In a contouring- makeup fanatical society where women’ s bodies and images are constantly critiqued, policed and“ edited,” I truly love portrait photography that focuses on a woman’ s individual beauty. It’ s not that I’ m antimakeup or disapprove of women who opt for surgeries to feel more comfortable in their skin... but rather, I truly respect a woman’ s ability to find comfort, love and acceptance in who she is as a person. In terms of portraits, I am most drawn to de-saturated and monochromatic color schemes so there is less“ noise”( from color and background) in the images. p a g e 27