About Us
This is our main company page, we have our fan page on innerspiritphoto. We specialize in creating amazing images of women for themselves and for gifts to lovers. We build sets, do makeup and hair, customize lighting all to create a breathtaking experience. We do enhancements on all your images, even create fantastic fantasy and art images through digital artwork.
Before every session we sit down with you to plan it and you see our images projected with personalized help in the selection process. You will love everything about your photography experience and result.
How We Got Started
From women requesting nudes and boudoir at a time that no other studio was offering it out in the open, it grew from offering layered boudoir clothing to full nudes then becoming a tool for women to have emotional and image transformations.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (32)
"I worked with Mark years ago when I was doing events in Calgary with MAKE UP FOR EVER Cosmetic..."
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"I worked with Mark years ago when I was doing events in Calgary with MAKE UP FOR EVER Cosmetic brand. A pleasure working together, very talented and professional. "
"An true expert in his field and an inspiration to creatives across the country!"
Products & Services
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Recommendations Given (66)
"We go so far back. Heather was doing fantastic makeup for my boudoir photography studio. She went..."
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"We go so far back. Heather was doing fantastic makeup for my boudoir photography studio. She went beyond great makeup; she relaxed and engaged my clients, my so-nervous clients. She was a bit like a warmup act. By the time she was done, the women were eager to get in front of my camera. She gave them confidence. "
"An incredible teacher and photographer "
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It is transforming how women see themselves, watching confidence grow, showing my clients how amazing they look. each session is as an incredible experience for me as it is for my clients.
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It is transforming how women see themselves, watching confidence grow, showing my clients how amazing they look. each session is as an incredible experience for me as it is for my clients.
Professional service, that would cover most of the items outside of that choice except for the price, which would reflect the professional aspect. I have seen what a few non pros have delivered.
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Professional service, that would cover most of the items outside of that choice except for the price, which would reflect the professional aspect. I have seen what a few non pros have delivered.
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Paige, I came across a story about a Russian photographer. I will give the short less elegant version that reflects the need for prints over or inaddition digital. He convinced the Czar to let him take photos by train of all the small towns in Russia. After it was done, he decided he no longer...
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Paige, I came across a story about a Russian photographer. I will give the short less elegant version that reflects the need for prints over or inaddition digital. He convinced the Czar to let him take photos by train of all the small towns in Russia. After it was done, he decided he no longer liked the winters of Russia and sought permission to not only leave Russia but take his images with him. They were colored images on glass plates, I believe, revealing their age. He must have been an amazing salesman, the Czar aggreed. He moved to Paris, stored them in the basement and seemed to have forgotten about them. He passed and a lot of time passed. They were unearthed and very salvagable after all these decades. National Geographic scanned them, so we now have a window to a very old Russia. If those had been digital files stored on some ancient forgotten drive type, if the data had survived, it is unlikely they would be resurrected. For most people the digital images captured are of the smaller sizes to max storage space. so not printable, as the screen resolution improves, they become even smaller there. The chance of seeing them, like I did mom my parents, could not happen.
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I don't think it is one size fits all. The biggest thing is I don't know if they understand the difference it makes. There are a few services that will actually analyze your headshot for biz purposes and for social purposes - social media and dating use. A person can have killer credentials with...
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I don't think it is one size fits all. The biggest thing is I don't know if they understand the difference it makes. There are a few services that will actually analyze your headshot for biz purposes and for social purposes - social media and dating use. A person can have killer credentials with a bad headshot that actually damages their first impression. For some, it is money, which is rooted a bit in knowledge. The guidelines are changing, experiences have revealed that being current is so critical. Years ago no one much cared if the head shot was dated by 5 or more years. Now it has a three-month window. More if you change your look. Some it is time available, again not understanding how important it is. You always make time for things you perceive as important. Then there is our profession or rather those on the edge of it. If you, as a biz person goes to several photographers using professional as the tag. You assume that whatever you get is pro level. Which often is not the case. I had a client in recently chatting about company image, I commented on getting a clean professional headshot to replace his current one. He replied he had gone to a pro photog whose company specialized in headshots. A piece of really important knowledge for a biz person is that in most cases one shot does not work for all. So the Lifestyle Headshot is emerging. Headshots are the face of personal branding. What is powerful for the corp year-end report is too severe for the charity event or the engaging social page. Clothing background all impact on the message, they need to be in line with your personal brand your projected image.
I recall an interview with Harrison Ford, I think it was him, when asked if there was a project, or director or team of actors that he really admired would he take a pay cut or do it gratis to get it along. He replied "why? when my name is attached to it it gains value, is easier to fund and more...
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I recall an interview with Harrison Ford, I think it was him, when asked if there was a project, or director or team of actors that he really admired would he take a pay cut or do it gratis to get it along. He replied "why? when my name is attached to it it gains value, is easier to fund and more people will come to see it." Why indeed. Occasionally there is real value besides money, not the overused recognition, like you I have 40 plus years honing my craft and paying my bills. If it is real value to me, I will consider it. For starting out photographers, don't fall into the trap of good recognition for you, it is unlikely to even be noticed by the buying public.
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networking is huge. I guess part of it is I love what I do but more than that it is the constant flow of creating, that is exciting
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networking is huge. I guess part of it is I love what I do but more than that it is the constant flow of creating, that is exciting
I line up with Ellis, I spend my days photographing women in a way that empowers them. Without photography there would be no business.
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I line up with Ellis, I spend my days photographing women in a way that empowers them. Without photography there would be no business.
remembering to do the facebook live events on a consistent basis.
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remembering to do the facebook live events on a consistent basis.
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The challenge for both the buyer or investor of photography and trained professionals is everyone calls themselves a professional photographer. With the vast majority not being trained beyond what the automation of the camera provides, the general public assumes this level is what professional...
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The challenge for both the buyer or investor of photography and trained professionals is everyone calls themselves a professional photographer. With the vast majority not being trained beyond what the automation of the camera provides, the general public assumes this level is what professional photography is.
It is unfortunate for the starting out photographers with the sense of pressure to be cheapest, they move to that level but often beside not deep training in the realm of photography they are not given a business base. So they don't realize that with the prices they charge, they can not raise additional funds for training so they can charge more for a better skill or that they are really subsidizing the buyer's purchases.
Organizations like the PPOC in Canada help with both the training and business savy.
