#008: The importance of authentic photography for your business and how it impacts self-empowerment with Esther from Traits Studio

The Stephanie Smolders Show

In this episode, we talk to Esther from Traits Studio. She found her calling as an empowerment photographer, taking portraits of women like you and me to help them truly embrace who they are RIGHT NOW. Her photo sessions are raw and real, no make-up, no staging—just you and your body.
Ester started with self-portraits, jumpstarting her career to start empowering women because she used to feel insecure and disconnected from both her own body and mind. She didn’t know how to express herself and her whole journey of self-development started with her love for photography. As she started to photographing other women, she realized that a lot of people felt the same way and was amazed by the mindset shifts after a photoshoot with her.
This inspired Esther further, and now she does portrait photography because she believes that this is her way of helping other women starting to accepting insecurities about their bodies. Through her lens, she encourages people to see their own beauty and she believes that it’s a beautiful way of becoming more visible to one’s self.
In this Episode:

(1:35) How and why Esther became an empowerment photographer

(4:00) Creating stories with photographs and how it helps with self-acceptance

(6:02) Social media as a self-empowerment tool

(11:09) Vulnerability on social media

(17:05) Taking self-portraits and how you can start

(22:01) What to look for when doing branded photoshoots

(24:03) A message to other photographers
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Connect with Esther!

Instagram: instagram.com/traits.studio

Website: http://www.traits-studio.nl

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