09/11/2026
🚩🚩🚩 PHOTOGRAPHER RED FLAGS 🚩🚩🚩
Apparently we’re supposed to be honest on social media, so before you book PBJ Photography by Jodi, there are a few red flags you should probably know about me…
🚩 When I say “one more,” just know I’m lying. There will be at least five more.
🚩 If the light suddenly gets REALLY good, I may yell, “WAIT! DON’T MOVE!” like something terrible just happened. Nothing happened. The light is just perfect.
🚩 I’m going to fix your hair, straighten your dress, move your necklace, tell you what to do with your hands and probably notice the one tiny thing nobody else sees.
🚩 If there’s a trash can, exit sign, random person, ugly chair or anything else messing up my shot, I WILL find a way to deal with it.
🚩 I’m a little trigger happy. Okay… maybe a lot trigger happy. I’d much rather have too many photos to choose from than realize later I should have taken one more.
🚩 I’m picky about editing. I want your photos to look like YOU. Real skin tones, real colors and no crazy filters that are going to make you wonder what year your photos were taken.
🚩 Flash doesn’t scare me. Dark reception? Bad lighting? Bring it on.
🚩 If you tell me, “I’m awkward and I hate having my picture taken,” I’m probably going to take that as a personal challenge.
🚩 At weddings, I’ve been known to pin a boutonnière, fluff a dress, fix a veil, help with a timeline and do whatever else needs to happen. “That’s not my job” really isn’t in my vocabulary on a wedding day.
🚩 And probably my biggest red flag…
I actually care about the people I photograph. I love watching couples become families, kids grow up, seniors graduate and familiar faces come back in front of my camera year after year.
So yes… book at your own risk.
You may end up with beautiful photos, way more confidence in front of the camera than you expected, and a photographer who remembers you the next time you come back.
PBJ Photography by Jodi
Highlands County Wedding & Family Photographer
photographybyjodi.com