Do you photograph women who look like me?
I get asked this on a weekly basis and the answer is YES!
Always yes.
I am no a thin woman I am 5'4 and I wear a size 14.
I believe I'm beautiful and I believe you're beautiful.
I have photographed women over 300 pounds and over 73 years old and you better believe they both felt beautiful when I was done!
This is my goal, My calling, my passion.
A client of mine recently says it best in this little note she wrote for me and I am sharing it with all of you.
XOXO Candra
““You shouldn’t wear that.”
“It’s not flattering. “
“Don’t buy that it’s too tight.”
“You shouldn’t wear so and so because of your size. “
If you’re anything like me, you’ve grown up hearing things like that your entire life. Instead of teaching you to embrace your body, society teaches you it’s something to be ashamed of. Unfortunately, many times our family, friends, and even lovers perpetuate this type of thinking. They believe they are doing so out of concern. For twenty years I subscribed to these ideas. I listened to what the tv, magazines, and movies told me was beautiful. That certainly wasn’t people that looked like me. Luckily for me, at the age of 20, I joined a site called Tumblr. Suddenly I was seeing models like Tess Munster and London Andrews splashed across my blog. These women looked like me! They were dressed in lingerie and bikinis and people loved them! It wasn’t an instantaneous thing, learning to love my body. It took a lot of work unlearning what I had been taught my entire life. However, through online support and changing my way of thinking I can honestly say I love who I am today. My body is not a “before” waiting for an after. It’s not something to be ashamed of. It’s beautiful! And I’m beautiful! And if there’s one thing you do in your life as a plus size person, learn to love yourself. It will change your entire life!
Working with Candra was a wonderful experience. She knows how to pose people of all sizes and that really put me at ease. I feel like she knows how to work with curvy gals more so than most photographers because she is one herself. The mood she created was fun and stress free. She even put some music on to help me loosen up! I would absolutely recommend Candra Cain Photography to anyone that’s looking for high quality, creative, and beautiful photos. –Katie Cannon
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