Today is the day I’m finally tackling the controversial issue of pricing in photography. Specifically, discounts. As a small business owner and service provider I’ve been asked for a discount more times than I can count. I believe we’re living in what I like to lovingly call the “Groupon…

I love watching Shark Tank (OMG #sharktanknation) because I LOVE watching fellow entrepreneurs pitch their dreams and what makes them get up every morning and work their buns off to create something they believe in. Those are my people.

If you’ve been to my home studio for photos, you were most likely greeted by a gentle sniff from a Shiba nose before my handshake. And before we started talking photos, we most likely covered the usual Shiba intros: “what kind of dog is that?” “he’s a Shiba Inu.” “is …

I found myself back in Nichols Hall in Evanston this week- this time photographing a husband and wife piano duo who have been tickling the ivories together for about a quarter of a century! Ralph and Claire Neiweem meet with me for some updated press photos on Tuesday, and brought …

I drive all the way from Logan Square to Forest Park every 3 months for my oil changes because I freaking love my mechanic. Rod at Elite Tire was referred to me by an old friend of mine several years ago after I had this conversation with the Honda dealership …

It’s December 31st again, and you know what that means- time for my favorite photos of the year! I skimmed through my hard drives and picked out a handful of the shots that jumped out at me in 2014, and here they are in no particular order. I’m looking forward …

Last week I landed in a music hall in Evanston to take some portraits of a talented classical duo- a violinist and a pianist who perform together and needed photos both of them together and separate for their bookings and programs. Photos of musicians are a special challenge…

I love headshots. And I take a heck of a lot of them throughout the week. So last weekend was a fun break from headshots to stretch my creative legs and put together a stylized photo shoot… I feel like I shouldn’t use the work “break” since it was actually a …

Jeanne Kalinowski dropped by for headshots early this month and mentioned a website called Photofeeler.com, where you can have other people rate the profile photos you plan to use for LinkedIn or other places. It works as a tool to choose a photo: other people who have…

Sometimes I get a strange look when I ask people I’m about to photograph what line of work they’re in and what they plan to use the headshot for. I think they’re thinking, “what does it matter? Just take my photo so I can get out of here and get …

I have a secret. Technically, I’m considered legally blind. I’m a legally blind photographer. And by “technically,” I mean that most health care institutions and government agencies consider “legal blindness” as any visual acuity of 20/200 or worse in a person’s best-seeing eye…

“Even I don’t wake up looking like Cindy Crawford!” – Cindy Crawford During the last 9 years working as a headshot photographer I estimate that about 95% of the people I’ve taken a headshot of have made some kind of self-deprecating comment during the photo session. Such as: “I’ll try …