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		<title>Celebrate Yourself, Celebrate Your Beauty</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Schantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2016 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This Valentine&#8217;s Day, I would like to help you celebrate yourself &#8211; not as you wish you were or with some crazy Mattel retouching, but exactly how you are (maybe with your hair and makeup done) &#8211; because that is perfect! &#160; I photograph in a way that enhances your best assets and lets your&#8230; <a class="more-link" href="https://mbsgallery.com/2016/01/13/celebrate-yourself-celebrate-your-beauty/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Celebrate Yourself, Celebrate Your Beauty</span></a>]]></description>
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This Valentine&#8217;s Day, I would like to help you celebrate yourself &#8211; not as you wish you were or with some crazy Mattel retouching, but exactly how you are (maybe with your hair and makeup done) &#8211; because that is perfect! &nbsp; I photograph in a way that enhances your best assets and lets your unique personality and inner beauty sparkle. &nbsp;</div>
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We women are so hard on ourselves. &nbsp;I feel sad when I think of all the flaws the women that I know can point out about themselves (me included) while overlooking the tremendous accomplishments they have achieved and beauty they possess. &nbsp;I just had a conversation with a woman who runs her own business and has a two small children. &nbsp;She works incredibly hard and is a terrific mother but all she could focus on was how she needed to lose ten pounds. &nbsp;And, while I am all for self improvement and fitness, I also know that, in the big picture a woman&#8217;s beauty and happiness has little to do with being slightly plump or perfectly thin and much to do with self confidence.</div>
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">&nbsp;I believe that beauty really does come from within. &nbsp;I would love to help you celebrate your beauty and help you to see how perfect you really are. &nbsp;I would love for you to be able to leave a legacy of that for yourself and others to appreciate. &nbsp;These are not cheesy boudoir sessions but art photography sessions that celebrate the essence of you as a beautiful woman. &nbsp;These are images that you will be proud to share, not embarrassed about later.</div>
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<div style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would love to help you create a this gift for yourself or the one you love. &nbsp;Please call the studio so we can talk about it. &nbsp;602.263.5098 &nbsp;We look forward to hearing from you!</div>
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		<title>Celebrate Your Beauty This Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<link>https://mbsgallery.com/2009/01/17/celebrate-your-beauty-this-valentines-day/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mara Schantz]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Arcadia Area Photographer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Intimate Portraits]]></category>
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<div>Give a gift he will treasure &#8230; a beautiful timeless image of you.  Now through February 1, schedule an in-studio intimate portrait session and receive a complimentary small leather preview album or a 25% price reduction on an image box when you order an 8&#215;10 or larger Archival Sepia Toned Portrait!  </div>
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