Beauty and perfection, with Amanda Thomas

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? 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. We talk about 3:02 Amanda's photography career4:42 Nurturing female entrepreneurs10:41 The effect of confidence on a photo shoot11:46 Beauty is in how you feel13:30 Generating intimacy during a shoot17:02 Working with fashion models18:38 Retouching and pressure to conform to beauty standards21:40 The move towards a more 'natural' look23:25 Filters and their impact on our perception of beauty27:15 What Amanda has learned about beauty29:07 Finding balance and pause   Find Amanda's work here Follow her @amandathomasphotographer on Instagram Order my book, The Lasting Connection, here Find me at www.thethomasconnection.co.uk Instagram: @the_thomas_connection Facebook: www.facebook.com/thethomasconnection Pause Purpose Play Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/pausepurposeplay    This episode was edited by Emily Crosby Media