Portrait studio
Portraits & birthdays
For a new age, a new chapter, or because you want pictures that look like you on your best day.
- Painted backdrop and lighting chosen for your outfit
- Posing direction from start to finish
- Retouched final images
Available for bookings
Portrait & wedding photographer based in Lagos
Hi, I’m Desanmi, the Phoenix photographer. I direct and light every portrait around the person in front of the lens, and document weddings under The Desanmi Weddings.
- Instagram followers
- 33K+
- Posts shared
- 860+
- Creatives credited
- 20+
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The approach
Birthdays, convocations, bridal looks and wedding days. Every set is styled and lit around you, from the painted backdrop to the last retouch, so the pictures still feel right years from now.
What I shoot
Sessions for every milestone
From a new age to a new name. Pick the session that fits your moment and Desanmi will shape the look, the set and the direction around it.
For a new age, a new chapter, or because you want pictures that look like you on your best day.
Painted backdrop and lighting chosen for your outfitPosing direction from start to finishRetouched final images
Gown, stole and the moment you’ve worked years for. Solo, or with the people who got you there.
Solo portraits in gown, cap and stoleShots with family and friendsRetouched final imagesAsk for a quote 20–30% off this season
Gele, aso-oke and the details you’ve planned for months, photographed like an editorial.
Bridal portraits on a painted backdropWorks alongside your makeup artist, gele artist and stylistRetouched final images
From pre-wedding portraits to the after-party, under The Desanmi Weddings. Available to travel.
Pre-wedding portrait sessionTraditional engagement, white wedding and receptionCouple and bridal-party portraits
Selected work
Recent portrait stories
Behind the photographs
How a session works
From the first message to the final frame, every step is shaped around you.
- Step 01
Say hello
Message on WhatsApp or Instagram with the occasion, your date and the look you have in mind.
- Step 02
Plan the look
Desanmi helps you settle the backdrop, colours and styling, and works alongside your makeup artist, gele artist or stylist.
- Step 03
Shoot day
A directed session: every pose, angle and light shaped around you, in studio or on location.
- Step 04
Your photographs
Your favourite frames are retouched one by one and delivered ready to print and post.
In numbers
Portraits people come back for
A growing community of clients and creatives across Lagos and beyond, and a body of work shared one session at a time.
@desanmiphotography
33K+
Followers on Instagram
860+
Posts of portraits and weddings
20+
Makeup artists, stylists and planners worked alongside
“True beauty isn’t created by the camera. It’s revealed through light, emotion and the confidence of the person standing in front of it.”
DesanmiPhotographer, The PhoenixReal couples, real celebrations
Pre-wedding, traditional and white weddings, under The Desanmi Weddings.
The Desanmi Weddings
Weddings
Love stories, told with intention
Capturing love stories with intention. Pre-wedding portraits, traditional engagements, white weddings and the after-party glow, told one frame at a time.
Weddings
2026And So Forever Begins
Two hearts, one beautiful story.
Weddings
2026Omosewa & Olajuwon: The Celebration
Grace for the vows, fire for the celebration.
Weddings
2026Omosewa & Olajuwon: Rooted in Culture
A woman becomes a wife, and tradition stands proud.
Pre-wedding
2026Omosewa & Olajuwon: Before Forever
Love in quiet moments, before the drums.
Weddings
2026Doyin & Oluwatobi
They chose forever.
From the comments
What Instagram is saying
Real words from clients and fellow creatives, left under Desanmi’s recent posts.
@dodeye26
I am stealing all 😍
on Dodeye@extrovert_gracie
the best 🔥🔥
on Gracie
@zion.studios.ng
Master of the 4 elements 🙌
on Pela@barriecityphotographer_
Well executeddddd 👏❤️
on Solape@ntvstudios
So clean 🔥🔥
on Golden Hour
@bobpixels_wedding
Clean & whitely 🔥🔥🙌
on Solape@yasna_retoucher
Wow 😍🔥 chocolate skin 🍫
on Solape@__ade.lola
So beautiful 😍😍😍😍
on In Jade
@leks_photography
Idan 🔥
on Pela@beauty_by_fyfy
Love it 😍😍😍😍
on In Jade@favy_glam
Beautiful
on Golden Hour@makkydaqueen
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
on Makky
Let’s create something timeless
Tell Desanmi about your moment and get a quote on WhatsApp.
Sessions
Choose your session
Every session is quoted for the look you have in mind. Tell Desanmi what you’re planning and he’ll come back with options.
Portrait studio20–30% off this season
Convocation
Gown, stole and the moment you’ve worked years for. Solo, or with the people who got you there.
- Solo portraits in gown, cap and stole
- Shots with family and friends
- Retouched final images
Portrait studio
Bridal & traditional
Gele, aso-oke and the details you’ve planned for months, photographed like an editorial.
- Bridal portraits on a painted backdrop
- Works alongside your makeup artist, gele artist and stylist
- Retouched final images
The Desanmi Weddings
Weddings & pre-wedding
From pre-wedding portraits to the after-party, under The Desanmi Weddings. Available to travel.
- Pre-wedding portrait session
- Traditional engagement, white wedding and reception
- Couple and bridal-party portraits
About me
Meet Desanmi, the Phoenix.
Adesanmi, known to everyone as Desanmi, is the mastermind behind Desanmi Photography and The Desanmi Weddings. He’s a Lagos portrait and wedding photographer who directs every frame himself: the backdrop, the light and the pose, all shaped around the person in front of the lens. Off set you’ll find him with a coffee in hand, training, or on the move. Egypt and Ghana were recent stops.
BehindDesanmi Photography
AndThe Desanmi Weddings
Based inLagos, Nigeria
Fuelled byCoffee ☕️
Questions
Good to know before you book
Pick a topic, or ask Desanmi directly.
Send a message on WhatsApp or a DM on Instagram with the occasion, your preferred date and the look you want. You’ll get availability and a quote.
Yes. Desanmi is based in Lagos and available worldwide. The Desanmi Weddings covers weddings across Nigeria and beyond.
This graduation season, convocation shoots are 20–30% off. Ask on WhatsApp to book a slot.
Bring the outfits you love. When you plan the session, Desanmi suggests backdrop colours and styling that make them shine.
Of course. Desanmi regularly works alongside makeup artists, gele artists, stylists and planners, and credits them on every story.
In studio in Lagos or on location, depending on the look. You’ll agree the setting when you plan the session.
Pre-wedding portraits, traditional engagements, white weddings and receptions can be covered together or on their own. Ask the weddings line for options.
Your selected frames are retouched and delivered digitally. The turnaround is confirmed when you book.
Instagram
Follow along, three ways
Portraits, weddings and the man behind them. New sessions land on Instagram first.
Desanmi Photography@desanmiphotography33K followersPortrait & wedding photographer. Lagos, available worldwide.Follow @desanmiphotographyThe Desanmi Weddings@thedesanmiweddings1.6K followersCapturing love stories with intention. Available to travel.Follow @thedesanmiweddingsDesanmi Phoenix@thedesanmi2.1K followersBig phoenix 🦅 The coffee boi ☕️ Mastermind @desanmiphotographyFollow @thedesanmi
