Beauty Therapy: It isn’t so much in the doing as in the being. When a client comes to the studio for a portrait, something happens. We share (as women tend to do) the things that matter to us, that concern us, our pasts, our families, our pets. Why we choose to live in this location. How, for many, this is a time in their lives where they’re changing direction. A new relationship, a new job, a new endeavor. So there is an opening up of the self, long before the camera is even focused on us. Then a second blossoming of...
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There’s a huge gulf between life transitions and personal transformations. The first can be a new job, new town, marriage, divorce, engagement, motherhood, new friendships, aging. Transformations are how we change because of those transitions. Some transitions are easy to adjust to-others may seen to come upon us all at once and we don’t know where to turn. We need to find fortitude and will to see across the gulf to the other side, where we may be utterly transformed by out experiences. In fact there may be...
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The before is what people see of you on a daily basis. Sometimes the hair could use a bit of fixing up, or you forgot to do one eye when applying your makeup, or the late night schedule has left you with the slightest blue bags under your eyes. People are very forgiving however, and because we are mobile, they generally don’t pay much attention to the little things because we’re being viewed from many angles, different light, lots of expressions as we talk to one another. But put us in front of a...
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We’ve all heard the saying “You never get a second chance to make a first impression”. But we’ve also heard that it generally takes 12 times for someone to hear about you and your business before it actually registers. So which one is valid? Certainly, a stained tie or a “down in the heels” pair of shoes may not make the statement you want people to remember. So what about a business headshot that says less about you than you’d like. Maybe it was just a bad day, or the lighting...
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Take a young woman, vintage clothing, and a self possessed attitude. Mix thoroughly and what have you got? Gorgeous, high drama images that capture the essence of a time gone by. Kylie knew exactly what appealed to her and went for it. Such a beauty.
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How often can we say that we celebrate who we are in this moment? We certainly celebrate birthdays and other special occasions, but do we wake up each morning loving who we are? Most likely there are other things to distract us from self realization…practical things that need to be addressed before we feel inclined to stop cold and ruminate on who we are and what we’re all about. That takes a bit of doing. First of all why bother? A day is only 24 hours long and who we are today won’t necessarily be...
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I met these two lovely women , mother and daughter, at my Zumba class. You know how people socialize a bit before classes get started. They were so much fun to talk to. In the course of getting to know them I mentioned that I was a Women’s Portrait Photographer and their eyes lit up. That was many moons ago. I finally cornered them to set up a complimentary consultation. They brought in a bunch of lovely clothing and we set about deciding on what they wanted for their shoot. Many more moons passed and a few days...
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Natural beauty comes from deep inside us. It is the reason that some people seem to glow. These women have a sense of inner peace and happiness about who they are and how their life is progressing. Rachel booked a session for a work badge that she needed ASAP. No problem I said. We set it up, we talked about what she needed to bring with her (she brought some clothing with her for me to “approve” at our complimentary consultation.) A few days later she came at the appointed time. We curled her hair, applied...
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Come into the studio for headshots and leave with a new attitude about yourself as a woman. It’s amazing what a little pampering can accomplish; hair, makeup those fluttery eyelashes that ignite a spark of your femaleness. We have to learn to play again and find the attitude we had when we were young that we could do anything and be anyone we chose to be. I love photographing women and watching the transformation before my eyes from the everyday woman to the star. My job is to bring out those things that you may...
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