Aurelia Dougan
A couple standing in the surf at sunset

Aurelia Dougan, portrait photographer on Florida's Atlantic coast

Composed portraits, finished by hand

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Aurelia Dougan in a white ruffled blouse, smiling at the camera and holding her Canon beside her face, with a wooden railing behind her.
Pl. 1 The photographer and her Canon, on the other side of the lens.

Hi, I'm Aurelia.

I read a place for its lines and open space, then put you where they lead. I'd rather you laugh than pose.

I photograph seniors, couples and families on Florida's Atlantic coast. I edit every frame myself, in color or in toned black and white, and I like a little grain.

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How a session works

  1. Tell me about you.

    Send a note through the inquiry form: who's in the picture and what you have in mind. Once we set a date, I send you the meeting spot privately.

  2. Just enough direction, then room to be yourself.

    I place you in the frame and tell you where to look when it matters. The rest is walking, talking and laughing, and that's where the best frames are.

  3. About two weeks later, a text from me with your private gallery.

    Every frame is finished by hand before it reaches you: the crop, the color, the tone, and black and white where it suits.

Your photos are private to you unless you tell me otherwise.

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Studies in line and space

My own frames, with nobody in them. This is where I work out where an edge or a shape goes before there is a person to place.

A dirt road running straight into open steppe under a wide sky
A wooden footbridge leading into the trees
Cliffs and surf, in black and white
A lone tree on a stony shore
Snow ridges, in black and white
A cliff face rising into fog

Selected work

10 plates
A woman laughing, head turned, in a patterned blouse
Pl. 2
Black and white portrait of a young woman looking into the lens
Pl. 3
A woman with red hair walking away down an empty road
Pl. 4
A woman in a straw hat among roses, looking away
The same frame in toned black and white

Pl. 5–6

A child running through long grass under blossom
Pl. 7
A couple standing in the surf at sunset
Pl. 8
An older woman laughing among orange flowers
Pl. 9
A woman in an orange sweater and wide hat
Pl. 10
A man hiding his face behind his hat
Pl. 11

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What you get

I put your photographs in order like pages in a small photo book. They open on your phone, dark like a darkroom, and you choose your favorites from there.

1 · The messageA private link that opens straight in. The typed code is the backup.

2 · The arrivalYour name first, then your own photo developing out of its blur, then a note from me.

Your name

312 photographs
Picked · 3 of 15

3 · ChoosingTap to circle your favorites, like a contact sheet. I get the frame numbers, ready to find in Lightroom.

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Sessions

Every session includes a private gallery you can view for as long as I'm in business. Your photos are never shown here without your permission.

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Book a sessionSessions and prices

  • Seniors
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Mini sessions

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