Hello to our incredible, sustaining, epic, powerful community. We are so glad that you are here and we are so glad we’re in this world together. These are times that call for creativity and comforts. We honestly couldn’t imagine being in better company than with you in this digital space.
We wanted to talk to you about what we’re doing in our physical and online spaces to make sure everyone is safe and still connected.
IN PERSON INTERACTIONS:
In the studio, we’re a pretty low-volume space with already very intense sanitation practices. We’re still making a point to go extra hard as far as sanitizing goes. (Like, literally, Kinzie the Germaphobe already had a giant-ass bottle of hand sanitizer decked out in blue sequins on the stairwell of the Empowerment Studio, and signs all over that say, “Wash your damn hands, it’s flu season” on the studio walls, long before this pandemic began.)
At this point, we feel comfortable moving forward with photoshoots as planned. That said, we are offering no-fee rescheduling to any clients who don't feel comfortable moving forward with their session on the date we have planned. Do what feels right to you and we’ll be communicating with you if you have a session coming up soon.
Kinzie herself is going to be limiting her own social circle and interactions to help keep her safe and healthy, and so she can bring as little risk of exposure into any sessions. We ask that our clients coming into the Empowerment Studio alert us if they have high exposure risks so we can evaluate if it's best to reschedule your session.
We're going to be following CDC and WHO recommendations for all business practices, so if we do get word that we need to stop/modify anything, we'll do so and keep you updated.
ONLINE INTERACTIONS
We’re working hard to lean into physical-distancing but socially, it's more important now than ever that we continue to connect and engage with one another. Our Empowerment Studio has become such a place of comfort and peace to us all.
The Empowerment Team is working hard to add more virtual hang outs. We already have a few on the books. We're also in the process of evolving our Empowerment Studio Patreon membership to cater to these shifting times -- because we want that space to be a resource for YOU.
If now feels like a time to engage in a positive, encouraging, pleasure-filled space, then please join us! We welcome your love and light into our community, and hopefully the love and light you'll get in return will support you in this very transitional time.
In case you're not already hanging out in there with us: The Empowerment Studio is our Facebook group full of women, femmes, non-binary and trans folx who feel comfy in our space. http://empowermentphotographer.com/community to join us (and please do; we welcome you in!)
Again, we’re so happy to have people like you in our community at a time like this. It’s so empowering to see the way we take care of one another.