Self-described as patient, empathic, and creative, Katie chose to participate in Show Your Spark’s Fierce After Forty Project to embrace her fierceness, reclaim her confidence, and rediscover her inner joy.  As a Spark Alumni, Katie returned to the studio to find inspiration to access and unearth her creative side. After her session, Michelle, Show Your […]

What is the best Christmas gift? The gift of being yourself!   In a society that often tells us who we should be, how we should look, and what dreams we should hold, it can be easy to lose a sense of who we really are. In trying to fit those societal expectations and standards, we […]

Self-described as compassionate, friendly, and dedicated, at the age of 53, Mindi now her fierceness as a woman, wife, mother, and grandmother.  But it hasn’t always been this way.  In recent years, Mindi began to prioritize her own needs, helping her shed the weight of unrealistic societal expectations in her marriage, as a mother, and […]

When was the last time you were about to spend money on yourself, but decided not to in the end? You made this decision not due to budget concerns, but because you thought that spending money on yourself was too indulgent.     This blog post is a call to pause and rethink everything you’ve been taught. […]

Why would someone say, “Getting nearly naked improved my self-confidence”?   I’m so glad you asked!    The journey to self-confidence and embodiment can be a long one. Messages from our youth and society often leave us feeling at war against our bodies and disconnected from our physical form. Even if we once felt in tune with and […]

Woman in strappy dress with black backdrop and ring light. Photography by Lindsay Hite.

Do all mothers need a boudoir session? Yes, absolutely!  Let us explain.  Boudoir photography has a PR problem. Somehow, along the way, boudoir photography has been branded as photography solely geared toward young, fit women in their early 20s seeking to create sexy pictures for their partners.   The reality couldn’t be further from the truth.  […]

At Show Your Spark, we believe in the power of celebrating milestones. Pausing to purposefully reflect on the past, present, and future can ground us in hope when viewed through the eyes of celebration.   Celebrating milestones isn’t reserved only for those traditional life milestones we often think of- graduations, marriages, jobs, or babies. As wonderful […]

Have you ever needed to provide someone with a professional headshot and after scrolling through your files come up empty-handed or underwhelmed with your options? If so, it might be time to update your headshots and branding photography. From “Ugh, I have to find a headshot.” to “I feel good about my options.” – That’s […]

At the Show Your Spark magazine launch, the energy in the room was electric as Spark Alumni, sponsors, and guests from all walks of life gathered to celebrate each other. Fan-girl crushes ran rampant as women who had only met in online spaces finally had the chance to meet in person. Why did we gather?  […]