Great portraits start with a plan.

Have you ever watched someone renovate a house before they move in? Our neighbors recently sold their home, and the new owners have been working on it ever since. Every time I see that handyman truck in the driveway, I wonder, "Are they ever gonna move in?”

A lot of planning went into The Bloom Edit.

But if you've ever painted a room after moving all your furniture in, you know they're doing it right. It's a lot easier to make good decisions when you have room to think, instead of trying to work around everything later. Good planning doesn’t slow things down; it makes everything that comes afterward easier.

Our portrait consultation is the same. A lot of people assume it’s mostly about outfits or color choices. We do talk about those things, but they're just details. The real purpose is to make a plan that's built around you.

Before we ever get to your session, we'll talk about your family, your home, how you want your portraits to feel, and where you'll enjoy seeing them every day. Then we design the session around that vision.

My favorite thing to hear during a consultation is, “Oh… I never thought of that!”

I hear it all the time.

I’m not here to hand you a list of decisions you need to make and wish you luck. My job is to guide you through the process so you don't have to figure it all out on your own. That’s why the consultation is the first step.

By the time your session rolls around, you won’t be wondering if you've made the right decisions. You'll simply get to enjoy being photographed, because we already did all of that work together.

Great portraits don't begin with a camera.

They begin with a plan.

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