Sarah, a theatre student from University of Waterloo, asked me to photograph her so that she could have professional headshots to bring to auditions. I was more than happy to help her out.

I had worked on theatre productions with Sarah in the past, so I knew she’d be a “natural”, despite the fact that this was her first professional photo shoot.

I love working with actors because they’re masters of controlling their posture, expressions and they take direction well. However, I had little direction to give Sarah, since, as I had guessed, she was a natural.

The weather was certainly not ideal, but the rain held out until right after we finished shooting. With the use of a couple camera tricks, I made sure it looked like a beautiful day.

Once Sarah had received the prints she ordered, she sent me a very excited message:

Ben! I got the pictures in the mail yesterday!!!!
THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. Thank you.