The Photographer Behind The Lens
Engineering genuine reactions through anticipation and misdirection
WHY I SHOOT DIFFERENTLY
The Misdirection Method
I have been in front of a camera enough times to know exactly what happens when someone says "smile." You give them a smile, but it is not your smile. It is a performance. And everyone who looks at the photo knows it.
So I do not ask you to smile. Instead, I use misdirection. I get you talking about something you care about. I say something unexpected. I get you to laugh. And the moment you forget there is a camera in the room, that is when I get the shot.
The result is a portrait that actually looks like you on your best day. Not a version of you performing for a camera. That is the difference between a headshot and a portrait, and it is the only way I know how to work.
WHERE THE TIMING COMES FROM
A Career Built on Anticipation
I have played sports my entire life, and I started my photography career in sports. In sports photography, you cannot ask the athlete to pause. You cannot ask for a do-over. You have to read the play before it happens, position yourself correctly, and time the shutter to the fraction of a second.
That discipline changed how I see everything. When I get someone to laugh in the studio, I am not just pressing the shutter. I am reading the moment. I am timing the shot to avoid the full laughter, and capturing the genuine, authentic smile that appears right before or after it. That is the shot that looks real, because it is.
Most portrait photographers wait for the moment. I anticipate it. That is the difference you see in the final image.
EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE
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