfortable environment where the focus remains entirely on you.
Unlike outdoor sessions that depend on weather and changing lighting conditions, studio portraits offer a consistent experience year-round. Soft, flattering professional lighting highlights natural skin tones, minimizes distractions, and creates images with exceptional clarity and detail. Every session is carefully designed to match your personality and style, from classic and elegant portraits to modern, high-impact images.
Studio portrait sessions are ideal for families with young children, professionals who prefer a polished look, individuals celebrating milestones, and anyone who wants timeless portraits that look just as beautiful years from now as they do today
Whether you're creating wall art for your home, updating family albums, celebrating a graduation, or simply preserving this moment in your life, studio portraits provide a refined look that complements any décor.
“You don't take a photograph, you make it.”
- Ansel Adams
The Studio
Is it too hot to shoot outside? Professional studio lighting, high resolution cameras, an experienced photographer, and a wide variety of backdrops and props to choose from will ensure you get the look that you are dreaming of.
Capturing the perfect portrait can often feel overwhelming and stressful.
But don’t worry! I’m here to take care of all the hard parts, allowing you to relax and enjoy the experience.
From help planning the session location to guiding you through poses, I’ll ensure everything runs smoothly. If you're hair isn't 100 percent perfect, or you have a blemish I can always fix it in Photoshop. Let’s create beautiful memories together without the stress!
Before
Image Retouching
We can't look perfect everyday. Our photo retouching is included with every session. Remove blemishes, reduce facial and clothing wrinkles, remove fly-away hairs, whiten teeth, fix bloodshot eyes, smooth skin, reduce double-chin, and slenderize figure if needed.
After
Individuals and Couples Portraits
Whether you're looking for individual portraits that showcase your personality, couples photos that celebrate your relationship, engagement portraits, anniversary photos, birthday sessions, graduation portraits, or simply want to capture this chapter of your life, Mark Schoenfelt Photography will create timeless images you'll treasure for years to come.
No matter what you're celebrating (or if you simply want to capture this season of life) I'd love to help you create portraits that tell your story with authenticity, creativity, and lasting beauty.
Your Investment
The Experience
Preparing For Your Portrait Photography Session
Hello, I am Mark! The Cape Coral portrait photographer who is going to make your photography session fun and memorable while delivering you magazine-quality, jaw-dropping images.
The initial phone consultation will begin with us going over the details of what you are looking for with the shoot. The date and time will be established along with determining a location and style that you are going for. If you have something in mind I will do my best to bring your idea to life or if you do not I will brainstorm with you to help you come up with something creative.
Prior to the shoot I always ask my clients to look online for some poses that they find appealing and screen shot them for me. It gives me an idea of the style that you are going for. I will have my own poses that I will want you to do as well during the shoot.
What to wear? Clothing can have a major impact on the way a portrait looks so please dress appropriately for the look you are trying to portray. Don't dress casual for a professional business headshot. Feel free to send me some screen shots of your clothing if you need help picking out an outfit to wear.
If we are doing a group shot try to have everyone wear different shades of the same color or use complementary colors. Bright colors, patterns, or clothes that really stand out should be avoided unless everyone is matching.
During Your Portrait Photography Session
If we are scheduled for an outdoor location shoot, please do not be late. I try to schedule these shoots in the early morning or in the hour before sunset as there is a very short window of time when the lighting is perfect.
Mid-day the sun is usually too bright and if you are late for an evening shoot the sun will set before we have enough time to get the pictures that we need.
While taking photos I will either verbally instruct you or show you a screenshot of the pose on my cell phone. I have personally had photographers manhandle me during a shoot and I know that it is not a pleasant experience. I do not touch my clients while posing them.
How to pose? The biggest piece of advice I can give for posing for both men and women is that you almost always want to have all of your weight on one leg and a slight bend in the other, never stand flat-footed. This will give you much better lines and angles throughout your whole body all the way up to the top of your head. Do not slouch!
Also, try positioning your chin slightly forward and down as it will give you a more defined jawline.
After Your Portrait Photography Session
After the session has ended I will need up to two weeks to Photoshop your images. If it is Summer I will typically have these done right away but if it is Fall thru Spring they may take me the full two weeks.
Once finished, I will send you a link to an online gallery. These images will all have watermarks and you will have the ability to buy professional quality prints right off of the gallery. Any purchased prints will not have the watermark on them. when delivered. Once you have picked out your images I will send you the hi-res digital files without a watermark.
3 Steps For Incredible Portraits
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Give me a vision, I need to know what type of photos you want in order to best serve your needs. Be descriptive, if you have a location in mind let me know or if not give me the vibe you are looking for and I will help make suggestions.
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Let me know the number of people being photographed, approximately how many images you want delivered, and when you would like to have the photoshoot done. The more details the better and the easier it will be for me to point you towards the best package.
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Take action and click on the link below to Book Your Session and provide me with all of the details that you gathered from the first two steps. I will reach out to you so we can discuss creating the photoshoot you've been dreaming about.