What Does a Good Branding or Portrait Photographer Actually Do?

Portrait photography is a very specific discipline that requires more than just making pretty pictures. It means solving real business communication problems and saving you from the greatest business enemy..obscurity. It requires a remarkably wide spectrum of skills, from values alignment coaching, to competitive intelligence gathering, SEO education, ad and copy design, creative direction and video storyboarding, to name a few. I see my my headshot and  branding photography practice as a celebration and vindication of that which You Truly Are, a way to stand tall in the marketplace in your vibrational signature without apology or explanation.  In my role as professional light bringer and essence doula I am here to clarify , amplify and reflect the light that unites us all and gift the world with your vibrational signature. Beyond words.

Portrait Photographer–Inside & Out  

I’ve been a bridgewalker and wayshower in roles as diverse as Marketing Director, Webmaster, Health Journalist, Creativity Coach, Retreat/Playshop Leader and Professional Photographer. Nothing brings me more aliveness and joy than seeing my clients artfully authentically expressed. Through the alchemy of awareness I aspire to elevate portrait photography from visual to healing art. As Alan Cohen wrote, Isness is my business and I cultivate and coax it through movement, breathwork, relaxation, multisensory experiences, and service delivered with elan and the humility of knowing our vitality is in service of That which sent us. I am here only to be truly helpful to those who will no longer live life on the layaway plan, for whom nothing less than love will do. In an age of AI generated robo content, people will feel and respond to the difference.