Portrait photography is not my forte.. If you want a family or individual portrait, there are many photographers who are better at portraiture than I am. They excel at making the average person look beautiful.

But I don't. I think the average person is beautiful. I don't see any reason to comb a little kids hair or tell them to smile. I see no reason to try to make an old person look young again, or to make a working man look like an executive.

I spent part of my career as a forensic photographer. It is my deepest held conviction that any person still breathing is absolutely beautiful and deserves to have their picture taken.

I'm not trying to be condescending or patronizing, this is how I feel about people.