Studio in Brasilia Baabda · By appointment, Monday to Saturday
+961 3 13 99 15 | info@parapluie.com.lb
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The studio · Behind the lens

The story of Parapluie.

A photography studio in Lebanon built on a single belief. That every image carries a feeling, and a feeling is worth taking time over.

2018
Founded
3,172+
Sessions
150+
Studio Dresses
Parapluie Studio

Where memories find their forever frame.

By appointment · Established 2018
Fatema Chamass with daisies against a turquoise background
Founder · Photographer

Meet Fatema.

Fatema Chamass is the photographer, art director, and founder of Parapluie Studio. She started Parapluie as an online page in 2018. A shared studio followed in 2019, then her first studio of her own in 2020, during the crisis.

Her work is rooted in painting and old fashion editorials. Soft directional light, considered colour, and a calm room. She likes the moment between poses more than the pose itself, the half breath where a sitter forgets to perform and starts to feel.

Over the years, she has photographed mothers, families, designers, magazines, and brands across Lebanon. In 2024, she moved Parapluie to Baabda, expanding the space and the dress collection.

Fatema Chamass
Founder · Lead Photographer
01 · What we believe

Three quiet rules.

The values that guide every commission, every session, every retouch we sign off on.
01

Time is the work.

We give the light, expression and finishing details careful attention. Each session follows its chosen format, and each delivered photograph reflects the work that went into it.

02

The sitter first.

The person in front of the lens is the project. Wardrobe, light, and direction are shaped around them. We want the photograph to look like the day, not the studio.

03

Honesty in light.

Skin should look like skin. Cloth should look like cloth. We retouch with restraint, removing distractions and never the things that make a face a face.

02 · The studio so far

A short timeline.

From an online page in 2018 to the studio in Baabda today.
2018
An online beginning
Parapluie Studio begins as an online page, the first chapter of Fatema Chamass’s photography project.
2019
A shared studio
Parapluie moves into a shared studio location, taking its first step from an online page into a physical studio space.
2020
A studio of her own
During the crisis, Fatema moves Parapluie into her first studio of her own.
2023
A deeper wardrobe
The studio’s dress collection grows, bringing more choice to the wardrobe.
2024
A new home in Baabda
Parapluie moves to Baabda, expanding into a larger location and adding more dresses to the collection.
2025
Parasol opens
Parasol Couture opens as the studio’s sister brand.
2026
A new chapter for the studio
Parapluie launches a client loyalty system and its internal AI assistant.
03 · By the numbers

Since 2018.

A small but honest record of the work behind the studio.
3,172+
Sessions delivered
46,295+
Edited photos
150+
Studio dresses
04 · Selected frames

A look at the work.

Eight photographs from the studio archive.
Child in a blue dress reaching towards a hummingbird in a Fine Art portrait
Vintage inspired Fine Art portrait with a floral hat
Mother and child in a warm orange Fine Art portrait
Child in a blue dress reaching towards a hummingbird in a Fine Art portrait
Child in a painterly scene with a patterned dress
Child in a green dress at a magical woodland doorway
Woodland fantasy artwork with a child in a blue dress
Fine Art portrait of a child wearing a floral headpiece
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Photography is more than a profession. It is the patience to wait for the moment a person forgets they are being seen.

Fatema Chamass · Founder
05 · Inside the studio

Where it happens.

A short list of details for first time visitors.
Portrait of a woman holding a camera against a warm textured backdrop

Our studio in Brasilia Baabda has a shooting studio, a waiting room, and a wardrobe room with more than 150 dresses. We help with basic styling for the photographs.

Address Sacré Cœur StBrasilia Baabda, Lebanon
Hours By AppointmentMonday to Saturday, 11:00 AM till 5:00 PM
Phone +961 3 13 99 15
Email info@parapluie.com.lb
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Sit with us.

Studio visits are by appointment. Bring an idea, bring a question, or come just to see the wardrobe and meet the team.

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