2016 Photographs of the Year

In the last year I have been Wildly Visible! I have shared my highs and my lows. I have been open and honest about what I have been through. Its been an amazing ride! And you know what... It felt GOOD. It was transformation to be seen and witnessed. I want that for you.

So I am taking a stand for this: NOW is the time to be seen. In fact, now is the time to be WILDLY visible.

Not tomorrow, not next week, not when you have everything figured out, not when you have lost those few pounds. The time to be seen is now!

I have all kinds of clients, ones that know that they are absolutely ready, and some that don’t, but the common denominator is that they all go big after working with me.

And it’s because they have said YES to being visible! They have stepped out, moved through their resistance, and allowed their essence to shine.

I want that for you. I am inviting you to say yes, to say yes to stepping into that Juiciness of your TRUTH and Beauty. When you do marketing this way, people are attracted to your service without you having to "market it." There's a natural draw that brings your ideal clients to you.

So here it is my 2016 Photographs of the Year!!

I am so proud of the all the successful, heart centered leaders that have said yes to creating “Wildly Visible” images with me. I want to share them as inspiration to you!

I am now booking for 2017 so time in NOW to get on my calendar.

I SEE YOU

There’s something in you that I see... I see it in every woman I photograph. 

It’s something deep under the surface that wants to emerge ... something you carry with you... it’s part of what makes you undeniably beautiful.

It’s made up of your sacred femininity, your pure sensuality, your unique spark. I call it your “sexy”. It’s the bridge between the spiritual gifts of being a divine female, and the physical body you carry those gifts in.

I’m on a mission to help more women unleash this and take away the hiding, the embarrassment, the shame, and the self-criticism. It’s a beautiful, bold move for the people I’ve done this with and often described as profoundly life changing.

It involves you, me, a small group of amazing women like you, a camera… and very little clothing. Some people call it a “Boudoir Portrait”, but today I’m proclaiming it’s more than just seductive photos. 

It’s about being more fully YOU, expanding the capacity of you OWNING your beauty and power. It’s about being Wildly Visible.

During this unique event, you are going to play, stand proudly in your body, find power in your vulnerability, and dig deeply into you reservoir of feminine strength. And you won’t be alone. Other women- most doing a photo shoot like this for the first time in their lives- will encourage you, support you, compliment you, cheer you on, and send you love. 

After doing this, imagine how you’ll show up when you get your next Marketing Photos done by me! Fearless, powerful, completely in your strength!

How Can You Be Part Of This?

Can you imagine yourself feeling powerful with silky fabrics sweeping over your body, totally confident and relaxed, exhilarated by moving yourself out of your comfort zone?

 The “sexy” shoot will release all the stiffness and fear that has gotten in the way of making your business photos shine. Think of how amazing these two events will showcase your undeniable beauty!

ALL you need to do is contact us and ask us about Burdior  supprt@wildlyvisisble.com

That’s all you need to do. But please… don’t wait. This is a time sensitive offer and perhaps that big breakthrough you’ve been searching for. 

I look forward to you being Wildly Visible!

BEING REAL

Recently a friend said to me how amazing my life looks. Now you and I both know she is talking about how good my life looks on Facebook right?

I had to laugh out loud, because YES she is right. My life IS amazing right now, and it's not just on Facebook. I am alive and feeling good. But the truth is that this year my life FELL APART. Oh it has been so painful. Everything of WHO I WAS BEING & DOING was stripped away. I felt powerless, hopeless, rejected, a failure, and so so much grief. My identity was dismantled. It was destroyed. AND I died.

My liberation, the discovering of the truth of who I am has had to come through this dismantling and death.

During this time, I was studying with Mama Gena's School of Womanly Arts, and she was teaching us about rage, sadness, and grief. And oh did I know about them! They were my constant companions. And instead of trying to make them go away, she taught us to exaggerate them. To act them out, to feel them in my body, to use my body to show what they felt like. She taught be how to move through these emotions with my body. And I did just that, privately, in the safety of my bedroom where no one could see.

But then I knew I needed to capture these exaggerated emotions on camera. To photograph how my body moved through the pain. So I dug deep; what would that exaggeration of my pain look like, what would it feel like, how could I use everything in the photograph to tell the story of my rage, my sadness, the shattering of my soul? I knew my deepest fear and it became my inspiration: I was terrified I would end up being a bag lady, alone, living under the freeway.

And let me tell you the experience was transformational. It was easy to call up the pain because it was always just right under the skin, right there, waiting for attention. So it knew what to do. And I released it. Right there. Right into the camera. 

This photograph is what my grief felt like. Allowing myself to be seen like that on the street, by my friend, by the camera was transformational. But that’s not all of it.

When I got home and started looking at the photographs the most beautiful thing happened. My heart leapt out of my body as I saw myself, my spirit, and my body in so much pain. I started sobbing once again – I wept for myself, my pain & suffering, for the old dreams and old ways of being that was so painful stripped away. And in that moment I was overwhelmed with a tender kindness and a deep love for myself. A deep surrender into acceptance.

This is what it took, the pain, the grief, the loss, this has been my path to the life that I am living today.

And I am willing to share it here. It's part of my diving into being real, real right in front of you, going head first past my fears that you will reject me even more. And into sharing with you all of who I am, of what I have been through.

If you can relate, or if my story resonates please share your thoughts with me on my post!  Click on this link: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.a.miller.3/posts/10208953966580171.

Getting Ready to be Seen

You think you hate having your photo taken
 
Imagine this: You spent all this money to go all this way to get your photo taken in Paris with the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.  You have hired the most amazing stylist, and you have shopped and shopped.  You planned, you traveled, you prepared.
 
Then it comes…the exact moment…the camera is on you…the moment is here and you fall apart. You feel closed, blocked, scared, fearful of being seen. 
 
So what are your choices? Do you plaster on a fake smile and say there is no turning back or do you do something else?
 
This is exactly what happened to EMUNA. 
 
There we were shooting on the streets of Paris and something wasn’t working. 
 
There we were, both of us knew the option to continue and plaster on a fake smile would just be wrong but moving forward was scary.
  
So I invited her to express how she was feeling at that exact moment. I said, “Just be. Be with yourself how you are.” All the stuff about being seen came up. All the fears came up!  
  
And rather than handing her tissue and talking her through it, I picked up my camera and bore whiteness to a woman completely in her vulnerability.   

Why hide? Why shield ourselves from the truth? Once shaken once stirred this emotion needs to pass, so we gave it attention, we allowed it presence, welcomed it, embraced it and allowed it to pass.
 
Once it passed I asked her if she was ready and she said yes.
 
What emerged was a strong proud woman, confident in her body. Sensual and sexy. It was more than a photo shoot. She was ready to be seen.
 
And she showed up!

That kind of authentic beauty is magnetic! It’s juicy, it’s alive, it’s sensual, it’s freedom! Stepping into this kind of TRUTH owning our beauty allows us to create, to attract to magnetize what we want in this world.  This is the power of the feminine!  This is the power I want you to have! 
 
I know that even after this story you still feel anxious about being seen, your weight, your hair, your age, or even you don’t have your ducks in a row! 
 
I am not just inviting you to have your photo done, I am inviting you to say yes, to say yes to stepping into that Juiciness of your TRUTH and Beauty. And then to have it reflected back to you!

What has awakened in Paris

In PARIS each face that passes me by is so good looking! It's as if I have druken the water, tasted a new flavor and everything has become a beautiful work of ART.

Art lies everywhere here in PARIS.

The attention to detail, the attention to flavor, the attention to design, makes everything here ART.

As I have made my way around this city I have noticed my own beauty. It started with the way my silk skirt flirted with my naked skin, or how the sweat trickled between my breasts, or how the wind cooled my skin as I walk the Sien, or how the the first sip of expresso felt on my tongue, or how the food exploded my senses, or how the city seem to open it's self up to me in wonder with more and more possibility.

It's an awaking to feel so sexy so beautiful. 

This sensuality that the city has unfolded in me has given me a gift:  
I see the ART in me. 

When You Enjoy Something: BE IT

Many of you know that I have been on a real restrictive diet. Eliminating anything and everything from my diet that could possibly cause harm to my body. I eat only meat an veggies. ONLY meat and veggies. Now.. being in paris that is kind of hard. BUT I am committed to feeling good, and food is where it all begins.

But today at lunch... Today I had a foodgasum... I mean, I am in Paris.

We where sitting at an out door cafe in Place Des Vogese, and the goddesses ordered coffee with whipped cream. Before I knew it I was dipping my pinky finger in the light and airy whipped cream and had a little taste. The sweet creaminess exploded across my taste buds and I quickly dipped back for another taste of the delsihness. 

My spiritual mentor says that when you enjoy something: BE IT. So I sat there and I was the whipped cream. I felt it in every part of my body. Joy rippled through my body and across my face. The more I paused and savored every sensation of the delight, or as my mentor puts it the more "I was the whipped cream" the more joy, the more delight, the more pleasure I received, from only a few tastes!

How do you savor the moment??

Naked in Hawaii

How would it feel to be photographed in your naked, raw, authentic vulnerability in one of the most exotic and beautiful locations in the world?

I know it sounds edgy, right?

But it's just this kind of bold experience that can transform your visibility issues, build core confidence, and empower you to new levels in your business and marketing.

That is exactly what happened to a group of women led by Kendra E. Thornbury, that I photographed on a trip to Hawaii last month.

Our tour guide had repeatedly said, “It’s a short hike to the waterfall—maybe 45 minutes.” So we began hiking.

Two hours later, we arrived at a moss-colored waterfall surrounded by a natural whirlpool, but not before sludging through mud up to our knees, climbing over cliffs, slipping and sliding over rocky, moss-coated creeks, ducking under bamboo, and struggling through dense forest.

It suffices to say that it was the hardest hike I’ve ever been on in my life—and I had $5000 dollars worth of photography gear strapped to my neck!

But once we arrived at the waterfall, something marvelous happened. 

The Wild Woman Photo Shoot truly came alive!

These women released their Inner Goddess. Here, in the heart of Kauai, standing in nature’s whirlpool, the inner Wild Woman emerged, with a naked beauty that brought tears to everyone’s eyes.

My personal “Aha!” moment came each time a woman disrobed and stood in her nakedness and raw discomfort, showing those parts of herself she was not proud of (and the ones she was!), yet standing out and being seen regardless of how she felt about her looks or her body.

As the layers of protection peeled away, I fell in love with each woman more deeply than ever before.  They were each in their naked, raw, authentic, vulnerable selves. That naked, raw vulnerability sparks magnetism and attractiveness—and my sense of love and admiration for each woman.

That’s how I want you to be seen!

The more naked, more real, more authentic, and more vulnerable you are, the more people fall in love with you.

See.

I really want you to get this . . .

When you do marketing this way, people are attracted to your service without you having to "market it." There's a natural draw that brings your ideal clients to you.

That's why I'm committed to you having this experience, too!

CHECK IT OUT!

I am going back to Hawaii twice in the next nine months for MORE photo shoots!

I don't want you to let your fear of being seen stand in the way of unleashing YOUR Inner Goddess.


So don’t miss your opportunity to let your raw, naked, real, vulnerable self shine in front of the camera!

Just contact US!!
 

Life is too short

Have you ever seen those photos on Facebook that have an awesome quote accompanied by a photograph? 

Well, the other day… I saw one and it pissed me off.  So I posted a rant about it on Facebook. This is what I posted:

I snagged this photo and quote from my news feed. It really gets me upset! Let me just start off by saying it’s a great quote. Let down your hair and be free to be who you are! YES!! Let go of what others think of you!! Yes! Let’s quit being perfect!! YES!!! YES!! This is true freedom... YES!

But then……….. WTF!!!! They put this quote with a photo of a young beautiful woman, who is skinny, tan, beautiful, and her hair is perfect! THAT’S the example on how to be real?? REALLY???? WTF?? We have to look like a model in the sunset to be free to be who we are?? I can’t support that…

I can’t just sit here and participate. I have to let my hair down and not give a shit. AND of course take a photo of it. So here is my version of letting my hair down and not giving a shit!

I would love to see your REAL “hair down” photo.  Let’s really not give a shit of what others think!!! Bed head, before shower… let’s see it all!

It was a call to get real and to be seen... and it was answered. Fiercely and bravely!! People posted their own photos. 

They were genuine, they were real, and they were free to be. It was so powerful to see how BEAUTIFUL each woman was!! It didn't matter about the hair or the makeup; it was the essence of your spirit, of the true goddess that radiated from the soul.

What a gift to see the power of being REAL and vulnerable and what it did. It allowed me to fall in love with each one of you. Each photo made my heart grow bigger. It really touched me ...... YES! I want more!

I would LOVE to see YOUR photo here too! 

Here is the original link, https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.a.miller.3/posts/10208380245717508. Please click and post!  I can’t wait to see your real and raw photo.. so I can fall more in love with you too.

My Liberation

I can't believe I am hitting the publish button on this.. but I am.. I am an artist who needs an audience; and you are my audience. And this recent photograph is one of my most favorite and most vulnerable I have ever taken. When I look at it it brings tears to my eyes. This past journey for me has been epic... And I have found that TRUE LIBERATION can only happen WITHIN. Through my heart, in my being, and though self love.. have I found liberation. And this photograph captures that for me. In my awakening.. in my healing... and in my liberation. SO here is it... my gift to you... PLUS my poetry that goes with it. 

Awakening 

I dive into the unknown
I embrace every aspect of me
I surrender into my senses
Every breath, every touch, every movement
What do I need to be fully here? 

Never again will I deny my wanting
I embrace it, steep in the question
And I surrender into my own desire. 

My liberation starts within. It lies in my own heart, in my own tender care

this tenter attention awakens my senses
I drop deeply into the awareness of my body and it's human sensations
I surrender my mind to my to breath
And I let my breath breathe me

I long, I give, I surrender, I receive 

I am awaken 

I am fully here, fully alive

Drinking in the power of my senses... my sensuality ... my pleasure

AND I am full.

Who Is With Me

It was one of the moments... ok this is totally vulnerable... where I looked the mirror and said "dam, you look hot!" So I quickly grabbed my camera to capture the moment. 

I didn’t grab my camera to capture how beautiful I looked. But in celebration that I saw my own beauty. 

This is a moment worthy of celebrating. 

And it’s interesting what came up for me when I thought about posting or telling others about this moment. 

Growing up I was taught that thinking I look beautiful, hot, or sexy, is vain or arrogant. That we need to be humble and self less, and that this humble selfless quality is what make a beautiful woman. 

I mean how many times have you heard a woman say how good she looks? Instead you compliment a woman and she immediately tells you a flaw??

Can we change that? Can I change that? Can I embody and give my self the deep love that I crave. Can I see my own beauty? Embrace it? Live it?

YES!

And it starts today; it’s starts with this image.

I am going to honor those moments where I feel beautiful. Focus on that feeling… expand into that feeling. 

Today I know it’s a choice, a choice I am going to choose. Who is with me?

My Biggest Take Away From Mama Gena's

What has been my biggest take away from Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts you ask?

Well, there are so many it’s hard to say… but while sitting at a cute breakfast place in the upper west side, I had a profound realization about what this has been for me.
 
Each weekend of the program we have started and ended with a pledge. A pledge to put PLEASURE first. Why is that a big deal you might ask.  Well, it didn’t seem like a big deal at first. Actually it felt kind of goofy saying it. But once I got it, once I started to embody it, I now feel the power of it.

Declaring to put pleasure first means that what turns me on and what makes me happy, alive and full of joy, is what comes first in my life.
 
Before everything else.
 
Before my to do lists, emails, business, success, the next launch, what other people think of me, friendships, relationships, family, money. Oh the list goes on.

It means out with the belief that when this gets done then I will have time for ME. OR the belief that if I have so much money in the bank then I will be happy. OR that pleasure comes from any end result, or that I will have pleasure when I figure it all out.
 
Mama Gena demands that we do things differently. Pleasure first .. AND I am stepping up to her call.
 
Now I know so deeply that my joy, my pleasure, my happiness, is the most important contribution to the world that I can make.
 
The world is a better place when I am turned on and in my pleasure. My family, my relationship, and my business are infused with my JOY.

This is a bold, courageous, and vulnerable declaration! It takes facing my fears, feeling all my emotions, loving all parts of me; from my rage, my anger, my indecision, my grief, my sadness, to my brilliance, my beauty, my compassion. It takes sharing who I am fully to others, and not allowing anyone or anything to dictate how I feel about myself. It takes self-respect. It takes listening to that inner voice that knows what’s best for me.
 
It’s also a declaration that my pleasure is MY responsibility. Not yours, not society's, not my parents', or not my partner's. It's mine.

The Power Of Being Seen: Your Ticket To Freedom

I just returned from a weekend in New York where I was surround by my sister goddess…. It was juicy.
 
Do I dare even tell? Woman were liberated…. Woman were celebrated, loved and healed. And you know how…..???
 

Woman were SEEN.
 
Being a photographer and a woman I have known this.
 
But to experience this in a community of hundred's of women at this scale... it was something else!
 
Each woman got her moment to be seen by 350 other women.
  
They (and me!) were witnessed and truly seen for what their (and my) true essence was in that moment.
 
What I saw and felt was DESIRE unleashed. Being seen turned on a light. A depth of power was unplugged… and there was…. TURN ON.
 
Woman are turned on by being SEEN.
 
There is not one woman who is exempt. It is in our DNA
 
BUT, oh, how we resist it! Every thought of self-doubt, self-loathing…

"If I only could lose ten pounds… I hate my thighs, my arms are fat… I only look good at this angle… My boobs are miss-shaped. I am not good enough."
 
These thoughts are what keep up from having our truest, deepest DESIRE of being seen.
 
And the fulfillment of this desire is our ticket to liberation.
 
My big "ah-ha" is that I now see the bigger truth of what I’ve been doing naturally and intuitively with my clients.
 
I always thought that the end product – people seeing themselves - was what was liberating. Now I realize that just as important is being seen by me... the way I see is liberating.
 
I have the gift of sight. I truly SEE my client and their radiant beauty. I am able to see it, capture it and reflect it back to them.

Being seen regardless of self-doubt or even because of self-doubt is where the liberation is.
 
Are you ready to be seen? How about a little liberation!