Adam

Most importantly, I post my pricing clearly so you can make an informed decision. And I never charge extra for tweaks—I’m so committed to that it’s even in our contract. But to your first point… yes, quality is often expensive. And it shows up in unexpected places. I think of the scene in The Hudsucker Proxy, when Paul…

Aging does happen. Besides basic skincare and session prep, I’ll deemphasize wrinkles and help your personality outshine your age—or enhance it. Personally, I think wrinkles show character. They say this isn’t your first rodeo, and you know a few things. If you want to be de-aged, I’m not your photographer.

I get it. School photos and DMV mugshots are about as personal as an assembly line. (Just look at my old MA driver’s license.) The good news is it wasn’t you, it was your photographer! I also get that no one wants to do this. But it’s not a schedule detour—it’s an opportunity to make…

That’s because you’re a human! Cameras are weird. Even models had to learn how to turn it on. You don’t have to worry about it, because I’m really good at drawing people out. The pictures are really just a record of us connecting, person to person—that’s what makes them a powerful networking tool. There’s nothing…

Without capable artists at every stage of production, you’re wasting your money. Folks argue human creativity lives in the prompt. That’s partly true, and no one’s talking about the rest. Structurally, all art has two parts: concept and execution. The prompt is, AT BEST, the concept. The art/creative direction; the guardrails; the vision. Prompting, by…

Imagine getting a robocall that opens with, “Hi firstname! I don’t care enough about working with you to be here for this conversation, and please ignore the very real possibility I still won’t be after you buy something.” Killer. Where do I sign. I had exactly that conversation on LinkedIn recently. A retoucher slid into…

Sometimes I stumble into the obvious: When you career pivot, it’s super tempting to burn the boats. My old portfolio is dead to me, so… so are all the skills. Nope. Some things carry over 1:1 (marketing is still marketing). Some work as metaphors (go ahead, engineer your art). You may be catching up in…

Melanin matters! The camera makes an educated guess at your skin tone, but it can’t know. I do. Because I’m looking at you. I work on calibrated monitors and correct color, IRL, with you front of me. Don’t gamble on AI, your phone, or a retoucher on Reddit; none of them actually know what you…

I get it. I’ve been both employee (free when you’re exhausted) and business owner (more flexible, less free time). It’s why we put off everything from portfolio updates to oil changes. But just like those, the sooner you get your headshot dialed in, the more it can do for you. So I developed a system…

Showing your real self matters because you work with your coworkers in reality. Office politics are real. You do real work in the real world. You use real soft skills to navigate real problems. You can’t hide behind AI when you realize Brian dropped the ball (again). Business runs on feelings. Unless your whole department…

At least not authentically. Even a left-field idea (i.e. holding a bouquet of petunia-shaped cats) doesn’t help because it’s table stakes now. You have to bring what matters. You have to bring style. LLMs can’t offer you style unless you already know what to ask for. They’re averaging machines. And when you let them make…

Hot take: It’s getting harder to tell a photograph from a generated one. The tech’s not that good; we just set the bar that low. It doesn’t matter that the machines can’t produce soul because we started accepting soulless a long time ago. There are so many lifeless pictures in their training data, what did…