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Is Lying About Your Age OK?

When I’m taking online dating photos, the subject of age often comes up. Knowing someone’s age helps me to understand where he or she is coming from, and whom they are ultimately hoping to attract with their photos. Recently, I asked a male client about his age and somehow he convinced me to guess. After […]

5 Tips for Looking Thinner in Photos

One question that I am commonly asked, both for corporate photography and online dating photos is how to look thinner on camera. While you certainly want to represent yourself accurately, there are a few things to keep in mind to look your best without using Photoshop. 1) Black is the New Black. It’s true that […]

Online Dating Photo Tip: Play up your flaws

“The more men disagree about a woman’s looks, the more they like her.” After taking natural portraits of regular people over the past three years, I’ve noticed something: nearly everyone has a feature or two that they aren’t totally happy with. Maybe it’s a larger nose, an overbite or a little extra weight. For me, […]

Posing Before Your Photo Session?

As a San Francisco photographer, I get asked a lot of questions about how to get the best photo from a session. Everything from wardrobe, to makeup, to location and lighting. One thing that many people also ask about is posing. Whether you need online dating photos to get the date or a great business […]

Business Headshot Location Tips

Since professional profile pictures are my specialty, I am constantly exploring what it means to take a great headshot. Every person is different, but it doesn’t matter whether you are taking a social media headshot or business portrait; there are some things that stay the same. I have written in previous blogs about what to […]

Online Date Ideas

There can be a certain kind of torture to online dating. In an endless sea of coffee dates it’s easy to feel uninspired. As an online dating photographer in San Francisco I hear a lot of stories and people come to me for help. The idea of my work is quite simple really: better online […]

How About We: Taking Dating Offline

As an online dating photographer, I get to hear all sorts of dating successes and struggles. On some level, most of us wish that the man or woman of our dreams would just walk through the door of our gym, sit next to us at the bar or start up a fascinating conversation at a […]

What Camera Do I Use?

I often get asked what kind of camera I use. The quick answer is a Nikon D800. Like most professional photographers I use a DSLR camera with a full frame sensor. The full frame sensor allows me to shoot in most lighting conditions, even in very low light without having to use a flash or any […]

The Pursuit of Perfection

Have you ever had a crisis of confidence? Cancelled something important because you didn’t feel “ready”? Got cold feet at the last moment? That moment before you take a leap of faith can be scary. And the day before you share yourself in a new way can be downright terrifying. In our society, there is […]

Avoid Professional Boredom- Introducing “Creative Corporate”

When I meet people and tell them what I do, they usually ask me what kind of photos I take. When I tell them I am a social media photographer specializing in online dating photos they are intrigued and surprised. When I tell them I also take professional corporate headshots, they lose interest pretty quickly. […]

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