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Yeah, absolutely. I know it sounds a little weird if you have never heard of an online dating photographer before, but your photos are a huge part of how people experience you on a dating app.

The goal isn't just to have "professional photos." You want photographs that actually represent you. If you play pickleball, let's make a great photograph of you playing pickleball. If you love your dog, let's get a great photo with your puppy. If you like cooking, traveling, getting outside, or hanging out at your favorite bar, those things can become part of the story too.

The best dating profile photos give someone a sense of who you are before you ever match. They should be interesting, natural, and look like you on a really good day.

So yes, I think it's worth doing properly. Stop wasting money on bad dates and put a little effort into getting yourself represented well. It's an investment in making a better first impression and, hopefully, having more great connections and a lot more fun along the way.

My session is $799, whether we're shooting in Austin or San Antonio, with a travel fee added when I'm traveling to San Antonio.

That includes everything. We start with a phone call where we talk about you, figure out what you want to show, and build a plan for the shoot. Then we spend about three to four hours shooting, moving through different locations and outfits while I coach you on facial expressions, body language, and how to actually look good in front of a camera.

You can bring multiple outfits, we use the locations that make sense for you, and I deliver the finished, edited images afterward.

There are no different packages and no pricing ladder. No add-ons for coaching, outfit changes, or locations.

There are full-service dating companies that also write your profile, coach you on dating, manage your apps, and do all sorts of other things. That's not what I do. I can point you toward a good dating coach if that's what you need.

I take banging photos. That's the job.

Yeah, absolutely. This is one of the things I'm really good at.

I'm a photographer, but more specifically, I'm really good at capturing moments. Most people aren't comfortable standing in front of a camera, so I don't expect you to magically know what to do when I point one at you.

Before the shoot, I'll send you my facial coaching training so you can get familiar with it. When we meet, we'll have a chat, break the ice, have a bit of banter, and go through the coaching together. Then we start shooting.

From there, we just play. I'll give you little things to do, move you around, change where you're looking, and keep things moving until you stop thinking about the camera. We'll muck around a bit until we get into a flow together. You can make fun of me. I'll probably throw a cushion at you. That's part of it.

The result should feel like a really great photo taken by a friend. You're doing something you actually enjoy, you're having a good time, and the photograph captures you in a genuinely good moment.

That's what I want. Not a stiff "professional" photo. A great representation of you.

Absolutely. And honestly, who cares?

Why wouldn't you want someone to respond to your photos? The whole point is to get a reaction and start a conversation. If someone says, "Why are your photos so good?" that's an incredibly easy opening. Make a joke. Tell them you have a great photographer. Turn it into a conversation.

And there is a more serious side to it, too. Great photographs can signal that you're intentional, that you take yourself seriously, and that you invest in yourself. Those can be attractive qualities in a person.

People spend an incredible amount of time and money presenting themselves well in all sorts of ways. They buy nice clothes, get their hair done, go to the gym, choose a good restaurant for a date. Having great photographs is just another way of putting your best foot forward.

So no, I don't think the goal should be to make your photos look mediocre so nobody notices. The goal is to make them great, make them feel like you, and give someone a reason to respond.

They don't compare. For one thing, a headshot is not sexy!

They're designed for completely different things. A headshot is generally about presenting yourself in a professional environment. These photos are about showing yourself in a casual, fun environment.

You want the images to be fun. You want to show yourself doing things you actually like doing, in places you actually like being. If you love cooking, let's make a great photograph of you cooking. If you love being outside, let's get outside. If you like going to bars, playing sports, hanging out with your dog, whatever it is, let's make photographs around those things.

Because who doesn't want to hang out with somebody who wants to do the things you want to do?

That's really what we're aligning: things you like to do with interesting photographs of you doing them.

It's not a staged headshot or portrait, even if it's a really good one. We're going to make it a little cheeky, a little fun, and a little more in the moment.

That's the whole point.

I think the biggest thing is finding someone who's really good at making images that feel in the moment, candid, fun, and genuinely representative of you.

That's one of my strengths. I'm really good at creating an environment where we're actually doing stuff and having a good time, rather than just standing around taking photographs.

There's a lot of devil in the details about how I make the whole thing flow. Imagine we're just bouncing around town together. We go get a coffee. We cook something on the barbecue. We make a drink together. We have a shot. We head over to a food truck and get some tacos. We go to a bar and have a drink.

All of those little things create opportunities for great photographs.

So when you're choosing a dating photographer, I'd look for someone who knows how to do that. Someone who can create a fun environment, keep things moving, and make photographs that feel like you're actually living your life rather than posing for a camera.

That's a pretty big part of what you're paying for.

No, I'm not a dating coach, and I don't write dating profiles.

I can absolutely refer you to someone if you want help with the dating side of things. But as far as writing your profile goes, you can definitely do it, mate! I think you'll be just fine.

My job is pretty simple. I take banging photos. That's the bit I'm really good at.

This package is for somebody who really wants to up their game and have fun while doing it.

It's for somebody who's serious about dating and equally serious about having some good old-fashioned fun along the way. Somebody who understands that how you represent yourself really matters, especially in a dating environment.

Your photos are a big part of that representation. You want to show people who you actually are, what you like to do, and give them a reason to want to meet you.

I mean, who doesn't want to meet somebody great and have some fun on the ride to do that?

Generally, 3 to 4 hours. Sometimes two. It really depends on what we're doing and how much fun we're having.

I keep the energy really, really high throughout the shoot, and there's actually a method to the madness. Imagine I get to your house and we bang out a couple of shots. Maybe we do a cooking shot, then head down to the gym or wherever else we've planned.

Then we'll go, "Oh, let's go get a coffee." I'm Australian, so obviously I'm going to want a coffee. We hit a coffee shop, get some great shots there, and then flow into the outdoor stuff. Maybe we're playing pickleball or doing something else sport-related that we talked about when we built the shot list.

Then maybe we get an outdoor shot with your cute little dog. And at some point we're like, "Man, we're pretty hungry." So we go to a food truck, get some food, and take a few photos while we're there.

That's kind of how I run these shoots. There's a method to the madness. We're constantly moving, doing things, and getting into different environments, so it doesn't feel like you're standing around having your photo taken for four hours.

Sometimes we're done in two hours. Sometimes we're having such a bloody good time that we're still going four hours later, maybe having a drink and hanging out. Either way, I keep the energy up and keep things moving.

We'll figure this out together on the phone call before the shoot. We'll build a shot list, and that will help determine what you need to bring.

You can be as organized or disorganized as you want. I'm pretty good at making it all work.

I definitely want a fashion full-body shot. That's my silly name for the one where you're wearing your cool going-out-on-the-town outfit and we get a full-body photograph that shows your style.

For the other shots, we're mostly changing shirts rather than completely changing outfits. The shot list might include a portrait, cooking or barbecue, hanging out by the pool, working out at the gym, or whatever else makes sense for you.

We'll just cycle through the outfits pretty quickly as we move around and do different things.

The important thing is that what you're wearing actually makes sense for the photographs we're making and gives people a good sense of your style.

You don't need to worry about this too much. I'll actually figure this out.

We'll match the locations to your shot list and what you actually like to do. If you like coffee, we'll find a great local coffee shop. If you play soccer, we'll find a field. Maybe there's a local bar you like, a park, a gym, or somewhere else that makes sense for you.

I'll mostly work this out on the fly. We can be as organized or disorganized as you want. You can totally rely on me to figure out where we're going and how we're going to make it all work.

We'll just bounce around pretty quickly, getting a different kind of image at each stop. The important thing is that the locations actually have something to do with you, rather than just being a random pretty backdrop.

Yeah, definitely. I shoot in San Antonio all the time. I live in Austin, so we'll generally work out a reasonable travel fee for me to come down to you.

I don't have some complicated fixed travel-rate system. We'll just talk about it and figure it out. Most people are pretty reasonable about it, and we keep it simple.

Once we're booked, I'll handle the planning with you, including figuring out the locations and the shot list. You don't need to worry about making the whole thing work from your end.

Yeah, absolutely. That's what the facial coaching training I developed is for. Basically, it's designed to stop you from standing there like a deer in the headlights. And it's actually way less intimidating than it sounds.

I'll walk you through how to generally pose and, more importantly, how to work with your face and expressions. Then, when I first rock up to your house, or wherever we're starting, we'll practice it together before we really get into the shoot.

Most people have never done a photo shoot like this before. That's actually one of the things I find really fun about it. Taking someone from not knowing what to do in front of a camera to taking absolute bangers really, really quickly.

I'm heaps good at this.

I generally aim for around eight photos in your selects. That's a pretty solid number across the dating platforms.

I actually advertise seven, but I'm going to ask you for eight different options. It gives us a little more variety, and honestly, that can just mean bringing one extra T-shirt.

The important thing is that the eight photos shouldn't all look the same. We want different locations, outfits, expressions, and things you're doing, so your profile gives someone a good sense of who you are.

Eight is usually a really good number to work with.

Honestly, all of them do. Hinge, Bumble, Tinder, Raya, and the rest are all image-first platforms. Your photos are the first thing people see, so having great images is one of the most valuable things you can do for your profile.

And honestly, who doesn't want great photos of themselves?

A lot of my clients have never done anything like this before, and that's one of the things I love about the process. It's not just about getting better dating profile photos. It's actually a really fun way to spend a couple of hours doing something you've never done before, getting out around town, and ending up with a bunch of great images of yourself.

That's why I like doing this.

Generally, we're going to have at least eight different wardrobe changes, even though the website says seven. I usually ask you to bring eight because it gives us that extra bit of variety.

For each look, we'll shoot a bunch of images, so you can expect at least 25 or so photos from each wardrobe change. All of those go into your All Images folder, so you've got plenty to work with.

Then I'll pull together the Selects folder. Those are the images I think work best, and I'll put them in the order I'd recommend using them on your dating profile, labeled one through eight.

So you're not just getting eight photos. You're getting a whole bunch of great images to choose from, with the eight strongest ones already selected and ordered for you.

Generally, three to five days. I usually get onto the editing pretty quickly because, honestly, I want to see the photos too.

I'll deliver everything via a private link, and I'll text you and email you when they're ready.

You'll get two folders. The Selects folder has the photos I've chosen for you, numbered one through eight in the order that I think works best for your dating profile. Then there's the All Images folder, which has the full set of images in the chronological order we shot them.

Everything will be edited, looking beautiful, and ready for you to get out there and have a bloody fun time.

Let's say it all together: NO TO CATFISHING!

I don't retouch your face or change what you actually look like. That's not the point.

I am a world-class colorist, and I've spent a lot of my career as an advertising photographer making images look incredible. A lot of the work happens in how I shoot the photograph in the first place, and then I'll make very deliberate choices with the color and finish of each image afterward.

I'll make each photograph feel distinct and different while still making the whole set work together. The result is polished, intentional, and absolutely awesome, without making you look like somebody you're not.

Yeah, definitely. They're totally interchangeable between platforms.

The bigger thing is that you can tell me what you're actually trying to get out of dating, and we'll build the shoot around that. If you want to lean into a cheeky, fun profile, then let's go. If you're looking for something more serious and want to show that you're ready to meet someone and settle down, we can do that too.

That's all something we'll talk through on the call. The photos should represent you and what you're looking for, rather than me trying to force you into some generic dating-photography formula.

And in short, yes. Use them across Hinge, Bumble, Tinder, Raya, Instagram, or wherever else you want.

They're gonna be rockin' photos.

Yes, absolutely.

The page you're sent to view and download your images is private and isn't publicly searchable on Google. I also randomize the file names when the images are uploaded, so they're not sitting online with obvious, searchable names.

Your gallery is delivered directly to you through a private link. Your photos are yours, and I keep them private.

You can do everything directly through the website. If you scroll down to the middle of the homepage, you'll see Book Session. Just click that and we'll get the ball rolling.

If you have any problems booking or you're not sure what to do, just reach out to me. I'm totally happy to help.

And if something comes up, don't stress. I understand emergencies happen. If you've got a question about your booking or something changes, just get in touch and we'll figure it out.

I'm pretty flexible about this stuff. If it rains, for example, we can just work out another day that works for both of us. Most of the time it's pretty easy to work around each other's schedules.

I've actually had shoots in the rain that turned out amazing. Weather in Texas can be pretty unpredictable, so we'll keep an eye on it and talk about what makes sense. Sometimes we'll just go for it and make it work. Other times we'll pop it to another day, or even the next day if that works.

If something comes up for you, just let me know and we'll have a chat about it. Sometimes things come up for me too, so I'll generally be in touch over text if we need to move anything around.

For cancellations, refunds are available up to 48 hours before the shoot date.

But I understand emergencies happen. Let's just have a chat if something comes up. We all gotta take care of each other, right?

I have people I can refer you to if you really want hair and makeup, so it's definitely not outside the realm of possibility. It's just not something we generally do for these shoots. I've probably had one person do it before.

The reason is that these shoots move around quite a bit. We're going from your house to a coffee shop, maybe a gym, a park, a bar, whatever we've planned. Having a hair and makeup artist come along for the whole thing can get a little tricky logistically.

If you think you need it, just talk to me about it on the call and we'll figure it out.

Generally, though, I think natural is better. This isn't a fashion editorial. We're trying to make great photos of you that are a really good representation of what you actually look like.

Yeah, you totally can. If we can make it work, then hell yeah, let's go. The more the merrier!

The only thing I'd flag is that it can be a little tricky logistically. We're moving around a bunch of different locations, we've got a limited amount of time, and your friend would need to be in the right place at the right time.

So it's definitely possible, but I wouldn't build the whole shoot around having someone tag along.

If we can make it work, I'm all for it.