Getting your Portrait taken is nothing short of magic. Last year I have done a self portrait, this year I wanted to experience a full portrait experience like the one I give my clients. Hair and makeup and the whole day pampering me. Pose training and dress change and expressions exercises. I knew it was not […]
I’ve just received the most heartwarming review from my first Glamour Photoshoot Session I’ve done.. I’m most humbled and grateful. I guess it’s been a journey for both of us, Su ! “Ever since I celebrated 30 years of my life I was preparing for my 40th birthday. I wanted to celebrate this milestone with […]
I wanted to capture what it feels to go back into your natural way of being. Lorena was an actress and a dancer before she became a mother. She renounced her career to move to Holland and build a family. Her own power stepping into her natural self, who she really is as a person […]
That Chick in Amsterdam is a new community for international girls that just want to have fun, meet other girls that want to go out and hangout. It grew to 1500 people over night and it’s very active online. Me and my colleague photographer Teresa Hulst, hosted a photo shoot for this group. We wanted to meet-up with some […]
Portraits for me, speak about self- love and loving your body. So many women struggle with their image, as we are judged on impossible standards of appearance. This insecurity is passed from generation to generation. This is why it is so important to teach your daughter to love herself now, the way she […]
I have been in a celebratory mode lately. Summer is here, flowers are in bloom, sun shines high. Me and my husbands’ 5 years anniversary happened, and we celebrated it in style. My husbands’ birthday happens to be at the same time, we had a double anniversary. Holidays are near. Being in this mood, I […]
I am asking the women I photograph to tell me about how they feel about themselves. Sometimes they surprise me with poems, other times they teach me the 10 steps to get there. Here’s Nisa, amazing woman, mother to two beautiful kids, teacher and inspirer of her community. We were discussing the importance of self-love […]
This blog post is a long time coming and with spring being here and all the photoshoots scheduled already, I thought it’s the right time to write this and prepare everyone on how to prepare for your photoshoot. Prepping for a photoshoot is an interesting experience. A client of mine just said “It is such […]
A Portrait. What is a Portrait. I’ve been thinking about this one for a long time. It stayed in my head over the holidays. I did some digging to find out what some “heavy weight” people in the industry are saying about it. These are just a few of their thoughts that I found and I liked. […]
<<I get it now.>> It only took me half a decade photographing women. I’ve been taking photographs since I was 14, always saving money to buy and develop films while in high school. I thought I was attracted to it initially, because of the art of photography. Then later I thought […]