Room 1 · Portrait, family, couples, business

A good picture needs a border.

We photograph in the studio and frame in our own workshop. We cut the mat by hand, with a white bevel, slanted like in a museum.

Open Tue to Sat

Studio and frame workshop

Woman in a red suit against a blue wall
1
Couple in knit sweaters hugging by the sea
2
Black and white portrait of a woman with short hair
3
Mother holding her laughing son
4
Family with a golden retriever in the grass
5
Man in a light blue shirt leaning in an architecture office
6
Family with children on a light sofa
7
Woman with gray hair and glasses against a gray backdrop
8

Your pictures here.

You get the card after the shoot. That is where you choose your pictures at your own pace.

Your gallery

Floor plan

1

Woman in red, 2026

Fine art print 40 × 50, mustard mat

2

By the water, 2025

Fine art print 30 × 40, dusty rose mat

3

Black, 2026

Baryta print 20 × 20, museum white mat

4

Mother and son, 2026

Fine art print 13 × 18, oval, paper gray mat

5

With the dog, 2025

Fine art print 50 × 40, moss mat

6

The architect, 2026

Business portrait 30 × 45, paper gray mat

7

Sunday, 2025

Fine art print 40 × 30, ink blue mat

8

Board member, 2026

Business portrait 18 × 24, museum white mat

A mat
for every occasion.

Our sample card. Every color stands for a shoot. Click a strip to see what’s included.

Woman with loose hair in backlight

One person, one backdrop, plenty of time. For yourself, for your parents or the spot above the piano.

  • 60 minutes in the studio
  • 8 edited pictures
  • Online gallery with code
190 €per person
Choose a date
Mat 07 · Altrosa
Couple walking and laughing down a bright street

In front of the camera together, no occasion needed. Newly in love or together for thirty years.

  • 75 minutes, studio or outdoors
  • 12 edited pictures
  • Online gallery with code
240 €for two
Choose a date
Mat 12 · Senf
Family playing with a toddler in a summer meadow

With kids, grandparents and the dog. We play first, then we take pictures.

  • 90 minutes, studio or at your place
  • 15 edited pictures
  • Up to 6 people
290 €family
Choose a date
Mat 21 · Moos
Businesswoman in a light blazer against a gray backdrop

For your website, profile and press. Calm, clear and the way you really work.

  • 30 minutes in the studio
  • 3 edited pictures
  • Team sessions on site
from 149 €per person
Choose a date
Mat 30 · Petrol
Black and white portrait of a man on a stool

Fine art print on cotton paper. Mat cut by hand, frame in oak, aluminum or black.

  • Your own pictures too
  • Museum glass on request
  • Pickup or shipping
from 89 €30 × 40 cm
Choose a date
Mat 44 · Papiergrau
Parents holding their newborn baby

Give a shoot as a gift. For a birth, a wedding or a milestone birthday.

  • Valid for three years
  • As a card in an envelope
  • Any amount you like
from 50 €
Choose a date
Mat 51 · Tinte
Portrait of a woman with short dark hair in a light knit sweater

Test hanging

Hang it first, then order.

Your picture, 2026

Fine art print on cotton paper Acid-free mat, 45° bevel cut

MAT
FORMAT
FRAME

30 × 4040 × 5050 × 70 cm · MustardDusty rosePetrolMossPaper grayMuseum white mat
Natural oakMatte blackAluminum frame

Ask about framing

From the session
to the wall.

Every order gets a slip from us. This is it. Five ticks, then your picture is on the wall.

Pickup slip

2611-047

Your stub. Please bring it when you pick up.

from Nov 26

Order slip

Workshop Lichtkante No. 2611-047

Order

Portrait + framing

Received

Nov 12

Pickup

Workshop, Tue to Sat

Photograph

In the studio or at your place. We take our time until you forget there is a camera.

Session

Thu, Nov 12, 3:30

Choose pictures

In your online gallery, with the code from the card. At home, without hurry, with the whole family.

Chosen

Pictures 14 and 22

Format

From 13 × 18 to 70 × 100 cm. We are happy to measure your wall with you.

Format

40 × 50

Mat

Over 40 mat colors, acid-free. Cut with a 45° bevel, a little wider at the bottom, as it should be.

Mat

Mustard, 6 cm

Pickup

After about two weeks at the workshop. Or safely packed by mail, with hook and nail.

Note

Call when ready!

Checked: cut, glass, backing

Workshop Lichtkante

Guest book

Lies in the workshop by the door. Volume 3, since March 2025

DATE

FROM

ENTRY

14.10.2026

Family from the neighborhood

We only wanted one photo for the hallway. Now there are three. Thanks for being so patient with our dog.

02.10.2026

Visitor from downtown

For the first time a portrait of me that I actually like. The pink mat was the right idea.

19.09.2026

Civil engineer

Job application photo in twenty minutes. No strain and no smiling on command.

05.09.2026

Couple, married ten years

Back in front of the camera ten years after the wedding. The picture now hangs above the sofa.

23.08.2026

Family with three kids

The kids loved the workshop. Especially the mat offcuts they were allowed to take home.

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More entries in the workshop

Book a session.

Choose what you have in mind. Then a free day and a time. The confirmation comes by email.

Session
November 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun

freechosen

Wednesday, November 18

Your choice

Session
Couples
When
Wednesday, November 18, 10:30
Where
In the studio
Price
240 €
Free rescheduling up to 48 hours before.

Questions
on the wall.

What visitors ask us most often in the studio. Click a label and the answer appears below.

SHOOTWhat should I wear?

Whatever you like to wear. Solid colors look calmer. Feel free to bring a second top, we have a dressing room.

WORKSHOPHow long does framing take?

About two weeks from your choice. Before the holidays, please allow three weeks.

GALLERYWho can see my pictures?

Only people with your access code. The gallery is not public and does not show up in any search engine.

WORKSHOPDo you frame my own pictures too?

Yes. Bring your print, a child’s drawing or a file. We print, cut and frame.

GALLERYDo I get the files?

Yes. Every shoot includes the edited pictures in full resolution to download.

SHOOTDo you come to us too?

Gladly for families and teams. Nearby at no extra charge, longer trips by arrangement.

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