You've booked your portrait session. Congratulations, you're going to have a blast! ...now what? Now, We start planning! I want your portrait experience to be special, something that you remember or the rest of your life. I also want it to be a stress-free experience full of laughter! Here's what happens- Your Portrait [...]
"I'm not photogenic" "I don't know how to pose" "I always look mean/sad/scared in photos." Most people feel awkward or uncomfortable in front of a camera, especially at first. It is not uncommon for me to be chatting with someone in the studio, they're relaxed, we're laughing, and then I [...]
One of the features included in your portrait session is a makeup artist. I am beyond thrilled to be partnered with The Beauty Patrol, a team of professional makeup artists who are recognized as some of the best in the region. Here's a few reasons why having your very own makeup [...]
I recently got to hear a world famous photographer, Platon, speak at a convention. He discussed how the act of creating a portrait is a shared experience between the photographer and the person they are photographing. I could not agree with him more - one of the most important parts of [...]
A client recently sent me a message that said, "I normally look terrified in photos. I have no idea what you did to get me to smile and look natural." While I'll take the compliment, the face is, I didn't really "do" anything, except make sure she felt relaxed and [...]
Often, when I meet someone for the first time, a conversation similar to this happens - Them: "What do you do?" Me: "I'm a portrait photographer." Them: "Oh. Like Glamour Shots?" Yes, "like Glamour Shots" in the sense that much of my work is of a studio photo of one person [...]
The first thing you need to know is- I am 31, a mom of a 2.5-year-old, I have a full-time job and I live a pretty normal life. Treating myself isn't something I do very often. But I wanted to do something that would give me a boost. For most [...]
For these portraits with Kate, I knew I wanted to have the images feel elegant and to work with Kate to get an expression that felt confident and powerful yet still very approachable. For the styling, we decided on a black dress that she owned. (It's hard to go wrong [...]
A couple months ago, my wife and I took a day trip to Cincinnati to visit the Cincinnati Museum of Art. Walking around the museum was inspiring and I thought, it would be a fun experiment to recreate/riff on some of the pieces that grabbed my attention. The first that [...]
Custom Wig Company has released a line of wigs that are made with techniques that are as historically accurate as they can be. I would love to go into more detail but my ignorance on the making of wigs would show VERY quickly. I was asked to create portraits for [...]
