BARE #1 w/ Valencia Jean
Happy New Year Shooters, and Aesthete’s.
Entering a new year always comes with the need and deep desire for change, which is why so many New Years Resolutions get started but one the excitement faces, so does the execution of that list. In knowing that, I started planning and organizing for these expected changes towards the end of November, giving me the entire month of December to prepare. In this review period, I looked at what was most successful and the lessons that I was given throughout the year of 2018 and one thing that remained a common thread, was the need for consistency. Even in talking and working with Cameron Davis (@camsjournal) on IG, he let me know how important consistency is in cutting through to the higher levels of this industry that we are all competing to break into. With all of that being said, I have found my main series for 2019, an idea that I call BARE.
By definition, BARE means to uncover or unclothe, remaining basic or simple but at the core revealing an underlying truth, usually. For what I have been known to deliver time and again from my introduction to photography, i think BARE speaks to something that I have always attempted to portray, authenticity and the acceptance of humanity within my subjects and speaking bluntly, I believe I do that better than most. It is this that will be the core of this new series in all of the forms that will be showcased throughout the year.
The subject for this first installment is the beautiful, Valencia Jean - a talented artist and designer that I have known for sometime. I appreciate her understanding but also willingness to bare her vulnerability in front of my camera. Follow her on socials at @designervalenciajean & Stay tuned for more from the BARE series. Follow the hashtag #BAREwithME
