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Toronto Portrait Photographer || HEARTshots || Black + White Photography

Memoirs and musings of Darius Bashar. Toronto portrait photographer and writer, in pursuit of all things real, raw and intimate. 

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How To Build Trust In Photos (PART 1)

Did you know that all of my clients need the same thing from their photos? Whether they’re coaches, speakers, artists, authors, or thought-leaders, they all need their photos to build TRUST with their audience so they can continue doing the work they love.

If you want to learn how to build more trust through photography—especially on platforms like Instagram—take a look at this video. It might be a bit hard to hear at first, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Also, please please PLEASE remember to be gentle with yourself and don’t use this video to be overly critical with your own progress. We are all a work in progress (including me!) and it’s easy to have a blind spot or two. My own feed is far from perfect, but I am growing and sharing more of the REAL Darius all the time.

Sharing our lives with the internet can be an intimidating experience. So go slow and please be kind with yourself.

Big love,

D

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How To Look Photogenic At Live Events

It’s finally happened... Live events are back! Business conferences, TED talks, weddings… thank the lord we are once again coming together in the flesh to connect and celebrate life. 🙌🏽

There’s a good chance that this spring and summer you will find yourself at one of these in-person events. And chances are, you’ll run into a professional photographer with a fancy camera taking candid photos of the audience.

This can be a great opportunity for you to get amazing photos of yourself—FOR FREE.

But if you find that the photos you get from these live events don’t look so great, a lot of the time there is actually a super simple solution to feeling more photogenic.

Follow these easy tips so the next time a pro event photographer captures a candid photo of you, you’ll be thrilled with the photos you receive.

Big love,

D

PS: Spring and summer are here! If you are interested in working together I am now taking bookings for June through September. Send me a message if you’re interested in learning more about my summer promo. Spots are limited.

@dariusbashar Follow these easy tips so the next time a pro event photographer captures a candid photo of you, you’ll be thrilled with the photos you receive. PS: Free lesson in my bio. #phototips#photographytips#photographytipsandtricks#bephotogenic #phototips101 #phototipsandtricks#howtobephotogenic ♬ sniffing the flowers - demon gummies
How To Look Better On Zoom (5 Simple Tricks)

Every day at least 2–3 people ask me about my Zoom setup.

As a professional cinematographer and photographer I definitely have an advantage when it comes to Zoom.

In this video I show you how the sausage gets made and share my entire Zoom setup—including my camera, lens, mic, monitor, mixer, and everything else I use for Zoom.

BUT more importantly I also share 5 tips to make YOUR Zoom calls look better. All of which will cost you nothing. None of the tips I use require you to buy any new tech and can be implemented immediately.

Hope you dig the video.

Much love,

D

PS: If you like this video and would like to see more like it, subscribe to my YouTube channel. I will be sharing all sorts of FREE videos like this that will help you continue up-leveling your skills as a Creator. ⁣

7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Launching My First Online Program

This past summer I FINALLY launched my first online program.

This cracks me up because I hesitated for so long, waiting for the “perfect” moment. What’s funny about that is my “perfect moment” ended up landing in the middle of a global pandemic that essentially shut down the world’s economy. Nothing perfect about that. 

One of my goals was to see if I could generate $10k with my first program. I ended up making $13,500 which was really cool. I also probably learned more in these past 12 weeks than ever before. 

In this video I share 7 things I wish someone would’ve told me before launching. 

Hope you enjoy the video. If so, please subscribe to my YouTube channel and share the love. Each week there will be new videos including more how-to videos, podcasts, tutorials and guided meditations to help Creators prosper. 

Much love beautiful humans. :)