Loving the F

Christine Sara & Diana Torres | Forbidden Image

Episode Summary

Christine Sara has been a photographer for 15 years and celebrates the journey of women in all of their forbidden stages. Her favorite challenge is to help women see what she sees through the lens of love, beauty and empowerment. Freelance Makeup and Hair Stylist Diana Torres also conducts personal growth workshops and loves to work with women in all stages of their lives, for all their joyous occasions.

Episode Notes

Christine Sara

Diana Torres

• Women are so beautiful at every single stage and I truly believe that. Whether you’re pregnant, you’ve just had a baby or you’re 65 – there is something in you that is beautiful and as a photographer I love being able to pull that out of them and being able to show that to them in pictures. CS
• I want to enhance what you already are and for some reason, are not seeing on a day-to-day basis. DT
• I needed pictures for branding, but I told Christine, “I want to lose 10 to 15 pounds first.” I finally just went in and did it. When I saw those pictures, I was overwhelmed, and I thought, “This is exactly the woman I wanted to be when I was a little girl.” And I’m not 10 pounds lighter! DT
• My favorite parts of my work is connecting with women but I didn’t realize how this work would impact me. CS
• We’re not alone in this. We all have struggles, stories, good and bad – we’re a community. CS
• We’re coming together as a community of women and we’re lifting each other up and empowering each other. CS
• Its not just about the makeup, its not just about the hair. It’s the story of every individual woman that I come into contact with. DT
• One client who was still nursing her six-month-old baby came in for a boudoir shoot and she stood in front of the camera and embraced her stretch marks. She said “These are my tiger stripes” – she was so powerful, stunning and beautiful. DT
• Whether you decide to get a boob lift and butt implants – just accept yourself. CS
• Part of my homework in preparing for a shoot is to figure out who you are, what you want, what you like, what do you love because I want my customers to walk out thinking, “That’s the best picture I’ve ever seen of myself.” CS
• Accepting myself where I’m at, with what I’m going through and who I am right now and no one can tell me I’m wrong. It’s a lifelong journey. CS
• I am finally realizing what being a woman is in all its aspects and I’m so excited that I’ve finally started this journey. DT
• Understanding how to use your sexuality correctly is crucial because in my 20’s, I devalued myself searching for love in all the wrong places. I realized my sexuality is more enhanced when I love my self and use it responsibly. CS