Being a photographer has benefits. For example, you tend to meet a lot of other photographers and sometimes they want to take your picture. Just for fun. How about a coffee and a photo shoot? Sure! Not a bad way to spend a balmy December day, is it? Now I can name drop. Oh yeah, I know Sean Norman. This guy.

When he shouted out on Twitter that he wanted to do a shoot with ME in front of the camera, I was pretty excited… but I was also nervous because a) I’d never met a stranger to take my picture before and b) I didn’t know what to wear or how to do my hair. There’s a cute thread of comments on his blog about the hair…It seems my stress was for nothing. He made every shutter click count in this set and I love every single picture!

I didn’t realize it would be so easy to get to know other local photographers and then find out they’re welcoming, warm and will share their thoughts on everything from life, family, friendship, the city, the world and even photography. Sean has that quality that every photographer needs just as much as they need the right equipment and technical know-how; he has the ability to connect. And you can see it in every single photo he takes and in every single blog post he writes. This kid’s going far (and he knows it).

No offense about the kid remark, Sean. So here’s a sample of his work with yours truly!