Perhaps it should be question that is asked. How is it that you would like to be portrayed? It is not my job to judge you, rather, you ask that I use my talents to produce an image pleasing to you, so what that might be? Your audience will be your judge, not me.

If it were photojournalism where there is an effort to tell a truth (there is really one, a dime has two sides, there are many opinions, there is only one fact(s)).

This effort wasn't photo-journalistic. I am not a portrait kind of guy - I did some 30 years ago, (oof I am old) but that was of people well known and asking for a portrait that supported their public persona.