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FEATURED COVER GIRL

♥   Jamie Anne  ♥

BIO:

About Jamie Anne:

I've gone through many stages in my CD life, so I thought I would try to share some of what I can remember. Maybe some of the people reading this can relate to some of these same stages.

For much of my childhood and teen years, I was just doing it, dressing. I was not really thinking about why, but I knew others didn't do it, so I hid it as best I could. I suspect some people knew about it anyway, but just chose to ignore it. I was never encouraged by anybody else; it was all an internal drive.

As a young adult, I still had an inner drive to do it... and still knew for sure that nobody else did it! (Of course I was wrong in that.)

In my mid-adulthood, I still had drive to do it, and was then actively seeking ways to do it, such as getting items from the thrift store and getting my first heels that fit right. I was looking desperately for those rare opportunities to do it, although I was not doing it well. I went to a couple of stores dressed, not caring if I passed, but don't remember getting much of a reaction either. I still hid it, and I was still sure I was the only one that did it. It was just my issue, right?

Well, as luck (and technology advances) would have it, a digital camera fell into my possession around 2000 or so. I was curious what looked like en-femme, and with a digital camera I could hide the photos. There was no need for processing at the local photo shop, so what a gift! I got some nerve, got an outfit, and took some photos. Well, that was an interesting experience. Then I started getting a few more items and taking more photos. They were not very good, but interesting to me. I had long hair (no wigs) and I had also tried makeup for the first time. As I experimented, I thought there were a few photos that really looked like a girl! Frankly I was quite shocked! (I was also quite happy)

Well, life changed, and the girl was interrupted. I binged and purged small wardrobes a few times… then life changed again and I actually stopped completely for a few years. I purged it all. I actually thought I was ‘cured’; and a part of me had always wanted that. And sadly, a few years into my 'cured' stage, I deleted all the old digital photos I had taken. They are gone now.

Well, life changed again, of course, and the door opened… wide open this time! I immediately got more items, but this time I did more research about makeup skills. I took lots of photos with lots of poses, but they were still not good, and I still felt alone in this. Although thanks to the Internet, I knew I wasn't alone now, there seemed to be others.

At some point I stumbled upon a certain group of flickr users, and appreciated the beauty and class I saw. I knew that I did not want to be part of much of what I saw on the Internet, and for the first time I found something I wanted to be part of. So I selected a name and posted a few photos... I had covered my eyes in the photos with black pixels; and yes, I was scared s__tless.

To my surprise, I immediately received contacts and nice supportive comments on my posts. I thought to myself: What!? So I posted a few more photos. Then I got more positive feedback. I thought to myself: Huh!? Then, given more support (and direct requests), I stopped covering the eyes and posted more. What? More nice feedback?!! Wow!

As I reflect on my flickr experience up to now, I thought I was joining a group of nice people who posted photos on flickr, but it is more that that... so much more than that. As it turns out, I fell into a community of wonderful people who have gravitated to each other from around the world. These people, who have wonderful characteristics and qualities, have given me support that I didn't even know I needed. For decades I thought I was alone in this, not from being self-centered, just from not knowing to look for others.

Even today, I am not directly plugged into the community, but I have conversed with some who are. I can only assume that it is an amazingly supportive community, and I feel proud to have some remote connection to it.

To me, the community I have seen is full of artists… amazing artists. And from what I have experienced, artists without big egos. These are artists who support each other, which not only creates better art and better beauty, but also creates more caring loving people. I feel like I'm sitting elbow to elbow with some of the best people on the planet, and they just look at me, smile, and offer friendly, funny, supportive comments. I’ve learned a great deal in a very short time.

As for jamie-anne, I have allowed my person on flickr to be an extension of me, if that makes sense. I feel Jamie is a part of me anyway. I like that, I am proud of it, so I share thoughts and ideas as if it was coming from me. They are.

I tend to display many visual styles (although all indoors), as this is a nice creative outlet for me. I usually get outfits from the thrift store to save cost.  Some people seem to appreciate different looks, and it fascinates me as to what people like. I learn a lot from that. Frankly, I'm happy to look like any of those photos, yet I almost never do.

I've also received excellent support on the photography and modeling end, where I had no previous knowledge whatsoever. I also watch others for more clues. It’s a great deal of fun.

So what is the next stage? I am very inspired by the many out-and-about people and photos, and hope to accomplish that some day. My goal moving forward is to keep meeting more great people in this supportive community. I like that goal because it doesn't seem to have an end point.

BTW, all the photos here were taken within the past year or so.

Hugs to all!

Jamie Anne, 9/4/2010

Click on Jamie Anne’s portrait below to go to her Flickr page.