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How has this school year come to a close so quickly? This has been a particularly special year of shooting senior sessions, since I too have a graduating senior (who’s senior session is still to come!) Some of the seniors I remember from playgroups and playgrounds; some from travel soccer or girl scouts. It’s sentimental […]
If you’re an actor, your headshot is your single most important marketing tool. If you want to be taken seriously by casting agents, and when it lands on that decision maker’s desk or computer monitor you want the reaction to be “Wow! Let’s see that person!” When shooting headshots for actors, I often get the […]
If you are over 40 like me, you may remember the the “Brek Girl” shampoo ads back in the day in your “Seventeen” Magazines. They were usually beautiful blondes with the sun backlighting their long hair and a wide smile. This is what I kept thinking as I shot this stunning senior, although the antiquated […]
Last month I took these headshots of executives of Shelter House, a community-based, non-profit organization serving homeless families in Fairfax County, Virginia. They were gearing up to participate in the Allstate Foundation Purple Purse Challenge, and even though it ends on October 25, I wanted to help spread the word and also share a […]
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