Commercial Story: Meg’s Story Shoot
I first met Meg when Casie started Three Oaks Behavioral and Wellness—Meg was the first headshot I did for them. I felt like we immediately connected, so I was SUPER excited when she reached out to me for this idea of a shoot that helped her articulate what, at the time, was going to be a social media and group therapy initiative to help women become more embodied and find their "no." Meg has a really interesting story of physical healing through doing the inner work of unpacking and working through stored emotional trauma. We had such an interesting conversation around that—I was so inspired!We had delayed the shoot because of COVID and then the day of the rescheduled shoot the weather was looking terrible. I kept checking the radar over my friend's farm that we were going to be driving an hour to do the shoot at and it looked completely clear. BUT it was pouring and storming like crazy in Raleigh and Durham! So, Meg and I kept texting each other... What should we do? Should we risk it? Meg just had this feeling that it would be fine. Off we go, halfway there it's still raining and looking SO dark... And then out of nowhere, it was like we crossed a magic line and it was all sunshine and clear skies!The shoot ended up being such an incredible time of collaboration between a therapist and a photographer. I loved asking Meg questions about how she was feeling through the shoot, what emotions did she want expressed in these images, and what ways could we create metaphors in our posing and composition choices. I love this kind of storytelling shoot. Turns out, Meg is now planning for a practice of her own in the future and we are so excited to cheer her on!
Here are some words from Meg about her experience and what the shoot means to her now:"The shoot for me was a step for me to be seen in my authentic self, for all that I am. I am used to playing small and hiding so that others feel comfortable. The shoot was a metaphor of coming into the light and also bringing the spiritual parts of myself into the light as well. No longer hiding. I now have visuals that remind me of who I truly am, which fuel me in my unfolding."
