We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Tracie Wilson. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Tracie below.
Tracie, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. What’s something you believe that most people in your industry (or in general) disagree with?
Social media. As any sort of creative, most will tell you they don’t want to create content just for the sake of posting in order to remain relevant. But that’s the world we live in these days. Feeding the machine has become more important than the actual “work”. It’s quantity over quality and a lot of us struggle to keep up.
Tracie, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
I’m a creative portrait photographer. I got into the industry 5 years ago after dabbling in modeling. During my time modeling it was difficult to find female photographers to work with as the industry was primarily dominated by men. So I sought out to create a safe space for women and alternatives.
I provide creative portraits, boudoir, and couples sessions to my clients. My work is quite different than others in the space as I typically like to shoot and edit on the darker side. Think macabre, dark and moody, alternative. My concepts can be seen as weird or unusual which sets me apart from others as I feel being an outsider myself has allowed me to create my own niche. At the end of the day, I want my clients to feel beautiful, confident, artistic, and safe in their own skin.
I’m most proud of my ability to help my clients feel like the best truest versions of themselves, celebrating their differences and uniqueness. By capturing them and their special moments in the way they want to be seen. Creating their story and bringing it to life.
Can you tell us about a time you’ve had to pivot?
My passion lies with creative portraits that are different and unusual, dark and macabre. Living in Utah I struggled to find new clients who were also looking for the same thing outside of my peak Halloween season. I knew I had to pivot and broaden my horizons in order to continue to grow.
About 2 years ago I did my first boudoir shoot hoping to step outside of my comfort zone and reach a new clientele. And it was very successful! Most of my clients come to me to shoot boudoir because I make them comfortable in a very vulnerable position. And I’m still able to maintain my passion by giving them that little twist of darkness that is natural in a boudoir shoot.
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The ability to capture moments of time. Photography allows me to celebrate my clients lives, their beauty, their special important moments, to cherish, preserve and look back on forever.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.arielsqueenphotography.com/
- Instagram: Instagram.com/arielsqueenphotography