by Mina Habibi | Aug 17, 2021 | High School Senior
If you’ve been following me for any length of time, I think you know how much I love taking portraits. Freezing moments in time and capturing people in that moment. Revealing magic. This is the main reason it never felt right to me to niche down to one specific...
by Mina Habibi | Aug 16, 2021 | Personal Branding
Do you ever get so excited by your work that you just want to jump up and down? I do! Although I’m not much of a jumper:) Old knees and back don’t really care for that! I can tell you that Meg and Nick from Clapping Dog Media get that excited! A month or...
by Mina Habibi | Aug 16, 2021 | Business
Drum roll please! I have finally finished my business rebrand and the new website is here! Woohoo! WOOOOOHOOOOO!!! Why is this such a big deal that I’m writing a blog post for it and I can barely contain myself? Because for the first time since I started my...
by Mina Habibi | Feb 8, 2021 | Bright Souls, Tips
I love Valentine’s Day! There, I said it! I always have whether I had a partner or not. I don’t care that it’s a “Hallmark” holiday and of course I know that it’s all about capitalism, if you allow it to be that. And it...
by Mina Habibi | Jan 26, 2021 | Bright Souls, Business, Families, Goddesses, Headshots, Lovers, Personal Branding, Portraits, Yoga
I think it’s safe to say that we’re all glad 2020 is over. But I’m not naive enough to think just because the calendar flipped back on January 1 that everything is magically different. In fact, there is still much spilling over from 2020 into 2021....
by Mina Habibi | Aug 3, 2020 | Business, Cosmic Musings, Personal Branding
A few weeks ago I did an Instagram post introducing myself since I hadn’t really posted much since the pandemic and shutdown. I listed out a bunch of things describing who I am as a personally and here they are in case you’re curious! Not only am I...
by Mina Habibi | Feb 19, 2020 | Bright Souls, Goddesses, High School Senior, Personal Branding, Portraits
My business has been undergoing an identity crisis for about a year now. But I’m happy to share that it’s almost on the other side of that crisis. I have finally nailed down exactly what my business is about. For some background, I started taking photos...
by Mina Habibi | Jan 3, 2020 | Yoga
In case you weren’t aware, I am a long-time yoga practitioner and teacher. Like 19 years long-time. I still teach yoga and my personal practice has shifted and evolved through the years. One of the first things I began photographing when I got my dlsr was yogis....
by Mina Habibi | Dec 17, 2019 | Bright Souls, Headshots
So you’re an entrepreneur or a small business owner. And you know you need a headshot. Whether it’s your first one or just time to update the one from 15 years ago. But the thought of standing in front a boring backdrop with your arms crossed sounds as...
by Mina Habibi | Dec 4, 2019 | Bright Souls, Lovers
Back in June I decided I needed to reconnect with the magic behind my photography. You can read about it here. It includes a number of things including getting back to photographing couples. I used to shoot weddings which most often included engagement sessions. But...