When did you last make time for yourself?
Fly to Jersey for a portrait weekend with celebrity and editorial photographer Oliver Doran. Professional hair and makeup. Fully guided. Entirely about you.
Fly in on Friday. Be photographed on Saturday. Go home feeling like yourself again.
Plan my portrait weekendOliver Doran Studios · St Helier, Jersey
20+ years behind the camera
Esquire · Vogue · Cartier · Dior
We’d love to welcome you to Jersey for an empowering portrait experience.
Twenty years of portraits.
A weekend focused on you.
For more than 20 years, I’ve photographed people for leading international brands and magazines, including Esquire, Vogue, Cartier and Dior.
My work has taken me from celebrity portraits to international commissions, with more than 12 years in Dubai before I opened my Jersey studio in 2022.
My wife Ana and I run the studio together. We work with a carefully chosen team of makeup artists and stylists based in Jersey, bringing international experience to your session.
Today, one of my greatest privileges is creating portraits of people and families who don’t spend their lives in front of a camera. Honest portraits, with something of the person in them.
I bring the same care to your session: the light, the direction and the time to help you feel at ease. You don’t need to arrive knowing what to do. That part is mine.
Oliver Doran
Portrait & celebrity photographer
Celebrity portraits. Editorial stories. International brands.
Close to home.
Away from the everyday.
A walk along St Ouen’s Bay. Sea air at Corbière. A long lunch with nowhere else to be.
Jersey gives your portrait weekend a little room to breathe. Around an hour’s flight from London, depending on your route, it’s a change of scene without a long journey.
Spend time by the sea, book a table somewhere good or leave an afternoon free for the spa. Your session is the centre of the weekend. The rest is yours.
A good hotel. Perhaps a little spa time.
Stay close to the studio in St Helier, settle into a country house or wake up beside the sea. These are places we recommend exploring for your weekend.
The Club Hotel & Spa ↗
A St Helier base with a spa, for a weekend centred around town.
Country houseLongueville Manor ↗
A manor-house setting, gardens and time at the Cottage Garden Spa.
Coast & open viewsThe Atlantic Hotel ↗
Sea views and a west-coast base for exploring St Ouen’s Bay.
Beach & spaL’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa ↗
Stay by St Brelade’s Bay, with the beach and spa shaping your downtime.
St Helier & spaGrand Jersey Hotel & Spa ↗
A town stay overlooking St Aubin’s Bay, with a spa to make time for.
A choice of coastal staysDolan Hotels ↗
Explore the group’s hotels and choose the setting that suits your weekend.
Hotels, spa treatments, meals and travel are booked and paid for separately. Check availability and treatment times directly with your chosen hotel. We’re happy to help you narrow down the options.
How much does it cost?
From £1,600
Your Design Consultation, hair and makeup, guided studio session, reveal and 10 printed portraits with matching digital images. The prints are delivered to your UK home.
Includes your £350 session fee and ten-portrait collection at £1,250.
Travel and accommodation are not included. Flights and hotel are booked and paid for separately.
Explore family, business and outdoor additions
Plan my portrait weekend
What’s included.
- A Design Consultation over Zoom before you travel, to plan clothes, styling and what you’d like from your portraits.
- Professional hair and makeup on the day.
- A fully guided three-hour studio session, with direction down to your expression and fingertips.
- A reveal session to choose your portraits.
- 10 printed portraits, delivered to your home in the UK, with the matching digital images ready sooner.
Arrive. Settle in. Be seen.
Leave the week behind.
Fly to Jersey and check in to your hotel. Explore our recommended hotels. Have dinner, take a walk or turn in early.
Your time in the studio.
Join us in St Helier for hair and makeup and your guided three-hour portrait experience. You don’t need to know how to pose.
Go home with something more.
Ideally, join us in the studio on Sunday morning to choose your ten portraits before you leave. If another day suits you better, we can arrange your reveal by Zoom. We’ll agree the timing before you book, so you can plan your journey home.
More than the role you play.
You build things. Make decisions. Keep a great deal moving.
This weekend gives you space to step away from all of that. To be photographed as yourself, with care, direction and time to settle in.
Portraits for the woman you are now. For your home, your family or the work you put your name to.
Apply for a weekend.
Tell us a little about you and we’ll arrange a short call. If you’re enquiring about a gift, let us know in your message.
If the form doesn’t appear, email studio@oliverdoran.com.
We’ll use your details to respond to your enquiry. Privacy policy.
You don’t need fixing.
You need celebrating.
And you don’t need to be photogenic. That’s our job.
For women who lead in their own way: founders, business owners, professionals and creatives. Every body type and background is welcome.
You don’t need to lose weight first or practise in front of a mirror. We’ll guide you through each pose and give you time to settle in.
“Oliver’s lens sees the beauty age brings.”
Linda G.
Four simple stages.
01Design Consultation
Wardrobe, styling and planning, discussed over Zoom before you travel.
02Professional Makeover
Professional hair and makeup, as natural or as glamorous as you like.
03The Portrait Session
A magazine-style studio session, fully guided from start to finish.
04The Reveal
Choose your ten portraits, ideally in the studio on Sunday morning. A Zoom reveal on a separate day is also available. We’ll agree this during your call.
Bring your family.
Or a little of your business.
A place in the family photograph.
Bring the people you love. Your partner, daughter, children, friends or colleagues can join you. We design the shoot around you.
We’ll discuss what you have in mind during your discovery call.
The woman behind the business.
Leave with portraits for your website and LinkedIn that look like the woman who runs the business. We can plan a personal branding set alongside your portraits.
We’ll plan what you need during your discovery call.
Prefer a little sea air in your portraits? Outdoor sessions carry a supplement, which we’ll discuss during your discovery call.
Your questions.
How do I get to Jersey?
Fly directly to Jersey from a choice of UK airports. London flights take around an hour.
London & the South East: Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton and Southend.
South & Midlands: Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Exeter, Norwich and Southampton.
North: Leeds Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle.
Scotland & Northern Ireland: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Belfast International.
Some routes are seasonal, and flight days vary. Check Jersey Airport’s current routes before booking. Routes checked 15 October 2026.
Where should I stay?
Explore The Club Hotel & Spa, Longueville Manor, The Atlantic Hotel, L’Horizon Beach Hotel & Spa, Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa or the Dolan Hotels group. See our recommendations. You book and pay for your hotel and spa treatments separately.
What if my flight is cancelled or delayed?
We’ll move your session to a new date at no cost. Let us know as soon as you can. Flights and accommodation remain separate bookings.
What’s your cancellation policy?
A £350 deposit secures your date. It is non-refundable, but you can move your booking to another date with at least 14 days’ notice.
What should I bring?
We’ll plan this together during your Design Consultation over Zoom, including outfits, accessories and anything personal you’d like to include.
I don’t like being photographed.
Most of our clients say that. You don’t need experience. We’ll guide you through every pose, including what to do with your hands.
Can my family join me?
Yes. Your partner, daughter, children or other family members can join you. You’re also welcome to invite friends or colleagues. We design the shoot around you and will plan who’s involved during your discovery call.
Can I use the images for my business?
Yes. Tell us how you’d like to use your portraits and we’ll discuss the options during your discovery call.
When do I see my photos?
Ideally, on Sunday morning in the studio, before you fly home. We can also schedule your reveal by Zoom on a separate day. We’ll discuss the options and agree the timing during your call.
When will I receive my portraits?
Your digital images are ready 7–10 days after you’ve ordered and paid. Your printed portraits are delivered to your home in the UK within six weeks of ordering and payment.
Do you shoot outdoors?
The portrait experience takes place in our studio. Outdoor sessions in Jersey are available for a supplement, agreed during your discovery call.
Will my photographs be shared on social media?
Only with your permission. You can keep your portraits entirely private.
Can I buy this as a gift?
Yes. Apply using the same form and select “A gift”. We’ll discuss the voucher and who it’s for during your discovery call.
This is your weekend
to be seen.
Start with a short conversation. We’ll take it from there.
Plan my portrait weekendGive someone the gift
that lasts a lifetime.
For a partner, a mother or a friend. Apply using the same form and choose “A gift”. We’ll discuss the voucher and help you plan the details during your discovery call.
Plan my portrait weekend