Andrea Blakesberg Photography

Your headshot is your first audition.

Before you ever walk into the room, casting directors, agents, and clients are making decisions based on a single image.

Whether you’re building your portfolio, updating your look, or ready to book bigger opportunities, let’s create headshots that work as hard as you do.

Ready for a fresh set of images that gets noticed? Send me a DM and let’s get you in front of my camera.

One of my favorite things about personal branding sessions is getting to meet women who are making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.

Debra Orringer is one of those women.

Through her work, she helps women reconnect with themselves during midlife through wellness practices, restorative travel experiences, physical health, and intentional realignment. Her message is refreshing: you don't have to force your way through every challenge. Sometimes the path forward begins by honoring where you are right now.

That message influenced every part of her branding session. We created photographs that feel approachable, authentic, and aligned with the experience she offers her clients.

Because the right images don't just fill a website or social feed. They reinforce your message, build credibility, and help people understand what makes your business different.

If you're building a business centered around helping others, let's create photographs that support the work you do and the impact you make.

Send me a message to learn more about personal branding sessions.

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When Miriam and Roger arrived for their newborn session, there was one thing Roger wanted me to know:

“I don’t really like being photographed.”

Honestly? I hear that all the time.

The funny thing is, most people who say they hate being photographed don’t actually hate photos. They hate feeling awkward, self-conscious, or like they’re performing.

So we didn’t focus on the camera.

We talked. We laughed. We admired this tiny new human they created. We slowed down and enjoyed the moment.

Somewhere along the way, the camera disappeared and what remained was a new family falling in love.

Those are the photographs that matter.

The ones that remind you years from now not just what your baby looked like, but how this season felt.

Thinking about newborn portraits? Send me a message and let’s create something that feels like you.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau

This is Julia. (My youngest!)

And today, she graduates from FSU’s School of Engineering. I could not be prouder.

Over the past five years, I’ve watched her build something deeper than a degree. Stamina. Focus. Grit. The quiet kind of confidence that doesn’t need to announce itself. She didn’t just get through it… she grew into herself along the way.

And while I know she’s not done learning, today feels like that beautiful in-between moment -the end of the beginning, and the wide-open start of whatever comes next.

Also… her ceremony falls on a full moon, which feels exactly right 🌕 (hippie chick much!?!). A full moon is about release and stepping forward & if there was ever a moment for both, it’s this one.

Last week, I had her all to myself for the Order of the Engineer ceremony, a tradition rooted in ethics, responsibility, and pride in the profession. Watching her take that pledge, surrounded by the people she’s learned and grown with, was pretty sweet.

Julia… YOU did this & I am filled with so much happiness, pride and love for you and all you've accomplished!!

Time doesn’t change who you are to each other... it just adds to the story.

The goal was to recreate photos that matched from ones taken over 50 years ago.

What also came for the ride was:
The humor.
The ease.
The way they still genuinely enjoy each other.

You don’t outgrow being siblings.

And when you step in front of the camera without trying so hard…
that’s when it shows.

If you’ve been thinking about doing this... consider this is your sign.

“To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.” — Barbara Bush
You don’t notice it at first.
The slower steps.
The softer voices.
The way time gently reshapes the people who raised you.
But then… you do.
And suddenly, being together feels different.
More intentional.
More precious.
These sessions are about that awareness —
the hugs that last a beat longer,
the laughter that feels a little fuller,
the quiet pride in simply standing side by side.
Not posed.
Not forced.
Just real connection, unfolding in front of the camera.
Because this chapter?
It deserves to be seen.

As we enter the ides March, and my head seems to want to explode from all that is happening in and around the world, it has been so helpful to think back to last October and the experience I had at the Firecreek retreat led by the extraordinary Heather Berg.

There were morning hikes, yoga twice a day, hot tubs, chickens, goats, ducks, donkeys (who joined us on some of our hikes!!) falconry, deliciously prepared food, beautifully appointed homes to stay in and the most amazing humans who created the space to be, to listen, to laugh and to connect.

It was magical.

If you are looking for something like this to soothe your savaged heart… more offerings from Heather this April.

“Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.”
— Kahlil Gibran

The house is quieter now.
But the connection is deeper.

Family photo sessions with adult children aren’t about recreating the past. They’re about honoring what time has shaped.

Each child is seen for who they’ve become.
Each parent-child relationship is given its own space.
Siblings fall back into familiar rhythms.
There’s movement, laughter, and an ease that only comes from shared history.

This is the season where love looks different — less hands-on, more eye-to-eye.

Less managing. More meeting.

These images don’t say remember when.
They say look at us now.

Thank you Sharon, Sam and Jamie for bringing the shared love and connection that the three of you imbue. You closed out my year with laughter, light and JOY!

Andrea Gordon Blakesberg
Sharon Shear