The Art of BEING SEEN

The Self-Portrait Photography Experience… Made Easy

Learning to take a self-portrait as an adult is a magical secret not everyone knows they should do.

Are you a woman who cringes at the sight of your own photos?

You’re not alone, and there’s a solution.

I help women who don’t like how they look in photos embrace their authentic beauty, dissolve self-doubt and master the art and skill of capturing stunning self-portraits with their smartphones.

Whether you’re looking to
– boost your business branding,
– elevate your social media presence,
– or simply capture the real you for your family photos,
I can help you gain the skills and confidence you want.

It’s an inside job.

Say goodbye to dodging the camera and hello to a new, empowered you.

No more bad pictures.

This method of learning how to capture your own image is the most amazing experience for your mental health, for your growth, for transitioning in and out of anything, for owning your self-image and self-worth, and letting people see the authentic you.

This program pushes you forward.

This isn’t just a new skill you are going to develop.
It is transformational.

This is more than confidence.
This method isn’t just learning how to pose and what buttons to push on the camera.
This experience is going to bring up all your shame and your pain so we can work on it.

Once the shame and pain are gone, there is a whole new person in front of the camera lens.

Sure, we cover the how… how to light and compose and edit but the magic is in the ways this process changes you.

When you create something new, the creative process changes who you are.

Come on this journey with me and make your life better.
Let’s make you mentally stronger.
Let’s make you emotionally stronger.
Let’s get you unstuck,
and let’s light up your light again.

This is about unlearning all the rules and programming society has drilled into you about how we are SUPPOSED to look and loving your intrinsic beauty.

You are going to work with me for 8 weeks. You will learn how to find good natural light and how to use that smartphone you keep in your pocket to make the images you want.

But that’s not the coolest part.
The coolest part is the transformation you go through to gain that skill. Because the mindset skills you learn are the skills you can apply to any area of your life.

I am not just a photography coach teaching you how to create images, I am also a life coach helping you learn how to manage your brain so you can love sharing the best of yourself.

It’s time to shine and be seen.

Wouldn’t it be incredible to look forward to having photos taken because you know you will look amazing?!?

What sort of impact will you be able to make when you make yourself visible?

You don’t have to be a tech geek to master photography.
You don’t have to be an artist to take a photo that doesn’t look like it was a last-ditch effort or taken at Olin Mills.

And to be clear, this isn’t selfie school.
You won’t be trying to make your arm longer to fit your whole head into the picture.
This is a new way to present yourself to the world.

Come create your Self-Portrait Experience.

All you need is a smartphone and an open mind.

Here’s how the “Self Portrait Experience… Made Easy” works…

We meet by Zoom for 8 weeks.
In that hour each week we will talk about the photos you took that week, we will talk about what kind of photos you want to create, and I will map out the bridge between those two.

On our Zoom calls we might walk around your house (well, you walk and I see you on Zoom) and I can show you how to use the natural light you have to light up your self-portraits.

Or we might talk about what you think when you look at yourself in photos,
and what you are making that mean.

This is not a canned video you watch and try to follow. This is an hour, one-on-one with the full attention of an award-winning photographer/ Master Certified Life Coach.

Or we might figure out how to translate the image you want to project into photographs.

In between sessions you will be taking photos and exploring new concepts.

I want you to love you.
I want you to see the beauty I see in all women.
And at its root, this is a deep form of self-care.

Could you have a professional photo shoot instead and be done with it?
Absolutely.
It might be too scary to face what you are really thinking about how you look in photos and would rather have a photographer work their magic for now.
But I am guessing that it’s time for you to do scary.
And create your own magic.

Plus, I’ve got you.

This program is how to get the photos you want the way you want.

And once you learn how, you can take incredible photos the rest of your life.

Stop the cringe, quit avoiding the camera and feel beautiful.

Avoiding being seen is a limit. And your life is limitless.

FAQs

• What is the price for all this goodness? $1,350 (or two months @ $675/mo.)
  
• What if I just want to learn how to take great photos?
  No problem. You want the Self-Portrait Experience Short-Cut. That focuses on photography skills. But we will be diving into what you are thinking and feeling when you take photos of yourself because that shows up in the pictures. Your micro-expressions can take a photo from blah to aaah.
  Just the photography takes one month (4 one-hour sessions) at $695 for the month.
  
• What if I don’t have body image issues?
  This experience isn’t so much about body image as it is being seen by the world in a way that you choose. Being seen and how you want to be seen.
  
• How much time will this take?
  In addition to our weekly hourly sessions, your success is directly related to how much time you spend practicing and exploring with your smartphone camera. Plan on spending at least an hour or two a week between Zoom sessions taking photos and critiquing them.

• I’m not very good with technical things. Is this going to be too overwhelming for me?
  One of my superpowers is taking technical things and making them seem easy. Plus, we can make this as simple or challenging as you want. That’s the beauty of a program we can tailor to your specific needs. Although I do think a challenge is fun because it’s where the growth happens.

• Do I have to have a new phone?
  Any smartphone will work. You just have to be able to take a photo and send a photo with it.
  
• What sort of qualifications do you have?
  This is the perfect blend of my past careers.
  1) I spent over a decade as an award-winning (Best of the Best) photographer.
  2) I have spent over a decade as a Master Certified Life Coach with 3 certifications, a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Psychology, and Masters work in adult education.
  3) I also worked for a decade as a corporate trainer, traveling the US teaching adults technical skills in an easy, fun way. And earned a certificate in Training and Development.

• What is the next step?
  Contact me and see if this is a good fit. Schedule a quick call by clicking here.