Cius Photography

12/17/2022

Here are 5 tips for taking soft, whimsical, romantic photos of Black women. In this video you'll find a few tips on how to get your model comfortable enough to let you capture their inner light. The assumption is that you already have the skills necessary to take the photos but just need a little help applying those skills to Black women. Let me know if you would like a more in-depth tutorial!

Here are 5 tips for taking soft, whimsical, romantic photos of Black women. In this video you'll find a few tips on how to get your model comfortable enough ...

07/14/2020

Lorina Viola Morton introduced me to co—star but didn’t tell me I was signing up to be called out and read on the daily 😩 then introduced me to The Pattern and I got the read of a lifetime😭😭 . They make me feel all witchy and mystical ✨💫

07/09/2020

Serving you looks 💅🏾 but also getting tired of looking at my own face 😩. I wanna try these new skills on someone else 😭😭😭
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📸: self portrait 😔
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07/08/2020

Space princess hold my hand
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Space princess I’m a fan
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Space princess I need you now!!!
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Cause, I’m ready to move, anyone found the coordinates to that black Black owned planet yet?👀
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Title: Space Princess
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📸: my lovely cousin
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@ Planet Earth................. for now

07/05/2020

Back when I thought 2020 was gonna be serving me and not the other way around. Am I bitter...?
Yes 😒
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@ Tampa, Florida

07/03/2020

Most people use the term Black and African-American interchangeably in this country so when I was learning English, I though Black was just another word for African-American. Whenever I would claim Black, I remember being so scared that someone would pop out of the shadows screaming: “You’re not Black, you’re Haitian!” And then I would be ostracized for lying! Teen movie style 🤦🏾‍♀️
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And whenever someone would refer to me as Black I remember feeling so proud but also so scared that someone who knew I was Haitian would “expose me” 😂😂😂
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I can laugh about it now but I went through so much for no reason. So I don’t know what little Haitian girl needs to hear this but sis African-American is a nationality, Black is a Race. You can claim Black 😭😭😭
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@ Tampa, Florida

06/28/2020

Have a blessed Sunday 🌸🥰
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06/26/2020

I’ve been seeing a lot of art recently featuring little black girls and Black women, specifically dark skin women, taking on the world, protecting and uplifting the black community (Black men specifically), while simultaneously looking flawless and maintaining their own crown. While that type of art can be inspiring and motivating, living up to that standard is IMPOSSIBLE.
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I recently watched a video by where she talks about how the word STRONG when applied to Black women is not a compliment. It’s the type of video that raises your hackles until you actually start listening to what she’s saying. People often gloss over the fact that Black women are often FORCED to be STRONG.
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Yes, I need strength to handle the USA as a Black woman but I also need the PROTECTION of my community. I need the space to be vulnerable, to be soft, to CRY, and to ask for HELP when I need it. There are too many Black women who aren’t offered that luxury. Even the MEDICAL community seems to STILL be under the false impression that we’re somehow superhuman. That we don’t feel pain like everyone else.
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I understand that that as Black women being strong to superhuman levels is basically our only POSITIVE stereotype. But like many stereotypes, this one needs to be BROKEN too.
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📸: My beautiful cousin 🥰