Sunday, February 27, 2011

I Heart Photographers

http://www.jjleatherman.photoreflect.com/



















Naomi Sutton (suttonnr@gmail.com)




Kristy Bearfield





















http://www.luciabellephotography.com/

Over the last few years, I have had the privelege of working with some amazing women who have photographed my work. As I've told Patience Salgado (http://www.patiencesalgado.com/), it's often times very intimidating to have my work captured by a professional photographer. There seems to be more pressure to create something as amazing as their work. And then when I look back over the high res photos, every wobble, every uneven line or mistake is there for me to see. It's a silly thing to fret over the small 'mistakes' when the overall pictures are so amazing, but as a perfectionist, it's hard not to worry. I also can't control what goes out to the cyber world... like is it a picture of me scowling, or with a double chin, or my butt crack showing! Silly, I know.

But the end results always stun me. Sometimes I know the designs are beautiful when I'm done... and then I 'see' them again, and the 'other thing' that seems to be present when I'm working is revealed. It never ceases to leave me feeling anything but blessed.

Hello!

Welcome to my blog! This is something I've been thinking about for a long time... and as I'm gearing up for my busiest season yet, posts may be sporadic at first, but I really hope to be able to chronicle my adventures, as I grow this into a fulltime business.

I've realized over the past 5 years, that because of my henna business, I've been to some amazing events and met some really interesting people. These are things I normally wouldn't have the opportunity to experience. In one month I might attend a belly dance hafla, a motorocycle club event, a bar mitzvah, a Blessingway for a pregnant woman, and a school event. Some of the most touching and emotional henna I've done has been for people who are healing... either from physical scars of surgery, or emotional scars of loss.

My hope is to capture these special and amazing moments... and just add a little backstory to the photos you may see on my website or facebook page.

Thanks for reading!
Colleen
The Henna Lady