As most of you may or may not know, I've been working on launching a stock photo library known as Magical Black Girl Stock. My original plan was to launch it during Black History Month, for obvious reasons. But February came and went. Then so did March. And here we are in April.
So - what exactly was the hold up?
If there was one thing I could change about this photo, it would be to include either my dog or a person in the background to give it more context/storytelling. But this is what happens when you "document vs. create" (a Gary Vee philosophy I keep close to the chest). I was leaving my room after using the bathroom so, you know, there wasn't time to shove my dog into the frame.
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Shamia
I saw this crayon on the ground and my first thought was, "Wow same," and then my immediate second thought was, "Oh shit, I should definitely snap a photo of this." Aaaand then I forgot about it for three weeks - until today.
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Here's a neat photo of my dog eating a Halloween treat. Idk. Dogs seem to be popular on the internet, right?
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My husband and I went out to dinner with his dad. This was the car wash next to it. I imagine what it looks like in the day time. Probably a lot less like a David Lynch production.
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I have a love/hate relationship with this fucking city. You see, I grew up across the river in Jersey and so NYC has always been a huge part of my life. I've seen people move here and leave and do it all over again - with doe eyes. Meanwhile for me, this city has always been the cool big brother that you kinda hate and resent yet obviously love because, hey, it's family.
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When I did my feature for Cosmo magazine, one of the requirements for the feature was that I had to go this fancy doctor's office down by the NYC Stock Exchange. This was the view from one of the windows. Heart eyes forever.
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I love photographing nature and this reminds me to buy fresh flowers to put in my house. Because, why not?
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You ever see some places and they look straight out of a movie? That's what it feels like at my in law's house. I'm excited for when snow falls, it'll look even more idyllic.
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This is me waiting for my husband to bring me pizza and mozzarella sticks. I wish I could eat pizza every day. Like seriously. Someone make that a thing.
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I eat pasta basically every other day. My father in law made this meal. It was delicious. Yes I eat in bed while watching Lord of the Rings - any questions???
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I always loved my husband's hands and now I have an excuse to photograph them obsessively. Being a photographer has its perks. Like hiding your weird quirks under the guise of art.
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Baking is one of my passions and so I decided to bake some earlier this week and do a photo shoot. My father in law asked me if I was celebrating a birthday. Apparently it's weird to just make cupcakes with candles and take 100 photos of them for no reason at all.
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This is seriously the best looking sandwich I've ever accidentally made. And it was so delicious I'm still thinking about it several days later.
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This photo was taken while my husband and myself waited for our IKEA bed frame. Fun fact: My husband bought me these kicks for my b-day this year and he got his Chucks for Christmas from his sister. Don't know why you'd want to know that, but there it is.
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The weather has been less than ideal these past few days so, pardon all the gloomy AF photos. But it pretty much matches my insides, so can't complain. #aestheticgoals
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Remember when I said a few posts back about Pennsylvania being nothing but a bunch of trees? Well, sometimes that's broken up by long winding roads and houses filled with, what I can only assume, is old white people.
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This was my first time at Venice Beach. It was the middle of the day and there was hardly anyone there (because it was chilly and about to rain, obvi).
Also, side note: but wtf are those lifeguard tower things called? I feel like it's not high enough to be that, but I also don't know much about anything, so I'm open to being wrong here. Let me know in the comments. Please. Help me.
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If you ever wondered wtf Pennsylvania looked like, well, this is pretty much it in a nutshell. Trees on trees on trees. Save for a few cities (like Philly and Pittsburgh, for example), this is basically the entirety of the Keystone State.
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Remember that beautiful 3-tiered wedding cake I posted a few posts back? This is the same couple, for the same wedding (obviously).
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Shamia
