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Best photographers in Wellington, FL (2026)

For businesses, season events and weddings in Wellington, Mark Studios is our pick. Mark comes to you anywhere in the village, can film video on the same visit and edits every photo in house, and each shoot gets a written quote. For a family or newborn session, which Mark Studios doesn’t offer, Katie Lewis and Susan Miller are both based in Wellington and publish prices from $600 and $350; for horses and riders, see the equestrian group.

By Mark SantosPublished Facts checked Oct 21, 2026Sources

How this list works: Mark Studios publishes it and ranks its own service, so this is not an independent review. Every other option’s facts come from its own site, with the date we checked (how we compared).

Our pick

In Wellington, call Mark Studios for anything a business, a club or a couple needs photographed.

From January through April, while the Winter Equestrian Festival and Sunday polo run, Wellington’s calendar fills with galas, club nights and weddings; the rest of the year, practices, brokerages and shops book photos of their people and spaces. Mark Studios covers both at your venue, not in the show ring. It doesn’t run family, newborn or horse-and-rider sessions; those photographers have their own groups below.

  • Your venue, your access. Offices, practices, clubs, estates and reception venues in the village, or anywhere in Palm Beach, Broward and Martin counties: headshots and team photos, brand photos, property, events and weddings.
  • Stills and film from one visit. Add video to the booking and both are shot and edited by one studio, so the photos and the footage match.
  • You deal with Mark directly. Top Rated on Fiverr, with a 4.9★ average across 8,000+ orders and 99% of them delivered on time.
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We publish this Wellington list and put ourselves on it, so read it with that in mind. Each other photographer’s details come from its own website, dated in the sources.

Quick picks for a Wellington photo shoot.

Newborns and first-year milestones in a Wellington studio: Captured Moments by Dawn, or Susan Miller Photography ($500 for a newborn session). A family session at a published price: The Love Pics ($295 for 45 minutes), Susan Miller ($350 for an hour outdoors) or Katie Lewis ($600 for up to six people). A short film of your family as well as photos: Suzane Bacelar Films + Photos. A horse-show week covered ring by ring: Nicole Schultz ($800 a week before WEF) or ES Equine Photography ($1,250 a week). A barn’s photos and sale horses through the season: In Hand. A wedding with two photographers: Organic Moments; more on our wedding photographer list. A headshot priced up front: James Caprio Photography ($150). Several quotes at once: Thumbtack.

  1. Mark StudiosOur pickWellington businesses, season events and weddings that want stills, and film if needed, from a single booking
  2. Captured Moments by DawnPosed newborn, maternity and first-year milestone portraits in a Wellington studio
  3. Katie Lewis PhotographyFamilies, seniors and newborns photographed by a Wellington resident, at published prices
  4. Susan Miller PhotographyStudio newborn sessions and themed holiday minis in Wellington, priced up front
  5. Suzane Bacelar Films + PhotosFamilies who want a film of an ordinary day alongside the portraits
  6. The Love PicsNext-day galleries and published prices for family, maternity and headshot sessions in western Palm Beach County
  7. ES Equine PhotographyRiders who want photo or video of their classes, week by week, through the winter circuit
  8. In HandA barn’s ongoing photos, sale-horse conformation shots and rider portraits from one Wellington studio
  9. Nicole Schultz PhotographyHunter-jumper riders who want every round of a show week photographed
  10. Organic Moments Photography and DesignWeddings covered by two photographers, with film from the same team
  11. James Caprio PhotographyA headshot or a team’s portraits in Wellington at a price you can see first
  12. ThumbtackCollecting several quotes for a party, a headshot or a small event

Mark Studios leads as our pick. Every other line repeats that photographer’s own “best for” from its card below, in group order, and is not a ranking.

The 12 options in one table.

The 12 Wellington options compared on model, published price and stated delivery, in groups by kind of shoot; every figure is from the photographer’s own site on October 21, 2026. Our pick, Mark Studios, takes the top row. Most family photographers here publish a starting price, while most equestrian and wedding studios quote.
PhotographerModelPublished priceStated deliveryBest for
Mark StudiosOur pickOn-site photo and video studio: quote per shootQuote per shootSet in your quoteWellington businesses, season events and weddings that want stills, and film if needed, from a single booking
Family, newborn and portrait
Captured Moments by DawnNewborn, maternity and family studio in Wellington: prices on requestNot publishedNot statedPosed newborn, maternity and first-year milestone portraits in a Wellington studio
Katie Lewis PhotographyFamily and newborn photographer living in Wellington: published packagesFrom $600 (up to six people, 50+ images); newborn from $700Not statedFamilies, seniors and newborns photographed by a Wellington resident, at published prices
Susan Miller PhotographyNewborn and family photographer with a Wellington studio: published pricesFamily from $350 (1 hour, 15 images); newborn $500; holiday minis from $200Not statedStudio newborn sessions and themed holiday minis in Wellington, priced up front
Suzane Bacelar Films + PhotosFamily photographer and filmmaker in Wellington: session fee plus imagesSession fee $100 (studio) or $250 (on location); images and prints from $150 or $600About 4 weeks; up to 8Families who want a film of an ordinary day alongside the portraits
The Love PicsBilingual portrait, proposal and event photographer: published pricesFamily $295 (45 minutes, up to 25 photos); $425 for an hourPreview gallery within 24 hours; edited picks within 7 daysNext-day galleries and published prices for family, maternity and headshot sessions in western Palm Beach County
Equestrian
ES Equine PhotographyEquine portrait and private show photographer: published weekly rate$1,250 a week for one horse (2–3 classes); $500 per extra horseNot statedRiders who want photo or video of their classes, week by week, through the winter circuit
In HandWellington equestrian photo and film studio: retainers or single sessionsNot publishedNot statedA barn’s ongoing photos, sale-horse conformation shots and rider portraits from one Wellington studio
Nicole Schultz PhotographyWellington equestrian photographer: published show-coverage ratePre-WEF coverage $800 a week (one rider, one horse); $200 per extra horseGallery updated daily during show coverageHunter-jumper riders who want every round of a show week photographed
Weddings
Organic Moments Photography and DesignHusband-and-wife wedding team: collections built per coupleNot published6–8 weeksWeddings covered by two photographers, with film from the same team
Business, headshots and events
James Caprio PhotographyWellington headshot, event and commercial photographer: published pricesHeadshots $150 (2 retouched images); teams from $75 a person; events from $3501–2 weeks for headshots; 2–3 weeks for teamsA headshot or a team’s portraits in Wellington at a price you can see first
Marketplaces
ThumbtackMarketplace of independent photographers: free quotes$358 national average ($265–$483)Varies by proCollecting several quotes for a party, a headshot or a small event

Every row was read on the photographer’s own site on October 21, 2026, and Thumbtack’s national averages come from its cost guide, read the same day. “Not published” means the photographer quotes once you get in touch. Mark Studios, our pick, is the first row.

Photographing in Wellington: what to plan for.

Four things that shape a photo shoot in and around the village, from the showgrounds’, the polo center’s, the county’s and the Village’s own pages, read October 21, 2026.

  1. Book around the show season

    Wellington International is open November through April, Thursday to Sunday, and from January through April it runs 13 weeks of the Winter Equestrian Festival alongside 10 weeks of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival. The National Polo Center holds polo every Sunday from January through April, and its 2027 season starts in late December and finishes the first weekend of May. A gala, a party or a wedding set against that calendar should have its photographer booked before the season opens.

  2. No professional cameras at the shows without accreditation

    Spectators may take photos at Wellington International, though not with flash or long or detachable lenses, and professional photography of any kind needs the showgrounds’ accreditation. Applications for the 2027 Winter Equestrian Festival and Global Dressage Festival have closed. Accredited photographers must carry $1 million in liability insurance, and those accredited as primary shooters for at least half the season can join its Photography Collective for a 20% discount. For ringside photos, hire a photographer who already works the show for private clients.

  3. County parks need a photo-session permit

    Okeeheelee Park, the 1,659.84-acre county park on Forest Hill Boulevard west of West Palm Beach, is open sunrise to sunset and has a 111-acre equestrian showplace. Palm Beach County asks every business photographing a private session in its parks for a permit: a day permit is $50 plus tax and allows a single session, three hours at most, in one park, and photographers who shoot often buy the $150-plus-tax annual permit, which covers one photographer for the calendar year. Allow five business days. Photos for ads, catalogs or magazines go through the county film commission, whose permits are free but need a $1 million liability policy.

  4. Village parks close at dusk

    Peaceful Waters Sanctuary, inside Village Park on Pierson Road, is a 30-acre wetland with 1,500 feet of raised boardwalk and a mile of trails. It closes daily at dusk, so a golden-hour session there has to wrap before dark; it also shuts from 7 a.m. to noon on the second Tuesday of each month for maintenance, allows no dogs other than service animals, and has alligators. The Village’s page for it says nothing about a photography permit, so ask Wellington Parks and Recreation before booking a paid session there.

Every option, with pros and cons.

Our pick

Mark StudiosOur pick

Best for: Wellington businesses, season events and weddings that want stills, and film if needed, from a single booking

Model
On-site photo and video studio: quote per shoot
Published price
Quote per shoot
Stated delivery
Set in your quote

Mark Studios is a founder-led photo and video studio from Palm Beach County that comes to the job, anywhere in Wellington and the rest of the county and in Broward and Martin counties. In the village that means headshots and team photos at a practice or office, brand photos of the people and the place, products for an online store or a menu, homes and estate listings, restaurants and hospitality, club evenings and galas, and weddings. Video can join the same booking, filmed on the same visit and edited to match the stills, and every photo is selected, color-corrected and cleaned up before you receive it. In July 2026 the studio covered Sovereign Self-Defense’s Keep America Armed gala, held in the PGA National Resort ballroom in Palm Beach Gardens, in photos and video, and cut its highlight reel, What Patriotism Looks Like in 2026; in February 2024 it covered a Deerfield Beach wedding from the first look and the oceanside ceremony to the reception and delivered four films with the edited photos. By the site’s count it has delivered 10,000+ projects and earned 4,500+ reviews, and Mark is Top Rated on Fiverr with a 4.9★ rating and 99% on-time delivery.

Samantha Borgos of Sovereign Self-Defense, the gala’s host, puts it this way: “It has completely changed the way that we do business.”

Pros

  • Stills and video from one visit, edited by one studio
  • Comes to your practice, club, estate or venue in Wellington
  • Business, event and wedding photos in one consistent look

Good to know

  • Not a family-portrait studio: it doesn’t run family, newborn, maternity or couples sessions (see the family, newborn and portrait group)
  • Not an equestrian photographer: no horse-show or sale-horse coverage (see the equestrian group)
  • Priced by written quote; no published photo prices
  • No studio to visit and no published photo delivery time; every shoot is on location and your quote sets the date

Where these facts come from: what we photograph, our Wellington photographer and county photography pages; the PGA National gala, our event videography page; the Deerfield Beach wedding, our wedding videography and photography page; Samantha Borgos’s words, our reviews page.

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Family, newborn and portrait

Mark Studios doesn’t run these sessions. Every photographer in this group names Wellington as home on its own site and photographs families, newborns or maternity, as those sites read on October 21, 2026.

Captured Moments by Dawn

Best for: Posed newborn, maternity and first-year milestone portraits in a Wellington studio

Model
Newborn, maternity and family studio in Wellington: prices on request
Published price
Not published
Stated delivery
Not stated

Captured Moments by Dawn is Dawn Licata’s portrait studio in Wellington. Dawn says she was given her first film camera on Mother’s Day 1996, photographed friends and family on evenings and weekends while she worked in corporate jobs, and went full-time in 2014. Maternity, newborn, child and family portraits are her specialties, with posed fine-art newborn work at the center, and she likes to follow a family from the bump to the newborn shoot and on through the baby’s first year, including cake smash and milestone sessions. Her studio page shows a vintage-styled room stocked with backdrops and props. The site names Lake Worth, Jupiter, Boca Raton, Parkland and other towns it serves, and it publishes no prices or delivery times; sessions start from the contact form.

Pros

  • A Wellington studio stocked with backdrops and props
  • Posed newborn portraits are the specialty
  • One photographer from maternity to the first birthday

Cons

  • No published prices or delivery times
  • Its family page is a gallery, with no session details

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Captured Moments by Dawn homepage · Captured Moments by Dawn about page · Captured Moments by Dawn studio page · Captured Moments by Dawn family page · Captured Moments by Dawn Wellington page

Katie Lewis Photography

Best for: Families, seniors and newborns photographed by a Wellington resident, at published prices

Model
Family and newborn photographer living in Wellington: published packages
Published price
From $600 (up to six people, 50+ images); newborn from $700
Stated delivery
Not stated

Katie Lewis lives in Wellington with her husband and two boys. She came to Florida from Chicago in 2012 for graduate school, is a speech-language pathologist who isn’t practicing for now, and made photography her business after investing in training in 2020. One standard package serves families, couples and high-school seniors: $600 buys 45–60 minutes at a single location for up to six people, with an outfit change if you want one and 50+ downloadable images, and every person beyond six adds $10. Lifestyle newborn shoots run 1.5–2 hours at home (a rented studio costs extra) and start at $700; pairing one with a maternity or pregnancy-announcement shoot saves money. Weddings, up to eight hours with an engagement session included, are priced when you ask. She helps with outfits and colors, keeps a few simple milestone props, charges a travel fee past 30 miles and sends clients to Mpix for prints.

Pros

  • Lives in Wellington
  • Up to six people for one published price
  • Newborn sessions at home, with a maternity bundle

Cons

  • Travel fee past 30 miles
  • No delivery time stated and no prints sold

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Katie Lewis investment page · Katie Lewis about page · Katie Lewis portfolio

Susan Miller Photography

Best for: Studio newborn sessions and themed holiday minis in Wellington, priced up front

Model
Newborn and family photographer with a Wellington studio: published prices
Published price
Family from $350 (1 hour, 15 images); newborn $500; holiday minis from $200
Stated delivery
Not stated

Susan Miller works from a studio in Wellington and describes decades behind the camera: she started on film in high school, photographed her own children for years, then trained in newborn posing and safety before turning to families in her community. A studio newborn session runs up to three hours with outfits, props and table posing for $500, with about 15 edited images in a password-protected gallery; adding an hour for parents and siblings makes it $600. Outdoor family and maternity sessions are an hour for $350 with 15 edited images, partner and children included on the maternity shoot, senior portraits are $350 with 20, and headshots start at $150 with three to five edited images. Holiday minis start at $200 for 15 minutes on one themed studio set and five edited images, from Christmas to Back-to-School. Pets, engagements and first-birthday cake smash and bath sessions round out the menu.

Pros

  • A Wellington studio for newborns and minis
  • A published price on every session type
  • Holiday minis through the year

Cons

  • About 15 edited images in a family or newborn gallery
  • No stated delivery time

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Susan Miller services · Susan Miller newborn sessions · Susan Miller family portraits · Susan Miller maternity · Susan Miller senior portraits · Susan Miller holiday minis · Susan Miller headshots · Susan Miller about page · Susan Miller Wellington page

Suzane Bacelar Films + Photos

Best for: Families who want a film of an ordinary day alongside the portraits

Model
Family photographer and filmmaker in Wellington: session fee plus images
Published price
Session fee $100 (studio) or $250 (on location); images and prints from $150 or $600
Stated delivery
About 4 weeks; up to 8

Suzane Bacelar is a photographer and filmmaker based in Wellington who serves Palm Beach County; her site says the business is being renamed Made To Be Seen Legacy. She photographs and films births, the first 48 hours, newborns, maternity, families and Christmas, and her signature is the family film: she spends a few hours inside your normal routine and leaves with a cinematic film plus a mix of candid and traditional portraits. In her Wellington studio the session fee is $100 and digital images and prints start at $150; on location, at a park, a beach or your home, the fee is $250 and they start at $600. The detailed price guide comes by email. Films and photos usually take about four weeks and at most eight, with the photos first; she says a film takes 15–20 hours to make and she limits bookings each month. She works in English and Portuguese.

Pros

  • Photos and a family film from one person
  • Published session fees for studio and location
  • English and Portuguese

Cons

  • Images and prints are bought on top of the session fee
  • Up to eight weeks for the gallery

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Suzane Bacelar family sessions and prices · Suzane Bacelar about page

The Love Pics

Best for: Next-day galleries and published prices for family, maternity and headshot sessions in western Palm Beach County

Model
Bilingual portrait, proposal and event photographer: published prices
Published price
Family $295 (45 minutes, up to 25 photos); $425 for an hour
Stated delivery
Preview gallery within 24 hours; edited picks within 7 days

The Love Pics is Felipe Restrepo, who spent two decades in fashion and advertising photography before moving to proposals, families and portraits. His about page gives Wellington as his base and his Wellington page says he lives and works in the village, while the site’s header and footer call it a West Palm Beach business. Family and maternity sessions cost $295 for 45 minutes and up to 25 photos, $425 for an hour and 35, or $695 with an album; headshots start at $225, engagements at $395, proposals with the set-up at $695, weddings at $1,950 and corporate events at $650 for two hours. There’s no travel fee in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, Loxahatchee or The Acreage, a 25% deposit holds the date, and sessions run in English or Spanish. Every frame from the shoot is in a private preview gallery within 24 hours; you choose favorites, and the edited set follows within seven days.

Pros

  • A published price for every kind of session
  • Every frame to preview within 24 hours
  • English or Spanish

Cons

  • Only the favorites you pick are edited (25 on the 45-minute family session)
  • Its pages name both Wellington and West Palm Beach as home

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): The Love Pics Wellington page · The Love Pics about page and price list

Equestrian

Mark Studios doesn’t photograph horse shows or sale horses. These three do: two work from Wellington all year, and one sells coverage of the Winter Equestrian Festival by the week.

ES Equine Photography

Best for: Riders who want photo or video of their classes, week by week, through the winter circuit

Model
Equine portrait and private show photographer: published weekly rate
Published price
$1,250 a week for one horse (2–3 classes); $500 per extra horse
Stated delivery
Not stated

ES Equine Photography is Evelyn Szczepanek, who rode hunters and jumpers on the Penn State Equestrian Team from 2009, bought her first horse in 2011 and started the business in 2015 to photograph horses with their riders. Her private show page, still headed WEF 2025 but taking bookings for WEF 2027, prices photo or video coverage by the week: $1,250 for one horse in two or three classes, and $500 for each additional horse. Weeks can be mixed across the ESP Holiday series, WEF 2027, Miami and ESP Spring; eight or more weeks takes 15% off each week and adds a horse-and-rider sunset session and half off a studio horse portrait, and five to seven weeks takes 10% off. A WEF 2027 spot needs a $2,500 deposit, and she says she is limiting her client list this season. Her about page lists The Plaid Horse among the places her work has been featured.

Pros

  • A published weekly rate for show coverage
  • Photo, video or a mix
  • Season discounts that include a portrait session

Cons

  • A $2,500 deposit to hold a WEF 2027 spot
  • The pricing page is still headed WEF 2025

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): ES Equine private show pricing · ES Equine about page

In Hand

Best for: A barn’s ongoing photos, sale-horse conformation shots and rider portraits from one Wellington studio

Model
Wellington equestrian photo and film studio: retainers or single sessions
Published price
Not published
Stated delivery
Not stated

In Hand is Alistair’s photography and film studio in Wellington; the name comes from the show ring, where a horse is shown in hand with nothing between it and its handler. Most of the studio’s time goes to retainer clients, barns, trainers and equestrian businesses, for three kinds of work: content for a barn’s own feed, timed to its calendar and in its own voice; sale-horse packages of conformation photos and honest under-saddle video, delivered quickly; and long-form work such as barn films, profiles of riders and end-of-season recaps. Anyone who just wants portraits with their animals can book a single session any month of the year, ringside, at the barn or at home. The site has no prices: a short note about you and your program brings back a plan and a quote.

Pros

  • Photos and film from one Wellington studio
  • Sale-horse photos and video turned around quickly
  • Single portrait sessions all year

Cons

  • No published prices or delivery times
  • Most of its calendar goes to retainer clients

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): In Hand studio site

Nicole Schultz Photography

Best for: Hunter-jumper riders who want every round of a show week photographed

Model
Wellington equestrian photographer: published show-coverage rate
Published price
Pre-WEF coverage $800 a week (one rider, one horse); $200 per extra horse
Stated delivery
Gallery updated daily during show coverage

Nicole Schultz grew up in Jacksonville, paid her way into riding with a camera, and now calls Wellington home; from November through April her site says she is riding or ringside at Wellington International photographing clients, and in summer she follows the hunter-jumper circuit to Lexington, Tryon and Traverse City. She is booking private show clients now for the pre-WEF season and WEF 2027. Before WEF, a week costs $800 for one rider and one horse and $200 for each extra horse, with that day’s candids, warm-ups and in-ring photos uploaded to a private gallery every day, high-resolution downloads, a print store and short video clips at no charge. Horse shows require a client list, which can be limited, so a spot isn’t guaranteed until it’s paid. Horse-and-rider portrait sessions, often shot at golden hour, book anywhere in Florida year-round and are 20% off alongside show coverage.

Pros

  • Lives in Wellington and works the show season
  • Photos in your gallery every day
  • Video clips at no extra charge

Cons

  • Only the pre-WEF weekly rate is published
  • No published portrait prices

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Nicole Schultz homepage and 2026 schedule · Nicole Schultz about page · Nicole Schultz private client pricing · Nicole Schultz booking and travel

Weddings

Mark Studios, our pick, photographs Wellington weddings itself. Katie Lewis and The Love Pics, in the family group, take weddings too, and our wedding photographers in West Palm Beach list sets ten more side by side with their packages.

Organic Moments Photography and Design

Best for: Weddings covered by two photographers, with film from the same team

Model
Husband-and-wife wedding team: collections built per couple
Published price
Not published
Stated delivery
6–8 weeks

Organic Moments Photography and Design is Josh and Erica, a husband-and-wife team who say they have photographed more than 400 weddings and work the ceremony with two shooters, one on the walk down the aisle and one on the reaction. They add an in-house video team and a photo booth, and also photograph engagements, boudoir, maternity and families, with a team newborn photographer who poses babies in your home. Their site gives a Boca Raton contact address and says they split the year between Florida and the New York tri-state area; Google’s map results list them under Wellington, and Florida weddings carry no travel cost. Collections are built per couple, so no prices are published. Hand-edited photos reach an online album 6–8 weeks after the wedding, with a print release when the package includes digital files, and they send your venue a certificate of insurance.

Pros

  • Two photographers at the ceremony
  • Photo and video from one team
  • No travel cost for Florida weddings

Cons

  • No published prices
  • 6–8 weeks for the edited photos

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Organic Moments homepage · Organic Moments wedding photography · Organic Moments FAQ

Business, headshots and events

For a business shoot, an event or a team, Mark Studios is our pick; this Wellington photographer publishes headshot and event prices. If you only need headshots, 14 options sit on our West Palm Beach headshot list.

James Caprio Photography

Best for: A headshot or a team’s portraits in Wellington at a price you can see first

Model
Wellington headshot, event and commercial photographer: published prices
Published price
Headshots $150 (2 retouched images); teams from $75 a person; events from $350
Stated delivery
1–2 weeks for headshots; 2–3 weeks for teams

James Caprio photographs headshots, events, senior portraits and commercial work from Wellington; his site’s highlights read “Since 2016”. A headshot session is $150 for up to 30 minutes in one look, in his studio or on location, and returns two retouched images, with skin softening, teeth whitening and blemish removal, in one to two weeks on average. Company and group headshots start at $75 a person on location, at five minutes and one retouched image each, ready in two to three weeks. Event coverage starts at $350, and he says he delivers 50–75 photos for each hour of coverage on average. Senior sessions start at $179.95, and this season’s holiday minis are $125, down from $175. Proofs and downloads come by WeTransfer, and on-location travel can cost extra.

Pros

  • Published prices for headshots, teams and events
  • A stated turnaround for every headshot package
  • Team headshots priced per person

Cons

  • Two images from an individual headshot session
  • On-location travel expenses may apply

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): James Caprio homepage and services · James Caprio about page · James Caprio headshots · James Caprio company and group headshots · James Caprio event photography

Marketplaces

Thumbtack

Best for: Collecting several quotes for a party, a headshot or a small event

Model
Marketplace of independent photographers: free quotes
Published price
$358 national average ($265–$483)
Stated delivery
Varies by pro

Thumbtack is a marketplace where you get cost estimates from independent photographers, message them and book, at no cost to you. Its Wellington page for affordable photographers says “There are 53 five star Affordable Photographers in Wellington, FL on Thumbtack.” Its price guide puts the national average at $358, with most jobs between $265 and $483, an average hourly rate of $164 and wedding photography at $872 on average; those are national numbers, not Wellington quotes. What you get, how it’s edited and when it arrives all depend on the photographer you choose.

Pros

  • Free for customers
  • Quotes from several photographers at once
  • Reviews on each pro

Cons

  • Its prices are national, not local
  • Editing and delivery vary by photographer

Sources (checked Oct 21, 2026): Thumbtack Wellington photographers · Thumbtack photographer prices

How we built the Wellington photographer list.

Mark Studios made this list and ranks itself first. No one paid to appear on it, and we quote our own shoots one by one.

Who's included
Google’s first page for photographers wellington fl, read logged out on October 21, 2026, mixes directories with family and equestrian photographers. From it we took Susan Miller Photography, Nicole Schultz Photography and the “Wellington Family Photographer” result, which we matched to Captured Moments by Dawn’s family page by its title, and from the map results Katie Lewis Photography and Organic Moments Photography and Design. Our own searches for family, equestrian and headshot photographers in Wellington added Suzane Bacelar Films + Photos, The Love Pics, James Caprio Photography, In Hand and ES Equine Photography, each checked on its own site. We left out Studio One to One Photography, a portrait studio in the map results, because its website, studio121wellington.com, had no DNS records on October 21, so we couldn’t read its sessions or prices; Caprileous Photography, also in the map results, because its own site blocked our checker and, where it loaded, said only that it is based in Florida and published no prices; and WeddingWire’s Wellington wedding-photographer page, which returned an error. Yelp and the “Photographers in Wellington, Florida” directory are directories, so Thumbtack is the one marketplace. We don’t count Google reviews.
What we checked
We read every photographer’s own site on October 21, 2026 for where it is based, the sessions it offers, published prices, what a session includes and stated delivery, plus Thumbtack’s Wellington page and cost guide. For the planning notes we read Wellington International’s accreditation page and spectator FAQ, the National Polo Center, Palm Beach County Parks’ photography permit and Okeeheelee Park pages, the Village of Wellington’s Peaceful Waters Sanctuary page and the county film commission’s permit page. Where a photographer’s own pages disagree, its card says so.
How it's ordered
Grouped by kind of shoot, in this order: family, newborn and portrait; equestrian; weddings; business, headshots and events; then the marketplace, alphabetical within each group. Mark Studios is first because it is our pick; nobody else is ranked or scored.
What the data says

Published family-session prices from Wellington photographers start at $295 for 45 minutes with The Love Pics, $350 for an hour outdoors with Susan Miller and $600 for up to six people with Katie Lewis, while Suzane Bacelar charges a $100 or $250 session fee and sells the images separately. Newborn sessions run $500–$700. Horse-show coverage is priced by the week, $800 to $1,250 for one horse, and headshots start at $150. To see how Mark runs a business, event or wedding shoot in the village, read our Wellington photographer page; for video, our Wellington videographers list.

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the best photographer in Wellington, FL?

Mark Studios is our pick for businesses, galas, club events and weddings: it comes to any location in Wellington, can film video on the same visit, and edits every image in house. For family and newborn sessions, which Mark Studios doesn’t run, Katie Lewis and Susan Miller are based in Wellington and publish prices from $600 and $350. For horses and riders, Nicole Schultz or In Hand; for a headshot, James Caprio, from $150.

How much does a family photographer cost in Wellington?

Checked on each photographer’s site on October 21, 2026: The Love Pics charges $295 for 45 minutes and up to 25 photos, or $425 for an hour; Susan Miller, $350 for an hour outdoors with 15 edited images; Katie Lewis, $600 for 45–60 minutes, up to six people and 50+ images. Suzane Bacelar’s session fee is $100 in her studio or $250 on location, plus images from $150 or $600. Newborn sessions start at $500 (Susan Miller) and $700 (Katie Lewis).

Who photographs horses and riders in Wellington?

Equestrian specialists. Nicole Schultz lives in Wellington, works Wellington International from November to April and covers show weeks for private clients from $800 a week before WEF. ES Equine Photography sells WEF photo or video coverage at $1,250 a week for one horse. In Hand, a Wellington photo and film studio, works for barns on retainer, shoots sale horses and books single portrait sessions. Mark Studios doesn’t photograph horses or shows; it covers the businesses, events and weddings around them.

Can I bring my own photographer to the Winter Equestrian Festival?

Only one the showgrounds have accredited. Wellington International prohibits professional photography of any kind without accreditation, and spectators may not use flash or long or detachable lenses. Applications for the 2027 Winter Equestrian Festival and Global Dressage Festival have closed, and accredited photographers carry $1 million in liability insurance. Ask any equestrian photographer whether they hold accreditation for the season, or plan the photos at the barn instead.

Does Mark Studios photograph families or horses?

No. Its Wellington work is business, event and wedding photography, which takes in a wedding’s family groups and a company event’s team portraits, but there are no standalone family, newborn, maternity or couples sessions and no horse-show or sale-horse coverage. The family, newborn and portrait group and the equestrian group above list who does that work.

Do I need a permit for a photo session in a park near Wellington?

In Palm Beach County parks such as Okeeheelee Park, yes: the county requires its photography permit for every paid session. A day permit is $50 plus tax for one session of up to three hours in one park, a year’s permit is $150 plus tax per photographer, and processing takes five business days. The Village of Wellington’s page for Peaceful Waters Sanctuary doesn’t mention a permit, but the sanctuary closes at dusk, so check with the Village before a sunset session there.

Where can I get headshots in Wellington?

James Caprio Photography is in Wellington and charges $150 for a 30-minute session with two retouched images, or from $75 a person for a team at your office. Susan Miller’s headshots start at $150, and The Love Pics starts at $225 with lighting brought to your office. For a whole practice or company, Mark Studios photographs the team on site and can film it the same day. Our West Palm Beach headshot list has more options.

Which Wellington photographers also shoot video?

Mark Studios films and photographs in one booking. Among the others, Suzane Bacelar makes family films alongside her photos, In Hand shoots film for barns and riders, The Love Pics adds cinematic video to proposals, Organic Moments has an in-house wedding video team, Nicole Schultz includes short video clips with show coverage, and ES Equine Photography sells photo or video show coverage. For more filmmakers, see our Wellington videographers list.

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Sources, checked October 21, 2026

Every photographer’s facts and every planning note on this page come from the pages below, all read on October 21, 2026. Facts about Mark Studios come from markstudios.com. If something here is out of date, email contact@markstudios.com and we'll correct it.