Qatar Portrait Magazine #01

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Inspiring Woman

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FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY TIME TESTED BEAUTY TIPS THE PERFECT

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EVERYONE DESERVES TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF THEMSELVES THAT CELEBRATES THEIR INDIVIDUALITY

TABLE OF CONTENT

04 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Hello World! Hello Qatar!

12 FEATURE STORY Bloom Fine Art Photography

by Ivana Girard

40 TIME TESTED BEAUTY TIPS

by Sam Levenson

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THE PERFECT DRESS Pretty in Pink Floral Dress

64 INSPIRING WOMAN Gazal @Gzalvogue

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Qatar Portrait Magazine elcome to the first

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Ivana Girard ART DIRECTOR

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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Portrait photography or portraiture is photography of a person that captures the personality or essence of a subject. It is much more than just a picture with a person in it.

The art of portraiture is all about conveying a very real and intense sense of the personality of an individual being photographed, as well as their style and inner beauty.

Since the very first portrait taken in 1839, portraits have become a visual link to the people we love most in our lives. We honor them by capturing and preserving not only their likeness but who they truly are as people.

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NOTHING MAKES A WOMAN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE BELIEF THAT SHE IS BEAUTIFUL.

–Sophia Loren

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A PICTURE IS A SECRET ABOUT A SECRET, THE MORE IT TELLS YOU THE LESS YOU KNOW.

–Diane Arbus

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BLOOM FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

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BLOOM FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

BLOOM FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

Treat yourself to the shoot of your dreams!

BLOOM Fine Art Photography has main goal to provide women in Qatar with a luxury experience of artfully directed photo sessions that result in timeless portraits expressing their unique inner beauty. BLOOM collaborates with Qatar’s best beauty professionals dedicated to make women look and feel beautiful. BLOOM creates luxury heirloom printed fine art portraits that will last for centuries.

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BLOOM FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER IVANA GIRARD - Portrait Photographer

I am a Doha, Qatar based fine art portrait photographer. My desire to create beauty has led me to start my professional career in France and Switzerland and I feel so lucky to call my passion - photography - my job.

I use my creative vision and artful approach to create beautiful images that evoke a sense of emotion and beauty. I am not just a photographer of pretty photographs, but a preserver of your individuality, unique beauty and personal stories.

I would love to connect with you, get to know you and create your luxury heirloom printed portraits that will last for centuries.

To schedule a consultation please call 50905502 or email ivanagirardphoto@gmail.com www.fineartbloom.com

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THE EXPERIENCE We work with a small number of clients and provide them with highly personalized service!

All our photo sessions consist of three steps:

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STEP 1 - PLANNING

Your portrait experience starts with a consultation at the studio to discuss how you’d like to be photographed, look through some ideas and create an inspiration board for your shoot. You can select and try on some of our studio dresses and we’ll even arrange for a personal visit to your home or go shopping with you to help you pick out some of your favorite outfits and accessories for your shoot.

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BLOOM STUDIO DRESSES

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2 STEP 2 - STYLING & PHOTO SHOOT

This is your special day to feel pampered! A team of best beauty professionals will do their magic and transform your hair, make-up, manicure and styling. Your beauty portrait session is a relaxed fully guided experience and we will create a range of different looks and styles for you. This is your time to BLOOM! Make sure to plan your special night out after the session as you will look and feel fabulous!

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YOUR TIME TO BLOOM Beautiful hair, make-up and styling

How would you like to be photographed? It all starts with this question and your styling, make-up and hair are planned

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with this in mind. We have a large number of studio dresses and accessories for your styled shoots. It’s your time to bloom.

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You are beautiful just the way you are.

BLOOM FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

We have teamed up with Qatar’s best make-up and hair stylists to make you look and feel beautiful for you shoot.

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STEP 3 - REVEAL

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After your portrait session, you will be invited back to the studio for an exciting portrait reveal session where your images will be on display for you, beautifully printed, matted and ready to frame. You will be able to select and purchase a range of high-end products that celebrate your beauty and that are made to last for centuries.

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CREATING LUXURY HEIRLOOM PRINTED FINE ART PORTRAITS THAT WILL LAST FOR CENTURIES.

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PHOTOGRAPHY IS A REALITY SO SUBTLE THAT IT BECOMES MORE REAL THAN REALITY

–Alfred Stieglitz

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PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY Every woman deserves to have a beautiful portrait of herself

TRUE BEAUTY IN A WOMAN IS REFLECTED IN HER SOUL

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EXIST IN PHOTOS One day your family and your children will look for photos of you.

What will they find?

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Exist in Photographs Photography’s ability to save the moment in our life and help us remember beauty, love, connection, and fun in life is unparalleled.

It’s a timeless way to preserve life’s most treasured periods of our lives. Every woman deserves to have a beautiful portrait of herself and should exist in photographs. Whether it’s for herself, her family, her friends, or loved ones, it’s vital. Too many times woman say things like,

“...as soon as I lose some weight” “I have nothing to wear.”

“I will do it next month.”

And then the next month becomes the next and so on.

If we always wait around for the “perfect” time to have photographs taken, we won’t ever do it! And the truth is... life won’t ever be perfect! But that’s the beauty of it and we should embrace all the imperfections as they make us who we are! All women are beautiful and they deserve to have their timeless portraits which celebrate their unique inner beauty.

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TIME TESTED BEAUTY TIPS –Sam Levenson

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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.

For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.

For beautiful hair, let a child run his or her fingers through it once a day.

For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; Never throw out anybody.

Remember, If you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm.

As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries, or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows, and the beauty of a woman with passing years only grows!

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SOMETIMES I THINK I NEED A SPARE HEART TO FEEL ALL THE THINGS I FEEL

–Sanober Khan

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CAPTURING THE BEAUTY & CONFIDENCE IN EVERY WOMAN!

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CLOSE YOUR EYES AND TURN YOUR FACE INTO THE WIND. FEEL IT SWEEP ALONG YOUR SKIN IN AN INVISIBLE OCEAN OF EXULTATION. SUDDENLY, YOU KNOW YOU ARE ALIVE.

– Vera Nazarian

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HOLD FAST TO DREAMS, FOR IF DREAMS DIE LIFE IS A BROKEN-WINGED BIRD, THAT CANNOT FLY

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THE PERFECT DRESS

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THE Dress

PINK FLORAL DRESS Bespoke garments are true works of art by top fashion designers and their creation draws on centuries of artisanal craftsmanship.

Formally known as the Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, the Palais Galleria is a fashion museum featuring temporary exhibitions from the eighteenth century to the present day.

PRETTY IN PINK FLORAL DRESS

Leading couturiers and designers regularly offer to the museum rare, historic, and contemporary pieces representing a given period or trend for the curators to produce remarkable collections. In the heart of the fashion capital of the world, the Palais Galleria in Paris is a must-see.

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One of the recent exhibitions focused on the wardrobe of Élizabeth, Countess Greffulhe, a French socialite and style icon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Said to be the most elegant and beautiful woman in Paris,

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Countess Greffulhe was one of the main inspirations for Marcel Proust and the fashion designers of her time. She attended social events and public appearances in extravagant outfits of aesthetic quality. She had a wide array of different fabrics, accessories, colors, and patterns from dresses to kimono jackets, each piece chosen to compliment her slim figure.

The stunning collection of Countess Greffulhe’s outfits by top designers such as Worth, Fortuny, Babani is not only a celebration of timeless beauty but also an inspiration for the fashion of the future.

This issue of Qatar Portrait Magazine features an exceptional dress that had us swooning.

This garden-inspired dress is fit for a headturning entrance in Countess Greffulhe manner.

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THE Dress

This floral embellished midi dress by ASOS has been designed to complement any occasion from garden party to evening gala.

The pink sheer mesh is embellished with an array of 3D sequin flowers hand-stitched into the fabric.

PRETTY IN PINK FLORAL DRESS

The flowers decorate the bodice and sleeves of the dress in a bouquet of pinks, blues, yellows, and greens that trickle down past the waist to the hemline. Underneath the material is an ivory slip dress made to accentuate the bright colors and delicate stitching. The floral design combines elegance and beauty in a new and unique way. It is the ultimate statement piece.

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Exceptional women bearing the same great confidence as Countess Greffulhe are able to bring any piece they wear to life.

They choose items that accentuate their personality and presence. The woman and the dress become one. To wear this ASOS dress, is to be a woman who does not go unnoticed.

As Yves Saint Laurent once said “Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it.�

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BEAUTIFUL WHEN EXPECTING

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INSPIRATIONAL WOMAN M. GAZAL SHAIKH - Fashion Blogger

M. Gazal Shaikh is a very talented fashion designer from Mumbai (India) who is currently based in Qatar (Doha). She is a wife and a mother to a beautiful girl.

Before moving to Doha she has worked with well-known Indian brands and designers as designer and stylist.

Her passion for fashion and travelling led her to create in 2014 a very popular fashion blog through which she shares her travel experiences and fashion knowledge.

Through her blog GZALVOGUE, Gazal constantly keeps innovating and inspiring women across the globe through her fashion tips, trends, personal style, product reviews and beauty secrets.

Gazal is creative and passionate about what’s chic. She likes to make use of fashion ideas and be creative in her work.

One thing she always keeps in her mind when she is stepping out is to wear what is comfortable, stylish and looking elegant.

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THE MIND IS EVERYTHING. WHAT YOU THINK YOU BECOME.

- Buddha

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Inspirational Woman

We have asked Gazal some questions and here is what she responded:

You find inspiration in Your favorite color

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Movies you can watch over and over again of Happyness and Avatar.

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GAZAL @GZALVOGUE

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Seven Pounds, The Pursuit

My work

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Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden

Something that made you laugh recently l Recently I watched a comedy film Scary movie part 1. I feel everyone should watch it as it’s a very funny movie.

If there was a movie about your life what would be the title women lol coz I always wonder Your favorite quote

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I never finish my coffee

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Heels or flats

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One surprising thing about you

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You become what you think

Your number one fashion inspiration

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Kangana Ranauat

I don’t shop much

Wonder

Follow Gazal on Instagram!

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Contributors Make-up Artists Liliia Yavorska @liliia_beauty BĂŠatrice Carroz @beatricemakeupartist www.bmaquillage.com Nathalie Buhot @nathaliebuhot.maquilleuse www.nathaliebuhot.com

West Bay Lagoon, Doha, Qatar www.fineartbloom.com +974.50.90.55.02

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