Why should we collaborate together? That’s a great question.
How about a list of reasons why:
You need a photographer who won’t box you in.
Before your session, you and I are going to have a Zoom consultation where you’ll see that I have very little interest in typing you. I want to learn who you are as a person and understand deeply how I can make sure we meet your goals for your session.
As an actor myself who spent years being told by others what I should do and who I should be, I am so fucking tired of feeling confined to the box that this business would have me live inside. All of us.
It’s much easier for the folks with the money if they can neatly categorize us but I consider that to be a vicious affront to your humanity and all the complexities that you walk into any audition room carrying.
We ARE our baggage. Sure… we can put it down every once in a while, but for the most part, we bring it with us. There’s no shame in that. But there’s no point in pretending it doesn’t exist.
I want to capture all of you… as YOU want to be.
Working with an empathic photographer
My superpower? In five minutes of knowing each other, we’ll have known each other for years.
I love getting to know people and learning what makes them tick. I'm adept at reading energies and sensing what each of my clients needs.
If your headshots are supposed to be the most authentic representation of who you are, then it's important that your photographer understands who. you. are.
Working with a working actor
Being on Broadway was an incredible privilege and one I am so grateful for.
However, I only got there by every open call, EPA, ECC, appointment, self-tape, workshop, lab, and late night spent a Pearl studio over my last 10 years in New York City.
What does all that add up to? (aside from a ridiculous amount of money spent on Gregory’s Coffee…)
I get it.
I understand the grind.
I understand the hustle.
I know the unique weirdness of what it's like to hand a photo of your face to someone behind a table who's going to make a lot of decisions about you over the next two minutes of your life. Having someone behind the camera working with you who has been in your shoes is possibly the most important aspect of choosing a photographer.
I’ve also spent the last decade building relationships with casting directors, agents, choreographers, music directors, and directors, you name it. These relationships have taught me over and over again what these important people need as a tool to better market and represent you as a commodity. And you ARE a commodity. Your talents, your abilities, and your skill deserve to be seen by so many...so get you a headshot that gets you in the room...and the RIGHT rooms.