Photography, film & websites — Pomfret, Connecticut
Let's make the first impression match the business.
I'm Mackenzie Christensen. I photograph local businesses and build the websites that show them off — for restaurants, contractors, practices and shops around Northeast Connecticut. One person, one fixed price, and everything is yours to keep. Start with a free thirty-minute call and see what you think.
I'm taking on two new projects next month. I reply to every message personally, within one business day.
- Free 30-min call
- No deck, no pressure, no obligation
- One partner
- Photography, film and web, start to finish
- Fixed price
- Agreed in writing before anything begins
- 100% yours
- Images, files, domain and logins
Most people decide whether to call you before they ever speak to you — on a phone, in about ten seconds, looking at photographs. That's a nice thing to have in your favor.
Real photography of your space, your team and your work, inside a site that's quick on a phone and clear about what you do. Made together by one person, so the pieces actually fit — and so you only ever have one number to call.
What it's like to work with me
You work with me, from the first call to the last
The person who photographs your business is the person who builds the site and picks up the phone afterward. Nothing gets handed off, so nothing gets lost in the middle.
One fixed price, agreed before we start
You get a written scope with a single number and a delivery date. That number doesn't move, and nothing lands on an invoice you didn't approve first.
Everything belongs to you
Images, footage, files, domain, hosting logins — all in your name. No license fees, nothing to renew, and nothing held back if you ever want to take it elsewhere.
Built for how your customers actually search
Quick on a phone, clear about what you do and where you do it, and connected to your Google Business Profile, since that's where most people meet you first.
You'll always know where things stand
Dates set at the start, a short update every week, and a straight answer if something slips. The hardest part of hiring a creative is the silence, so there isn't any.
I'll happily tell you when you need less
Plenty of businesses need better photos and clearer wording, not a rebuild. If that's the case, I'll say so — it costs you a fraction, and I'd rather be useful than busy.
What I do
All servicesBuild Your Brand
The business has grown since the logo was made, and the sign, the truck, the menu and the site have drifted apart a little.
Launch Your Website
The site has done its job for a while now, and updating it has quietly turned into a task nobody looks forward to.
Capture Professional Photography
Some of your best pictures are sitting on a phone, and the ones online are a season or two behind where the business is now.
Produce Cinematic Video
People like to feel they know you before they call, and there's no quicker way to give them that than letting them see and hear you.
Grow Your Local Presence
You'd like to show up higher when people search nearby, and nobody has explained in plain terms what actually moves that.
Tell Your Story
You know exactly why customers stay with you — it's just hard to get that into words on a page.
Create Better Content
Posting comes in bursts: busy for three weeks, quiet for two months, mostly because there's rarely anything ready to go.
Ongoing Growth Partnership
The launch went well, and then a year went by. Nothing's broken — it just hasn't moved forward either.
Where most people start
Three simple ways to begin, with the numbers up front.
These are real starting prices, not teasers — so you can work out where you'd fit before we ever speak. Your project still gets quoted in writing with one fixed number, and you're welcome to mix pieces between tiers.
Essentials
$1,000to start
You already have photos, a logo, and a rough idea of the words.
- Up to 5 pages, designed and built
- Mobile, speed and accessibility pass
- Your photos and copy, arranged properly
- Google Business Profile connected
- Launch, plus 30 days of adjustments
A straightforward way to get a site you're proud to hand out, without a big project attached.
Signature
Most chosen$3,500to start
You'd like new photography, and a site built around it.
- Everything in Essentials
- Half-day photo shoot on location
- 30–60 finished, edited images you own
- Copy written with you, not at you
- Search structure and analytics
Where most people land. Real pictures of your place, your people and your work, used everywhere.
Full Production
$6,500to start
You'd like people to feel they know you before they call.
- Everything in Signature
- Full production day, photo and video
- 60–90 second film plus three social cuts
- On-site interviews with you or your team
- Positioning and message hierarchy
Best when the decision is personal — hospitality, trades, medical practices and schools.
Care Plan$125 – $250 per month
Optional, and easy to leave. Hosting, domain and SSL, updates and backups, uptime monitoring, small content edits whenever you need them, and a quarterly look at how you're showing up in local search. Month to month, thirty days' notice, no lock-in.
A simple process
The full processStep 1
A friendly first call
We talk about the business, not the deliverables. What's going well, what's nagging at you, and what a good year would look like. No deck, no pressure, and no obligation at the end of it.
Step 2
A clear written plan
A written scope with one fixed price, a delivery date, and an honest note on anything I'd leave out. If you need less than you asked for, the proposal will say so.
Step 3
Direction, agreed together
Shot lists, message hierarchy, and a look at how the pieces fit. You approve the direction before anything gets produced, so there are no surprises later.
Step 4
The easy part for you
Photography and film happen on your schedule — early, late, or on your quietest day. Design and build run alongside, so the site is made around your real images.
Selected case studies
All work
Before you get in touch
The four things everyone likes to know first.
- What's this likely to cost?
- A site starts at $1,000 when you bring the photos and words. With new photography it's usually $3,500 to $9,000. Either way you'll have one fixed number in writing before anything begins, so there are no surprises.
- How long will it take?
- About four to six weeks for a site with new photography, and roughly ten days for photography on its own. Dates get set on day one, and you'll get a short update every week.
- How much of my time will this take?
- Around three hours in total: a thirty-minute call, a shoot day that I run, and one round of review. I write the first draft of everything, so you're editing rather than starting from a blank page.
- What if I'm not happy with it?
- Revisions are expected and included, and you sign off on the direction before anything gets produced. After launch you get a full thirty days of adjustments at no cost.
One fixed price, in writing
A single number, agreed before we start. Nothing appears on an invoice that you haven't already said yes to.
30 days of free adjustments
For a full month after launch, anything that isn't quite right gets fixed at no cost. Just send me a note.
You own all of it
Images, footage, files, domain and logins are yours from day one. No license fees, and nothing held back.
Who you'll be working with
Mackenzie Christensen
Founder, MKN Studio — Pomfret, Connecticut
I run MKN myself. I photograph the business, write the plan and build the site — so when you call, you're talking to the person doing the work, not an account manager relaying messages.
I came to this from teaching, which is mostly a long apprenticeship in explaining things clearly and showing up when you said you would. That's still how the work runs: plain language, dates that hold, and no surprises on the invoice.
Questions people usually ask me
All 24 answers- How much does a website cost?
- Websites start at $1,000. That's a focused site for a single-location business where you provide everything — photos, logo and the words — and I design, build and launch it. From there the price depends on how much I create for you: new photography, a short film, on-site interviews or written copy typically put a project between $3,500 and $9,000. Larger builds get quoted on scope. Every project gets a fixed written price before any work starts, so the number never moves after we begin.
- What does hosting and upkeep cost after launch?
- Care plans run $125 to $250 a month. That covers hosting, a secure domain and SSL, software updates and backups, small content edits when you need them, uptime monitoring, and a quarterly check on how the site is performing in local search. It's month to month with thirty days' notice. If you'd rather host it yourself, you can — the site is yours either way.
- How do projects begin?
- With a thirty-minute call about the business, not the deliverables. If it makes sense to continue, you get a written proposal within three business days with a fixed price, a scope, and a delivery date. Half is due to begin, half on delivery.
- Will my website work on mobile?
- Yes, and it's designed on mobile first, because that's where the majority of your visitors will be. Every page is checked on real phone widths, not just resized in a browser.
- Can you manage our social media?
- I produce the material and the plan; I don't post around the clock or run community management. Most businesses are better served by a library of real content their own team publishes than by an outside agency writing in their voice.
- Can you redesign our existing brand?
- Yes, and often the right answer is a careful refresh rather than a replacement. If people already recognize your sign or your truck, throwing that away costs you something real. We keep what has equity and fix what's inconsistent.
Let's have a friendly conversation about the business.
Thirty free minutes about what's working and what isn't. No deck, no pressure, and an honest answer about whether I'm the right fit — including if the answer is no.
I reply to every message personally, within one business day.
I'm taking on two new projects next month.
Not ready to start a project? That's completely fine.
Send me your website address and I'll record a free five-minute video walking through the three things I'd improve first. Yours to keep, whether we ever work together or not. No pitch at the end.
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