IT TAKES TIME TO FEEL CONFIDENT

We know how long some of you have waited to finally book your photo shoot; and when the day arrives, it can be tempting to want everything to happen quickly. But here’s something I’ve learned after years of photographing hundreds of people: the best photos almost never happen in the first few minutes.

It takes most people 15–30 minutes to truly settle in, to relax their shoulders, to let the smiles become real. That’s when the magic happens. That’s when you stop thinking about the camera and start enjoying the moment — and that’s exactly what we want to capture.