Daniela Pacheco

Isabel / Branding Portraits

Lately I’ve been photographing some amazing entrepreneurs and founders. And conversations about the life of an entrepreneur have filled my time. The fun parts, the challenges, is it freeing but also lonely, where to look for support.

Ahhh this is a topic very close to my heart. I come from an entrepreneurial family so I have the benefit of understanding the lifestyle that comes with it and full support of my choices. When things have been tricky, I didn’t get those recommendations of going back to safety of a job. I received a “you can do it” instead.

It is a leap of faith to choose to be independent but it doesn’t need to be a lonely experience.

I’ve got some ideas that I will be sharing soon!!!

For now, just go and follow .bag.series, Isabel is creating a super cool brand with a lot of meaning and values behind it 💖

Living in Denmark I’ve discovered that the only thing that keeps me sane in the winter is exposing myself to the cold.
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Indeed, this for a Mexican sounds completely wrong, but it’s true!!!

Last month we had more than 2 weeks of grey, cloudy, not too cold days and I could feel the “winter blues” hitting me. I wanted to spend more time inside and my energy was really low and so this week I made the commitment to go out as soon as I wake up, either to the sea or a short walk in the park. And it’s working already! 5 days into it and my mood is better, I’m more productive and hopefully I’ll start sleeping better (that one is also disrupted by the perimenopause hormonal circus living in my body at the moment).

But if it’s getting cold where you are too and you are dreading it, try using the cold to your advantage! And tell me how it goes 😉

It really feels like the summer is getting to an end and we are all going back to focusing on projects and to-do lists 😅

Every event and meeting I’ve attended the last couple of weeks, I’ve been asked for information on portrait sessions. Therefore I’ve put together a headshot plan in the studio. If you feel your profile photo is in need of a refresh or you have future commitments that will need a nice portrait to of you to be promoted. Contact me! We can create a new well branded picture for you!

53 años casados y contando.
Los amamos papás pakinis!!!!
❤️❤️❤️

Ulla / 50 Women Over 50

THE SUMMER is here! And tjat is a big deal in this part of the world. People are happy and life goes slower so we can all enjoy of the sun.

I’m spending a lot of time out and little time online 🫣
But I still have some portraits from the project to share so here I am 🤓

Malena / 50 Women Over 50

Today is Mother’s Day in Mexico. So today is Mother’s Day for me but specially for my mom.

As many of you know, my mom was part of my project from the very beginning because she has been my first and maybe only reference of what being over 50 looks like for a long time.At the same time I now recognise that I had no clue how it had been for her. And that made me more interested in start these conversations more openly. So much wisdom hidden in plain sight.

But I’m grateful I get to meet her as an adult (both of us) we get to talk often, share experiences and I get to have many good photos of her and together. Priceless!

Happy Mother’s Day .granados I love you more than words can say!!!

Mother’s Day is around the corner!

What an amazing way to celebrate it can be gathering 4 generations of women! To be able to photograph loving families has always been a big privilege to me 💖

The right time to capture these moments is always now!

Vinnie / 50 Women Over 50

I know that it seems that not much is happening around here. Believe me, I feel it too.

So far I’ve applied for a “dream come true” kind of place for the exhibition, I’m writing and working on the compilation book. A lot of patience is required to be in this stage.

Recently I was asked if I’m sharing the stories of each of the women in the project. Some of them are more public than others so I will quote them in the book but if they have private lives, I won’t share more than their image in social media.

So right now I’m in a little stand by feeling period and yes, not having the next steps very clear makes me a bit nervous so I’m working on many other things to keep the mind from panicking 🫣

I’m very happy now collaborating in the PWN’s board as marketing manager and doing some family and branding photo sessions. So if you have a brand or a family and want some studio photos, contact me!

This week I was asked for a my Bio and a profile picture and I didn’t have a recent one!!!

It is crazy to see that whatever we do for others, so often we forget or neglect to do for ourselves 🫣 And I could have used an old photo (and by old I mean 1 year old), but the thing is…. I feel like I’ve changed so much in the last couple of years and it’s been an internal change mostly but I can also see the change on the outside. I feel different and I really believe I look different. And in this project I’m collaborating now with, I want people to be able to see me for who I am today.

So yesterday after my dip in the sea, I showered, put a bit makeup on my face and turn the studio on. Next step will be to hire a photographer for some new portraits soon!

Kamilla / 50 Women Over 50

I’m asking some questions to the women that participated in the project with the idea to be able to quote them instead of writing from my own point of view and what I remember from our conversation at the photo session.

Over the last weeks I’ve been reading their answers or going through the tapes from the ones that preferred to have a conversation and it’s been fantastic! They are all so different but some things are said with different words over and over.

Seems like out there women are prompted to keep looking young as long as they can as if our only value comes from youth. And yes many times looking young means we are healthy and happy but not always.
Having the privilege to live long and grow older gives most women such a sense of self and security that we should be looking forward to in our younger years rather than being afraid of being old.

I remember having friends in my 20’s that would lie about their age. Yes, you read right, in their 20’s!!!!
What culture message was being thrown our way that they felt the need to stay eternally young? 🫤

So I’m very happy to be able to meet these women, and one conversation at the time share a different message, one of pride and joy of living many many years!

Ayako / 50 Women Over 50

I’ve neglected social media lately!

It is crazy but as I try to focus on writing and making plans for the future, I realise how much time I get in the rabbit hole of my smartphone. So I’ve just zoned out.
I’ve also been sick and so I gave myself permission to rest, regroup and recover.

But now I’m back and ready to keep going!!!

Sharon / 50 Women Over 50

Ageism

When I started photographing I was really interested in how 50+ looked like. Because when filling up paperwork we get to fill 30-39 or 40-49 but for some reason 50-100 becomes just one group.

Never before had I encountered the concept of ageism, which to be honest I now think affects us women all through our life but that’s another conversation. It’s a concept generally used to talk about the discrimination or rejection of old age.

As I age and pay attention, I can see these microagressions happen. I often get the “you look young for your age” that I used to love and now I wonder what that really means. I’ve lived 51 years, I’m happy and grateful for each of those years and hopefully I’ll get to live many more.

“Psychologists call such comments and behaviors microaggressions.
The idea that aging is unattractive and undesirable is so normalized that people don’t realize it’s problematic. These ageist messages may seem micro, but they pile up and have a macro impact.
Ageism impacts our ability to stay employed, the quality of our health care, and our longevity by up to 7.5 years (according to research by Becca Levy).”

Seems like this is that kind of thing that once one knows one can’t not catch them.

Let’s pay attention and don’t replicate them. Let’s change the conversation and empower ourselves as we age and recover the pride of being alive and have more experience, become wise!

Valeria / 50 Women Over 50

Last week I finished photographing the 50 Women for my project!

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It’s so cool because now I move into the next objective which is to edit a book and plan the exhibition but sad at the same time since I really love to connect with amazing women in the studio.

This is why I’m excited to share that having in mind that March 8th is International Women’s Day, I will open some spots all through the month to offer a similar experience as the project for other Women to come to the studio and get their portrait taken!

This time there are no age restrictions!

So if you are interested, contact me or share it if you know anyone that could like the experience. 🤩

There are limited spots.

Malene / 50 Women Over 50

Last Friday I sent a mail asking some questions to all the women that already participated in the project. I want to get to know them better and avoid talking for them. The whole point of this project is to start conversations and to give women over 50 a voice.

And believe me, I’m receiving so many cool, interesting and emotional answers!

But I realised I also sent the message right before Vinterferie… I don’t have kids so I always forget about these things 🫣. So if you participated and are enjoying of some fun skiing or relaxing in a sunny beach, don’t worry, I’ll resend the email next week again 😎

Happy holidays to all!!!

This week I was asked, “What I would tell my younger self 4 years ago when I moved to Denmark?”

My first response was “To be ready for change” But when I thought a bit more about it I said “To be patient with change”

I knew change was on the cards, Life is change anyway and I have moved before, many times. So I was expecting it but this time it was so overwhelming and deep that it would even shake some parts ofwhat I thought defined my identity. It’s been such a ride, and I’m sure it’s not completely over but if I could go back and do something different, I would have been more patient. I was so eager to fit in, to learn danish, to ride places in the bike. Come on, I haven’t had a bike since I was 12!

Life here is so different, culture is so different, expectations are so different. Everything in my everyday was different. And I approached that as a project to figure out and actually, what I needed was to relax, sit back and be patient. When I started letting things happen organically, that’s when the process started being joyful.

Anyway, as my 50 Women Over 50 project comes to an end, I can feel changes approaching, and this time I plan to be more patient.

Lena / 50 Women over 50

My heart jumps every time I’m hanging out in any social media platform and suddenly I see one of the portraits I’ve done being used. Either for work or as a profile picture, it makes me think I was able to capture this person enough so they feel represented by that photo. And that is like the best acknowledgment of my work!

When I do the session I try to not think at all about me and what I want, I really try to focus in them, make it all about them. And that is why it probably feels like a surprise to feel so excited about the photos being used and shared, it suddenly becomes a very personal success 💖🍾

Mtoo / 50 Women Over 50

I came back from Mexico full of energy and so happy but I have to admit that anyway it taken a bit to settle back home.

There are many reasons for that I guess.

I overbooked the Christmas sessions and had to edit all through my “holiday”

The comeback to winter weather from a warm, overloaded, emotional holiday sent my body directly into “hibernation mode” I feel like drinking warm chocolate and read under a cover all time. I don’t but I definitely feel like that.

All this to say I’ve been slow to comeback to posting, connecting, reaching out.

But I do have good news regarding my project! I’m now working on the next phase, preparing the exhibition and the compilation of all photos in a book. So exciting!
If you participated, expect an email from me soon, I have some questions for you 🤓

I’m so looking forward to share more details soon!

Gracias, gracias, gracias por tantas sonrisas, conversaciones y abrazos! Volver a verlos en las minis de navidad me ha dejado el corazón bien gordito y contento.

Es increíble la capacidad que nos dan las redes sociales para seguir conectando y así a pesar de la distancia, contar con su confianza de nuevo. ¡Que afortunada soy!

A cada una de las familias que se apuntaron a las minis, ha sido un lujo poder verlos, a los que no alcanzaron espacio, prometo venir con más tiempo la próxima vez. Yo también me quedé con ganas de verlos!

A todos les deseo una feliz navidad, lleno de amor, abrazos apretados, comida rica y sorpresas emocionantes. Yo ahora si me pongo en modo vacación y a disfrutar de mi México Lindo!