"...makes me feel like a million bucks!"
Recently, I flew down to Dallas and capture my friend, Jess Pettitt, as she delivered a keynote and virtual breakout sessions.
While I’ve seen her speak in person once, I’ve never had the privilege of photographing her on a stage until now.
Spoiler alert - it was awesome 😊
Here is what she had to say about the experience of having me join her on this one:
“I grew up with a perfectionist hobbyist photographer grandfather and a professional athlete turned personal trainer father who was also very critical of me being so much shorter and rounder than the rest of the family.
Hello recessive genes!
In this line of work, headshots are important, and I just had to suck it up that I hate getting my picture taken - until John A DeMato.
I hired John to come to Dallas and take photos of my hybrid keynote, break out, and virtual break out session for Southwest Airlines.
Before he landed back in NYC, I had the low rez proofs and I am stunned and how much I love them.
I have had some medical issues over the past five years and my weight - more like my circumference - has bothered me and I just have decided this is what I look like.
John came to the client dinner and charmed them, showed up early for sound check, worked with the meeting planner and AV team, and then at show time, seemingly disappeared. He blended in so well, I had no idea where he was and could just focus on my work.
He also took fantastic photos of my client, the CEO, audience members, etc., that the client asked if they could use internally.
John is affordable, fast, funny, a perfectionist, and makes me feel like a million bucks!
I cannot recommend him high enough! I just wanted to share something vulnerable and hope I can help you feel the same.”
Thank you, my friend. Not only is it a joy to make magic with you, but it is even more magical to call you a friend.
#yeahabsolutely
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