Over the last weekend in July, I had scheduled a Time for Print Session with a model from one of my Facebook groups.  I put out a casting call, and several models responded (Yeah me!).  I selected Allisa because I liked her look, and she has curves!  All too often, we don’t see a variety of body types […]

Black Women Photographers, Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Social Media Content, Styled Photo Shoot, Women Photographers

Taking It to The Streets

Last month, I put out a model call.  I had just switched to Sony, and I was anxious to get someone in front of my camera.  In all transparency, I did purchase a Sony A7ii last year, but I convinced myself that I didn’t like it.  The truth of the matter was that I had invested a great […]

Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Styled Photo Shoot, Time for Print

Summer Time Session

I had an opportunity to work with Diêlha again.  She was one of the models who participated in my Spanish Harlem project, and she asked me to photograph her vintage photo shoot.  A couple of weeks ago, she posted in the Facebook group that we’re members of that she was looking for a photographer to photograph her […]

Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Women Photographers

Always Have a Back-Up

Photographing men is SO very different than photographing women.  The posing is different, and it’s something that I am still learning.  When I put out a call for a model shoot, Makaile responded.  I told him that we could schedule a date, but he had to be patient with me.  He agreed, and we made plans to shoot at […]

Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Time for Print

Photographing Men

At the end of August, one of the models, Diêlha, who sat for my Spanish Harlem project contacted me about her own personal project.   Her concept was a vintage shoot. The photographer who was originally working with her stopped responding to emails, and ultimately, ghosted her. Diêlha asked if I would be interested in photographing her concept.  I […]

Models, Portraits, Themed Photo Shoot, Time for Print

Saturday Morning Vintage

Sarahwas the second model who sat for my Spanish Harlem project.  She responded to my post in one of the local photography groups.  We scheduled to meet on August 18 in the morning.  Our session was in the same area that I photographed Diêlha.  I wanted the same theme, and I wanted to see what Sarah would bring to […]

Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Women Photographers

Spanish Harlem – Sarah M

It’s been two months since moving to Austin, and I feel as if I’m not moving forward in my business. To be frank, there are extenuating factors, and the biggest one is that we’re currently a single income family. All extraneous spending is on hold. The cost to set up an LLC. was out of the budget. I […]

Models, Portraits

Spanish Harlem – Diêlha

One of the things that I’ve noticed in some of the photography groups where I am a member is that some of the images posted by male photographers have the female models in very sexualized positions.  These women are barely clothed, and are posed in extremely suggestive poses. It can be very discouraging and upsetting as well.  I […]

Models, Portraits, Women Photographers

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