I’m far from America’s Next Top Model and no where near Ms. America status. I’m not engaged, a bride or about to have a baby, nor am I a senior in high school or a new born. So why then did I spend a whole Saturday having my picture taken? Well that’s easy..because I wanted too..and because timing hit right that my awesome friend and photographer, Christina, wanted to work on her portfolio.

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A Real Estate Marketing Guru by day and photographer by free time & design, the timing landed perfectly when she started to work on her photography a little more and I had mentioned I was thinking about having pictures done. Two birds – One Camera – a few days later:

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I had never done a real photo shoot. I missed Senior Portraits because I still had my braces and refused to take any. And even though I didn’t have any real reason for the pictures, other than to put a few on here, part of me wanted to do it because I had never done something like that before. Now of course I feel pretty everyday – but I wanted to feel glamorous…special…famous. And I ended up having the MOST fun!

I strongly believe EVERY girl should go and have a photo shoot done – for no reason at all. Not as lucky as I am to have a photographer friend? Grab one of your girlfriends and switch off taking pictures. Make a list of all the places you think would be cool to have your picture taken there, the outfits or accessories you want to wear, and just start snappin. I bet that even if you don’t normally like having your picture taken (which I’ve been known to shy away from often), you’ll love having your own photo shoot. Who knows, you might catch yourself stepping back and thinking…..I feel pretty…..

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Thank you to Christina, whom I lovingly refer to by her last name – Mortti – for spending the Saturday with me and taking nearly 1200 pictures. It was so much fun & one of the best experiences I’ve ever had!