Portrait of an Artist

Unless you're a trained actor, when someone points a large camera at your face, you probably feel a little self-conscious. Even if you wrestle a big grin onto your face, I will see the fear in your eyes. "Do my teeth look stained? Can he see that blemish on my nose?"

My job as a headshot photographer is more than just bathing you in soft light and finding the perfect pose. It is helping you to stop worrying about the camera and relax-- even if it's just for a fraction of a second. That's all I need for a great portrait!

While photographing Mia the other day, I asked her to work through some funny expressions to help distract her from the camera. As you can see here, she got into it and was soon dancing around the studio as well. Later when she went back to looking at the camera, her face was still glowing and we pulled some wonderful expressions out of her, moments that captured the warm and engaging personality you experience when you meet her.