How does it work?!

You’ll download 2 apps to your phone that will allow me to be on a video-call with you, and to simultaneously take photographs using the full power of your phone’s camera (they’re incredible!!). We will hopefully just use one of the apps, the other is a backup in case of technical difficulty.

You’ll be emailed with which apps to download.

Internet -

We absolutely need a good internet connection for this to work. If you think this might be an issue please email me at tim@timdunk.com and we’ll do a test ahead of time.

We will have 10 minutes together -

I’m hoping for a simple head & shoulders portrait, and a wider, environmental portrait showing you in your daily life, such as the photo of Laxmi in her studio further down the page.

Please be prepared for both photos !

Solo -

I’d love to photograph you with your partner, kids, etc. at another time, but for this project I’m asking for just your good self. 50 people, 50 states, one photographer :-)

Lighting -

I’d love you to book at a time when the light is great - but also don’t panic if not, we’ll make it work whatever the lighting situation!

Tripod -

Ok we don’t need (or want!) a tripod, we just need a can of beans and a hair-tie or elastic band! You strap the phone to the can, it stands completely upright, is easily moved around, it just works! You’ll need something to put the can on at the right height - often a windowsill, but stepladders, ironing boards, trash-cans and piles of boxes have all been used to good effect!

You cannot have someone else hold the phone. It needs to be perfectly still, and another person’s involvement clouds the issue of the image’s authorship.

That’s really all you need to know at this stage!