I will not post the best picture first.
I will not post the best picture first.
I will not post the best picture first.

I have to remind myself to not ruin the presentation of things by getting to the dessert without an appetizer or main dish first.  I always zero in on something I like and work on it and can’t wait to show the client, but I’m trying to curb my natural responses, so I’m posting a nice, casual outtake.

Working on editing a headshot session I did for a really pretty tween aged girl. I’m a singer, so I’ve done tons of promotions photos, and what I know from doing that is that I am not a model.  I don’t think like a model, I don’t even understand the concept.  And although I’ve gotten better over the years (make sure there’s a smile in my eyes, tilt my skin down – but not too far), there is nothing naturally photogenic about me.

This girl, however, reminds me of an adult model I’ve shot before.  She instinctively knows to keep it flowing, to give me something different every so often.  She’s fluid and keeps altering teeny things – a head tilt here, a smile there.  Natural model.  The girl I did before was a natural model for a toddler. Totally the correct modeling aptitude for a little person, but there is a different level of expectation for older models.  And Miss A. knows how to work it.  Instinctively, little direction needed, no lessons or anything contrived – just an innate concept of what having your photo taken is about.