At the advice of a mentor of mine, Tony and I spent some time this weekend taking pictures of each other.  I think this benefits us in knowing how it feels for our clients.  It’s awkward having a camera in your face, right?!?  Yeah, it is.  I remember at our engagement session over a year and a half ago (when Pics By Chicks wasn’t even a thought in our mind) our photographer said “Go over there and just be yourself.”  What?!?!  Be myself when I know a photographer is there with a camera ready to take pictures???  Am I supposed to smile, laugh, kiss, hug…what!  Give me some direction.  It was hard because I didn’t know how to act.  We did get some direction when we got a little more comfortable but it was a challenge for us to act natural in this instance.  But, the end result was great – we LOVED our engagement photos.

During our session this week, I felt what I felt at our engagement session, and I understand it better now how our clients might feel.  I needed this reminder.  Not everyone is an aspiring model – and men in particular seem very uncomfortable.   It is our job as photographers to make you feel at ease and get you to trust us that the end product will be amazing.  We’ll ask you to pose, to do certain things – it may feel weird but we know what we’re doing.  🙂

Here are some shots of The Chicks.

NOTE:  I’m wearing Premier Designs Jewelry, for which I’m now a jeweler.  If you have any interest in seeing other jewelry, please let me know.