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Depending on your personality and life commitments, the turning of the year may be a time for deep peace and reflection or a wild whirl of parties and celebrations. But as New Year’s Day approaches, many of us are becoming more aware of the day’s ever-present accompaniment: Resolutions. New Year’s resolutions are by their very…
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Hi friend, I spent last weekend on a gorgeous island outside Vancouver, British Columbia, eating pastries and photographing this adorable couple. I can’t wait to show you more of the finished images! Now, to this week’s letter: You are worthy of rest. Up until a few years ago, I was forever getting sick, mostly colds…
This week marks ten years that I’ve been in the Seattle area! Here’s a shot from one of the very first boudoir sessions I photographed here. Want to book your own session? Click the button below. {Image: A fat Hawaiian woman gazes up at the camera in a close-up shot that shows her serious face,…
Every human body is worthy of being seen, no matter whether it is “healthy.” {Image: A fat white person with shirt drawn up to show their belly. Their belly has red sores on it.}
Some days you just need to be sad, and that’s okay. All feelings are welcome here.
Karl is a low-eye-contact autistic person, and prefers not to have to look right into people’s eyes. But who says everyone has to look straight at the camera, anyway?
One of the more joyful parts of my job is getting to be the photographer who gets it — who doesn’t push, who doesn’t rush, who has the accommodations and modifications ready so that capturing branding photos is a good experience for disabled and ill clients, not just something to be endured.
Hi hello I know the website speed is awful right now. 😅 I had a MASSIVE fiasco a few weeks ago with someone who was supposed to fix the site breaking it instead, and ever since it’s been a mess. While I’m deep in page speed analysis and pretending I know what I’m doing, enjoy…
I also love, love, love working with neurodivergent folks. Y’all are my people. (Neurodivergence is an umbrella term that includes autism, ADHD, dyslexia and more, and depending on who you ask also includes mentally ill and mad folks.) At Kyra’s session, we cheerfully got distracted together by a hawk flying by and a rainbow, and laughed ourselves silly while getting Kyra covered in grass rolling down a hill.
This is news I am so freaking excited to share — the launch of the project I’ve been working on behind the scenes for the last six months. It’s called SEEN., and there are limited spots, so I want to make sure you have time to grab one before this goes out to my big…
Delivering finished photos to the lovely Jet City Doulas today, and while I wait for them to export from Lightroom I’m having fun with retro colors! They’ll likely want to use the regular, modern-color images on their website (though you never know), but I wanted to share these silly vintage film-inspired interpretations. Book your own…
If we’re lucky, aging will happen to every one of us, but we talk about it so little, and we all deserve to understand aging and be treated better in our aging bodies. Some of it is that social media is a young person’s game. It burns out people, especially activists, as we age. And…
It’s always a delight when other artists use my work as inspiration! This lovely piece she named “Mermaid Reading” is by artist Barbara Gadon, and you can find more of her work at https://artbybgvisuals.com. The second image is my original photograph (used with permission, which I prefer). My photograph is available as a stock photo…
A little sneak peek/outtake for @jetcitydoulas! I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard throughout a session. I can’t wait to show you all their images. I’m not accepting new business visuals clients for a few weeks while I take a break + revamp the sessions, but you can be the first to see when the…
A maternity session sneak peek for R., who made those adorable vintage clothes, and some representation for all the pregnant fat folks who feel like they don’t look “pregnant enough.” 💜
A fun sneak peek of Christy’s recent small business photo session in Seattle! Christy runs Dazzling Spoons Counseling and as you can see, she loves to laugh. For this session, we rented a light-filled loft space, and it gave us so much flexibility and room (and a dry, warm space) that I’m now recommending most…
The world we live in encourages fat people not to feel joy, tells us we don’t deserve it, tries to steal it away. But joy is our birthright and something that can never be stolen from us entirely. Even in the midst of oppression, we can find and hold moments of joy.
Earlier this year, I flew cross-country for the first time during the pandemic to SEE MY BABY SISTER GRADUATE WITH HER MBA. I was a first-gen college student, and not only has my sister surpassed me in education, she did it while working full time as a single mom. I’m so proud of her I…
Fat joy is precious, perfect and vital.
The world we live in encourages fat people not to feel j…
“The ocean does not apologize for its depth and the mountains do not seek forgiveness for the spa…
An outtake from the photo session I recently had with One Connection Healthcare, a Health at Ever…
It’s time we started a new series here. How about Fat Joy Friday?
Fat joy is precious, perfect a…
I have a couple of sneak peeks for you this week as summer portrait and boudoir sessions heat up,…
“When you live in a fat body, well-meaning people love to tell you that the only barrier between …
“Dear Sister( not just cister),
Your beauty is not based upon what you look like. It never has b…
A quick sneak peek of Kyra Sutherland’s small business photo session! You can find their work at …
“When I see women supporting women, it is so inspiring to me. So when I saw somebody wearing some…
Beth Clarke was kind enough to say nice things about all my work! From Beth:
“Lindley has been i…
You are not too much.
You don’t need to make yourself small…
So you can be safe…
So you won’t…
An ethereal moment with client T. last summer 🍃
Image: A plus-size white woman with yellow pants…
{the daily fat} You deserve to pursue hobbies you love.
💜 More from me on body liberation: link …
“Remember that your sadness is tangible, organic, important and useful. Sadness is what reminds u…
{the daily fat} You deserve joy!
@thebrassydiva at her small business visuals session with me.
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Trans, non-binary and exploring folks are precious, valid and welcome. I see you. Happy day of vi…
I’m seeing progress on my hand injury since getting a steroid shot a few weeks ago, woohoo! It’s …
Desert days with Danielle S. 🌅
👉 Book a boudoir or portrait session: https://bit.ly/fatpositivep…
“As long as we live in a culture that tells women that being admired and desired for the way we l…
“Fat people who love themselves scare the shit out of people who don’t love themselves. Even fat people trying to love themselves scare the shit out of people who can’t do the same. We force people to have to look at why they hate their bodies because we are “supposed” to hate ours and we…
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I want to follow up on my earlier piece about AI-generated artwork. People who are into AI art are telling me that this is a chance for fat people to see themselves represented and change their body image. But there’s a problem: exploitation will not create liberation. Here’s just one of the images that was…
As much as I love all you lovely young things, it’s even more of a joy to work with people over 50 at my body-positive and fat-positive portrait sessions here in Seattle.
As much as I love all you lovely young things, it’s even more of a joy to work with people over 50 at my body-positive and fat-positive portrait sessions here in Seattle.
A sneak peek for client J! I’m so delighted that more and more clients are choosing to explore with me what I call body contours: the shapes our bodies make at ease, at rest and in motion. I’m currently booking client photo sessions for Feb-March 2023.
An overview of what AI art is, where it’s going and what effects it might have on businesses, artists and body liberation.
“Belly, companion, digester of snacks, you wobble when I laugh, rise and fall as I breathe, rollick, tingle, give me signals when someone around me is a liar or a danger or a friend, the site of my hunger (my aliveness), receiver of rubs and kisses from mother and lovers, layer of warmth, inspirer of…
Here’s a sneak peek for Laurie Ganberg from last week’s small business visuals session! It was so nice that the sunny weather lasted as long as it did; we were able to get a beautiful glow in some of her images.
Here’s a sneak peek for Ms. V. We met at a state park here in Washington state and spent time exploring the re-integration of her body back into the natural world.
One of the best ways I’ve found to help clients be as relaxed and confident as possible for photo sessions is to provide lots of information in advance on what to wear, bring and expect. Here’s an excerpt from the guide I provide all my clients on what to expect at their Seattle body-positive portrait,…
