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BEAUTY, GLAMOUR & BOUDOIR BY WASHINGTON, D.C.-BASED PHOTOGRAPHER, ANTHONY LEWIS.

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THE HARD FACTS


Photographer

ANTHONY LEWIS

NYC born and bred.

Still moving like I'm shooting weddings.

Ask what it means to be seen. What it means to reveal.

Obsessing over dreams, reality, and where they intersect.


Location

WASHINGTON, d.c

Tiny studio. Big results.

Ask about preferred venues & locations in the DMV.

Otherwise, more than happy to travel.


Thoroughness

BEFORE & AFTER

Pre. 👏🏿 Production. 👏🏿 Is. 👏🏿 Important. 👏🏿 And so is post.

If you rush the process, expect rushed results.


Working together

DIALOGUE. Execution

First time inquirers are required to schedule

a 10-15 minute call via either

Instagram or Google Meet. Do that here.

Or, send a DM to @neatshinyowl for Beauty & Glamour.

Or, send a DM to @ibidyoushorn for Boudoir inquiries.

OR... email info@neatshinyowl.com for all petitions.

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The Experience, In Their Words

The Experience, In Their Words

“Looking through these, I've never been taken back by a shoot before. And I 100% have never had one shoot with THIS many wins. I feel so pretty and bold looking at these—it's hard to believe I did that. And you made the experience so comfortable and effortless and I'm so grateful to you!

I love every single picture!”

Let's examine some terms:

 

LIMINAL

🦉 of, relating to, or situated at the limen, the threshold at which a stimulus begins to produce an effect // of or relating to a transitional or intermediate state, stage, or period. ]EXAMPLES[

BOUDOIR
🦉 a woman's bedroom or private sitting room. // ORIGIN OF BOUDOIR 1775–85; French: literally, a sulking place (boud(er) to sulk + -oir-ory)
GLAMOUROUS

🦉 denoting the quality of fascination, allure, or attraction // excitement, adventure, & unusual activity // a magic spell; a charm or a charming thing

BEAUTIFUL

🦉 the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations, a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)/ ]EXAMPLE[

BRAZEN

🦉 defiant; bold // like brass, as in sound, color or strength // unhesitant; fearless in the face danger // conspicuous

SURREAL
🦉 of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism // having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
NUDE

🦉 naked or unclothed, as a person or the body // without the usual coverings, furnishings, etc.; bare

OTHERWORLDLY
🦉 of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
SENSUAL
🦉 pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites // of or relating to the senses or physical sensation; sensory // pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism
CHIC

🦉 attractive and fashionable; stylish // tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design // sophisticated

TENACIOUS
🦉 holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold // holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough. Or delicate, if you so choose.
CURIOUS

🦉 made or prepared skillfully // arousing or exciting speculation, interest, or attention // inexplicable or highly unusual; odd

I just want to make immaculate art with you, that hopefully puts intrigue hand in hand with intense emotion -- love, power, joy, defiance, the unknown, stillness. And while I'm using a camera to do this, my hope is that you come away from this feeling like you got more than just "some pictures."

-Anthony Lewis | Neat Shiny Owl

AS•SEEN•IN

Neat Shiny Folk / AbunDance Academy of the Arts / Brooklyn Museum / Getty Images / Bloomberg News / Just Call Me KEEBS / Red Rooster Harlem / Deutsches Hygiene / IMIRAGEmagazine / DELLA$IE / Nicole Shawan Junior, Esq / Dr. Rashida L. Weaver, PhD / Made By Black (Yvonne Jewnell) / AFROPUNK / Curls Understood / Ariel Samone / Najee Omar / "Believe It & Behave It" by Kate Harvie / "Start Ghetto" by Latetra Metts-Owens / StreetMeetDC / PortraitMeet DC / Harlem's Very Own / Global ArtSpeak Alliance, Inc / Cold Cuts (Conversationships) / iMirage Magazine