Beauty and perfection, with Amanda Thomas

<p>Do you feel the pressure to look perfect and or feel bad about the way you look? Perhaps you wish you looked like the perfect models or influencers on social media?</p> <p>Today's guest is Amanda Thomas, a fashion, beauty and portrait photographer shooting for fashion and beauty brands and ambitious big thinkers. She is passionate about how beauty comes from within and radiates out, and believes that rather than filters and retouching, tapping into a positive frame of mind is what makes you look beautiful.</p> <p>We talk about</p> <p>3:02 Amanda's photography career 4:42 Nurturing female entrepreneurs 10:41 The effect of confidence on a photo shoot 11:46 Beauty is in how you feel 13:30 Generating intimacy during a shoot 17:02 Working with fashion models 18:38 Retouching and pressure to conform to beauty standards 21:40 The move towards a more 'natural' look 23:25 Filters and their impact on our perception of beauty 27:15 What Amanda has learned about beauty 29:07 Finding balance and pause</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://amandathomasphotographer.co.uk/'>Find Amanda's work here</a></p> <p>Follow her @amandathomasphotographer on Instagram</p> <p><a href='http://www.thethomasconnection.co.uk/thelastingconnection'>Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here</a></p> <p>Find me at <a href='https://thethomasconnection.co.uk/'>www.thethomasconnection.co.uk</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/the_thomas_connection/'>@the_thomas_connection</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href='https://www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection/'>www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection</a></p> <p>Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: <a href='http://www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay'>www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>This episode was edited by <a href='http://www.emilycrosbymedia.com'>Emily Crosby Media</a></p>