Anytime I photograph Ruby it feels like she and I are walking with one another down new corridors of our own mind.
Ruby shows up in my life always calm, always thankful, and always honest . . . and with a good sprinkling of humor just to keep us from getting too philosophical.
Humor . . . Ruby's really good at that. Probably because she's faced down some real demons in her life. I guess trauma makes you see the humor in the world. Ruby's learned to laugh at her nightmares instead of run from them.
That's something Ruby does really well, actually: run.
She runs toward discomfort and change and uncertainty all the while laughing and yelling "It's gonna work out somehow!"
But I don't think it's fate that just happens to be in Ruby's corner. I don't think she just happens to be lucky.
Ruby is the key ingredient to how incredible she is and how masterfully she handles the trials of life.
Ruby is the magic here.
And it's always my delight and honor to have her wholeness in my Ulster Pennsylvania studio. This space was specifically created to celebrate people like Ruby, people like you, who have magic and goodness and light flowing through your veins. There's not another photography stuido like this in Athens, Sayre, Waverly, Elmira, and all of Bradford County PA.
And there is no one like Ruby (or you) anywhere else.
I hope you take some time to read what Ruby said about our time together for her Unwrapped/Boudoir photoshoot.
Ruby really is magical.
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What would it mean for you, to be totally seen?
It's nice to be noticed. It feels good to be praised for your attributes or aesthetics. There is a thrill that floods the brain and heart when we're complimented.
But there's a layer beyond platitudes that I didn't realize how badly I craved.
To be seen.
Apart from all the effort and force I apply to try and skew your perception of me, what would be revealed if I gave away the reigns?
Doing a photoshoot like this there is so much control that you do have, don't mistake me! I dictated how much glory or how little skin I wanted to show. I was able to veto pose ideas and tap out at any time. I never felt as though I was out of my depth. This shoot taught me the positive connotations of exposure, just being raw and myself and present.
I relaxed and trusted Melinda's intentions for the shoot as well as her perception of me. The way Melinda chooses to see people is astounding. She captured a version of me I wasn't expecting, yet somehow have always known and feel very deeply connected to. Melinda's eye for detail and commitment to capturing authentic images is unmatched in any photographer.
Melinda coached me through poses and corrected lighting and draping to reveal a side of myself I don't believe I could have ever authentically shown. She cultivated a space and an atmosphere that was encouraging and safe enough for me to be as expressive and revealed as I wanted.
I feel seen.
Unwrapped in all my divine feminine glory, with all my strength, my rage, and my grief palpable and cradled in the images Melinda crafted for me.
All of it me.
All of it seen.
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Love,
Melinda
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