Studios
Your Private Photographer at Hotel Santa Maria
A private photographer, steps from your door
Proposals, anniversaries, honeymoons and every trip worth remembering. I meet you at Hotel Santa Maria and we wander through Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Via della Paglia and Vicolo del Cinque as the light turns gold.
No posing experience needed. I plan the route around the light and the crowds, guide you the whole time, and you simply enjoy Rome together.
From the hotel to golden hour
Say hello
Tell me your dates and the spots you love in the form below.
I plan your route
A walking route around the best light, with all the details sent ahead.
We meet at the hotel
I meet you at Hotel Santa Maria and we wander through the neighborhood together.
Your gallery
Edited images in a private online gallery within one week.
Sessions are timed around golden hour, so your start time shifts with the season. Sunrise sessions are possible too.
A Roman address, a Roman photographer
Hotel Santa Maria
Set in a 17th-century cloister just steps from Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere, with 19 rooms arranged around a courtyard of orange trees. A rooftop terrace looks out over the terracotta roofs of Trastevere.
Love Society Studios
Heather Tammaro is the principal photographer behind Love Society Studios. Based in Rome, she photographs proposals, couples and travelers through the city's most beautiful streets, piazzas and gardens. Her work is editorial and cinematic, built on gentle direction and real connection, so every image feels like you.
Everything beautiful is minutes from the hotel
My favorite places within an easy walk of Hotel Santa Maria, with walking times from the hotel door. Tap any of them to see it on the map, then choose your favorites in the form below.
- Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere1 min
- Via della Paglia2 min
- Vicolo del Cinque2 min
- Ponte Sisto5 min
- Fontana dell’Acqua Paola14 min
- Gianicolo terrace18 min
Worth the trip
- Capitoline Hill and the ForumCampidoglio
- Giardino degli Aranci and the KeyholeAventine
- Ponte Sant’AngeloThe Tiber
- Quartiere CoppedèTrieste
From Trastevere to the whole city
Choose your session
Every session is custom and planned around your stay. A deposit secures your date.
Golden Hour Portraits
- About two hours, timed to the light
- Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere and Via della Paglia, minutes from the hotel
- Private online gallery within one week
Honeymoon and Anniversary
- A relaxed walk through your favorite corners of Rome
- Gentle direction, no posing experience needed
- Private online gallery within one week
Proposal and Engagement
- Help planning the location, timing and signal
- Proposal moment plus a couples portrait walk
- Private online gallery within one week
Your Whole Trip
- A photographer for more than one day of your stay
- Sessions planned around your itinerary
- Private online gallery within one week
Hair and makeup
Want to be styled before your shoot? Ask about a session styled at Bartorelli, near the Spanish Steps.
Sunrise sessions
The Trevi Fountain is only quiet enough to photograph at sunrise. Early sessions are possible by arrangement.
Loved by couples in Rome
“These are beyond anything that we could ever have imagined. That reflection shot took my breath, seriously.”
“You helped me create a lifetime memory that neither of us will ever forget. Everything worked out perfectly.”
“Heather has an incredible eye for the dramatic and artistic.”
Questions, answered
What if it rains?
I keep an eye on the forecast and we can move your session to another day of your stay at no cost.
Do I need to know how to pose?
Not at all. I guide you the whole time, and most of my favorite images happen between the poses.
How far will we walk?
Most sessions stay within a short walk of Hotel Santa Maria. Comfortable shoes are your friend on Roman cobblestones.
When will I get my photos?
Your gallery arrives within one week of your session, in a private online gallery with high-resolution and web-ready files.
Can we go further than Trastevere?
Of course. The Aventine, the Forum, the Tiber and Trastevere are all an easy trip away. Tell me the places you have in mind and I’ll plan the route.
Do I need to be staying at Hotel Santa Maria to book?
The session starts at the hotel, which makes it effortless for Hotel Santa Maria guests, but anyone visiting Rome can book.
Vicolo del Piede, 2
00153 Roma
- Steps from Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere
- Piazza di Santa Maria in Trastevere is 1 min away on foot
- I meet you at the hotel
Studios
Your golden hour in Rome is waiting
Tell me your dates at Hotel Santa Maria and the session you have in mind.
Ci vediamo a RomaPlan your sessionTell me about your stay
Share your dates at Hotel Santa Maria, the session you have in mind and the spots that are calling you. I’ll come back to you personally with ideas and availability.