From project plans to light plans.
Before photography, I spent 15 years as an IT project manager, and I still run technology projects today. That background shapes how I work behind the camera more than any lens does: every shoot gets a brief, a plan, a schedule, and a delivery date. You’ll never wonder where your images are or when they’ll arrive.

Photography started as a discovery with my father’s film Yashica camera in the mid 80’s, and it stayed dormant until early 2000’s when I bought my first dslr. Over time it grew from an obsession with light into a business with one purpose: making other businesses look as good as their work deserves.

What working with me looks like:

– Prepared, not improvised

Every project starts with a conversation about what the images need to do, sell a dish, close a client, land a job. The shoot is planned backwards from that goal.

– Reliable by profession

Deadlines are met, budgets are respected, and you always know the next step. Years of project management make that a habit, not a promise.

– Discreet by default

Client confidentiality is absolute. Unpublished products, pre-launch menus, internal teams, what I see on set stays on set until you say otherwise.
ITLGM studio portrait
 

The person behind the lens:
I’m Alex, the photographer behind ITLGM. I help businesses in the Lisbon and Setúbal area sell more, products, dishes, and the people who make them, through photography built around one idea: shaping details with light.

I photograph products, food, and people, three subjects, one common thread: the details most people walk past are the ones that make someone stop scrolling.

When I’m not shooting, I’m usually either taking care of my kids, working on my IT or music projects. If you want the longer version, ask me over coffee at the studio in Charneca de Caparica.