by Justina Ford | Jun 7, 2019 | Makeup Artistry |
Women do Bourdoir sessions for all sorts of reasons. But today’s client’s reason was by far one our best. My favorite makeup client of the fall was a lovely South Georgia woman. She had been through some rough patches in her life. One being remarrying the same man she divorced only to be broken and hurt again.
This boudoir shoot was not for another man, but it was for her. All for her…and I’m so grateful to have been apart of this session to be instrumental in helping her see herself in a new light. This is session was to celebrate her new life, new body, and new confidence in loving herself and seeing herself through God’s eyes!
After the first snap the photographer showed her the screen to see the image. She said, oh my God, is that me??” Shortly after I found myself running back to the makeup station to get some tissues because of the tears welling up in her eyes.
This is what I love, this is the side of the business I show up for. God loves her so much. Despite what she’s been through, despite the pain she is loved. Sometimes we don’t see ourselves the way God sees us. He sees us as beautiful through the brokenness. I think she got a glimpse today!
As she was on that bed posing for her session, I felt into that deeper reason for why I show up for women and their beauty needs. And just to be clear the image here is of one of our models. I hope you ladies know by now that 90% of our boudoir sessions are private. We do not share images without prior approval and consent. I will update with final images if the client gives us permission
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by Justina Ford | Sep 5, 2016 | Makeup Artistry
SOCIAL MEDIA GETS A BAD WRAP
The title of this blog post is really the reason why I love social media so much. There are so many reasons why social media gets a bad rap, I’ll just share a few:
- The realization that real connections are at jeopardy
- Cyber-bullying
- Decreased productivity
- Lack of privacy
I could go on and on. And I’m sure each of you reading here has a story to match each reason listed. And despite the major issues above, social media when used in the right way can yield some pretty amazing results.
WHY I COULD NEVER LIVE WITHOUT IT
I for one could never go without social media. I mean as homeschooling mom there are so many online resources for us as entrepreneurs too. I’d lose connection with my audience and special clients that connect with me via social media. I couldn’t imagine doing either of those daily tasks without it . And just to show what positivity can come out of social media I wrote this post about how 2 homeschool moms made a connection via social media and created a beautiful Glamour and Beauty Experience for a lovely client.
HOW IT STARTED
So, I’ll start by how we connected. So, I’m sitting at my computer and a random message comes through on my Facebook messenger. I don’t recognize the name but she’s stating how we have so much in common and she’d love to connect. See, what you put out on social media really will attract the right kind of people. I asked her how we are connected on Facebook and she reminded me of a post I had shared in a Facebook group that we were in together. I had posted this image here just sharing my past work for reference and to stay in the minds of my ideal clients.
Nancy began to fill me in about our connection around homeschooling and I was even happier! It’s a great feeling to connect with other creatives but when you’re connecting with another homeschool entrepreneur you feel so understood. Facebook groups are such an amazing way to stay connected with real people in your industry. The key is getting out of the house and actually meeting. And we did this.
WHERE WE MET UP!
So..yup less than a week later Nancy and I met up at Studio Share Savannah. It was a lovely! This is a newer studio in the Savannah Georgia area. Studio Share Savannah offers two studio rental options: monthly studio memberships and single 3-hour blocks. Memberships are $400 per month and include 8 blocks of time (six weekday and two weekend). Each block is 3 hours long. They also offer reduced rates for 3 and 6 month commitments.
Since we just recently got together for this session images are being edited and will be on the blog soon…here is a sneak peek image of what we worked on together
Behind The Scene Images
by Justina Ford | Nov 14, 2015 | Makeup Artistry
So Much More than Makeup
I’ve spent the last two years thinking, pondering, and wondering on how I can verbalize what it means to be “so much more than”. Well, after engaging in one on one coaching conversations with my own personal coach, my own coaching calls with women and group coaching calls with multiple women, I think I’ve finally put my finger on it!
We all have titles, we have what people see us as on a daily basis but every single one of us is so much more than what we show on the outside. I’ve encountered a woman who works as teacher, who really want to put her creativity to use in jewelry design. Ive talked to a woman who works at an accountant firm but really beneath it all she is a health fanatic that believes in fascial stretch therapy that allows us to release unwanted emotions and heals the body. She’s so much more than a teacher and She’s so much more than an accountant. These were women with a dream and a mission to help others and are striving to step outside of the path perceived.
For me this saying translates to who I am a person. I’m so much more than a makeup artist, so much more than a homeschooling mom. I’ve taken the last 3 years to build a makeup business and I’ve been put in this box, but under these titles there’s a woman who has gone through a whole lot. I’ve struggled with guilt, fear, not thinking I’m good enough, feeling worthless, not believing in myself, not speaking up for myself, not holding others accountable, and not knowing how to put my desires into action! I’m a real women with struggles and failures. But through it all I stay true to my desire to teach others from my lessons learned, to coach others into So Much More Than they could ever imagine they’d be!
