Come As You Are. Candid and Documentary Photography in Richmond, VA

Do you overall require a basic preparation for a photo session? Yes. I do send you an outfit guide with general suggestions for fits, fabrics, and colors, but I always say to my clients on Instagram and in emails that the most important thing for me is that you will be yourself.

I do not want you to wear something you don’t wear in real life. I don’t need you to buy new outfits that you won’t wear again. I don’t need you to wear white or nude clothes just because it might seem like it’s the “best” for photos. It is not.

The best is what feels good for you and only you. The best is something that you are used to—something that you actually wear in real life. This way, the photos will not be just “perfect” pictures of a family; these pictures will be about yourfamily. A representation of who you really are.

Your life and your house do not have to be picture-perfect. It doesn’t have to look like the best Pinterest pictures. Your house is your house and, again, it is your story. I am able to work around any type of house as long as there is a story to tell—and you are the story.

So it is very simple: it just requires you to be you. Be open and show me your relationship, your connection, and we will take it from there.