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Becoming Experience

For The Love of Dance

Becoming Experience

For The Love of Dance

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Folder: Transformation

Becoming Experience

For The Love of Dance

EMILY’s senior Portraits

SENIOR PORTRAIT

Jan 20

Written by Lucia Kiel

BRANDI ROSE AT KNAPPS CASTLE

Gabi at the beach

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One of the biggest misconceptions I hear is that because I have a studio, every photoshoot takes place there.⁠
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The truth is, you're not limited to the studio at all.⁠
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Some clients love the simplicity and control of the studio environment.⁠
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Othe

There’s something powerful about creating imagery that feels both delicate and impossible to ignore.⁠
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creative portrait photography, conceptual portraits, fine art photography, The Becoming Experience, Santa Barbara photographe

There’s a myth that women become less visible as they age.⁠
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That after 40, they’re supposed to soften themselves. Shrink a little. Step further into the background.⁠
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The women who step into the 40 Over 40 project are doing the opposit

I think one of the most powerful things a woman can do is stop treating herself like something that constantly needs correcting.⁠
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To stop hiding the softness.⁠
The age.⁠
The story.⁠
The evidence that she has fully lived.⁠
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Because none of those th

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