Here are some of the most common phrases I hear on a portrait shoot lately…   “Can you make me skinny? “Can you Photoshop my double chin?” “You’ll retouch these, right?” “Please just shoot me from the neck up, I don’t want my body in the photo.” “You’ll do some Photoshop magic on these, right?   I see nothing wrong with wanting to look our very best in photos.  I work to do that with every image I take both in the camera and with a little Photoshop magic.  But I am so saddened by the fact that most of us feel our very best isn’t good enough.  The truth is, yes I can make you skinny.  In Photoshop, I can make myself a foot taller, 10 pounds skinnier and blonde.  I’ve become quite good slimming and smoothing in Photoshop with the many requests I get.  But I hate doing it.  And I won’t use overly edited portraits in my portfolio either.  I’d rather make you feel great during your portrait session so you look great in your photo.  I believe inner beauty is the best kind of beauty and the right photographer can make a subject’s inner beauty shine […]