It is time to meet our February 16th - 22nd, 2020, Weekly Feature Creative, Tiffany!
Creative's Name: Tiffany Wigginton
Type of Creative: Model, Photographer & Content Creator
Genres: Swim, Lingerie/Boudoir/Nude, Lifestyle/Candid, Fashion, Portrait, Architectural/Street, Landscape/Nature/Wildlife, Event & Travel
Tell us about you! What is your story? Married, kids, fur babies? What things do you do besides your craft? I'm a paid influencer - Married for 12 years with 4 kids between the two of us. We are an interracial very blended family as one of our daughters is half-Japanese and still lives there, so we visit Japan often. My husband is retired from the Airforce/Army as he served in both branches, our last kid just graduated high school (the last one graduated & we're finally liberated lol) and is in college, so now that it's just us and our dog Rocky we would like to travel more and blog about it, taking pictures capturing every moment of this next chapter in our lives.
Be straight with us...what brand do you use? What is your favorite piece of gear - lens, camera body, etc? Nikon Coolpix P510 only a couple of lenses for outdoor, however, I'm about to upgrade to a better Nikon. I also use my GoPro Hero7.
What editing programs do you use? Nikon software
When you go on one of your travels, where do you go & what gear do you bring with you? We travel domestic & international
What has been the hardest part of being a photographer/model/makeup artist/hairstylist, etc? How long have you been a photographer/model/makeup artist/hairstylist, etc? The hardest part was we had limitations on time & travel because of what and raising our children but now that all our kids are grown we feel limitless because we're still young. I am 44 and my husband is 45.
What makes your passion shine and what are you most passionate about when you see your finished work? Just knowing I have a gift of life makes me smile every day that I wake up, and I am pleased with my finished product when my customers say that "I have touched their heart in a special way that no one has ever done before." At that moment, I tell myself "job complete now let's go touch some more hearts."
Would you change anything that you have learned? What kind of legacy do you want to leave behind with your work? No, I would not change a thing or else I wouldn't be where I am today in my life. The legacy I'd like to leave behind with my work is to love each other unconditionally and leave this earth in better shape then it was when you got here.
Among your works, which your favorite & why? My Real Lupus Warriors project, it's my favorite because a lot of people don't know what Lupus is or how it affects the body, which leaves people thinking I'm not sick because I don't look sick. Dumbest thing I ever heard, so I wanted to spread awareness.
What inspires you? Who's work has influenced you most? What is the most rewarding part for you? The gift of life inspires me, I'm pretty impressed with my own work but I would have to say history has been my greatest influencer. The most rewarding part is knowing I changed someone's life is a positive & caring manner.
MODELS... Modeling is a competitive field. What makes you stand out from the others? Simply put, it's just the way I carry myself honestly speaking.
MODELS... What is your greatest strength? What do you need to improve on? What are your goals? My greatest strength is my very own strength because I have been through some life changes that probably would have killed the average Jane or Joe, seriously. I need to improve my posture. My goal is to live my best life or die trying to.
Tell us something we wouldn't know about you, from looking at your portfolio. I had both my girls naturally, I suffer from SLE aka Lupus & Fibromyalgia, a benign tumor on my pituitary gland on my brain, several treatments of chemo and I survived a chemical plant explosion.
What advice do you have for people just starting out? Don't be fearful to live, and if you like to live life well then you gotta start somewhere.
Thank you, Tiffany, for sharing your creative journey with us! We love having you as part of the Artistic Alliance Community!
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