Opportunities abundant for aspiring fashionistas in Memphis - The Daily Helmsman

A couple days ago, I received a call from a journalist at The University of Memphis. Shelby Smith writes for The Daily Helmsman, an independent student newspaper for The UofM. She was doing an article about fashion in Memphis. She ran across my fashion business development and marketing firm, Memphis Fashion Group and decided to include me in her article. I was pleased to be recognized by my alma mater as a force in the Memphis fashion community. Here is a link to the article that was published today:

Opportunities abundant for aspiring fashionistas in Memphis - The Daily Helmsman

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Charlisha Renata

#360 ~ Well Rounded (A glimpse of Behind the Scenes of a Charlisha Renata Photography Session)

Happy 2013!!! To bring in the new year, I decided to give you all a glimpse of how I work behind the camera. On many of my shoots I do all the prepping from make-up to styling and sometimes hair. See, I have been blessed with gifts that God intended for me to use. For so long I tried to keep them locked away in hopes of not intimidating others or seeming like I was all over the place. That has hindered me. I can no longer hide my talents. There is so much you all have not seen from me and in 2013, I am unleashing the beast! The Lioness has slept long enough. BRACE YOURSELVES. :) 

Make-up, Styling, & Photography, by moi (Charlisha Renata)

....special thanks to Drea Powell for modeling for me and to Terrell Jones for video & editing....

#360 ~Well Rounded (part 1)

#360 ~ Well Rounded (part 2)

Instagram, Facebook & Photo Policies

Yesterday, www.news.cnet.com released an article stating the new intellectual property policies for Instagram that will take effect in January 2013.

You can read it here: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57559710-38/instagram-says-it-now-has-the-right-to-sell-your-photos/

The new policies will give Facebook to the right to use and/or sell any photo posted by users on the Instagram platform without retribution or notification to the account user.  This news release has many people upset and ready to delete their Instagram accounts. The interesting part is the policies are Facebook policies, not Instagram's. Facebook is already "selling" photos within the ads on your sidebar. Those photos are posted by users and Facebook place them in ads businesses pay for. They don't pay the user or notify them. A few months ago, there was a flood of "copyright ownership" statuses many people (mostly artists) on their timeline stating no one had the right to use any photo that was posted on Facebook without the owner's permission. In all respect for everyone's intellectual property, posting that status did not protect you from general Facebook photo policies.

There is some difference with the new Instagram policies and the current Facebook policies. Although Facebook does use member's photos for ads, they do not share user content with third parties. There is a way to opt out. In account settings, under "Facebook Ads" you can decide how Facebook uses the content you post. Please pay attention to new privacy notifications as they appear in your email or newsfeed. In the account settings there is some implication that they may share information with third parties in the future.

As a business owners and artists, Facebook and Instagram has enabled us to reach and engage with customers therefore refusing to use one of the largest and powerful social media sites isn't an option. One way to share your work on Facebook without risk to your copyright is to make sure you place watermarks on your images in a conspicuous location before you share it on Instagram or Facebook.

 

If you would like to know more about how you can use social media to increase traffic to your website, email us at info@memphisfashion.com

Ghouls & Gowns ~ A Halloween Vintage Fashion Show

So, it's been 2 years since I produced my first fashion show. Stylus was a success and I'm extremely excited about the show I'm co-producing with my business neighbor, Erica (TheTranzformer) Sanford. When I was interning for Skirt Magazine-Memphis, I was sent out to take press photos of a hair show. That was the first time I saw Erica's work and I was amazed! I witnessed her razor cutting someone hair on stage in about 2 minutes and it was fabulous. I knew she was ahead of the game here in Memphis. A few months ago, she moved her salon next door to my studio at 1331 Union Ave. Since our professions collide, we decided to do a show for Halloween to showcase her special effects make-up and super creative hairstyles along with my high end vintage collection. So this Sunday, October 28, 2012, we will present Ghouls & Gowns and I hope to see you there!

Location: 1331 Union Ave (garage rooftop)
Time: 6pm
Tickets: $10 advanced/$20 VIP
info: contact@charlisharenata.com

Memphis Fashion Leaders Episode 2~ Sache Designs

Memphis Fashion Group founder, Charlisha Renata, interviews fashion professionals, emerging designers and top boutiques in Memphis, TN. 

This episode highlights Eric Evans, Co-founder and Head Designer of SACHË located at 525 S. Main Street, Memphis, TN 

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