{"id":20676,"date":"2024-11-13T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T14:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=20676"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:54:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:54:48","slug":"the-over-50-revolution-wendy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-over-50-revolution-wendy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Over 50 Revolution: Wendy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wendy chose to participate in The Over 50 Revolution because, like many women, she has always been the person behind the camera. She made sure her family always existed in photos, but not herself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But after seeing portraits of others from The Over 50 Revolution, she was inspired. She decided to exist in portraits, for herself and for those who love her. She thought it would be good to see herself through someone else&#8217;s eyes, and a way to provide a timeless gift for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-Wendy-BEFORE-Hair-Makeup_0002-720x449.jpg\" alt=\"The Over 50 Revolution - Wendy - Before her session, enjoying hair and makeup styling by Donna Cotnoir\" class=\"wp-image-20686\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy, enjoying hair and makeup styling by Donna Cotnoir before her portraits for <br>The Over 50 Revolution<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>To Wendy, the beauty of women over 50 possess a timeless kind of beauty &#8211; their wisdom, confidence, and strength come especially from within.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-Wendy-seated_0003-514x720.jpg\" alt=\"A portrait of Wendy for The Over 50 Revolution photo session. She is seated and leaning on a table, looking confidently into the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-20688\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>When asked how she has changed since she turned 50, Wendy said that she now feels a sense of calmness. She no longer feels a need to control everything that happens, but can now &#8220;flow with it, taking what is good for my mind, body, and spirit and leaving the rest.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-Wendy-seated_0004-514x720.jpg\" alt=\"A full-length portrait of Wendy for The Over 50 Revolution photo session. She is seated and leaning on a table, looking away from the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-20692\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Coming from a large family, Wendy had different role models at different ages. Sometimes though, she didn&#8217;t recognize the magnitude of the women who were constant.&nbsp;&#8220;Mainly speaking of the tender teenage years and the general disconnect between a teenage daughter and her mother!&nbsp;&nbsp;Now looking back, I realize that I learned so much from both of my parents! When directly focusing on women, my mother and my grandmother gave me the foundation for the person that I am.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-portrait-of-Wendy-holding-a-sword_0009-514x720.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Wendy for The Over 50 Revolution. She is in a martial arts stance, holding a sword.\" class=\"wp-image-20696\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendy holds a second-degree black belt<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-Wendy-headshot-with-white-background_0007-720x514.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot for Wendy - she is wearing white against a white background.\" class=\"wp-image-20690\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The advice that Wendy would give to someone who is younger than her is this: &#8220;Be kindest to yourself&#8230;&nbsp;Perception is powerful and can shape one\u2019s feelings about the world, others, and self.&nbsp;&nbsp;Stay on the path of positive perception with kindness, caring and love for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/&copy;Maundy-Mitchell-The-Over-50-Revolution-Wendy-portrait-with-white-background_0006-514x720.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait of Wendy for The Over 50 Revolution. She is wearing white, leaning against a white background, happy, with her eyes closed.\" class=\"wp-image-20694\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Last Chance &#8211; Two Sessions Left for The Over 50 Revolution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is your last chance to participate in The Over 50 Revolution. There are only two sessions available for this campaign, which includes special offers. Celebrate yourself and exist in beautiful portraits. If you are a woman over the age of fifty, The Over 50 Revolution is for you. I hope you\u2019ll join me in this luxurious and empowering experience.&nbsp;Book a portrait session for The Over 50 Revolution. You can learn more&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-over-50-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wendy chose to participate in The Over 50 Revolution because, like many women, she has always been the person behind the camera. She made sure her family always existed in photos, but not herself. But after seeing portraits of others from The Over 50 Revolution, she was inspired. She decided to exist in portraits, for<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"excerpt-more blog-excerpt\" href=\"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/the-over-50-revolution-wendy\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[57,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-over-50-revolution","category-portraits"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20676"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23228,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20676\/revisions\/23228"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}