For many women it is that they never look good in photographs.
But is that really true?
You really don’t have one photograph that you like of yourself?
You see, we look into the past for confirming evidence, looking for every experience that confirms our belief, we seldom look for contrary evidence to our beliefs. We filter out the times when we felt good in front of the camera, the photo we do like.
Just because you believe it doesn’t mean it’s true. In fact I have plenty of evidence for myself and my clients that they DO look good in photos, amazing in fact!
I invite you to reframe the things you think about yourself. Start looking for contrary evidence to the belief that isn’t serving you. Reframe it to something that serves you. Go find that photo you like and keep it as evidence that you in fact can rock it in front of the camera. This portrait is one of my evidence. And if you find there isn’t enough evidence, book a photoshoot with me and you will have plenty!
I was recently recognized and awarded the title of an Accredited Portrait Masters Associate Photographer. I’m so happy to have reached this milestone in my portrait photography career!
How do you build yourself up? By celebrating and acknowledging the wins, big and small.
By taking time to reflect on how far you come. Be thankful for the journey.
I would never celebrate anything, I desperately craved external validation but when I got it I could not RECEIVE it. Ok, I did that, next! Never enough.
So today I celebrate this, for an analytical, overthinking engineer to take this step is quite remarkable, to embark on a new journey, to follow her heart instead of her head. So often we think we have it all figured out in life, we have the plan, however sometimes your heart wants something completely different than your head and what you “should” do.
I’ve come to discover for myself that my life is more about growth and expansion and less abut what I actually do to achieve it as long as I am enjoying the journey. As introverted as I am, working alone in a lab was not it, I thrive connecting with people and instead of creating nanoparticles I get to create portraits
The Portrait Masters International Awards and Accreditation Program is a recognition of “high professional standard,” and submitted images are judged by a panel of internationally renowned Photographers and given an average score.
I’m proud to be an Accredited Portrait Masters Associate Photographer, you can be assured that you are working with a true professional in the industry. (https://theportraitmasters.com/directory/)
I used to be a control freak and a perfectionist. Not a great combination if you want to get anything done
When I had to do public speaking I dreaded it. I had to memorize every single word because what if I made a mistake? The horror! And the fear of judgement used to paralyze me.
Now I’m pretty good with doing lives on my phone, however doing something more “official” like this still got me spinning a bit.
The difference is that I did it anyway. I could wait until it was perfect…. But what is perfect anyway? There is no such thing. It’s so easy to get into our heads, to make it about us and hide.
But the world needs every one of us to show up, to share what we are passionate about. After you do something you are scared of you are going to find that you didn’t die Next time it will be even easier. Remember, our brain just wants to keep us safe.
In this video I talk about the importance to exist in photographs, not just for yourself but for your loved ones to whom they will be priceless one day. Little did I know that when I took the portraits of my dad, that would be the last time I saw him. I see his soul in them, I remember him and the experience through those portraits. I so wish I had the same experience and portraits of my mom to remember her by.
Join me in my studio in Bozeman for a beautiful experience that will leave feeling empowered and unstoppable!
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