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A Big THANK YOU and Upcoming Events
Hey Everyone! The CoNo Credential Program (CCP) is officially launched!! THANK YOU to everyone who showed interest and gave feedback! Here are some of the events I’ll be speaking at over the next few months: Are you going to Imaging USA in Kentucky? Let’s meet up! I’m offering a “How-to run a model call” workshop to those interested. Would you like to meet up but are not interested in a model call workshop? Fill out our form to share your ideas!
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The CoNo Credential Program (CCP)
Let’s talk about The CoNo credential program. This credential program started from a small idea after attending the Boudoir Summit at WPPI. I was asked questions that are simple to answer, but I realized people are hesitant to ask. Hesitant to ask because they don’t want to appear racist, or mean, or even how to word the question. Photographers want the knowledge but are unable to find it. I won’t lie; I held off on writing this sooner for a multitude of reasons. One being I didn’t think I could do it. I felt there were more qualified people that could write this program and do it well. For months…
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Womxn of Color in Boudoir – Part 2
How might boudoir photography sessions be tailored to cater specifically to the needs and experiences of women of color? Boudoir photography is dominated by White cisgender women. These women need to understand the differences in WOC. We are not all the same and all of our stories matter. They need to have a makeup artist and hair stylist that can work with all textures and complexions. They need to leave their bias at the door and meet these womxn exactly where they are as a client and person. They need to understand our history and have an understanding of how white supremacy creates beauty standards that a majority of WOC…
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Womxn of Color in Boudoir – Part 1
How can boudoir photography be a tool for promoting body positivity and self-love among women of color? Boudoir photography can be a tool for promoting body positivity and self-love among WOC because representation matters. Many of the WOC we see in media have a certain look that doesn’t represent the vast majority of people of the Global Majority. The beauty standards are based in white supremacy. The lighter and thinner you are the more desirability you have. Boudoir helps WOC change the narrative on their own terms by celebrating their bodies and individuality. In what ways can boudoir photography help women of color feel more empowered and confident in their…
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4 Ways To Get Sexy For Boudoir
For each consultation I always ask my Beauties, my clients, to use 3 to 4 words that describe who they are at the time in their life. Rarely does the word sexy come up. The words pretty, helpful, resilient, kind and I’ve even heard I don’t know. With this in mind here are 4 ways to get sexy for a boudoir experience! Enjoy. 1.LOSE WEIGHT We all in some form or fashion have had a friend, family member or even a complete stranger say we need to lose weight. If we just lost a little weight we would look better. Or recently I heard if so and so lost weight…
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Celeste Patrice Boudoir
Celeste Jones Philadelphia, PA I’ve always loved working with women, and creating beautiful images that made them feel good about the woman that they are. I also wanted to showcase Black women as not only beautiful, but sexy and confident because you don’t see a lot of us represented in that light. Well, my clients will arrive at the studio and will be greeted by my stylist and myself. We go through their pieces for this shoot, and then while they are getting glammed up by my stylist we are chatting away. It’s like girlfriends getting together and catching up and other times it’s therapeutic for us all. After we…
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Freddie Onadeko
Freddie Onadeko London, England I decided to shoot boudoir photography after my first lingerie shoot with a plus size fashion influencer, I found that I had a knack making people feel and accept how amazing they really are. Long before the shoot begins, I open a line of communication with my client. I get to know what makes them tick. What they love most about themselves. Once we get to the shoot, it’s all about making the client feel comfortable. I demonstrate the poses myself because if I make myself vulnerable, it’s easier for my client to relax and be open and vulnerable themselves. Black is beautiful, there’s no denying…
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