Glamour and Self Esteem

Self-Esteem Packages

Michael Norman Photography

Self Esteem packages

I Have Pioneered The Future Of Photography With Self Esteem Packages
Come And Enjoy A Photographic Experience Of A Lifetime!

I Have Done Extensive Research Of “Self Esteem For Women”
Women Of All Ages Have Self Esteem Hurdles!

While doing research on women and self esteem, I have discovered so many things that most including myself have overlooked! Starting with pre teens women

 are always force fed how they “should’ look!  Then woman begins!  There is one thing that is constant and that is change, you have the competition during the teenage years of how to look, and having the right clothes, boyfriend just to be accepted.  Then starts the 20′s or the college years and identifying “who you really are” not to mention, you are now noticing a change in your body or two, for example the freshman fifteen.  Then the pressure of deciding on career, marriage, motherhood all of which are change in life but a constant change in your body and how you view yourself.    Some women go from identifying how to get accepted, to college, to career, to marriage, to motherhood, all in a matter of a few years.  Some wake up one day to find out wait what happened?  Who am I, O and who is this person or people in my house?  They get out of the shower to look in the mirror and say who is that?  During all of these changes they have lost their view of who they are to them.  They literally go from “cute” teenager, sometimes never feeling cute and always trying to fit in and feeling pressured into a lot of things, trying very hard to survive high school years. Transforming to hey guys really think I am attractive or do they really?  To self confident or sometime never feeling self confident. To diligent career woman who portrays they are.  To wife, to mother, and always taking care and pleasing the family.  Sometimes never viewing themselves or having a completely different view of themselves than they are, or not feeling they “match up”.

Some of my experiences of how my photography is being used to change self confidence

Teens

Teens, I first discuss with them how they feel they should.  Then I set up a few shots and let them see how they look and what “changes” I can do.  My very first client was a 15 year old, who was a straight A student and already began college.  I am sure one day, I will read she developed a cure for something, but she was totally depressed with herself.  She was about 5 foot 4, freckles, blue eyes and hated she had freckles.  I shot her with some dresses and sat down to process the photos with her.  So I digitally removed her freckles,  and the rest of the attributes she felt was “ugly”.  She actually preferred the original photo freckles and all!  The last time I spoke to her mother, she had totally changed her self view point.  I am amazed how young women feel they are ugly.

One of the things that we as parents never had to deal with is everyone with a cell phone today is a photographer and the “paparazzi” is everywhere with these young people today.

OMG!! Why is he marrying me???

Weather it is your first wedding or maybe a remarriage many women go trough an identity crisis of why is he marring me?  There are so many women that have those thoughts!  Some of them even become destructive to the person they love simply because the are not secure with themselves.
I have pre wedding photo shoots that allow you to see exactly what he sees in you.  Not only has he picked you as a “best friend”  but he thinks you are the super model of his future and the rest of his life!  Many clients once I find out what he loves about you and your attributes.   They see the vision that your mate for life sees!

One client hated her nose her and cup size and totally missed the fact that her husband was a leg man!  He loved her legs and didn’t not care what size bra she wore!
I shot a complete model portfolio type shoot with her enhancing all of the parts she requested!

She replied “he did not even notice!”  He did notice the one with me in the short skirt and heels with my leg poping!

Once she realized that all of her other thoughts really didn’t matter anymore! he wanted those “Legs” for life!

I am a Mommy Now and I am Not “Sexy!”

Post Divorce

After divorce some women have an identity and self image stigma.  Instead of viewing divorce as a “failure” or relooking the past, Michael, designs and an entire day about you.  It is the start of a new beginning!  We will create the new you and let you celebrate it!  You may be a mother, and viewing yourself in the dating world is a hard vision for you to encompass.  Your body composition may have changed or you may feel you are not good enough!  Everyone whom has endured your situation has had the same thoughts!  What my clients have found is they are a “new” more confident and emotionally attractive you!  You are not alone!  You need to take care of you!  Celebrate the new beginning and let go of the past……..

Ok, Tell me more

First we have a consultation starting over the phone,  tell me about you!  What do you like, what you are missing and want to gain.  I begin choreographing your photo shoot from your personality profile and information disclosed.  The day of your shoot, we will have a cup of coffee, tea or your favorite beverage. We will discuss your shoot together.  I will go over every step and the desired results.  You have as much input and impression as you want!  I approach this as a model portfolio shoot, you will have profile dating, executive style, magazine cover, and classic glamour as an end result.

What I have learned

This package was inspired by a family friend whom had been married for 17 years!  She was told abruptly one day by her husband that he didn’t want to be married to her anymore and walked out.  She was devastated!  After speaking with her, I convinced her it was time to pick herself up!  I set up a photo shoot with her with a mix of model portfolio and glamour.  Prior to the photo shoot she was very skeptical to say the least!  She even cancelled a couple of times!  I heard every excuse a woman could have! “I need to lose weight”, “I am not ready for that”, “I need to wait a month”, and the all time stand by, “I don’t know!”  Finally her sister told her “You are doing it and that is final!”

We completed the shoot a week later.  After the shoot she was a new person!  She became the person I had always known, but now more experienced, assertive and viewed herself as a the person she really was.

Once she received her photos 

“I got my pics and OMG!”  Once she removed her “snap shot” from face book and posted her dating profile photos the “riff raff” characters she would get messages from stopped! and quality potentials began looking at her profile.  Not to mention the men at her husbands employment took notice as well!  She began dating desirable gentlemen within a month!  The new confident her was in control all from one day!

“I have to thank you on so many levels!”  “Mike, thank you!” “YES, this was a life changing experience”

Every client I have had concerning “Post Divorce” Is skeptical!
Every Client afterwards is glad they did! ~Michael

Photography experience like no other!  I set an environment for you to relax and enjoy yourself!