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Whether it’s an annual review or a year in pictures, the different ways you can look back on your past year are innumerable. What are your plans? How will you review the past year and plan for the new one? From the Christmas cards we’ve received and blogs I’ve read, I see a general sense [...]
10 models posing, 9 props awaiting, 7 locations preparing, 4 hair dressers styling, 3 stylists dressing, 2 makeup artists working, 2 video guys preparing, 1 photographer shooting … If you want, you could sing that list to the Christmas song… “and a partridge in a pear tree.” While you’re singing, scroll down and see the new images! [...]
There are patterns we see and ones we miss. Which are more important? I’ve noticed patterns in the reasons people start a 365 and patterns in the reasons they quit. I’ve noticed patterns in the images I take and the way I read my camera manual. Particularly in the last few weeks, I’ve noticed patterns [...]
One of the exciting features for our Teen Identity models is that we use their images in publications, marketing, and advertisements. You can just imagine the reaction of a high school junior or senior girl who has always wanted to be a model… when she sees herself in a “real” magazine for the first time… [...]
Many girls grow up with a deathly fear of the dark… for some it’s legitimate fears of what happens in the night, for others it’s fear of the unknown… For girls on the street, it’s a fear they may never overcome. Coupled with that fear is a pervading sense of loneliness and isolation. Intimate friendships [...]
Injustice is an attack on God’s children. If we do nothing, we stand with the oppressor. Two months ago, we rallied around Street Grace to donate $100 to this organization fighting sex trafficking and child exploitation in the metro Atlanta area. Thank you to those of you who participated and helped us make it happen. [...]
I’m a little slow sometimes. Why is it that I always seem to forget this basic principle of life, that every mountain top experience is followed by a valley. Those valleys are directly proportionate to the height of the mountain top. Maybe it’s kind of like Flash Forward (if you’re watching that show), people try [...]
Today marked a milestone in my photography career. It was a photo shoot that had little to do with me or even the Teen Identity models I worked with… it was all about a mission and message aimed toward helping end child sex trafficking in the United States, particularly in Atlanta. I don’t know that [...]
Although I’ve been working with teen girls for years, I still find myself learning new tools and strategies for bringing our ideas to life. Today was no exception. We’ve got a Teen Identity Model Extravaganza in less than 2 weeks, which means we’ve got to stay organized and make sure everyone knows what they’re doing [...]
A useful strategy for improving your images is to experiment. For photographers who’ve taken the tasra365 photo challenge, we devoted an entire Theme Thursday to photo experimentation. I decided to experiment with lens and sun flares today… fortunately the weather cooperated. What I found most successful was working with the trees to enhance or minimize [...]
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