Hello Ladies!
In my last Blog post I mentioned that things are changing here at the studio and I made the hard decision to no longer be the Bellies and babies photographer. It really was a hard decision after specializing in it for the past 13plus years, but the time has come to make the change.
It's funny because I realized that in each "stage" of my life through the years I had a favorite store. Yes, Store, that I would frequent. What does this have to do with my business change now, well, I will get to that. But when I was getting married it was ALL about finding THE wedding gown and THE invitations, and THE locations, THE photographer and THE caterer. After I got married my favorite store was Victoria's Secret. When I had my son it became Carter's that I would frequent, when I bought my house it was Home Depot. Now I love TJ Maxx and Homegoods!
You are probably still wondering what on earth this has to do with Bellies and babies. Well I began my Bellies and babies business when I was pregnant with my daughter (and my son was 9 years old). My life revolved around my pregnancy and children. Specializing in pregnancy, babies and children's photography seemed perfect. And, it was. But now, my son is 22 (gasp!) and living on his own and my daughter is 13 (gasp again!). Really? Where does the time go?! And, I am "over" the baby stage both in my business and my personal life. I thoroughly enjoyed each and every family that I watched start their own families. I loved watching all these babies grow and change through their first year of life and beyond and the families expand. But this year I had to make a hard decision to change or stay the same. I chose change. So, now is time to move on in my business.
But, I needed to figure out what to do. After lots of thought I knew I still wanted to work with women (pregnancy portraits) but I wanted to expand too. It seems only right with my daughter turning 13 that I begin there. So, I have decided to focus on Women's Photography beginning with the tweens and teens all the way through to their grandmothers and all the women in between! I started to do some research and I have discovered many things which we will discuss in future posts. But the main thing that keeps coming back is that most women have an issue with Body Image! I say most, because there are a few woman that don't, but the majority of woman have at least ONE THING (sadly sometime more than one) they don't like about their body. What started out as the next step in my photography business has become a driving force of sorts. Something much bigger than that. You might even call it a mission! How far will it go? I don't know. But I want to be the change that helps women see themselves in a better light. Show them that who they are right now is ENOUGH!
You ARE good ENOUGH just as you are today!
I want to kick this off with you and your friends and your daughters, moms, sisters, cousins, aunts, and nieces! If you are interested in joining me on this journey to help empower all women, all ages, and feel better about who they are, please join my Private Facebook Group "52 Selfies with Photography by Nylora". Let's have some fun with this and let's spread the word!
One more thing... I have an event that I started for a screening of "Embrace" (I talked about it a bit in my last post). It will be on November 29 at Regal 10 in Concord. You can find the invite here https://www.facebook.com/events/342230772795250/
I invite you to watch the trailer. I saw the movie this past Monday night with my daughter and we both LOVED IT! So much so that I immediately came home and signed up to host one here in Concord! If you are a woman or know a woman you must see this movie! You owe it to yourself. We do need 60 reservations for them to have the screening actually happen. When you reserve your ticket they will take your cc# but you will not be charged until we have the minimum of 60 tickets sold (which we have 20 more days to hit the goal!). Please feel free to share this with your friends! Better yet, make it a girls night out!
#bethechange
#existinphotographs
#positivebodyimage
#embrace
See you soon!
Nylora :)
Thursday, October 27, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
"Embrace"
Good Morning!
I have been MIA for a bit because I have some new things in the works.
As many of you know this year has brought many changes here at the studio.
After specializing in Bellies and babies for the past 13 + years I decided it was time for a change. While I am still offering pre-natal sessions I am no longer photographing babies and young children. I have decided to focus on women's portraits exclusively. This includes young women (tweens and teens) through the mature woman.
One of the comments I hear most often when I am talking to women about having their own portraits taken is "I don't look good in pictures!" followed by "I need to lose 20 pounds first". Seriously, I hear it all the time. But, why aren't we "enough"? Why can't we be happy with who we are, AS we are now?! Which brings me to this:
Last night I attended a screening of the movie "Embrace" (see the trailer below). I first heard that the movie was coming to Hooksett about a month ago and I immediately got a ticket for both me and my daughter. As soon as I watched the trailer there was no question in my mind that we would be attending. THIS is the message I want to share, THIS movie says it all. Any woman that has ever had body shaming issues needs to see this! I was NOT disappointed and (I can safely say now) neither was my daughter. Each woman in the movie told a story and every woman made great points that hit home. The best part was, it opened a dialog for my daughter and I, and we had a great talk on the way home from the show, that SHE started! It was great!
Here we are waiting for the show to start and Syd being Syd! <3 Girls night!
I went to bed thinking about this movie and woke up this morning thinking about it. I had to learn more! So, I went to the to see how I can bring this movie to Concord so that even more women can see it.
Here is the overview taken from the website: "When Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100 million people worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. EMBRACE follows Taryn’s crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies."
You can see the trailer here:
https://bodyimagemovement.com/embrace/
To say that this was eye opening, and inspiring, and empowering would be an understatement! It needs to be seen by as many woman as possible. Here is where we come in!
I have scheduled a showing at the Regal Theatre on Loudon Rd in Concord on Tuesday, November 29 at 7:30 pm. We must have at least 60 tickets sold for them to do the show! What I need You to do is follow this link below and reserve your tickets so we get a count. Once the film is "tipped" (we get the 60 tickets sold) you will be charged for the ticket(s) but not until we have the confirmation that it is a GO!
Yes! I believe so strongly in the film that I don't want to wait to share it and have scheduled it during the studio's busiest season! So, let's get the word out! I will start a page on Facebook where you can share it with your friends to get the word out but in the meantime you can follow the link below so you can check it out and share it with friends now! It would be a great girls night out or bring your moms and your daughters!
Check it out here!
http://gathr.us/screening/18513
Let's make this happen!
Nylora :)
I have been MIA for a bit because I have some new things in the works.
As many of you know this year has brought many changes here at the studio.
After specializing in Bellies and babies for the past 13 + years I decided it was time for a change. While I am still offering pre-natal sessions I am no longer photographing babies and young children. I have decided to focus on women's portraits exclusively. This includes young women (tweens and teens) through the mature woman.
One of the comments I hear most often when I am talking to women about having their own portraits taken is "I don't look good in pictures!" followed by "I need to lose 20 pounds first". Seriously, I hear it all the time. But, why aren't we "enough"? Why can't we be happy with who we are, AS we are now?! Which brings me to this:
Last night I attended a screening of the movie "Embrace" (see the trailer below). I first heard that the movie was coming to Hooksett about a month ago and I immediately got a ticket for both me and my daughter. As soon as I watched the trailer there was no question in my mind that we would be attending. THIS is the message I want to share, THIS movie says it all. Any woman that has ever had body shaming issues needs to see this! I was NOT disappointed and (I can safely say now) neither was my daughter. Each woman in the movie told a story and every woman made great points that hit home. The best part was, it opened a dialog for my daughter and I, and we had a great talk on the way home from the show, that SHE started! It was great!
Here we are waiting for the show to start and Syd being Syd! <3 Girls night!
I went to bed thinking about this movie and woke up this morning thinking about it. I had to learn more! So, I went to the to see how I can bring this movie to Concord so that even more women can see it.
Here is the overview taken from the website: "When Body Image Activist Taryn Brumfitt posted an unconventional before-and-after photo in 2013 it was seen by more than 100 million people worldwide and sparked an international media frenzy. EMBRACE follows Taryn’s crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring us to change the way we feel about ourselves and think about our bodies."
You can see the trailer here:
https://bodyimagemovement.com/embrace/
To say that this was eye opening, and inspiring, and empowering would be an understatement! It needs to be seen by as many woman as possible. Here is where we come in!
I have scheduled a showing at the Regal Theatre on Loudon Rd in Concord on Tuesday, November 29 at 7:30 pm. We must have at least 60 tickets sold for them to do the show! What I need You to do is follow this link below and reserve your tickets so we get a count. Once the film is "tipped" (we get the 60 tickets sold) you will be charged for the ticket(s) but not until we have the confirmation that it is a GO!
Yes! I believe so strongly in the film that I don't want to wait to share it and have scheduled it during the studio's busiest season! So, let's get the word out! I will start a page on Facebook where you can share it with your friends to get the word out but in the meantime you can follow the link below so you can check it out and share it with friends now! It would be a great girls night out or bring your moms and your daughters!
Check it out here!
http://gathr.us/screening/18513
Let's make this happen!
Nylora :)
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