Allie Siarto & Co. Photography is Now Offering Canadian Citizenship Photos in East Lansing, Michigan

May 7, 2026

Canadian citizenship photo offered in East Lansing, Michigan and Mid-Michigan

Canada has a new law as of December 2025 that allows anyone who can show a direct ancestral line to a Canadian citizenship to be recognized as a Canadian Citizen. With that, I’ve noticed an uptick in requests for Canadian citizenship photos in the Lansing area. The reason? According to Canada’s citizenship photo guidelines, your photo has to be taken by a professional photographer.

I stumbled into agreeing to take Canadian citizenship photos by accident – I had someone come to the studio for a headshot, which turned out to be for these documents. But once I figured it out and saw the trend, I ended up buying the 50mm x 70mm photo cutter to meet the photo sizing requirements, and I’m now offering Canadian citizenship photos at my studio to the Mid-Michigan area.

How Canadian Citizenship Photos Work at My Studio in East Lansing

You can book your professional Canadian Citizenship photo as a headshot on my booking website here for $150. Here’s what the $150 fee includes:

Headshot on a white background to Canada’s specifications at my studio (210 Abbot Rd., Suite 48, East Lansing).
After you come in, I’ll size your photo get it prepped for pick up, including printing, cutting, and all necessary information on the back (your name, my studio name and address, and the date the photo was taken). You’ll pick up your images the next day.
I’ll also send you a digital download of the sized image.

If you want to make the most of your time in the studio, you can add on a “real” smiling headshot while you’re there for an additional $40, or you can book a three photo headshot session here. Let me know you want this in your booking comments, and I can set up the invoice.

Fantasy and Romance Audiobook Narrator Branding Photos

February 23, 2026

Seeing that I’m currently both in the waiting period between new Bridgerton episodes and currently spending the winter months working through a backlog of cozy audio books, now seems like as good a time as any to share these audiobook narrator branding photos.

Rachel Leblang Joseph is known for her audio narrations of fantasy and romance novels, so she wanted a branding session that would go beyond the basic audiobook narrator and put her in the scene of her heroines.

In short, I couldn’t love this more. Rachel fully committed with styled dresses, a huge stacks of some of the books that she’s narrated in her career so far, and a setting at The English Inn in Eaton Rapids.

Let this be inspiration to those of you who want to get away from typical branding photos and really lean into your unique path. Voice actor headshots, audiobook narrator headshots, author headshots, or really any creative business portrait doesn’t have to be the typical headshot on a gray background. You can make it uniquely you.

New Headshot Option: Single Headshots Now Available in the East Lansing Studio for $150

August 28, 2025

I’ve had a “secret menu item” for a single headshot in my East Lansing photo studio for a while now, but I’ve had enough requests for this option that I’ve finally decided to take it off the secret menu and make it public for everyone. You can now book a single headshot session directly on my booking page. All headshots are by appointment only.

With that, I’ve made a few changes to simplify the process. Here’s a comparison chart to show you what you get with each session option:

Headshot + Branding Photo Options

Photo Session Type	Price	Duration	Background Options	Location	What's Included?
Single Headshot	$150	10 minutes	Choose one: white, white leaning, gray, dark brown, black	Allie’s headshot studio: 210 Abbot Rd., Suite 48, East Lansing	One retouched high resolution digital image with commercial and personal release; choose your image at the studio during your session
Three Headshots	$215	15 minutes	Choose up to three: white, white leaning, gray, dark brown, black (get in touch if you want a natural environment with plants - this can be added at The Lansing Studio)	Allie’s headshot studio: 210 Abbot Rd., Suite 48, East Lansing	Three retouched high resolution digital images with commercial and personal release; choose your images at the studio during the session
Team Headshots (5+ People)	Starting at $400 (in studio; 5 people) or $550 (on site; 5 people); add $40 per additional person	Plan for 6 minutes per person	Choose one: white, white leaning, gray, dark brown, black, or on site	Allie’s headshot studio or on site	One retouched high resolution digital image with commercial and personal release per person; each person chooses the final image during the session
Extended Headshot Session	$400	30 minutes	Choose multiple: white, white leaning, gray, dark brown, black, desk, couch (get in touch if you want a natural environment with plants - this can be added at The Lansing Studio)	Allie’s headshot studio: 210 Abbot Rd., Suite 48, East Lansing	Choose 10 retouched high resolution digital images with commercial and personal release
60 Minute Branding Session	$600	60 minutes	Depends on the location	Allie’s headshot studio, The Lansing Studio, or another location in the Greater Lansing area	Choose 25 retouched high resolution digital images with commercial and personal release
90 Minute Branding Session	$800	90 minutes	Depends on location	Allie’s headshot studio, The Lansing Studio, or another location in the Greater Lansing area	Choose 40 retouched high resolution digital images with commercial and personal release
2 Hour Branding Session	$1,000	2 hours	Depends on location	Allie’s headshot studio, The Lansing Studio, or another location in the Greater Lansing area	Choose 50 retouched high resolution digital images and 10 additional images (no retouching) with commercial and personal release
Each Additional 30 Minutes	$400		Depends on location	Allie’s headshot studio, The Lansing Studio, or another location in the Greater Lansing area	Talk with Allie about custom packages

Learn more about headshot and branding photography, or book your session online.

Web Designer Marketing Photos

August 16, 2024

A marketing photo of a web designer sitting at a desk with her laptop, by Allie Siarto Photography, East Lansing, Michigan marketing photography and headshots.

Jenelle came in for marketing photos in my studio when she was ready to update her website as she transitioned from a virtual assistant and graphic designer to web design. She wanted her marketing photos to align with her brand vision: joyful, feminine, colorful, crisp, clean, and polished.

Jenelle’s pink blazer shows you how pulling brand colors into your marketing images can have a huge impact. That blazer has instant personality. I also appreciated the little touches she added with flowers to pull the brand together.

Interested in setting up your own branding photography session? Learn more here.