Tips on What to Wear For Your Photo Shoot:: Part I

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I’ll start this post by stating that I AM NOT A STYLIST. I just happen to know what may or may not work for a photograph in terms of clothing, branding, selling yourself, and telling the story you want to be told through your images. There . OK, so..one of the most frequent questions I [...]

Head wraps and such..

Bessie Akuba Photography Gele Shoot

This past weekend has been busy..but awesome. I AM NOT complaining, you hear me..lol? I got a chance to do some portraits of some close friends and family members in their/our traditional dress. I look forward to sharing the rest of the pics with you in a photography project soon. In the image above, my friend  ”Ms. A” [...]

What’s in a Gaze?

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 When you look at images can you tell whether or not the photographer is male or female? Is there a certain way that women photograph men or even other women for that matter? I think so. And apparently I am not alone in this thought. Film theorist Laura Mulvey believes  that “visual pleasure is dominated [...]

In Effort to Organize My Life..

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I am currently shopping around for a functional but stylish bag to carry my photography equipment in. I will be traveling a lot in the coming months so I’m looking for something that will not make me look “look” like I’m a tourist or something that will scream “hey I’m carrying a bunch of expensive [...]