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Promoting Passion Video Blog: Photography School for Survivors of Human Trafficking

February 10, 2014 brookeshaden Comments 4 comments

I know that I can’t say in so many words what the video already does, but let me give this a short try. My life was changed last year when I visited Kolkata, India. I taught photography to survivors of human trafficking with emphasis on storytelling and confidence. We did self-portraiture and learned about the importance of finding your own voice and using art to tell it. After that experience I felt something was missing, and with the beautiful idea…

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Promoting Passion Video Blog: Shooting with a Bed Sheet

February 3, 2014 brookeshaden Comments 30 comments

This week on the Promoting Passion video blog I get to explore a much sought after location with one of my favorite models, Jen Brook. We spent an entire weekend shooting while I was hosting a retreat, but when that was all over we still couldn’t get enough. So, while driving away from the retreat, we made a B-line over to this location that a couple of my friends helped me locate. It was stunning, and I had an idea…

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How to Smile for the Camera

January 31, 2014 brookeshaden Comments 29 comments

As photographers, we know how hard it is to suddenly step on the other side of the camera, whether it is for ourselves or for someone else. I personally feel much more comfortable taking my own photograph for the simple reason that I have control. I can hit delete or use any picture I choose, whereas with someone else, they have that control. I was in need of a new headshot because I’ve been using the same thing for ages….

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A Wand is Just a Stick in the Wrong Hands

January 30, 2014 brookeshaden Comments 30 comments

If you know me, you know that I am a child. I am a little innocent child at the center of it all and that is how I love living my life. I don’t turn a blind eye to all things, but if I can control how I see a situation, it is very often with a child’s innocence. For this reason, and many more, I have a vivid imagination as well as an insatiable appetite for all things magical….

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Promoting Passion Video Blog: I AM ME

January 26, 2014 brookeshaden Comments 249 comments

I have been thinking a lot about self-portraiture and why I adore it so much. It certainly isn’t because I love being in front of a camera or because I adore the way I look. It goes far beyond our traditional standards of beauty and into the realm of self-discovery, which is so much more beautiful than what any industry can tell me. Self-portraiture is a way of putting yourself in your imagination and becoming the character of your story….

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