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10/25/2026

I am all for knowing the skill of posing and the art of creating beautiful portraits, I am a portrait photographer after all but I am, most importantly, a woman who struggled with the camera… Always feeling like there were too many unphotogenic parts of me that didn’t deserve to be seen…

Until the day I realized this was IT.

I was never going to be any better looking, any skinnier because even when I did lose the weight I still felt the same way… it was a rollercoaster that I didn’t seem to be able to get off of.

The one thing that did work was self-acceptance.

And it took a minute of practicing seeing myself and facing all the parts I didn’t like… I needed to become familiar with myself and accept what was. Changing my self talk and rewiring my brain took an extra minute but it worked.

And the best thing? I learned to show up as myself and feel enough just as I am, I show up to life like I deserve to be wherever I am and choose to be me, because the person I had become was actually pretty great! 😉

Self acceptance is not the end of your growth but the beginning of building on the strongest foundation you will ever experience… 😉

10/23/2026

Before you start rolling your eyes at “mature women” having their picture taken or taking “too many photos” of herself, consider this:

She was not born in the visibility economy.

She was not born with so much technology and the ability to take photos of everything!

Taking pictures back then was somewhat of a luxury! It was expensive and it was not instant! You got what you got! and we never really threw a fit (or deleted 43 of them!)

It was a milestone kind of thing. We took them when we reached a certain age, I was 16 when I was “professionally and properly” photographed!
(terrible experience by the way!)

In short, the availability of and familiarity with photos was very limited and because most of the time they were not very “flattering” we learned to hide.

It was about time we stopped hiding!!

I want every middle aged woman to know that I will forever support you taking a self portrait and showing off your photos because I know the courage it takes to be seen, not only by others, but most importantly by you.

Take them all and take them everyday!
Learn to see yourself as someone worth taking up space in your life, in your walls, in my feed!!

Let’s go!

And if you have not gotten on the Photogenic Skool waitlist, comment photogenic and get in there because the details are coming super soon!! 😉

10/20/2026

You can’t scare me, I convince women in their 40s and 50s that they’re actually stunning for a living! 😉

If we haven’t met, I’m Rigel, a recovering unphotogenic 47 year old turned portrait photographer who helps women over 40 develop real visual confidence - not just better photos, but a genuinely different way of seeing themselves. I share what that process actually looks like, and why it matters more than most people expect.

Here’s the thing: most women over 40 have spent decades collecting evidence that they’re not photogenic.

The camera comes out and something shuts down - you turn away, you make a face, you say “don’t.” That response isn’t vanity. It’s years of not seeing yourself the way the people who love you do.

What actually changes that:

- Slowing down enough to be seen, instead of performing for the camera
- Working with a photographer who directs you, rather than just pointing and shooting
- Seeing one image that surprises you - that’s usually when everything cracks open
- Sitting with a photo long enough to stop looking for the flaw and start seeing the human that you are.

Visual confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you practice - and the secret? take selfies. Be in every photo you can, and if you have the budget, one good portrait session can make a huge impact!

📸 Every day I post honest, behind-the-scenes looks at what transformational portrait photography actually involves - stick around and you might start seeing yourself a little differently too.

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