Professional Photography Based in Raleigh, NC

Charles Dickens Photography is a family owned portrait studio based in Raleigh, NC.

We specialize in two distinct areas, photography for business, which includes professional head shots, commercial and event photography, and classic style portraiture for the family, which includes families & children as well as custom high school senior portraits. Give us a call to discuss how we can make you look your absolute best!

Settled My Nerves

“Fabulous! Charlie settled my nerves during my photo session allowing me to feel more relaxed; the results were beyond what I had expected. Wonderful experience.”

Meg Wannemacher
Raleigh, NC

NC Medical Board Head Shots

"Our organization had a great experience working with Charles Dickens Photography. Mr. Dickens came on site to shoot several professional head shots of our Board Members and senior staff. He worked efficiently around a busy meeting schedule and was professional and pleasant to work with. Mr. Dickens was careful to determine how our organization intended to use the head shots to ensure that his work met our needs. The result was a set of well-lit, consistently shot photographs that look great on our website and in our publications. In particular, Mr. Dickens’ retouching work was top notch!"

North Carolina Medical Board – Communications Department

Tremendous Feedback

“Charles did an absolutely wonderful job on my professional head shot and green screen photo. He is a master at getting the right pose and right lighting. The head shot has recieved over 300 likes on Facebook and over 60 positive comments! I have already recommended Charles to several of my friends who are business owners.”

Judy Julian
Raleigh, NC

Personal Attention

“Charlie – Thank you so much for all the time you spent with Wrenn and me before, during and after her senior photography session.  Your personal attention, preparations and expertise all made her photography session successful and enjoyable!  I never thought great photography could present a problem until it came down to having to choose from so many excellent photographs!  Thank you for your patience!  I hope to have the opportunity to refer you to others – you are Very good at what you do – thank you!”

Laurie Shoulars
Raleigh, NC

Volunteer Work

“Excellent photographer for headshots and events. For the last 6 years, Charlie has volunteered his time to take photographs for Comfort Zone camp, a free bereavement camp for NC children, who have lost a mom, dad or sibling. He also takes photos at the CZC Golf Classic, our largest fundraiser. Not only is the quality of his work outstanding, he is a person of great character who gives back to his community. I would recommend him to anyone seeking a professional photographer.”

Mary Wolkomir
Raleigh, NC

Fantastic Head Shots

“If you are in search of a talented photographer, please contact Charlie Dickens at Charles Dickens Photography. His work is amazing and you won’t work with a nicer guy! I am not a real fan of having my picture taken and was nervous prior to our scheduled appointment. Charlie immediately put me at ease so that I would be relaxed for my pictures. The pictures turned out fantastic. We have used Charles Dickens Photography for head shots and professional business portraits as well as listing and marketing photographs for properties. Charlie’s pricing is very reasonable and his quality of work is exemplary.”

Christine Gross
RealtorRaleigh, NC

50+ Head Shots for Church Staff

"Charlie is tremendous to work with. I recently needed 50+ head shots for our corporate website. We needed a “natural” lighting look and Charlie accomplished that beautifully. He can adapt to whatever look and touch up you are going for. I’ve used Charlie many times over the last few years and wholly recommend him for his quality and pricing."

Val Edwards
Communications Director Crossroads Fellowship Church
Raleigh, NC

Awesome Experience!

“Awesome Experience! Charles took time to discuss my needs, and the over all goal of the head shots. Inquiring about the type of job(s) I would be seeking, we opted for the three poses (which is an awesome deal) in order to cater to different scenarios. He keeps you informed as to the process and fast turn around time! Highly recommend!”

Chris Gordon
Raleigh, NC

About Our Services

Head Shots

Corporate & Individual Head Shots:

We create professional head shots for businesses and individuals, either in our North Raleigh studio or on site at your location. Our mobile professional lighting & studio set up allows us to create the same great professional head shot look at your place of business or in our studio. We create professional head shots for real estate agents, job search clients, executive staff, business owners, company staff, portfolios and just about anyone who needs a professional head shot.

Corporate Headshots (Head shots for multiple people on site, at your location)

Our Raleigh photography studio has been providing high quality professional head shots that help brands grow for over 10 years! 

We can photograph one or one hundred individual head shots on site at your company, which will save your business time and money by not having to send employees to our studio.  

Our goal in working with you is simple – To provide you and your business with the highest quality head shots available, that help achieve your marketing goals, and with the least amount of hassle, so you can get back to running your business!

Individual Head Shots (Head Shots for individuals – usually photographed in our studio)

A professional image is essential for personal & corporate branding in today’s online marketplace. Potential employers or clients are researching you or your business online before making decisions. Make sure you don’t lose opportunities because of a bad first impression. Recent studies show we have roughly 9 seconds to make a first impression – MAKE IT COUNT!