If you're like me, you just cringed at that statement and one of two things just happened! You either left this page or you kept reading!

(Ahhh! You kept reading.) Well, of course, I didn’t mean “they're just pictures” in a literal sense. They are so much more than that. Pictures are treasured memories that you will cherish forever. 

In the moment, however, people tense up when they get in front of the camera. Think back to when you were five or six and your mom took you to take photos.  She stood off to the side shouting at you not to smile "like that" or "sit like this." My goodness, the pressure! I don't want my clients to feel like they’ve reverted back to their childhood days.

For weddings and events, I aim to be as unobtrusive as possible. I like to capture the majority of the moments as they happen with touches of posed portraits here and there.  For my portrait sessions, I like to engage my clients before hand to get an idea of their personality and their vision.  By the time their session comes, I feel like family to them.

Picture yourself taking a selfie. Are you stiff? Afraid? Insecure? No! The best pictures are captured when you are being yourself. Are you easy going? Fun? Charming? Yes! That's what I want to see!

Once again, just relax... They really are just pictures!