{"id":7222,"date":"2016-01-28T09:36:45","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T14:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/?p=7222"},"modified":"2016-01-28T10:31:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-28T15:31:42","slug":"transcending-labels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/transcending-labels\/","title":{"rendered":"Transcending Labels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When someone commissions me to create portraits, we meet to talk about how they want to be photographed.  We talk about style, wardrobe, makeup, and hair.  I get a sense of who they are and what they\u2019d like to share with the world.<\/p>\n<p>Amy decided to fearlessly present different sides of herself.  In our planning meeting, she said, \u201cI am interested in exploring James Bond.  I went through some writing of mine and found a passage where I talked about wanting to be Bond when I was growing up and not some silly Bond Girl.  I like the idea of adopting that persona and exploring the other side of it\u2026\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/portraits-\u00a9-2016-Maundy-Mitchell_0033.jpg\" alt=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0033.jpg\" title=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0033.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/portraits-\u00a9-2016-Maundy-Mitchell_0036.jpg\" alt=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0036.jpg\" title=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0036.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A photo session typically involves a couple of outfit changes, and Amy\u2019s was no different.  In addition to James Bond, she loves all things British, including tweed, smart shoes, and tea.  She\u2019s a storyteller and a writer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/portraits-\u00a9-2016-Maundy-Mitchell_0037.jpg\" alt=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0037.jpg\" title=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0037.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/portraits-\u00a9-2016-Maundy-Mitchell_0034.jpg\" alt=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0034.jpg\" title=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0034.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I love helping people see how beautiful they are, especially when that beauty is not traditional.  Beauty is many things:  it is smooth skin or wrinkles, it is tattoos or birthmarks, it is straight or gay, it is young or old. <\/p>\n<p>Amy said, \u201cMaundy is the first photographer to truly capture my spirit and who I am as a person.\u201d<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/maundymitchell.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/portraits-\u00a9-2016-Maundy-Mitchell_0035.jpg\" alt=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0035.jpg\" title=\"portraits \u00a9 2016 Maundy Mitchell_0035.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There is only one you.  Celebrate who you are, right now.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant: Margie Salvatore<br \/>\nTuxedo: Ralph Lauren \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dressersunlimited.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Dressers Unlimited<\/a><br \/>\nPhotographer: Maundy Mitchell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When someone commissions me to create portraits, we meet to talk about how they want to be photographed. We talk about style, wardrobe, makeup, and hair. I get a sense of who they are and what they\u2019d like to share with the world. Amy decided to fearlessly present different sides of herself. 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