Yes. You read that right. I’m a brand photographer. I’ve shot a gazillion people. I know every trick, every angle, every good pose and the moment someone points a camera at me - I forget all of it instantly.
I bring my neck forward like a turtle to reduce my double chin- a trick I know works then immediately panic I’ll forget to do it when it counts. So I overthink everything I know. Which is somehow worse than knowing nothing.
I tell you this because I want you to know I completely get it. You’re not alone.
So here’s what actually happens when you walk in. I see something real to compliment. Not fake but something I genuinely notice. “I love that jacket” “Your eyes are incredible, I can’t wait to capture those” Then I say I’m going to do a few test shots to check my light. Reader- they are not test shots. :)
You’re already being photographed. Already relaxed because nobody performs for a test. That’s exactly the version of you I want. By the time you realize what happened we already got the shot. You don’t need to be photogenic or love cameras. Just show up and I will handle the rest.
