Breaking the Barbie Image

Another difference here at Hippiegoddess is that we avoid posing the women we photograph, asking them instead to share who they are as we do our shoots. They may have chosen to dance, do creative movement, contact juggling, playing an instrument or playfully interact with a lover or friend. It's always a surprise to us and each set of photos is unique.

All of the photography is original and done by the site owners, Emma and David. Shooting at the same time from different angles to capture, hopefully, a more diverse look at what the model is trying to express in her movements.

In the last couple of years we began experimenting with video. We started capturing the footage of each set and David has creatively put together, with the help of a few generous musicians and jam bands, a small yet growing collection of inspirational music videos featuring our own Goddesses.

As you will see, there is a definite learning curve as well as equipment curve that has happened over the years.