Despite my competence with a camera, it’s important for you to feel comfortable with me as well.

As example, I understand what it’s like to be single, married AND dating as a divorced single parent.

Some of those circumstances that add layers of things to consider while you’re anticipating who your ideal partner might be. To know that this person looks and sounds like a fit for you as a partner AND to the other important souls in your life. I’ll never forget how many unique things I had to consider after becoming a parent, never mind the unique experiences I encountered after becoming a step-parent. Not bad, just different.

Step one - book a 15 min phone consultation. As much as I love face-to-face, I’ve never had one that went less than an hour, and usually not wanting to stop the conversation.

By phone it will save us both a great deal of time, since it will give me plenty to go on to help design the right mix of images.

This consult will help you to become more certain that it is safe for you to reveal your vulnerable side. Those tender expressions that will omit fears of narcissism or other wisdom-filled experiences that commonly disrupt relationships.

Before you book any of these sessions, here are a few questions to help us maximize our pre-session planning time.

What is your idea of a great first date?

If not for dating profile - what is your ideal Self-date, to recharge your introverted or extroverted batteries)

What do you do to unwind after a busy and/or stressful day at work? (Read, meet with friends etc)

Imagine you’re in that perfect relationship, what are you doing together?

Is it alone together as a couple, or together with one or two other couples?

What activities do you do to fuel your own soul - to recharge your inner battery-of-happiness? (Reading, paddle boarding, meditating or driving)

As personal as these answers might seem, they have a lot to do with the background or setting for your True You session. If you’re a social extrovert, images of you meditating in a forest will not be true to who you are.

Your photos must convey this level of truth or you’ll have to pay for another session. Much as I’d appreciate seeing you twice, my goal is to only have to provide you this service once. (And no, I’m not promoting wedding services - I love my weekends enough to decline most requests : ^)

Not having answers to the above questions is equally helpful. It will help you to clarify that you’re probably not quite ready to book a consultation.

retouching will be limited to incidentals only - blemishes, stray hair, incidental dark eye lines etc)

Unless these are for your vision board, we’ll not be forging weight loss or youth by way of photoshop.

We want to reveal the TRUE essence of the YOU who will be showing up on that first date - or who you are in this important life-chapter, worthy of creating future heirlooms.

I look forward to telling your story in a set of images that mean something more personal than your favorite headshot.