For directors and national systems
Bring Cook Studioto your pageant.
We come to you and photograph your contestants in one styled session, then hand you screen-ready images within 24 hours. Families order on their own after the pageant. The studio behind 200+ photo wins a year, on site for your contestants.
Every director knows this one
Photos that clash on the big screen. A photo line running behind. A vendor pitching families in the hallway.
We built the Signature Shoot so none of that is your problem.
photo wins a year
titleholders a year
to screen-ready images
For the system
The SignatureShoot.
We come to you and photograph your whole lineup in one styled session. It's the heart of what we do.
Best suited to Pre-Teen divisions and up: contestants confident posing on their own.
The Signature Shoot
One flat engagement, quoted for your event
- Your whole lineup, one styled editorial look
- One signature image of each, selected by us
- Screen-ready images, delivered the next day
- Medium-format quality that holds up on a big board
- Families order on their own after the pageant. No selling for you
Optional add-ons
Queen & Court Portraits
A relaxed portrait session with your new titleholders the morning after the pageant, never a rushed midnight shoot after a long crowning night.
System Branding
Day-of titleholder and court images for your system, then a mid-year creative session for program covers, social, and marketing. The imagery your system runs on all year.
Why systems bring us in
Loved by contestants.Effortless for you.
For your contestants, being photographed by the studio behind 200+ photo wins a year is part of what makes competing in your system feel special. For you, it's a beautiful, cohesive set of images delivered fast, handled start to finish, so you can focus on the show.
One signature look · drag to spin
A name they're excited for
Contestants and families love seeing "Photographed by Cook Studio." It adds to the experience your event already gives them.
One signature look
A cohesive, editorial style across your whole lineup, beautiful on your screens and in their hands.
Effortless for you
We bring everything, photograph your contestants, and deliver within 24 hours. Gorgeous imagery, none of the logistics on your plate.
The in-person photogenic
A photogenicno one can fake.
Run your photogenic live. Contestants are photographed in person at your event, in the same styled session, and judged from identical, competition-grade images. No AI, no face swaps, no filtered submissions.
And it's fair: every family competes on the same image, not the same budget. Honest imagery your system can stand behind. A real girl, really photographed, the way it should be.
For contestants
A proof gallery, no obligation.
After the pageant, every family gets a private proof gallery to view their images and purchase what they love: a Signature digital or a competition-grade finish. We handle all of it. No selling, and no work, for you.
Why directors choose us
A partner,not a vendor.
Pageants only
We don't shoot weddings between events. Contestant portraiture is the entire studio. We know exactly what a winning image needs.
Light footprint
We bring our own battery-powered lighting. No set, no fuss. We just need a room (a power outlet is a bonus), and contestants arrive hair-and-makeup ready.
24-hour turnaround
Display-ready files within 24 hours of the final session. Your screens look incredible and you never have to chase us.
The process
From inquiryto crowning.
01
Inquire
Send your dates, location, and contestant count. We confirm availability and travel.
02
The shoot
One styled session, our signature look, and contestants arrive camera-ready.
03
Deliver
Display-ready files within 24 hours of wrapping. Families purchase later through a private link.
From directors
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“As a retired pageant girl turned full time director, I almost forgot what the glam life felt like! Cook Studio is one of the best and we are so blessed for how spoiled we are.”
“Michael Cook, you deserve your own personal shoutout! Thank you for capturing my queens crown and sash photos.”
Common questions
DirectorFAQ.
Anything else, email Joni and she'll get you an answer.
Whenever it fits your run of show. Most directors schedule sessions the day before the pageant or alongside registration and orientation.
Yes. Day-before sessions give families a reason to arrive a night early, which helps fill your block at the host hotel.
A room and an outlet. We bring lighting and everything else. Contestants arrive hair-and-makeup ready.
No. There is no sales table and no pressure on your families. After the pageant, each family receives a private gallery and orders on their own if they would like to.
You can, on your screens, program, and socials for the event. Year-round marketing imagery is what the System Branding add-on is for.
One flat engagement for your event, based on your dates, location, and contestant count. Email Joni and she will send terms and a quote.
Request availability
Let's talk aboutyour dates.
Michael takes a limited number of events each season. Email your event, location, dates, and contestant count, and Joni will send over terms and a quote.
studio@cookstudioky.com