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The Mini Blog Series: Photos Are STILL Special & Here's Why... | Arizona, PNW & Beyond

The Mini Blog Series: Photos Are STILL Special & Here's Why... | Arizona, PNW & Beyond

photography history is interesting but what we’re really here to chat about is how photos are special to us, what brings value to the photographs we know and love today? Let’s all think back to digging through our family albums or those moments when our grandparents would share with us stories behind their family photographs from the early 1900s. Photographs are a way to capture our family history, to document who’s been an influential part of our family’s lineage.

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The Mini Blog Series: How To Style Your Outfit For That Photoshoot… | Arizona, PNW & Beyond
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The Mini Blog Series: How To Style Your Outfit For That Photoshoot… | Arizona, PNW & Beyond

Unless you’re a model, content creator or influencer most people don’t get their portraits taken very often, especially if it’s a family session. Family sessions are slightly more upscale since there’s more people involved, so outfit coordination can test anyone’s styling abilities, but it’s so rewarding in the end!!

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Help! What do I do with my boudoir photos | Boudoir | Seattle, WA

Help! What do I do with my boudoir photos | Boudoir | Seattle, WA

There are tons of creative ways to give something as vulnerable and sensual as boudoir. Most people who book boudoir sessions do it with a gift idea in mind such as a wedding gift to their spouse-to-be, an anniversary gift or a sexy Valentines surprise, but lately I’ve been getting more and more clients who book a boudoir session with me just take the experience of doing a photoshoot like that for themselves and no one else and I am so here for it!!

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Photoshoot Anxiety 101 | Portraits, Boudoir and More | Seattle and Beyond

Photoshoot Anxiety 101 | Portraits, Boudoir and More | Seattle and Beyond

Let’s continue the conversation surrounding mental health and art, specifically photography. There’s a variety of perspectives within this topic, but let’s just focus on two, the photographer and the client. Anxiety is fear of the unknown and what the future holds for us; from the perspective of the photographer anxiety could look like worrying about a cancellation and loss of income or about if they’ll perform well at their job based on the booked assignment, or from the perspective of the client anxiety could look like worrying about if they’ll look good in photos or if the photographer will direct them well enough to pull out their confidence.

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The Importance of a Photograph | Memories and Beyond
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The Importance of a Photograph | Memories and Beyond

Photos are still special, right? Let’s chat more…

In order to fully understand the value of photography and how special photos are in our lives we might have to journey back to the beginning, it’s time for a little photography history lesson!!

When did photography as we know it today begin and who pioneered this artistic revolution?

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