Photos by Fatima

01/05/2026

✨ Back at it. 📸 And I’m so happy I got to end out the year with this wonderful family photoshoot! 😍

Their parents were visiting from Nigeria 🇳🇬 - so I’m so happy I got to capture this rare and precious reunion!

I, especially, know how it feels when your loved ones live so far away - that pictures together mean: everything 🥹💕

(& can take you right back to that feeling..the moment…the love ✨) 🥰

Can’t wait to share the images with you all soon! 🔜

07/21/2025

Before & After 💖 | Bo***ir Photoshoot + Makeover 💄 📸 Mrs. C’s story

Get this! Candace came in to celebrate her anniversary & 50th bday milestone 🎂(I know, I know, I thought she was 25 too! 🙈)

As a SAHM for many years, she described herself as shy, nervous, self-conscious, and “very reserved.”

This was completely out of her comfort zone & despite having always wanting to do a ***ir shoot, she had put it off for years!

She always thought , “I have to lose the weight first”…but then after many years of saying that she realized, that the same 365 days are passing by over and over again and she thought “hey maybe I am good enough to celebrate myself now.” 🥰

That moment hit me. Because how many of us put off joy until we reach some imaginary version of “enough”?

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As a former cheerleader; she told me she spent a long time feeling unsure about her body, especially with weight fluctuations and visible cellulite. But as she approached her big anniversary, she decided that this would be the perfect gift for her and her hubby! 🥰

She said she had spent years hiding — thinking she had to be smaller, smoother, different. But today… she stepped fully into her power. ☺️

Before her shoot she was super nervous, thought she didn’t have everything together and didn’t feel quite ready.

But after her shoot, she couldn’t believe that was her in the photos! 😮

She said I was a miracle worker and that she felt so pretty and that she looked like a model. 🥹

And I’ll be honest… she did! 💅 Not because we changed her, but because she finally saw herself through a lens of love. 🥰

How everyone else sees her..how her husband sees her. And it was powerful that now she gets to see herself like that too! 💪

I always tell my girls: You don’t need confidence before to come do the shoot. It is born during it. 💫

Candace, thank you for letting me show you the magic that was already there. For being a role model to women everywhere that age is just a number, and you are beautiful just the way you are at every weight, age and milestone.

You are stunning, powerful, with a heart of gold — and I’m so honored I got to help you - celebrate you. 💖

Let’s show her some love! 🥰

📸: Photos by Fatima
💄: Shandra Inez
✨: www.photosbyfatima.com

07/18/2025

✨ I had the absolute BEST ***ir photoshoot the other day—with one of the most beautiful souls! 💖📸

This gorgeous SAHM of 2 and wifey 💍 came in to unleash her inner badass, celebrate her body in this new chapter of life—and to honor losing over 60 pounds! And WOW… did she light up the room! ✨

She even brought her mom along, which made the whole day even better! I swear I lost 10 pounds just from laughing! 😂💕

I absolutely LOVE when clients bring a friend/mom or sister—because it turns the experience into something so much more: a beautiful bonding moment full of love, laughter, and lasting memories ✨🥰

And seeing generations of women reclaim and celebrate their bodies—in a world that once told us to be seen, not heard, or to fit a certain mold—means so much. 💪🏾💖

(Plus… she can hold all your things while you’re slaying the camera 💁‍♀️)

📸 Stay tuned for her STUNNING before-and-after transformation 👀🔥

💄Hair & Makeup by : Angie Cottone

06/27/2024

Before & After 💖 | Bo***ir Photoshoot + Makeover 💄 📸 Mrs. L’s story

I love EVERYTHING about this before & after! Mrs. L is a firecracker, 🧨 so vivacious and full of life; who got to enjoy a luxe bo***ir session as a gift for her big 5-0 😍 🎂 🥳

After a failed attempt at doing a makeshift bo***ir session for her with an iPhone; Her husband actually surprised her & booked a professional bo***ir shoot! 💄 😍 (& I was like wow…and I can’t even get a text back from my crushes and he’s over here booking whole shoots😉 jk 😂)

We learned very quickly that there’s a lot that goes into making the shot! Like proper hair & makeup, lighting, posing & shaping to excentuate your best angles & etc. 💯

She was able to invite her best girl friend and we had a total girls day! 🎉 Just laughing, parading around, twirling in her dress and just having a ball of a time! 💃

She reminded me something I want to teach all women. Age is just a number…you can feel old and dead inside at 20, & young and full of like at 80! 💁‍♀️

It’s about how you feel! 😍 And with every age and decade we grow wiser, more experience; sexier & come more into who we are! 💖 And I think every woman deserves to be celebrated in every season! 🎉

At first she was feeling nervous feeling like: “How could I ever do this?” 😩 but after all the prep guides & emails 📧 I sent helping her prepare, she felt that she is enough right now & she can do this just like everyone else! 🥳 (All it takes is taking that 1 step towards something you’ve always dreamed of doing, right? ☺️)

So proud of her for showing up & showing off! 😘

50 is the new 20, eh? 🎉 let’s start a hashtag 😂

But for real, Let’s show Mrs. L some love down below! ⬇️

✨ “You can be gorgeous at thirty, charmimg at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.”
- Coco Chanel

Ready for your close up? 🤔
👉 www.photosbyfatima.com/contact

📸: Photos by Fatima
☎️ : (803) 923-2631
💄: Kristin LeeAnn Snyder

06/25/2024

Before & After 💖 | Bo***ir Photoshoot + Makeover 💄 📸 Ms. A’s story

Isn’t she stunning?! I was so honoured to photograph Ms. A! 😍 After shedding over 100 pounds, she stepped into our studio for a photoshoot that was not only a celebration of her newfound self but also an ode to her resilient spirit and journey of self-discovery! ✨

She said years ago she would have never done anything like this. 😩 But since she’s been focusing on herself and putting herself first, and doing things out of her comfort zone; she really wanted to do this and realized it was now…or never. 💖

What I love most about her is her life philosophy of: "To thine own self be true,”; a powerful reminder of the unwavering commitment to authenticity and being true to ourselves that we should all aspire to! 🎉

Despite the critics, the naysayers, and those who may not grasp her journey, Alayna has stood firm in her own personal truths, navigating her path with elegance and bravery; and standing before us as the stunning human she is today! 💪

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Bo***ir photography is often misunderstood as being solely about the body….but Alayna's experience is a testament to the deeper significance of these shoots.💯

They are a celebration of, as women, all we’ve been through in life & overcome; to be and love the person we are today! The times where we chose ourselves….the moments that make us, us. 💖

And giving us a time to reconnect with a side of ourselves that may not get to see everyday, or has been dormant; our inner vixen. And celebrate the beautiful journey towards self-love that we’ve all had to traverse in our own way. 💃

I am beyond excited for Alayna to see her images and witness the incredible woman she is through my lens. 📸

Her transformation is not just physical; it's a reflection of her inner strength and the beauty of her spirit. ✨ What do you guys think?! 😊

Ready for your close up? 🤔
👉 www.photosbyfatima.com/contact

📸: Photos by Fatima
☎️ : (803) 923-2631
💄: Sha'Brittany Evans

04/01/2024

03/06/2024

Before & After 💖 | Bo***ir Photoshoot + Makeover 💄 📸 Malia’s story

I loved everything about this photoshoot! 😍 Malia is the most sweet, and precious person and drove over an hour w her friend to come in for her photohsoot! ✨

Can't talk much about it, since she's surprising her hubby-to-be with a beautiful album for her wedding day. 💒 👰 But doesn't she look like a supermodel? 💃

Can’t wait for her to see the final images tomorrow 🔜

Ready for your close up? 🤔
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📸: Photos by Fatima
☎️ : (803) 923-2631
💄: Angie Cottone

03/04/2024

✨ Behind the scenes glam ✨

There are few things a makeover, some glam (& a mimosa) 🍾 🥂 can’t fix. 💄 💁‍♀️ Been shooting all weekend 📸 Currently @ a shoot right now, and Can’t wait to show you guys the before & afters!
Stay tuned! 🔜

“If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel good, you do good.” - George St Pierre 💖

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03/02/2024

✨ Behind the Scenes ✨ Glamour photoshoot:
Change the way you see yourself, change your life 💖🌹

📸 Photos by Fatima
💄Sha'Brittany Evans

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02/29/2024

Before & After 💖 | Glamour Photoshoot + Makeover 💄 📸 Kim’s story

I loved everything about this photoshoot! 😍 Kim booked a glamour sesssion to celebrate herself & feel like herself again, after many years of the hussle and bustle of raising her little ones. 👶🏻

She was the type to have all kinds of pictures of her kids, but never any of herself. And as a mom, and now grandma, she expressed how it’s so easy to get lost in taking care of everyone else, and you kind of just forget about yourself. 🚫

But now that they are out of the house - she is focusing on herself and putting herself first! 💖😍

This year she wanted to try to do more for myself, focus more on self care, and do things that make her feel good! 🥰 All the things she couldn’t do years ago, and living her best life! ✨

I can definitely say Stella got her groove back, what do you guys think? 🙂

Can’t wait for her to see the final images today 🔜

Ready for your close up? 🤔
👉 www.photosbyfatima.com/contact

📸: Photos by Fatima
☎️ : (803) 923-2631
💄: Sha'Brittany Evans

✨ Let’s show Miss Kim some love & support down below! ⬇️ 🥰💕