Monthly Archives: July 2018

There is No Flaw in You

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In the client’s own words:
Today, a man stared at me while breastfeeding.
My baby and boob were covered. At 8 months to be covered without so much as a flailing arm is a rarity.
Nevertheless the staring man confidentially said, while never breaking his stare, he confidentially said; “Breastfeeding and c-sections are disgusting. Such a pity for a beautiful woman to willingly destroy her body.” He continued to go on about how hideous both breast and scared tummies are.

I debated posting this, but I think a lot of times we see things on social media and casually think this isn’t an issue close to home, because we’ve not experienced it firsthand.
I was told it would be hard to find a man to love me, because my body was wrecked after I found myself a single mom at seventeen.
This is life.
My body has carried three beautiful babies.
Do not let selfish men or a backward world tell you that the process and proof of life is not beautiful.
We are not meant to be ageless and without cracks.”You are altogether beautiful, my darling; there is no flaw in you.”-Song of Solomon 4:7

For potential models…

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Thank you for volunteering.

I will be scheduling a time in the near future for a photo session with you in the near future. The session will most likely be in my studio on the square in Princeton, but there may be other locations that we’ll agree to as well – or instead of. There may be places that have more meaning to your story than the studio, or you may physically not be able to get here.

There are a couple of requirements you should be aware of as well.

  1. You will be required to sign a release that allows me to use your images and words publicly.
  2. Nudity on some level is required. I can arrange images where you remain anonymous, but I’d prefer for that to be the exception, rather than the norm. NOTE – there may be some instances where underage models are photographed. In this case there will be no images created that would violate any laws.
  3. You will be required to tell your ‘story.’ You might think that you don’t have one, but every woman that I’ve met does. This might actually be the most difficult part of the process.

Please, no comparisons. You are all beautiful by your own standards. Comparisons tend to use society’s concept of beauty as a ruler. And comparisons are often an attempt to belittle yourself, and I am here and doing this project to UPLIFT you. There may also be an attempt to compare ‘stories’ once they are known. Please put that aside as well. A similar ruler applies as well.

Again – thank you SO MUCH!