25/08/2026
You wanna know what annoys me ? What I hear almost everytime ? Maybe I hear it at every single shoot. From the people standing in front of my camera are saying :
"I'm not photogenic."
"I hate my arms."
"Delete that one."
"I look so tired."
I hear these words before the camera even comes out.Then we shoot. And somewhere in the middle, you forget the camera is there. You laugh. You make these tiny expressions you don't even realise you're making. I catch the real you.
Then I show you the photos and your face changes. "Wait… is that really me?"
You look again. And again. Then you smile, the kind that reaches your eyes.
That's the moment I live for. The one where you finally see what I've been seeing all along.Not everyone gets there in one shoot. I won't pretend that. But if you have even a little love for yourself - be kinder.
You'd never speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself.
So why is it okay when it comes from your own mouth?
If I can give you one message as a photographer, this is it:
You know what negative self-talk does to you.
But do you know what positive self-talk does?