A Photoshoot in Rome Where You Are the Subject

Worth being clear about what this is, because the listings around it are the opposite. This is not a lesson in photography. Nobody teaches you aperture. A professional photographer takes pictures of you, in Rome, and sends them to you afterwards. Packages run from 30 to 90 minutes and cover one to four locations, so the length of the shoot decides how much of the city ends up behind you. The photographer handles the angles and works with candid moments as well as posed ones. The locations include the Colosseum after dark, when it is lit and the crowd has gone; the Roman Forum in the last of the light; Piazza Venezia; the Campidoglio, with Michelangelo's paving and a copy of the equestrian Marcus Aurelius at the centre; the Pantheon; the Temple of Hadrian; and the Trevi Fountain. Images arrive within 24 to 48 hours, often the same day. Two things worth knowing. There is an optional stop for gelato or a coffee and cornetto, at the photographer's discretion. And instead of walking, the shoot can be done with a Vespa or a vintage Fiat 500, which becomes part of the pictures. Four meeting points are available: Trevi, two near the Colosseum, and one on Via della Conciliazione by the Vatican.