Beauty Therapy: It isn’t so much in the doing as in the being. When a client comes to the studio for a portrait, something happens. We share (as women tend to do) the things that matter to us, that concern us, our pasts, our families, our pets. Why we choose to live in this location. How, for many, this is a time in their lives where they’re changing direction. A new relationship, a new job, a new endeavor. So there is an opening up of the self, long before the camera is even focused on us. Then a second blossoming of...
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The before is what people see of you on a daily basis. Sometimes the hair could use a bit of fixing up, or you forgot to do one eye when applying your makeup, or the late night schedule has left you with the slightest blue bags under your eyes. People are very forgiving however, and because we are mobile, they generally don’t pay much attention to the little things because we’re being viewed from many angles, different light, lots of expressions as we talk to one another. But put us in front of a...
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I met these two lovely women , mother and daughter, at my Zumba class. You know how people socialize a bit before classes get started. They were so much fun to talk to. In the course of getting to know them I mentioned that I was a Women’s Portrait Photographer and their eyes lit up. That was many moons ago. I finally cornered them to set up a complimentary consultation. They brought in a bunch of lovely clothing and we set about deciding on what they wanted for their shoot. Many more moons passed and a few days...
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Portrait Magazine: Introducing my first ever edition of my portrait magazine. It gives you a glimpse behind the scenes and of some of my latest work.
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These are portraits with an Asian twist. It isn’t that often that a client brings with her an “outfit” that cries out to be photographed and processed in a very particular way.
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Women of a certain age – fear not! The trauma of having one’s picture taken has long lasting effects, the most annoying one being that we refrain from ever, ever wanting our picture taken ever again. Our chins seemingly have just arrived on the scene, (are they multiplying?) one eye is definitely larger than the other, and we bear a striking resemblance to our beloved mothers. While this may throw us for a loop, ladies there is hope.
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