A Rose for Rose

My favorite camera store, Southeastern Camera, is located right across the street from my office. So convenient! Dennis and Chris and the other wonderful folks who work there get many phone calls from people looking for a photographer. That is how I met Rose Etheridge. She is a researcher living in Chapel Hill who has been meaning to get a head shot for quite some time now. Everyone needs one! She is going to be in a journal soon and that finally motivated her to get it done.

She came to the studio last week with a variety of outfits and jewelry. We decided it would be best to do a more conservative outfit as well as a more fun one. That way Rose would have different looks for different uses. As with all portaits in the studio, I do a few test shots and then we look at them on the big screen. This really helps me to get a feel for what people want. We photographed Rose against a white and a black backdrop and I persuaded her to go outside at the end to be photographed in front of some roses. That is my favorite photo!

This is what Rose had to say about her experience, “It was great meeting you! Everything was smooth & professional. I loved the opportunity for a shoot outdoors in your beautiful yard & meeting Eve as well.” (Eve is my cat.)

A week after her photo shoot Rose came into the Carrboro office for her consultation. She admitted that she was dreading coming as she was worried that she would dislike how she looked in her photos. This is a very common feeling I hear from women. Rose even said she felt like she was heading to get a root canal. Ouch! But after seeing the first two photos of this blog post she was smiling from ear to ear. She said she is so relieved that she will now always have an image that she is proud of. I was so glad to help, Rose!