meet a few of the girls that are a part of the project unlabeled campaign!!

project unlabeled : i define me was created to empower, affirm and encourage the little black girl from birth to 18 by bringing together the powers of photography and the spoken word. It serves as a notice and as a reminder that you can do and be whatever it is that you choose to be and that society and others cannot dictate that to you, label you or confine you; you are only limited by you.

please take a moment to "like" withunmind photography to catch the new posts as they come out! thank you!!

over the course of the next few weeks we will continue to share video and images of those that have participated in the project unlabeled project. then, on saturday, september 12th we'd like to invite everyone out to dc on film row located at 609 w. sheridian from 12 noon to 3pm where we will be screening the official project unlabeled video. this video, put together by derrico thomas, will include images and videos of each of the 92 girls that were photographed along with the never before heard poem of telesa hines written specifically for project unlabeled entitled "shades of sun."

project unlabeled

please come out!! we'd love to see you there!!

project unlabeled : i define me was created to empower, affirm and encourage the little black girl from birth to 18 by bringing together the powers of photography and the spoken word. It serves as a notice and as a reminder that you can do and be whatever it is that you choose to be and that society and others cannot dictate that to you, label you or confine you; you are only limited by you.

please take a moment to "like" withunmind photography to catch the new posts as they come out! thank you!!

over the course of the next few weeks we will continue to share video and images of those that have participated in the project unlabeled project. then, on saturday, september 12th we'd like to invite everyone out to dc on film row located at 609 w. sheridian from 12 noon to 3pm where we will be screening the official project unlabeled video. this video, put together by derrico thomas, will include images and videos of each of the 92 girls that were photographed along with the never before heard poem of telesa hines written specifically for project unlabeled entitled "shades of sun."

heeeeyyyyy!!

i feel like its been SO LONG since i visited! many things  have happened since my last post. some life changing. earlier this year i lost ALL of the images that had been posted on my blog over the past 8 or so years. my lip is still poked out a bit. I've decided to not delete the blog posts and hopefully over the next few months i'll manually add back in some of the images to some of the product posts. so, here we are starting (semi) fresh with this fresh face. i may see some black and white mini sessions coming up soon - all inspired by this little session!

introducing project unlabeled

last fall the vision began to form that would fuse photography, videography and the spoken word to uplift the young black girl. it is called, "project unlabeled : i define me."

project unlabeled : i define me was created to empower, affirm and encourage the little black girl from birth to 18 by bringing together the powers of photography and the spoken word. It serves as a notice and as a reminder that you can do and be whatever it is that you choose to be and that society and others cannot dictate that to you, label you or confine you; you are only limited by you.

over the course of the next few weeks we will continue to share video and images of those that have participated in the project unlabeled project. then, on saturday, september 12th we'd like to invite everyone out to dc on film row located at 609 w. sheridian from 12 noon to 3pm where we will be screening the official project unlabeled video. this video, put together by derrico thomas, will include images and videos of each of the 92 girls that were photographed along with the never before heard poem of telesa hines written specifically for project unlabeled entitled "shades of sun."

please join us over on our Facebook page where the videos and images are first released!!

2014 entrepreneur of faith conference : the lions den : 2014 : oklahoma city area photographer : valerie vaughn : withunmind photography

on september 13, the annual entrepreneurs of faith conference will be held at southern nazarene university. i couldn't hope to do it justice to explain the awesome, life changing things that are sure to happen there. check out the website http://www.entrepreneuroffaith.com for detailed information! one component of the conference will be the lions den. it is modeled after the abc show, shark tank. using a selection process (that has already started), 5 entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their business or business idea to the lions for the chance to win one of 3 grants totaling $5,000 and 1 on 1 mentoring sessions with the lions. sounds like exciting times!! i had the pleasure of shooting four of the eight lions in a special session. the 4 lions pictured, from left to right (in the top photo) are estela hernandez, sean abbananto, mark temple and aprille franks-hunt!

the goodfellows : a family affair : withunmind photography

it was so serendipitous that i ran in to that family. they have introduced me to the wonderful world of essential oils. its really been life changing. it was so my pleasure to be able to photograph them. if i haven't said it before, photography and storytelling and creating, those are my drugs of choice. it gives me a high. it feeds my SOUL! i love that i have the ability to reflect back to my clients the beauty that is them! i left this session on cloud 9 and it still puts a little pep in my step every time i get to look at these images.

love is in the air : engaged! : valerie vaughn : withunmindphotography

get ready for picture overload. i SO SO loved shooting these two. so much fun. so much personality. add in some great light and it was an amazing session!!

softball princess : class of 2014 senior : withunmind photography

"don't put me in a box. circles are more my style!" WHO SAYS you have to be all of one thing or the other?? i love that mikayla shoes that you can be an athlete and a princess all at the same time!!! sooo much fun was had at this shoot!!

challenge : withunmind photography

i want to propose a challenge this morning. a heart challenge. i challenge you to give of yourself by using your time and/or talent for the benefit of another. it can be something big or little, it doesn't have to cost you a thing (it can though) - it just needs to fill a need or make a impact/difference. if you need suggestions i can offer you tons! i know that often times many of us give us our heart - and not for the praise or for a thank you but for the love that we have. well, i want to thank you. do that, and, as my thanks to you for giving of yourself, i will put all of the challenge participants names in a bucket and draw for 3 free mini sessions (to include 3 digital files each). once you're in and have done your deed or deeds, comment below that you're in, then send me an email me at valerie AT withunmindphotography.com to let me know what you've done and i'll add your name to the bucket. i'll draw names on may 3rd. if you're not local, you can still participate - i will offer you a custom digital design service. i'll also be taking the challenge myself; to actively look for ways to give of myself to others! lets go!