Kimberly Joy Photography

"Beauty isn't about having a pretty face. It is about a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and most importantly, a beautiful soul" ~Anonymous

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The @mintconference is looking for Hair Stylists for our Portfolio Building Experience in Washington, D.C. From September 15-16. The Portfolio Building Experience are professionally styled themed shoots that will help build impressive portfolios, unite creatives in one space to learn, grow, and network. Mint is seeking Hair Stylists for the following: •Beauty •Bridal •Boudoir •Ballet •Fashion •Editorial •Family Please send email to [email protected]. Include link to your Website/Portfolio/Social Media Business Page or 3 High Quality Images of your work. Write Mint Conference Hair Stylists Wanted in Subject Line. Deadline September 5, 2017. . . . . . #mintcon17 #hairstylists #hairstylistswanted #hairstylistswag #hairstyles #mintcon17hairstylists #dmvhairstylists #phillyhairstylists #vahairstylists #nchairstylists #portfoliobuilding #networking #photoshoot #photographyconference

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We are so excited to have @istockbygettyimages a sponsor for the Mint Conference! Click on the link in my Bio to register today! ............... #Repost @mintconference ・・・ We are elated to announce that @istockbygettyimages is an official sponsor! This world-renowned organization well known for its plethora of royalty free images and content is sponsoring Mint and will have a welcome booth during both days of the Conference, we are honored, thank you! Come out, network, build and connect with some of the most influential creatives in the industry! Register for Mint Con at www.mintconference.com Today! #mintcon17 #BGWAC ..... #photographyconference #photographersconnect #sponsors #gettyimages #istockbygettyimages #photographyconference #videographers #photographersconnect

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ The creatives for The Mint Photography & Film Exhibition have been selected but first we want to announce the Honoree of the evening @laylahb! Laylah Amatullah Barrayn is a photographer based in New York City. She has been making images through analog and digital photography since the late '90s. Her photographs have been published by The Washington Post, The New York Times, Exposure the Journal of The Society for Photographic Education, Colorlines and other publications. She is a 2016 recipient of the Reporting Grant for Women’s Stories and a 2017 African Great Lakes Reporting Fellow both with the International Women’s Media Foundation. Her work as been supported with grants from Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS), the Research Foundation of the City University of New York and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. She is a four-time recipient of the Community Arts Grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council. BRIC Arts selected her as a 2015 Media Arts Fellow where she produced her first experimental short, “Sunu Fall.” Barrayn has given talks at Yale University, The International Center of Photography, New York University, The University of Brighton (UK), Howard University, The Women of the World Festival and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Her work has been exhibited in the U.S., Europe and Africa. Barrayn’s recent project on the Baye Fall sufi order of Senegal was exhibited at Galleria Biagiottie in Florence, Italy and at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), New York In 2015, she was selected for the Alexia Foundation workshop, “Photography: Agent for Change” and was shortlisted for the Lucie Foundation’s Emerging Photographer. She was recently an artist-in-residence at the Waaw Center for Art and Design in Saint-Louis, Senegal where she examined colonial and post-colonial vintage photographic family archives. ------ We are honored to present @laylahb with an award for all of her accomplishments and the path she continues to blaze for those that follow! Tickets for The Exhibition & Reception go on sale tomorrow!!! Limited space available! www.mintc

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ We are less than two months away from our two day live event and the first of its kind in the industry. Let's introduce you to more of the amazing creatives who you'll have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate and network with and the reason why YOU should be HERE. Meet Carey of @bradshaw_c he will be a speaker at MINT and hosting a workshop on retouching. ------ “Walking the path of most resistance” is the mantra, self taught, dedicated and brilliant photographer, Carey Bradshaw, applies to his artistic creations. He is constantly pushing the boundaries of traditional photography and infusing it with digital photo manipulation. Born and raised in Kingston Jamaica, at the age of 15, Carey’s mother decided to migrate to New York. Rather than spending his teenage years running the streets of New York, he immersed himself in his brand new Commodore Amiga 500 computer, learning everything from basic programming to deluxe paint (an early competitor to Photoshop). ------- As Carey matured, art took a backseat to REAL LIFE for several years. It wasn’t until July of 2008 that he borrowed a friend’s DSLR camera to go on vacation and instantly fell in love. He purchased his first camera shortly after and spent countless hours reading and learning about the art of photography. With this renewed passion towards unleashing his creativity through the arts, Carey sought professional development through the acquisition of an Associates Degree in Graphic Design from the Briarcliff College, NY in 2012. -------- Armed with both his photography experience and his graphic design knowledge, he has been busy creating stunning masterpieces for Kat Deluna and Dance Theater of Harlem. In addition, he has collaborated with artistes such as John Singleton, Laz Alonzo and Anthony Mackie to name a few, in retouching images to the client’s perfection. ------ We are truly excited to have Carey of @bradshaw_c lead 1 of 12 workshops and the community is really in for a treat! This event is going to be a game changer for the industry and for our thriving community! Don't wait, Register at www.mintconference.com Today! #mintcon17

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#Repost @kimjoy22 ・・・ #Repost @mintconference ・・・ We are less than two months away from our two day live event and the first of its kind in the industry. Let's introduce you to more of the amazing creatives who you'll have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate and network with and the reason why YOU should be HERE. Meet LaTonya, owner of @elitesecrets she will be a speaker at MINT and hosting a workshop on building a team of stellar creatives you can partner and collaborate with. ------ Baltimore native, Latonya Turnage always had a passion for all things beautiful. As a little girl, she enjoyed playing dress up. Applying makeup and styling hair were her favorite things to do during playtime. LaTonya attended Mergenthaler High School for cosmetology. After graduating high school, she continued her dream by attending Gordon's Beauty School located in Baltimore, MD. Shortly after, LaTonya received her license in cosmetology. After passing her State Board exams, she began her career as a hair stylist working in a local hair salon. Ten years later LaTonya began working as a part-time artist for MAC Cosmetics, after starting her family. She enjoyed working with brides the most, but also had a love for teaching. Also, a beauty educator, LaTonya teaches the art of makeup at one of Maryland's Accredited Schools for Makeup. Latonya worked hard to build her beauty career all while balancing being a mom, wife, and full-time account manager at her corporate position. She worked as a business leader for Estèe Lauder, Clinique and other brands under the Estèe Lauder umbrella. After 14 years of juggling makeup artistry and her corporate post, LaTonya left the corporate world to pursue her passion of becoming a full-time entrepreneur in the wedding industry. In 2015, LaTonya took a leap of faith and open Elite Secrets Bridal. ------- We are truly excited to have LaTonya of @elitesecrets lead 1 of 12 workshops and the community is really in for a treat! This event is going to be a game changer for the industry and for our thriving community! Don't wait, Register at www.mintconference.com Today! #mintcon17 #photographyconference #wedding #photographersconference

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ Imagine an experience where you walk in and are greeted with a hug, where you may be a complete stranger but are treated like family. Where everyone in the room is letting their guards down and feel comfortable enough to be themselves. Where there are no egos, no attitudes just good vibes and positive energy! Where you're open to learning something new from someone else yet feel like your ideas and suggestions are acknowledged and well received. Imagine an experience where you are not only included but accepted. Where you can build with like minded individuals who look like you and the bond continues well after it's all said and done. Imagine walking into a space full of strangers and walking out with a room full of friends. THAT is what The Portfolio Building Experiences are all about! Join us and our 8 Photographers as they lead 8 incredible Experiences at @mintconference for community! 📸 @lnweatherspoon #BGWAC #mintcon17 #diversityinphotography #portfoliobuilding #photographersconference #creativesconference #photographyconference #creativesconnect #letsshoot

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ ****ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS**** The cool thing about @mintconference besides the workshops, industry leading speakers, panels, dope creatives, portfolio building experiences and the fact that this is the first of its kind is that in the mix of all of this dopeness we are also putting on our 3rd Exhibition, yes our 3rd!!! We are NOW accepting applications for photographers and cinematographers to submit their work! --- --- The Exhibition is the finale to the conference and an incredible way to honor and highlight exceptional creatives within the community, celebrate art, diversity and US!!! Truth be told, this is the turn up after 2 amazing days of learning, networking, shooting, connecting and empowering each other! --- Our exhibitions give an opportunity to those in the @brownguyswithacamera and @browngirlswithacamera community to show their work to a larger audience. It connects them with other creatives who are also in the show and creates an extended network. The feeling of seeing ones work in a gallery is truly empowering! --- If you'd like to be one of the creatives to be acknowledged at the exhibition make sure to visit www.mintconference.com to apply TODAY! Deadline to apply is July 26th! 📸 @erinchrisphotography #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #photoexhibit #photoexhibition #photographyconference #creativesconnect #creativeartist #creativesconference #artistdiversity #artexhibition #photographyshow

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ Happy Wednesday! We have more amazing news and announcements to share with you about who will be in the room and who you'll get the opportunity to hear from, network and build with at @mintconference. Our line up is pretty incredible, just sayin! --- Meet @delisacarol her mission is to help you create a brand that is uniquely yours. She's is the creator of BrandMark (a 12-week online course for Branding), 2 day Live Event called The Photographer BluePrint, Creative Business Coach, Photographer, Graphic Designer, and Digital Marketer. De Lisa's has mentored other women business owners across the United States. She has been featured on propelle, her campus, Elements magazine. You can frequency learn new tips on photography, beauty, and lifestyle on her Youtube channel. --- The folks in the room are industry leading top-notch influencers! Don't wait to get your ticket, secure your spot today by getting a 1 day pass or join us for the entire conference. Register at www.mintconference.com, see you in September! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #photographyconference #creativesconference #branding #photographybranding #photographersconference

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ Happy Tuesday! We have more amazing news and announcements to share with you about who will be in the room and who you'll get the opportunity to hear from, network and build with at @mintconference. Our line up is pretty incredible, just sayin! --- Meet @artsteele_esq an intellectual property attorney and the founder of ArtSteele.co - an online resources that provides creatives with simple legal solutions. She is dedicated to helping creatives legalize their business through the information she provides on her blog. --- Art is an entrepreneurs herself - she left Big Law to launch her own law firm in 2014 and has been helping small business owners ever since. --- Before launching her law firm, Art began her legal career as a transactional tax associate at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP in Washington, D.C. She later worked as Tax Counsel for Global Tax Planning at Discovery Communications. --- Art is also an part-time law professor of Wills, Trusts and Estates at American University Washington College of Law and is barred in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. --- Art is also the host of the Legal-EASE for Entrepreneurs podcast - the only podcast dedicated to educating and empowering minority entrepreneurs to tackle the legal aspects of their business. It also features guests who share tips and strategy for running a successful business. --- The folks in the room are industry leading top-notch influencers! Don't wait to get your ticket, secure your spot today by getting a 1 day pass or join us for the entire conference. Register at www.mintconference.com, see you in September! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #legalphotoshop #legalphotography #photographer #photographyconference #photographersconference #creativesconference #creativeartist #creativeconnections

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Happy Monday! Another week and more amazing news and announcements for us to share with you about who will be in the room and who you'll get the opportunity to hear from, network and build with at @mintconference. Our line up is pretty incredible, just sayin! --- Meet @patricetartt she'll be joining our panel discussion on Diversity in Media! Patrice Tartt is a speaker, bestselling author, freelancer writer, entrepreneur, media correspondent, and the CEO of Patrice Tartt LLC. A graduate of both Fisk and Trevecca Nazarene Universities, she has always been motivated to reach higher levels while simultaneously motivating others to do the same. --- After facing the unexpected death of her father in 2011, Patrice was led to seek therapy through writing. She started her writing journey, contributing to national media publications, and began her journey as a freelance writer. --- Patrice is based out of the Washington, D.C. metro area, and has been featured in Black Enterprise, Everything Girls Love, ESSENCE.com, BET.com, The Houston Defender, The Network Journal, Publishers Weekly and has been quoted in Parents Magazine and She Knows. She is also a contributing writer for ESSENCE, Black Enterprise, HuffPost, Sheen Magazine, and has contributed to Madame Noire, Everything Girls Love, Upscale Magazine, and Curly Nikki. She has also interviewed celebrities such as Serena Williams, Omari Hardwick, Carla Hall, Tracee Ellis Ross, Cicely Tyson, Cat Cora, 50 Cent, Bobby Jones, Gladys Knight, Jazmine Sullivan and more, and has covered the red carpet for networks such as BET and STARZ. --- The folks in the room are industry leading top-notch influencers! Don't wait to get your ticket, secure your spot today by getting a 1 day pass or join us for the entire conference. Register at www.mintconference.com, see you in September! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #photographyconference #photographersconference #creatives #creativesconnect #photoconference

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ The cool thing about the Mint Conference besides the workshops, industry leading speakers, panelist, dope creatives, portfolio building experiences and the fact that this is the first of its kind is that in the mix of all of this dopeness we are also putting on our 3rd Exhibition, yes our 3rd!!! We are NOW accepting applications for photographers and cinematographers to submit their work! --- The Exhibition is the finale to the conference and an incredible way to honor and highlight exceptional creatives within the community, celebrate art, diversity and US!!! Truth be told, this is the turn up after 2 amazing days of learning, networking, shooting, connecting and empowering each other! --- Our exhibitions give an opportunity to those in the @brownguyswithacamera and @browngirlswithacamera community to show their work to a larger audience. It connects them with other creatives who are also in the show and creates an extended network. The feeling of seeing ones work in a gallery is truly empowering! --- If you'd like to be one of the creatives to be acknowledged at the exhibition make sure to visit www.mintconference.com to apply TODAY! Deadline to apply is July 26th! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #photoexhibit #photoexhibition #photographyconference #photographersconference #creativeartist #creativesconference #artexhibition #washdc

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ The cool thing about MINT is it's a combination of all that we do with @brownguyswithacamera and @browngirlswithacamera throughout the year packaged into an incredible 2 day Live Conference! One of the more infamous events we curate is The Portfolio Building Experience, when you register to attend you'll have an opportunity to shoot not 1 BUT 2 Experiences and if you're VIP, you get first dibs! --- Meet @commecoco she'll be leading our Fashion Portfolio Building Experience!!! Jennifer Jean-Pierre, a DC based fashion, events and sports photographer, first picked up a camera at the tender age of 7. Granted it was a Kodak disposable, but a camera nonetheless. Fast forward 28 years and she is creatively directing, shooting and editing her own photo shoots for her blog Comme Coco and various clients ranging from bloggers and celebrities. Her personal motto is Inhale Fashion, Exhale Style and she also uses this mantra when behind the camera. She believes in offering her clients more than just a picture but a capture of their personality and their unique story in photo form. Jennifer is completely self-taught in photography, styling, editing and creative directing but credits her family for allowing her to be creative and always follow her passions. --- Our experiences are highly coveted so the fact that you'll have the opportunity to shoot 2 is AMAZING! We announced that we are ending the Portfolio Building Experience Tour after this year so if you missed out on the opportunity to get in, NOW IS THE TIME! Choose from Beauty, Fashion, Family & Kids, Wedding, Editorial, Video, Boudoir and Food Photography. Register at www.mintconference.com and get your shoot on with the amazing @commecoco Today! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography #fashionblogger #fashionbloggers #photographyconference #photographersconference #creativeartist #creativesconference #videography #videographer #cinematography #cinematography #conference #artistdiversity

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#Repost @mintconference ・・・ We wanted to kick start this week with some incredible news about MINT Con 17! We are two months away and it's about time we let the community in on what's going on with our two day live event and the first of its kind in the industry. Let's introduce you to some of the amazing creatives who you'll have the opportunity to learn from, collaborate and network with and the reason why YOU should be HERE. Meet @chipdizard, he will be a speaker at MINT and hosting a workshop about Facebook Ad strategies for photographers and how to gain more conversions from your website. --- Go where you are celebrated and not tolerated! --- @chipdizard is a serial entrepreneur with a passion for all things technology and media. He is the founder and lead cinematographer of Chip Dizard Weddings, a wedding photographer and videography firm that captures couple's love stories internationally. Chip graduated from Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland with a degree in Media Art/Communication and discovered the love for tech in the early 2000's after he created a website for local nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C. He specializes in Facebook marketing, Facebook and Instagram Ads for wedding professionals and now 75% of his business comes from his online marketing efforts. --- We are truly excited to have @chipdizard lead 1 of 12 workshops and the community is really in for a treat! This event which is first of its kind and is going to be a game changer for the industry and for our thriving community! --- Don't wait to Register before all seats are GONE, head over to www.mintconference.com Today! #mintcon17 #BGWAC #BGYWAC #diversityinphotography

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Cambria @runwaydollcammie the definition of #elegance in @nashelijuliana design. #makeup by @sng_stress #jewelry by #jewelrydesigner @yoro_official #headwrap by Cambria. #stlphotographer #fashion #melanin #browngirl #beautifulgirl #beautiful #portraits #portraits #photoshoot #fashionphotographer #blogger #gorgeous #glam #stunning #studio #magazine #stlmodel #model #earrings #nevertoomuch #kimberlyjoyphotography

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Truly Amazing! @truly_tianis looks amazing in this dress designed by @nashelijuliana and earrings designed by @yoro_official. #makeup by @sng_stress #kimberlyjoyphotography #stlmodel #model #stlphotographer #photoshoot #fashion #stunning #magazine #studio #style #melanin #gorgeous #shorthair #beauty #beautiful

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Model @zariamac MUA @sng_stress Stylist/Jewelry Designer @yoro_official #kimberlyjoyphotography #beauty #shorthair #gorgeous #denim #denimchoker #beautifulgirl #beautyportrait #portrait #portraiture #portraitphotography #fashion #stlphotographer #stlmodel #photoshoot #melanin #glam #beautyphotographer #magazine #bgwac