Sometimes you have to pivot your plans. That’s what happened with this rainy day photo shoot.

Black Women Photographers, Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Themed Photo Shoot, Time for Print, Women Photographers

A Rainy Day Shoot

Earlier this year, Target carried this “Little House on the Prairie” type dresses.  Lots of people, including myself, thought that it was a joke.  I mean, really?  Who would wear something so ugly on purpose?  Some people decided to have photo sessions, and labeled them the “Target Ugly Dress Challenge”.  I liked the idea, and […]

Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Themed Photo Shoot, Women Photographers

Target Dress Challenge

The beginning of 2021 was hectic!  We came to the realization late in 2020 that my mother-in-law would need to live with us on a permanent basis.  The reality was hard to take.  Creatively, I wasn’t photographing anyone outside of myself, my mother-in-law, products, or food.  I needed to create an image that could be included at my exhibit […]

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Pushing My Limits

Self-portraits help you to express yourself, feelings, and moods. They can be simple or complex.

Personal Projects, Portraits, Self-portraits

Finding My Voice

This post shares the differences between family sessions taken in 2010 and 2018.

Black Women Photographers, Family Sessions, Learning, Portraits, Women Photographers

We All Start Somewhere

Have you ever been inspired by a song, article of clothing, or an event?  This usually happens for me when I think of a person project.  For this particular session, I was inspired by a dress.   I follow Raw Golden Rentals on Instagram.  I’m not sure how I found her page, but I am so glad that I did!  While I […]

Black Women Photographers, Models, New Market, Personal Projects, Portraits, Styled Photo Shoot, Themed Photo Shoot, Time for Print, Women Photographers

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Two weeks ago, I signed up for a class taught by Jasmine Jade for Clickin Moms.  The name of the class was “Her Empowering Journey”.  I was drawn to the class because of its name.  Over the last several months, I’ve come to realize that my niche is photographing women, and celebrating their individuality.   When I read the class description, I […]

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

A New Approach to Sessions

I scheduled a photo shoot the weekend of October 18 because I found this amazing graffiti dress in Etsy.  I had the perfect model in mind for the session, but she had a family emergency the morning of the shoot.  I was so bummed because I really wanted to get behind my camera, and I arranged for […]

Learning, Models, Personal Projects, Portraits, Styled Photo Shoot

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