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 […]
As the year renews, it is a good time to reflect back and see what still works with you, so you can keep it, and what does not, so you can throw it away. You can apply this for any item in your closet, kitchen, cosmetics, paperwork. Same goes for habits and rituals. Notice what has to stay, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Femininity: The quality of being female; womanliness. Feminism: The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes. – Oxford Dictionary ” My notions of femininity and feminism have always existed in the interstices between race and class. Growing up in rural California in the 80s, and like so many of […]
Every year I go back home to visit my parents, at least once or twice. It is my get-away from day to day life. I enjoy going back to a safe place where everything feels familiar. In a way it’s like returning back to the past. It’s a moment of reflection and deeper […]
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 […]
In my photography practice, I work with a handful of talented artists to help you achieve that look we desire for your photo-shoot. I have asked them to give us their expertise on the new beauty trends this year – they are very passionate about what they’re doing and they were happy to help us out. I […]
In our quest through this wonderful thing called life, we somehow manage to forget ourselves. We care for everyone else in the family and we put ourselves last. When was the last time you were pampered and put yourself first for a change? Taking time to disconnect or taking time to not be the […]
What would you say to your younger self, the insecure teen girl that is complexed by her looks and lets that affect her life experience. Would you have found a way to let her know how beautiful she is ? To stop worrying about her appearance ? How would you raise your daughter’s self esteem? In a […]