Jalisco
Professional headshots · Puerto Vallarta
In short
Professional headshots in Puerto Vallarta starts at $180: 30 min on location with a photographer who works in Puerto Vallarta, and 20 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 3 business days. Your exact price is confirmed in writing before you pay.
Why choose professional headshots in Puerto Vallarta?
The Malecón sits about 8 km from the PVR runway, inside the 9.2 km ring where Mexican drone rules need special authorisation, so aerials here are planned south of town. That is what decides how a session is planned here: the photographer you work with lives in Puerto Vallarta and works across Jalisco all year, so they are not seeing the place for the first time alongside you. That prior knowledge is the difference between a session that keeps to its schedule and one spent looking for a frame.
The hour matters more than the location. For Malecón de Puerto Vallarta, the window to aim for is the last hour before sunset, or before 8:00 when the promenade is empty. The session runs 30 min and is built around that window rather than around your diary — it is the one variable that genuinely changes the photographs, and it costs nothing.
What does the session in Puerto Vallarta look like?
The typical session runs 30 min around Malecón de Puerto Vallarta. We alternate composed frames with looser walking sequences, so you get several registers without losing time in transit.
What does professional headshots in Puerto Vallarta include?
- 30 minutes of photography at your office or a nearby location with good light
- 20 retouched headshots, chosen by you from the full set
- Retouched files delivered within 3 business days
- Two background options: one plain, one with depth
- Files sized for LinkedIn, a company website and print
Permits at these locations: Malecón de Puerto Vallarta: No municipal photography fee is published for the promenade. Drones need special AFAC authorisation here, about 8 km from the PVR runway. Muelle de Playa Los Muertos: No published fee for a session on the sand, which is public under federal law. A set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit. Playa Conchas Chinas: No published fee for a session on the sand. Access is down public stairways between the hillside villas. Playa Mismaloya: No published fee for a session on the sand. Drones may fly only up to 100 m here, inside the 18.5 km ring around the airport. Marina Vallarta: The marina boardwalk is open, but restaurants and condominiums set their own rules. No drone flight is possible here: the marina sits inside 3.7 km of the runway.
FAQ — Professional headshots in Puerto Vallarta
Professional headshots in Puerto Vallarta: what time should we book?
For a session at Malecón de Puerto Vallarta in Puerto Vallarta, aim for the last hour before sunset, or before 8:00 when the promenade is empty. At a busy location, two hours either way changes what can be framed at all.
Do we need a permit to photograph in Puerto Vallarta?
At some Puerto Vallarta locations, yes: Malecón de Puerto Vallarta (No municipal photography fee is published for the promenade. Drones need special AFAC authorisation here, about 8 km from the PVR runway.); Muelle de Playa Los Muertos (No published fee for a session on the sand, which is public under federal law. A set-up such as an arch or chairs may need a ZOFEMAT permit.); Playa Conchas Chinas (No published fee for a session on the sand. Access is down public stairways between the hillside villas.); Playa Mismaloya (No published fee for a session on the sand. Drones may fly only up to 100 m here, inside the 18.5 km ring around the airport.); Marina Vallarta (The marina boardwalk is open, but restaurants and condominiums set their own rules. No drone flight is possible here: the marina sits inside 3.7 km of the runway.). The photographer tells you at booking which authorization applies and what it costs, not on the day.
What happens if the weather turns in Puerto Vallarta?
If lightning, a hurricane or tropical storm warning, or a closed site or beach makes the planned Puerto Vallarta location unusable, the session moves to a new date at no charge. Overcast skies and light rain are working conditions, and often good ones.
When do we get the photos from Puerto Vallarta?
A session in Puerto Vallarta is delivered within 3 business days, in a private online gallery: 20 edited photos, downloadable at full resolution from any country.