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Happy 32nd Anniversary, Mom and Dad! 🖤🖤🖤

Boop.

I’m a actor/photographer, and admittedly, I despise being in front of the camera.

Until today.

For the first time in at least 10 years I didn’t look at a picture of my body and cringe. Do you understand how major that is? (Backstory: I gained about 50 pounds after I stopped swimming competitively, and that certainly didn’t do wonders for my self-confidence. To make matters worse, the weight crept on during my senior year of high school, aka. ‘the prime of my life.’ Lovely.)

People reassure me all the time, “You look fine!” or, “What are you even talking about?” It’s just one of those things–that weight wasn’t something I did on purpose; it was something that happened by mistake. I simply wasn’t in control, which is bothersome.

But I have the reigns now. And I’m committed to a lifestyle of intent: achieving the things I have set my mind to, no matter the odds.

So, to anyone reading this that might feel the same way… I get it. And it gets better, if you want it to.

(And of course, Happy 56th, Jamaica! 🇯🇲 #onelove.)

Sharipalooza 2018!

Hi! I turned 26 on May 27th, and boy, was it one for the books… What is life 😅.

Day One: Sage Atlanta Buckhead.

I cut off the split ends of 25! There were clearly a lot of split ends…

Also, I was supposed to be at a different restaurant, but the power went out fifteen minutes before our reservation. Yikes.

Day Two: Daydreams Atlanta & Tom, Dick, and Hank.

I was supposed to be on a boat (but the weather ruined my plans), so we went to Daydreams Atlanta. This place was so incredibly adorable ☺.

S Q U A D. (Reservations for brunch in ATL, even if you have a section and a minimum, are for two hours, and two hours only. Noted.)

CRAB LEGS!

Even some of my family showed up! Yay!

Day Three: The Memorial Day Pool Party.

Grill Mistress 💃🏾

This little girl was the life of the party, contrary to her face in this picture.

And that’s a wrap! ‘Til next year, y’all!

LIVE NOW!

Presenting The Gemini Season Sale, my first sale ever. For my birthday I got everybody a discount; you’re welcome 😁😗.

It’s high time I set my price and tell my future clients what I will/will not do. Pamphlets and contracts, the whole she-bang on the way.

May 21st, 2018- June 20th, 2018. (Yes, you may book future sessions to receive the discount.)

Let’s work!

Looking Back, Graduation Edition

Graduation is easily my favorite time of year: it’s my birthday month (🎉), it’s not too hot, people are about to embark on the journey of their lives… The energy is contagious. As I look back on the past few years, I reflect on my stint at UF; I’ve had so many fond memories taking pictures of grads, watching as their careers unfold… This one is for the graduates of grad’s past: I hope everything is well 🙌🏾.

Samaa Kemal and Lyndon Smith, Class of 2011. (My first official grad shoot!)

Arysbells Figueredo, Class of 2011.

Cody Sumerix, Class of 2012.

The School of Theatre and Dance (Rhiannon Tasker, Kayla Mason Brown, Angelica-Naia Gabor, Taylor Badri Dariarow, Natalie Chin-Watson, Stephanie Fratangelo, Cristian Gonzalez, Liberty Bostwick Koski) (featured in first photo: Emily, Budd McCray) Class of 2012.

Emmy Etienne and Brittani Bolanos, Class of 2013.

Amanda Young, Class of 2014.

THE SQUAD (and me!)–Shari Thompson, Tracey Weisman, Lindsay Sugarman, Amanda Young, Jessica Watson, Class of 2014!

Excited to be back in the game! Let’s rock.

Easy Like Sunday Morning

Things are getting serious over here: finally created a Facebook page for my acting, wrote a scene, and then put it on camera. Haha, enjoy 🙃😂.

 

NOLA, 2018!

This post means a lot to me.

It’s the first episode of my travel series. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did ❤.

The whole squad (from left to right): me!, @catebevans, @theyoungamanda, @g_shai, @alycasherrie.

🙌🏾 #2302!

SHE READY!

🙌🏾 #5102!

Did you know Tabasco was from NOLA? I didn’t.

 

 

#GardenDistrict

BEADSSS

FINALLY got my tiny hands on these beignets 🙏🏾 (Did they live up to the hype? Absolutely.)

And last but not least, a video! Trying a little something new:

Oh hey, Jay.

JayIsJo is back! Incredibly excited about sharing this shoot with you; it was a labor of love, and I’m pleased with the results 😋. (MUA: CrystalJBeats!)

Fun fact: We shot this under the overpass where I-85 burned down in ATL last year.

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