I photograph women who want photographs
that feel like them.
A photograph shouldn't simply show what you look like.
It should communicate something of who you are.
That's why my photoshoots start long before I pick up my camera.
I want to understand who you are, what you need the photographs for and, importantly, how you want to be seen.
How do you want to be seen?
Confidence isn't about posing.
It's about feeling like yourself
in front of the camera.
I'm Michelle —
The Confidence Photographer
I don't think the camera is the most important part of a photoshoot.
I think connection is.
Before becoming a photographer, I spent more than ten years working in human rights.
Looking back, I realise that what mattered then still matters now.
Listening.
Empathy.
Wanting to understand the person in front of me.
Because when someone feels seen, something shifts.
They stop worrying about the camera.
They begin to be themselves.
And that's when photographs start to feel like them.
No lights. No pressure. Just you.
You don't need to know what you're doing or how to pose. That's what I'm there for.
I work with natural light only, so there are no intimidating lights or big set ups.
The shoot itself is relaxed and collaborative. I show you the back of the camera throughout the shoot, so you can see the images as we go.
