I learned about SG in college. I was dating an alt girl… tattoos, piercings, colored hair… the whole nine. Her ex wanted her to submit a set and she was down for it. Then stuff happened and she never did. At the time, I was just a musician… hadn’t figured out my love of photography.
Jump ahead to ten years later, I’m married to that...
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thaimelo:
Very cool, good luck and I'm sure that your work as a photographer here will be in
elegantorchid:
@thaimelo thank you so much!
Memorial Day, the most misunderstood American holiday. What’s the point?
Too many people confuse it with Veterans Day or they treat them as one in the same. I served 5 years in the United States Army National Guard. Enlisting in 2004, the year we officially went boots down in Iraq.
I have always struggled with people thanking me for my service. To me, that’s not
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rubymoon:
@elegantorchid that would be an awesome internacional holiday. After all, we're all humans, enemies or not
elegantorchid:
@rubymoon I don't see enemies or colors. I just see humans; beautiful souls and bodies!
wildabbeyxxx:
happy memorial day!
elegantorchid:
@wildabbeyxxx thanks so much!! You as well!! 🥰
So I've been shooting photography for about ten years now. And recently I picked up a side hustle of equine (horse) photography. I just had my first blind approach by a potential client for purchasing images from me. I'm floored! So wait... I can actually make a living as a photographer? I don't have to contemplate becoming a gigalo to feed my kids and pay...
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So. I scoured the internet for difficult questions. Things guys, I guess, don't love answering?? I like questions But, I figured I'd give it a try anyway. Here are my answers:
- When was the last time you cried?
I was playing (piano & singing) "Tears In Heaven" and thinking about how Eric wrote it about losing his son. I have two and I couldn't help...
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rubymoon:
I really appreciate the honesty in the answers, very nice!
elegantorchid:
@rubymoon Hey, what can one be but honest? Part of playing the game is showing up, right?
When I started out as a photographer, I was drawn SO heavily to the beauty of the natural body. The way tattoos mark the skin in such a glorious way. The way certain parts of our skin just... glow. It's too gorgeous!
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rare:
Beautiful 🥰
tintanankin:
That’s amazing!
As I'm discovering more about myself, I'm trying to catch an idea for what I want my life to look like. Long story short, about a year ago my marriage crumbled. Something I thought was rock solid... it turns out... never was. And it got me questioning a LOT of things.
When that rock slide began, my wife had asked me if I had ever...
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So, I was listening to a podcast the other day and the creator of this Bonding survey was the guest. It piqued my interest so I took the short quiz. If you're curious... you should take it too!
Here are my results!
Your test results show that you would likely feel:
Challenged with a form of One-to-One bonding.
You are most likely to...
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(Photo credit: @annanymph @mclovinn)
I wish I had a cool story about my origins as a photographer. Something about the beauty of a photograph that inspired me as a child, or a wondrous renaissance painting… but no. I actually happened into it by accident. Kind of.
I took photography in high school. I wasn’t good. You might even say I sucked. Though I didn’t spend
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aradya:
Amazing ❤️❤️
gloxinea:
how wonderful! I loved 😍
One of the things I've been struggling with lately is in finding how to produce content that is noticeable, but also promotes body positivity. SG was one of the first places I shared my photography and I was initially attracted because of the love of different body types. But I feel a lot of the time like the only sets I see getting #SOTD are those girls who have the typical alternative pinup look. Are the days of unique beauty gone here? Or are we still sharing love of shapes and sizes and colors? This bodyscape shot was one of the first of my body positivity motions. A police officer who struggled to feel sexy and sensual. This was the beginning of her modeling experience, something she has really blossomed into over the years since. This session is from 2019. What do you love about your unique shape?
So here’s my question. The chicken or the egg? I need to start shooting more fine art nudes. AND I need to start charging more for my work. Ive tried doing the friends get TF but eventually EVERYONE becomes my friend and I end up feeling taken advantage of and struggling to feed my family.
So how do I stay creative while still making a...
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