POWER PHOTOGRAPHY

In this photoshoot, we focus on bringing out the part in you that you may have been hiding or maybe have never even dared to explore.

So easily we put ourselves into a box that limits us not only in the way we dress and wear make-up, but also in the way we behave and feel about ourselves. We are SO MUCH MORE than just a few tiny things that we have allowed ourselves to be.

YOU are everything. You can be anything you want. 

Just let yourself be seen. But most importantly let yourself be seen by you.

If this speaks to you, this photoshoot is for you. Here’s more info:

SET YOURSELF FREE

Set yourself free from limitations.
Set yourself free from expectations. 
Set yourself free from your mind’s prison and let yourself be the woman you’ve always wanted to be.

With power photography we release these parts of you that you’ve been hiding or haven’t explored.
That part can be anything, it’s up to you and only the sky is the limit.

The photoshoot includes:
-1hr of photographing
-editing
-10 digital files

ONLY TODAY (Tue 18th) FOR 249€
(normally 479€)

This is for you if and when you feel like you can’t do something.

We all feel that way sometimes. It’s in our DNA as humans to doubt ourselves. In a way we should really feel lucky that we can have doubt because that means we have the ability to think and rationalize.

However, when we doubt ourselves, it’s not exactly our rational mind that’s doing the thinking, it’s our emotions.

So let’s change those emotions and get you started on this week!

Anything that you want to do, you can do.
It means that if you’re not as good as you want to be at the moment, you just need to practice to become better.
That’s all that it is.

Now, if you know you’ve got what it takes, you’ve got the knowledge, the practice, the know-how, the ability – then go for it. Set yourself free and allow yourself the opportunity to shine.

It’s often that we’re not scared about what could go wrong, but all the things that could go right. We’re often scared to be seen for who we truly are, we are often scared to be seen for all the good in us. Because then our mind is filled with questions like “will everyone hate me if I succeed?”. 

You need to follow what’s true to you, you need to trust that your kind of people will find you when you allow yourself to shine. You weren’t meant to be spending your life in a dungeon. You were meant to explore yourself, find your strengths, the things you love to do and then do them.

And that’s what you’re doing today. That’s why you’re nervous whether you can do this thing or not – it’s getting too close to your heart, isn’t it? It’s showing a part of you and it’s scary.

I get it. Of course it’s scary. But when did scary become something that should stop you? When did an emotion, a fleeting feeling, become so powerful?

You have to know that you got this. You have to know that by following your passions, you will get to where you want to go and you never know how much more amazing it’ll be when you finally get there.

However you think or feel about yourself in this moment, take a breather: breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth. Let yourself feel the air going in and coming out. Just one breath is enough to relax you.

And if you’re still feeling nervous, allow yourself to feel it. Don’t fight it, just let it be. Observe it. How does it feel? Where do you feel it in your body? How would you describe it? What name would you give that feeling? Can you let that feeling be and not judge it?

If we try to fight something, it often sticks. But when we accept things, they stop being such big monsters and often go away.

All of the feelings that are telling you right now that you can’t do something, those feelings will eventually go away. Feelings are not a very good judge of what you should be doing, because of the fact that they’re fleeting. Feelings come and they go. You can’t give them too much power in decision making.

Go out there today and DO IT. You know, deep down, you can do it. It’s not even an issue. You’ve got this.

Trust it. Trust yourself. Trust your abilities. Whatever happens, you can handle it. You can handle it.

Happy Monday, December 17th!

With love,
Erika

Here’s 12 books I recommend to read.
They’re in no particular order and while there’d be many other books as well, I recommend to at least start with these. 

Feel the fear and do it anyway – Susan Jeffers
Love – Leo Buscaglia
The Five Love Languages – Gary Chapman
The gifts of imperfection – Brene Brown
How to win friends and influence people – Dale Carnegie
The power of habit – Charles Duhigg
Start with why – Simon Sinek
The Fish philosophy – Stephen C. Lundin
You are what you believe – Hyrum W. Smith
Whatever you think, think the opposite – Paul Arden
Design your self – Karim Rashid
Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert

Happy reading!
And happy December 12th!

With love,
Erika

It’s a cliché but it’s true: everything starts from within.

The most important thing you can do for yourself, not only in photographs but in your overall well-being and satisfaction in life, is to learn to love and accept yourself. The more at ease and comfortable you are in your own skin, the better you’ll look in photos.

But in addition to that, here are some tips for feeling and looking great in photos (and some tips I know all y’all love about body angles)!

1. RELAX:

   1. Laugh! Even if you don’t feel like it, just do it, fake it. Do laughing yoga, make yourself laugh because it’ll force your body to relax. (You can use yesterday’s advent calendar gift as a starting point ;))
   2. Move your body! Jump up and down, do jumping jacks, dance, whatever it is, just keep moving. It will get your heart pumping and it will relax your body.
   3. Talk to the person photographing you (even if it’s you making a selfie ;)), make conversation and the entire situation will feel a lot less intimidating.

2. BE IN ACTION:

   1. Put your head down, start (fake) laughing and lift your face to the camera.
   2. Walk, dance, marvel at your surroundings. Find little things to focus on.
   3. Do something you enjoy and have someone photograph you while in action.
   4. (Of course keep in mind that in low-light situations [without flash] movement is going to be blurry, in some cases even in daylight if the movement is fast enough)

3. MONITOR SELF-TALK:

   1. When something goes well, when you do something right, how do you reward yourself? What do you say to yourself?
   2. When something goes wrong, how do you talk to yourself?
   3. Based on your self-talk, are you your best friend or your enemy?
   4. Make monitoring, and actively changing, your self-talk a part of your daily life. It’ll drastically change your life.

4. BODY ANGLES:

   1. For a more defined jaw, push your neck forward and chin down just a little bit.
   2. For a less round face, turn your face just slightly at an angle toward the camera.
   3. For a slimmer figure, turn your body at an angle (nearly sideways) with both shoulders still visible, and lean forward from your waist toward the camera.
   4. For more curves, arch your back while standing sideways toward the camera.
   5. Remember this: whatever is closest to the camera is amplified (gets bigger)

I hope these tips will make your Christmas photographs that much better. Remember, you don’t need to look or be anything different to be gorgeous. You’re enough just as you are.

With love,
Erika