What a Portrait of ME!

I don't like to have my picture taken.  I look fat, and my face is to round.  My winkles are really bad and the camera adds 10 pound.   I'm just not photogenic.   As a photographer I have heard it all and unfortunately have said it myself.   Having the camera all to yourself for individual portraits can be a living nightmare for some.  Portraits have been an important part of mankind for centuries.  According to Webster's dictionary a portrait is a pictorial representation of a person usually showing the face.  The eyes say so much and portraits tend to have the subject looking straight into the lens.  I have done portraits with clients looking in and away from the lens.  It all depends on that persons personality and the mood at the moment.  Portraits can also showcase your surroundings or reflect things that are most important to you.  With individual portraits I like to talk and really get to know a client.  I want you to feel at home, and comfortable with me and most of all with yourself.  When we relax we let go of all the tension that holds us from our true selves.   Portraits were and still are a way of remembering a love one or documenting an event.   Presidents,  kings, queen, and commoners alike have had portraits taken  throughout history that we will always remember.  Everyone should have a portrait done of themselves at different stages of their life.  It's unfortunate that we are harder on ourselves then anyone else and we allow that criticism to hinder.    I see something unique and beautiful in everyone.   So when you book a portrait session with me you will see what other see when they look at you.  Pure beauty and nothing else.  Here are some portraits, enjoy:)