Vision Over Tech
I work in metaphor, using one thing to explain another. I combine you (being you) with light to make a portrait. The portrait goes where you can’t, and tells your story.
Light is full of that duality. It’s particle and wave, real stuff and dream-stuff. My whole life, from poems to books to woodwork to photographs, I’ve made art out of dream-stuff. I don’t know what it is, but I know when I tapped into it.
And that’s why why I have beef with AI.
Not all AI. The complete-product generators. It can’t dream (or think), so it has no access to dream-stuff. It’s no good as an artist because it has no feelings, and can’t connect intuition with strategy. It can be a fantastic tool… but even a super-duper-future hammer will never be a house, much less a home. For that, you need a soul.
But a headshot generator is so cheap and easy! It’s better than you at being you. It totally understands your eyes when you miss your grandma. Sort the 150 options, send your favorite to your friend the Photoshop wiz to fix your hair, eyes, and nose. Post it two weeks later, and your coworkers or hiring manager or the cutie on Hinge says, “That looks like AI.”
Analog Soul
The more vulnerable you are, the more powerful your story. Your headshot can’t do its job if you were never in it. It doesn’t tell your story.
When I decided to open this business, I spent months in my studio, shooting myself. I sweated it, literally. Dreamed about it. Reminded myself of the risks I ask of my clients. The pictures are digital, but the person is analog.
What makes it different? Us.
I guide you through the process. I act as your mirror, coaching you to feel your best, so you look your best. We find and follow your best angles, light and pose you to flatter your skin, and tell the story we developed. It’s you, on your best possible day.
I do retouch, and I keep it light. The picture should look like you simply look that good. Most of the time it’s just easier to do that in-camera.
And it means more that way. Our thoughts and dreams—our point of view—are what make us interesting. Looking good is fine. Nowadays everyone can look good. Even AI can make you look… uhh, “good.”
To stand out, you have to look interesting.
For that, you need a photographer.