Your Career Angel, Shari Sambursky

One of the upsides of being a professional portrait photographer is that it's an intimate experience. You have to observe your subject and connect with them. You need to be quick in finding their unique qualities before photographing them. So it's always a great excitement meeting new and exceptional people who bring their experiences and personalities to the set. 

One of my latest shoots was with Shari Sambursky, Certified Life Coach, specialized in career direction. She is also a professional LinkedIn strategist. Aside from the fact, she is a lover of beauty, harmony and peace. I am amazed how fueled by passion she is in everything she does. With her charming personality, she filledmy studio with light and laughter.

We took headshots for both her acting career and consulting business, working with a few different looks in a few different locations. You will always feel at ease being in her presence because of her friendly demeanor and magnetism.

Shari also spreads her creativity throughout the world in her work with others with Breakthrough Shadow Coaching. She helps her clients to achieve our true potential in our lives and career by illuminating the shadow self, which exists within all of us, and using that to move forward with confidence.

Her work is reflected in her career, and my experience with her introduced new realities of understanding into my professional and everyday life! If you want to take a look at Shari's work as a certified life coach you can check her at www.career-esteem.com. I wish her the best in her career. It was an honor and privilage to work with her and her exotic look - and crazy curly hair...

Natalie Mann | Modern Soprano, Classically Refined

I had a photo shoot with the wonderful Natalie Mann, soprano, operatic songstress of concert and stage. She arrived looking like a glamorous 1940s starlet! Bringing us her lovely warm, genuine and positive personality.

The look we went for – including hair styling, makeup and outfit was based on a subtle hint of modern glamour coupled with old Hollywood theatrical glam, which is very much in line with Natalie's persona and musical style. It had been a long awaited shoot due to circumstances beyond our control.

I'm thankful for Natalie's eagerness to collaborate on this shot. She performed a private medley of some of her songs, which created a lovely mood on the set. Later I learned that after the shoot she travelled to a competition. I'll be following her career and hope to be working with Natalie again. You can check out her site www.nataliemann.com.