Trust

Okay, I have to be honest. I DON’T KNOW HOW I DO IT! There’s a look in many of my images and for the life of me I don’t know how I got my client to give me that look. But I know it when I see it and I get it. Nearly every time!

I used to get nervous the night before a session. I would go over and over certain poses, remember to do this, tell her to do that. I had notes written to myself. Cross one leg, chin around, drop your shoulder…and on and on.

Maybe 2021 is different. I’m older—ahem! I mean I’m wiser. I’ve accepted this about myself. Maybe it was the 2-3 month period last year where I may have lost my mind when I said I was closing my business. That did give me some perspective about how much I love to create beautiful images that will outlast all of us. I found new appreciation for my studio, located right in my backyard with my client’s very own “green” room and bathroom.

I’ve practiced a lot, I’ve been to workshops, watched a million YouTube videos, read lots of tutorials from other photographers (thank you so much!), and had lots of trial and error. I’ve even won some awards that make me feel super warm and fuzzy inside. I have to acknowledge that I do know a lot and if something stumps me, I’ll figure it out.

I may not know exactly how I get that look, but there’s something that I do know and that is that it’s in me. It’s a gift I’ve been blessed with and I trust that I’ll get it out of you, too. That look. That money shot. That shot where you suck your breath in quickly, and say “Is that really me?”

Trust me. I’ll get it out of you.