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black mother breastfeeding child while laying on bed
A woman with curly hair and tattoos, sitting on a wooden chair, breastfeeding a baby. A young girl with curly hair and striped pajamas is sitting on a dining table in the background, looking towards the woman.
A woman sitting on the floor in a small space between a doorway and a wall, holding a baby who is nursing. She has dark hair, wears a light-colored knit top and denim shorts, and talks on an old-fashioned corded telephone.
A black and white photo of a family sitting on a porch. A man with long hair, tattoos, and sunglasses is sitting with his legs crossed, resting his arm on his knee. A woman with glasses and dark hair is sitting next to him, holding a young girl who i
black mother breastfeeding baby on bed
Woman wearing a large straw hat and a striped dress holding a child in plaid clothing outdoors among greenery.
A woman breastfeeds a newborn baby.
A woman lying on a bed with a baby, holding a pacifier in its mouth, with sunlight streaming in through a window.
A young woman with blonde hair sits on a gray outdoor sofa in a backyard, holding a toddler who is breastfeeding. The woman is wearing a black tank top and jeans, and the toddler has a diaper on. There are trees, a wooden fence, and some garden plant
A woman is sitting on a bed, breastfeeding a baby. A tabby cat is on the bed near her, and a blanket with geometric patterns is draped over a pillow. A window is visible in the background.
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A person breastfeeding an infant, with the child's hand on their chest and their head resting on the person's arm.
A woman breastfeeding a baby, lying on a bed, in black and white.
A woman with tattoos and wavy hair breastfeeding a young child on a bed.
A woman breastfeeding a young girl in a kitchen with warm lighting and string lights.
A woman with curly hair breastfeeding two young children, one on each side, while sitting on a wooden floor in front of a plain wall.
A woman with short, wavy hair is sitting on a floral-patterned couch, holding a small child with a bald head and wearing pajamas with star patterns, while looking at the child. The scene is in black and white, and the woman appears to be gazing affec
A woman with long wavy hair is breastfeeding a baby on a couch, looking down at the baby lovingly.
A woman with curly hair sits on a sofa, breastfeeding a baby. The scene is in black and white, with the woman looking at the camera.
A woman with long blonde hair sitting on a wooden bench outdoors, holding a small child who is resting on her lap. The scene is sunlit with greenery and garden plants surrounding them.

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I'm Rachel.

And I teach a class for photographers who want to consider their why but then dig into the HOW TOO.

4 weeks of live classes, a 200 page PDF workbook, 4 behind the scenes videos of me working with clients and a private facebook group.

I
I want a business that supports the life I want. I'm not willing to let it take up all the space because it certainly will if I let it.

And so I'm okay with having a good enough business. I'm content with where it is and I don't need it to be more.
There's a difference between business goals and dreams.

I don't dream of bigger profits and sales funnels and passive income.

I do dream of images I want to create. I dream about people I want to work with and stories I want to tell.

But my best,
So much business advice bores me at best, irritates the hell out of me at worst.

I don't want to optimize and systematize and sterilize this work in an effort to make more more more.

What I want is to connect with humans and make images I'm proud o
Mothers. Artists. Mother artists.

What a joy to get to photograph them all.

From a maternity session with @christie.r.krimsky in Potomac earlier this month.
An afternoon in the beach where kids get to be kids and  the work of tender motherhood is witnessed- where memories are made alongside the photos, or rather photos are made alongside the memories. 

Stay tuned because I'll be sharing what @amandamonr

on Instagram: @rachel.larsen.weaver


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