What is Empowered Pictures?
A photo captures a moment in time. It helps us remember a specific event and can be used to share that event with the world. We all deserve to have photos of ourselves that capture the beautiful moments in our lives, but several obstacles can get in the way. First of all, we feel shy or uncomfortable in front of the camera. Secondly, the camera's eye is different than the human eye and doesn't capture us as we remember looking.
For almost 15 years I have worked as a model, working internationally with clients such as BonTon, Macy's JcPenney, Sears, Kmart, and Meijer, to name a few. As a result, I have learned what it takes to look my best in front of the camera. Does that mean I only take perfect photos? Haha...nope! What is does mean is that I feel empowered when I am in front of the camera and I know what I can do to look my best.
In my workshops and private sessions, I will unlock some of the mysteries of the camera's eye and teach you how to use this knowledge to your advantage. We will discuss and practice several key aspects to taking a great photo including body alignment and hand placement, facial expressions, lighting and angles.
My goal is that you walk away with knowledge about how to take a photo that celebrates the beauty that you are.
For almost 15 years I have worked as a model, working internationally with clients such as BonTon, Macy's JcPenney, Sears, Kmart, and Meijer, to name a few. As a result, I have learned what it takes to look my best in front of the camera. Does that mean I only take perfect photos? Haha...nope! What is does mean is that I feel empowered when I am in front of the camera and I know what I can do to look my best.
In my workshops and private sessions, I will unlock some of the mysteries of the camera's eye and teach you how to use this knowledge to your advantage. We will discuss and practice several key aspects to taking a great photo including body alignment and hand placement, facial expressions, lighting and angles.
My goal is that you walk away with knowledge about how to take a photo that celebrates the beauty that you are.
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Testimonials
"Empowered Pictures can help you appear more honest through the lens and let the best part of you shine through. I learned things that I will use every day, and I am so thankful to have had such an empowering session.”
"The Empowered Pictures Workshop was fun, super informative, and empowering. I walked out feeling more confident and beautiful. I think anyone can get something out of this workshops or from a private session. We all take pictures or get our pictures taken and we all want to feel good about ourselves. I am still learning, but one huge thing I took away from the workshop is how various poses can help the way I look in pictures, even more importantly, I have a great smile and I don't need to hide my teeth anymore!"
~Anna
"We live in the age of the selfie, of social media, of pictures going online sixteen seconds after they're taken. We also live in the age of posting a thousand wedding pictures, and of our head shots deciding whether or not we get called in.
Enter Amanda Batcher. She knows her way around the camera—and she's the first person to reveal that the camera lies. We look at terrible photos of ourselves and assume that's what we look like, but apparently that's wrong! This goes beyond "sorority skinny arm" to real talk about how to use your assets to your advantage and help the camera see past whatever flaws you think you have. The camera is a huge diva and it is terrible at reflecting reality. As a seasoned Ford plus-size model, Amanda shared not just tips and tricks but realities about what the camera sees—lighting, angles, juxtaposition—that make an insane difference in how your photo turns out, from the bar selfie to the all-important "stare at each other and make sure we see you're in love" shot at a wedding.
If you're getting married, getting head shots, taking selfies in the bathroom—regardless of your current state, this workshop can help you, woman or man, appear more honest through the lens and let the best part of you shine through. I learned things that I will use every day, and I am so thankful to have had such an empowering session help me realize that it's not me—it's the camera. And I've got tools to slap it into submission.
You're gorgeous, darling. Let Amanda teach you how to make the camera see it."
~Brittany
"The photo experience with Amanda was amazing fun, and very informative. I really enjoyed this workshop and learned many new ideas in taking photos. Thank you!"
~Alicia
"To me, the experience was a form of wonderful group therapy, as it allowed me to learn from an expert and commiserate with other women about what plagues us in our photos... and beyond."
~Laura
"I had the pleasure of attending a workshop of Empowered Pictures. Not only was the workshop insightful and helpful, it was so fun! Amanda was extremely knowledgeable about the business of modeling/photography and was able to share tools and tips to help us women feel empowered and beautiful in front of the camera. I highly recommend her workshops and can't wait to see where her business takes her."
~Lisa
"The Empowered Pictures Workshop was fun, super informative, and empowering. I walked out feeling more confident and beautiful. I think anyone can get something out of this workshops or from a private session. We all take pictures or get our pictures taken and we all want to feel good about ourselves. I am still learning, but one huge thing I took away from the workshop is how various poses can help the way I look in pictures, even more importantly, I have a great smile and I don't need to hide my teeth anymore!"
~Anna
"We live in the age of the selfie, of social media, of pictures going online sixteen seconds after they're taken. We also live in the age of posting a thousand wedding pictures, and of our head shots deciding whether or not we get called in.
Enter Amanda Batcher. She knows her way around the camera—and she's the first person to reveal that the camera lies. We look at terrible photos of ourselves and assume that's what we look like, but apparently that's wrong! This goes beyond "sorority skinny arm" to real talk about how to use your assets to your advantage and help the camera see past whatever flaws you think you have. The camera is a huge diva and it is terrible at reflecting reality. As a seasoned Ford plus-size model, Amanda shared not just tips and tricks but realities about what the camera sees—lighting, angles, juxtaposition—that make an insane difference in how your photo turns out, from the bar selfie to the all-important "stare at each other and make sure we see you're in love" shot at a wedding.
If you're getting married, getting head shots, taking selfies in the bathroom—regardless of your current state, this workshop can help you, woman or man, appear more honest through the lens and let the best part of you shine through. I learned things that I will use every day, and I am so thankful to have had such an empowering session help me realize that it's not me—it's the camera. And I've got tools to slap it into submission.
You're gorgeous, darling. Let Amanda teach you how to make the camera see it."
~Brittany
"The photo experience with Amanda was amazing fun, and very informative. I really enjoyed this workshop and learned many new ideas in taking photos. Thank you!"
~Alicia
"To me, the experience was a form of wonderful group therapy, as it allowed me to learn from an expert and commiserate with other women about what plagues us in our photos... and beyond."
~Laura
"I had the pleasure of attending a workshop of Empowered Pictures. Not only was the workshop insightful and helpful, it was so fun! Amanda was extremely knowledgeable about the business of modeling/photography and was able to share tools and tips to help us women feel empowered and beautiful in front of the camera. I highly recommend her workshops and can't wait to see where her business takes her."
~Lisa
