I don’t have exact stats, but I’d say 9/10 people that I take photos of tell me “I’m not photogenic” or “I hate getting my picture taken” within minutes of meeting me.
It’s such common feeling and if you feel this way too just know that it’s not just you! Even most of those stunning boss women on my Instagram feed and website felt exactly the same way. And yet, you couldn’t tell from their photos.
So here’s how to get those photos of yourself that you love and that feel like you!
Decide that you’re enough exactly as you are right now. In this skin, with this body and everything that makes you who you are (I didn’t say these would be easy).
We all have things about ourselves, our bodies, our appearance that we’d love to be different. Things that make us uncomfortable. But as much as we’d love to change that immediately there is always a choice to make and you can either let that thing hold you back and make yourself feel smaller and less seen OR you can decide that you are more than those things and that you’re not going to shrink and hide because of it. Let yourself be seen.
Remember that others don’t see us the way that we see ourselves. The things that we fixate on don’t even register to others. They just see this amazing person who is so good at what they do, whose business helps them and who they connect with on a deeper level. Imagine holding that back from them because of our own stuff? You’d never want someone else to do that so don’t do it to yourself.
Here’s the thing: if you let the insecurities win it will show in your photos. You’ll probably still get nice photos, but you won’t get that next level makes-you-so-happy-you-cry looking at your photos kind of feelings.
Find a photographer that you love 😉 You’ll be hanging out with this person in a super personal and often vulnerable way for a couple of hours so how you feel with them has a huge impact on your whole experience! Obviously it’s hard to know this before you work with someone, but you can check out their socials and website to get a good feel of who they are and what they’re like. You can always do a Zoom call before booking if it makes you more comfortable too.
When you do a shoot with me you don’t need to know anything about your photoshoot before you reach out. We’re going to chat about it all and I’m going to plan it out for you! What you do need to know you probably already do.
These are just some of the questions in the questionnaire I send you when you book your shoot.
Then I’ll turn it into your personalized Shoot Plan which will have everything you need to know to get ready for your shoot! What to do the week before, what you need to bring, when to show up and all that jazz.
So that you’re not scrambling around last minute trying to find something to wear or forgetting what you were supposed to bring along.
You get to walk into your shoot knowing you have the right outfits, the right props and that I’ll take over during your shoot so you don’t even have to know what you’re supposed to do in front of the camera. That’s my job!
When your shoot arrives here’s what you do:
Then I’ll be there to take over when we get to the location!
I’ll guide you through the photos, the posing, props, where to look, when to smile, when to change outfits. All you need to focus on is remembering who you are, why you’re doing this for yourself and that you look like your absolute best self! I’ll make sure of it.
Ready for that kind of experience?