Daniels Photography

What Daniels Photography does

Daniel's Photography is a sole proprietorship photography studio operated by Daniel J Dinges from a home-based studio at 199 North Settlemier Ave., Woodburn, Oregon. The business was acquired from master photographer Richard Stefani in 1979 after a 10-year apprenticeship and operated as a full-service downtown Woodburn studio for 40 years before downsizing in 2014 to a smaller home studio focused on head shots, ID/passport photos, and limited commercial on-location work.

The current service catalog is narrow and transactional: a head shot package priced at $99 (custom sitting with 12 poses and expert retouching on one image, with additional images at $25 each) and passport/ID photos at $20 for four prints. The studio has no e-commerce, no online booking, and no app; appointments are taken by phone. The website also hosts a non-commercial portfolio of landscape and nature photography from national parks across the western United States, functioning as artistic self-expression rather than a revenue line.

The go-to-market is direct-to-consumer and entirely word-of-mouth, leveraging the founder's 50-year career and local reputation in Woodburn. Customer acquisition relies on referrals and community presence rather than paid marketing or digital channels. Revenue is one-time, per-transaction, and there are no recurring contracts, subscriptions, or enterprise accounts. The business is entirely bootstrapped with no external funding, no employees, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Daniels Photography

Legal name

Daniel's Photography

Website

https://danielsphotography.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Daniel's Photography is a sole-proprietor photography studio in Woodburn, Oregon, offering $99 headshot sessions and $20 passport/ID photos by appointment, serving local individuals and business professionals through word-of-mouth referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Photography Services

NAICS

Photography Studios, Portrait (541921), Commercial Photography (541922), Photographic Services (54192)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Photography & Photo Production (BPAFAIAF)

Keywords

• Professional headshots
• Passport photography
• ID photos
• Portrait studio
• Commercial photography

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Photography Services: One-time transaction-based revenue from photography services including head shots and passport/ID photos. No recurring revenue streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Daniels Photography is a sole-proprietor studio operated by Daniel J Dinges out of a home-based studio in Woodburn, Oregon, offering professional head shot photography sessions ($99 for 12 poses with expert retouching) and passport/ID photos ($20 for 4 prints) by appointment, along with limited on-location commercial photography. The studio also maintains a landscape and nature photography portfolio.

Product overview

Daniels Photography is a single-photographer studio offering professional photography services with a focus on head shots and ID photos. The primary offerings include Head Shot Photography ($99 for 12 poses with retouching) and Passport/ID Photos ($20 for 4 photos). The studio, operated by Daniel J Dinges with 50 years of experience, previously offered portrait, wedding, and family photography but has transitioned to primarily studio head shots and commercial work on location. The company also maintains an extensive landscape and nature photography portfolio showcasing work from national parks and natural landscapes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Head Shot Photography Professional head shot session priced at $99, including a custom sitting with 12 poses to choose from and expert retouching on one selected image, with additional retouched images at $25 each. Used by business professionals, models, and individuals for business profiles, promotional material, advertising, social media, and modeling portfolios.
• Passport and ID Photos

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• Lifetouch: One of the largest portrait photography companies in North America, serving schools, families, and events through studio and on-location sessions. Similar portrait-focused service model, but at vastly larger scale covering national accounts.
• Shutterfly: Major consumer photo services platform offering prints, photo books, and a headshot/portrait creator. Broader competitor in the photography services and print product space, though not a direct studio operator.
• Olan Mills: Long-established portrait photography company (now part of Lifetouch) historically focused on family, wedding, and school portraits. Comparable portrait service offering and customer base, though at national scale.
• Picture People: Chain of portrait photography studios traditionally located in malls, offering family, child, and professional portraits. Direct overlap in portrait studio services, though operating at significantly larger scale and with a multi-staff retail model.

Direct peers

• The Headshot Company: Boutique headshot studios specializing in professional corporate and personal branding headshots. Direct peer in the professional headshot niche with comparable per-session pricing and retouching workflow.
• Peter Hurley Photography: Specialized headshot photographer and educator with a New York-based studio focused on professional corporate and actor headshots. Direct overlap in the $99-plus headshot segment that Daniels Photography serves.
• Portrait Innovations: Portrait photography studio chain offering family, child, graduation, and professional headshots in dedicated studio locations. Direct competitor in delivering commissioned portrait photography with sit-and-select sessions.

Emerging players

• Headshot Pro: AI-powered headshot generation service that delivers professional-looking corporate headshots from a small set of uploaded photos. Emerging direct alternative to the in-person headshot studio model that Daniels Photography operates.
• Snappr: Online marketplace connecting customers with photographers for on-demand headshots, portraits, and commercial shoots. Adjacent competitor by cannibalizing the small-studio headshot and portrait segment through digital booking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daniels-photography

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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