Get to know me....

Let me start by saying that I have never considered myself an artistic person. Coming from a background of a family full of artists I always played it off as not caring that they had that quality about them that I did not have. In High School, I took film photography classes and thought my pictures were really amazing. I kept getting C's on all my projects and felt defeated and stopped caring about photography. I realized I had a knack for taking awesome pictures of my kids on my iPhone. I decided to sign up for an Intro to Photo class, and realized that I actually hated taking pictures of my kids in an artistic format. Of course, I still like taking iPhone pics of my kids, but really enjoyed taking landscape photos.

Anyway, now in the Intermediate class I am wanting to focus on semi-nudes. I did a couple and realized it was challenging, but the angles and lines you can create are beautiful. In that respect, I am looking to redefine what is considered "beautiful" in the media and artistic world. Being a mom of 2, my body is not necessarily perfect and I am sick of media defining what that is. Why should I be ashamed of having a "real" body post-baby because US Weekly posts a flat stomach Kristen Cavallari 9 months post baby? It depressing and sad and despite being a generally confident woman, body image is one aspect of my life I struggle with. I want to love and appreciate my body the way it is and the way I want it to become after working on it. I really want to help other "real" women feel sexy and confident and love themselves despite what most photos show.