The Zoom In Podcast Episode 2: Children & Families Photographer Takiyah Wallace is a Child Whisperer!
Thank you to everyone who has listened to episode 1 of The Zoom Podcast! It feels good to hear how well it’s been received!
This week’s guest is Takiyah Wallace, a children & families photographer who is the founder of Some Sweet Photography + Brown Girls Do Ballet. BGDB is a philanthropic organization that works to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in ballet by providing resources and scholarships to assist young girls in their ballet development and training. We covered how she creates/exercises her boundaries, how Brown Girls Do Ballet went viral, her experience collaborating with Athleta, a dream brand of mine, and her number one piece of advice for women photographers.
Time Stamps
3:48 How finding bonding activities with her husband, turned Takiyah to Photography
5:07 How her frustrations encouraged her to turn her photography hobby into a business
10:00 How knowing what she didn’t want to shoot helped Takiyah set boundaries with prospects + clients
16:34 Misconceptions of photographing children + families
19:08 Top Transferrable Skills that served her well with photographing children
21:16 How Charlie’s interest into Ballet Turned into a viral Black Girls Do Ballet Moment
30:26 Black Girls Do Ballet’s Impact
32:08 Black Girls Do Ballet + Athleta Collaboration
40:17 Why Takiyah decided to pause SomeSweet Photography operations
43:04 Takiyah’s Future Plans for SomeSweet Photography
48:08 What Takiyah is looking forward to in 2023
49:14 Takiyah’s Advice for Women Photographers
54:55 How to support Brown Girls Do Ballet
How to Keep In Contact with Takiyah Wallace
Takiyah Wallace on IG @somesweetphoto or @iamtakiyah
Brown Girls Do Ballet on IG @browngirlsdoballet
Brown Girls Do Ballet Website https://www.browngirlsdoballet.com/
Some Sweet Photography Website http://www.somesweetphoto.com/
Takiyah Wallace’s Bio
TaKiyah Wallace is a photographer and the founder and executive director of Brown Girls Do Ballet®, a philanthropic organization that works to increase the participation of underrepresented populations in ballet by providing resources and scholarships to assist young girls in their ballet development and training. TaKiyah's photographs have been featured in The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Black Girl Long Hair, Madame Noir, and more. She is a former Gifted-Education teacher (18 years), television host, and the Owner/Photographer of Some Sweet Photography.