01 / Before the classSet the scene.
I filmed the empty room, setup, and materials to show the preparation before students arrived.
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For what you do.
Personal portrait sessions. Photography and short films for artists, makers, and businesses.
01 / Personal sessions
Personal portraits.
A session to mark a milestone, explore a creative idea, or make a portrait for yourself. I’ll help with the location, what to wear, and posing.
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Artists & brands.
Show the people and process behind your work. Photography and short films planned around your audience and where you’ll use them.
Explore brand photography & film ↗The personal archive
Where my eye wanders.
Travel, small observations, and photographs made for the pleasure of looking.
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01 / Pinot’s Palette / 2026
Promotional film / Artist collaboration
Andrea,
at work.
A class from start to finish. A short promotional film following Andrea teaching at Pinot’s Palette, filmed and edited for her Instagram.
Behind the film
Made in collaboration with Andrea to introduce her teaching and the art class experience. Filmed for a vertical Instagram reel.
Filming & editing — Daniel Ruales · Artist — Andrea
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An empty room.
A finished painting.
I followed Andrea through an art class, from setting up an empty room to the finished paintings. The reel introduces her teaching and gives viewers a sense of what taking part looks like.
- Purpose
- Introduce Andrea’s teaching and the Pinot’s Palette class experience.
- Made for
- A vertical reel for Andrea’s Instagram.
- Daniel’s role
- Filming & editing.
01 / Before the class
02 / The makingInside the class.
Wide shots show the class together. Close-ups of Andrea teaching and students painting bring attention to the guidance, brushwork, and progress.
03 / The final pieceThe finished painting.
Ending with the finished artwork brings the class to a close and connects the process to what the students made.
Photography & film
Your brand.
In motion.
A short film about your people, process, or place.
Tell me what you have in mind.
About / Behind the frame
Photography & filmI’m Daniel.
Good to meet you.
People. Process.
A closer look.
I make photographs and films for people and brands.
Much of my personal work was made while traveling through Paris, Amsterdam, and southern France, often with my wife, Andrea. I kept coming back to reflections, changing light, and the details around us.
For a portrait, I look for a connection between the person, the light, and the setting. For a brand film, I follow the people and work behind the finished result. We’ll plan what matters and leave room for the unexpected.
Based in San Francisco & the Bay Area. Available to travel by arrangement.
Explore the services01 / Personal sessions
People & connection.
We’ll choose the setting together. During the session, I’ll guide your posing and movement, with time to settle in.
02 / Brand projects
The work behind the work.
Tell me who you want to reach and where the work will appear. We’ll use that to plan what to photograph or film and which formats you need.
Have something
in mind?
Tell me what you’d like to make. I’ll reply with questions, availability, and the next steps toward a quote.
Get in touchSessions & commissions
Let’s make
something.
Tell me what you’re considering. A rough date or an early idea is enough to begin.
I usually reply within 24 hours.
Your inquiry / Review
Your inquiry,
ready to send.
Nothing has been sent yet. Check your details, then open the draft and send it from your email app.
Open email draftIf your email app doesn’t open, copy the inquiry and email it to danielruales@gmail.com. I usually reply within 24 hours.
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From inquiry to booking
Before
we shoot.
- 01 / Agree the details
We’ll discuss what you need, check availability, and agree the location, price, and what you’ll receive.
- 02 / Secure the date
Once we’ve agreed the details, a deposit secures your date. You’ll receive the cancellation and rescheduling terms before paying.
- 03 / On the day
The remaining balance is due on the session day, before shooting begins.