About Kadrova

Kadrova, tagline *Photography Experiences in Poland*, is a booking platform for professional photoshoots in Polish cities and the Tatra Mountains. It connects people who want to be photographed with independent photographers who work locally.

Kadrova does not sell fixed packages from a shop. Each request is checked individually against the photographers who suit the date, the place and the type of session and who are free that day. You then receive a proposal to accept or decline.

Clients include people who live in Poland, people who have recently moved here for work or study, and visitors who come for a few days, for example to propose in Kraków or to be photographed on the beach in Sopot.

Kadrova arranges sessions in twelve places, each with its own page on the best spots, the light and getting around:

• Warsaw
• Kraków
• Gdańsk
• Wrocław
• Poznań
• Zakopane
• Łódź
• Sopot
• Gdynia
• Toruń
• Katowice
• Lublin

Sessions outside these cities, such as a wedding venue in the countryside or a family home nearby, can also be requested. The photographer's travel is then included in the price stated in the proposal. All places are listed on the locations page.

Kadrova arranges the following types of session, each with a starting price:

• Wedding photography, from PLN 8,000
• Wedding portrait session, from PLN 1,500
• Engagement photoshoot, from PLN 750
• Proposal photography, from PLN 950
• Couple photoshoot, from PLN 750
• Family photoshoot, from PLN 800
• Maternity photoshoot, from PLN 800
• Newborn photography, from PLN 1,100
• First Communion and christening photography, from PLN 1,200
• Birthday and first-birthday photoshoot, from PLN 750
• Personal branding and business photoshoot, from PLN 950
• Portrait photoshoot, from PLN 750

The wedding portrait session is what Poles call a *plener ślubny*: a separate shoot of the couple in their wedding outfits, usually on another day. Every session type is described on the services page.

The places where Kadrova arranges sessions, grouped by region:

Masovia

• Warsaw: Łazienki Park, the Old Town, the Vistula boulevards

Lesser Poland

• Kraków: the Main Market Square, Wawel, Kazimierz
• Zakopane: the Tatras, Gubałówka, the Kościeliska Valley area

Tricity and Pomerania

• Gdańsk: Long Market, the Motława waterfront, Westerplatte
• Sopot: the pier and wide sandy beaches
• Gdynia: the seaside boulevard, Kamienna Góra, Orłowo

Lower Silesia

• Wrocław: Ostrów Tumski, the Market Square, the Oder riverbanks

Greater Poland

• Poznań: the Old Market Square, Ostrów Tumski, Lake Malta

Łódź region

• Łódź: Piotrkowska Street and red-brick former factories

Kuyavia-Pomerania

• Toruń: the Gothic old town and the Vistula embankment

Silesia

• Katowice: Nikiszowiec, the Spodek area, the Valley of Three Ponds

Lublin region

• Lublin: the Old Town, the Kraków Gate, the castle hill

The most requested combinations have their own guides, such as proposal photography in Kraków, wedding photographer in Warsaw and wedding portraits in Zakopane.

Booking through Kadrova follows four steps:

1. You send a free, no-obligation availability request with the date, the place and the type of session.
2. Kadrova checks which suitable photographers are free and replies personally.
3. You receive a proposal naming the photographer, the package and the price.
4. The booking is confirmed when you accept the proposal. Payment terms, such as a deposit (in Polish, *zadatek*), the cancellation terms and the delivery time are stated in the proposal.

A request does not hold you to anything. You decide once you have read the proposal.

The photographers are independent professionals, not employees of Kadrova. Each one is reviewed before joining, on five criteria:

• their portfolio;
• their experience with the type of session, since a wedding day asks for different skills than a newborn shoot;
• the languages they speak;
• their knowledge of the places they work in;
• their reliability.

Each photographer has a profile on the photographers page showing their work and languages. Photographers set their own package and price at or above the platform's starting prices, and they issue their own invoice or bill.

Every price on Kadrova is a starting price in Polish złoty. An express session of about 30 minutes starts from PLN 500, and a classic one-hour session from PLN 750. Any session in Zakopane starts from PLN 1,050, except weddings, wedding portrait sessions and newborn shoots, which have their own higher floors.

The final price depends on the photographer, the place, the date, the time of day, the duration and add-ons such as video, drone footage, an extra hour, a weekend date, a sunrise slot, travel outside the city, an album or a second photographer. The proposal states the exact figure before you commit. All starting prices are on the pricing page.

The Kadrova website is available in Polish, English and Ukrainian, and requests can be written in any of the three. The languages each photographer speaks vary and are shown on their profile.

If you need an English-speaking or Ukrainian-speaking photographer, for example because some of your wedding guests do not speak Polish, say so in your request and we will check who is free on your date.

The simplest way to reach Kadrova is the availability request form. It is free and without obligation, and you can also use it for questions before booking, about a place, a time of day or an add-on. We reply personally.

Answers to common questions are on the FAQ page.