The Case for Radical Authenticity
Date
September 15, 2025
Reading Time
2 Mins Read
You are you. Seems simple enough. You laugh your way, stare off meaningfully your way, remember your grandma your way. Professional photos should be easy….
Why you don’t update your headshot: They’re too expensive and every change adds to the bill
Date
November 18, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Why you don’t update your headshot: They just remind me I’m getting older
Date
November 13, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Why you don’t update your headshot: I’ve only done ID photos (and I hated them)
Date
November 11, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Why you don’t update your headshot: I get in my own head
Date
November 9, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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,…
Prompting isn’t enough
Date
November 7, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Why I’ll never use AI to talk to you
Date
November 5, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Your past lives are still here
Date
November 3, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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……
Why you don’t update your headshot: My skin & hair never look right
Date
October 31, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Why you don’t update your headshot: Who tf has time?
Date
October 29, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Business runs on feelings
Date
October 27, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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 can’t generate an image that makes you stand out
Date
October 24, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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…
Generative AI isn’t killing portraiture; we are
Date
October 22, 2025
Reading Time
< 1 Min Read
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….