Eden Strader Photo, Salt Lake City, UT (2025)

02/13/2025

Reminder! Reminder! Reminder!

This is one I have to give myself often (daily) and one I am constantly reiterating to my clients.

This life takes time. This industry takes time. Your skills take time. Your goals take time. When you hit your next goal you’ll immediately set a new one. Life is a constant movement, sometimes linear sometimes laced with pivots. And how beautiful is that? Some goals we may never hit, some we’ll achieve quicker than we think, some we haven’t dreamt of yet, some that we’ll put our blood sweat and tears into, some we’ll throw in the trash, some we’ll make ourselves so proud over.

So are you celebrating along the way? Are you setting markers to be proud of along the journey? Are you having fun? Are you letting yourself experiment? Are you letting yourself fail? Are you finding joy in each unexpected turn?

Sometimes it’s going to take hours, days, weeks, months, years. Each are beautiful and worth celebrating in their own right. Baby steps every minute! Everyone else is feeling the same way you are! Everyone else is wondering how someone else got their “big break”! Everyone else has someone they look up to! You’re doing amazing by moving one foot in front of the other. Okay, those are the thoughts this Thursday I love you bye.

P.S. We have three spots open for our Three Month Coaching container. I’m so obsessed with this new program - I’ve worked with women starting new businesses, pivoting their current one, making a full time business a hobby again, making a hobby a full time business, and so on. It’s been the most expansive and diverse set of humans and goals and I’d love to see you in there 🦋 shoot me a lil DM if this piques your interest and let’s chat!

02/11/2025

Hi friends! I need your help for a big, fat, personal, gay project. It’s completely self funded currently, and I need that to change! I’m calling on , , , and , and Ilford to help as they’re the amazing brands who I use within the project! If you could tag them after reading the artist statement, below, it would mean so much in getting their attention and amplifying q***r voices. So without further adieu…

Introducing: E Pluribus Q***r

“E Pluribus Q***r” is such a powerful reimagining of “E Pluribus Unum,” the Latin phrase meaning “Out of many, one.” Over time, it’s been used as a broader ideal—that despite America’s diversity, we are one people.

Q***r people are human—regular, resilient, deserving of joy, success, and the fullness of life like anyone else. And yet, across the U.S., q***r individuals, especially those in rural and underrepresented communities, are still fighting for visibility, safety, and recognition.

E Pluribus Q***r is a traveling photographic archive, a visual love letter to q***r existence in all its intersectional forms. Shot exclusively on Ilford film, each portrait is stripped down to its essence—just a q***r subject, a white backdrop, and a pair of blue jeans. The blue jeans, an emblem of the so-called “All-American” dream, stand in contrast to the ways q***r people have historically been excluded from that very promise.

This project is both a meditation on simplicity and a declaration of presence. By photographing q***r individuals across the country, from bustling cities to deeply rural communities, I seek to document and celebrate the vastness of q***r identity in spaces where it has been overlooked, erased, or denied. These portraits—raw, honest, and deeply human—serve as an invitation to see q***r people as they are: whole, worthy, and undeniably American.

This is a call to witness. A call to remember. A call to honor the q***rness that exists everywhere, whether or not the world is ready to see it.

This is q***rness, unfiltered. This is America, reimagined, yet exactly how it’s been since the beginning.

02/06/2025

Anyone? Anyone?

THE 2025 IN PERSON FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IS HALFWAY FULL 🪄

Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten spots available. L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

02/03/2025

Susie + Phoebe tied the knot this weekend drenched in love in all forms. I cry at most weddings but especially q***r ones, and with everything going on in the world right now this one was especially emotional.

Q***r love, q***r joy, and q***r representation is real and more important than ever. Forever the luckiest girl in the world to witness so many beautiful people and moments, and to get to share them with you all.

Congratulations to these two beautiful brides, and here’s to endless q***r love and expression this year ✨ we’re not going anywhere.

01/31/2025

Journal entries as of late 💌 rant coming to the email list today to talk about how we’re navigating business right now, diversifying income, and planning to approach things with the economic and political climate. Make sure you’re subscribed and pls hug each other ♥️🫶🏻🌷

01/24/2025

It’s been a tough but beautiful week! So many personal wins while mourning the state of our lives and country as a whole. Focusing on what we can control - our behavior, our showing up for community, our mutual aid, our beings.

Magic is everywhere and it’s important to focus on that more than ever!!!

In an attempt to support these b*llionaires less- we’ll be focusing more on our blog + email list and would love to stay connected with you there. Come find all links in our stories 🕊️

01/15/2025

While we’re talking all things flash photography and technicalities… Let’s talk camera gear! My tried and trues 🤍

01/13/2025

Save for your flash mastery 🪄 any questions on flash photography? Leave them below!

ICYMI - Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten total spots available and we’ve already started filling up! L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

01/10/2025

From last years Madonna inn inspired Flash Photography Workshop 🪄 forever obsessed.

ICYMI - Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten total spots available and we’ve already started filling up! L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

Kai + Garrett
Gown: .official
Suiting:
Gown: .kadem.bridal
Florist:
MUA for Kai: .beauty
Bridal styling:

01/09/2025

After 10 years in the industry and thousands of dollars thrown towards random lighting gear - I’m happy to say I have the perfect set up. Affordable, light, easy to navigate. My holy trinity 😇 do you use any of these?

ICYMI - Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten total spots available and we’ve already started filling up! L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

01/08/2025

The dreamiest show last year shot with flash 🕊️

ICYMI - Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten total spots available and we’ve already started filling up! L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

01/06/2025

THE 2025 IN PERSON FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP IS LIIIIIVE 🪄

Come join us in iconic NYC April 8th to master your artificial light skills and perfect your portfolio. Only ten spots available. L!nk in b!0 to learn more and fill out your application ✨ see you there!!

Styling + Production:
Bridal Styling:
Model:
Florals:
HMUA: .beauty
Dress: .official

01/02/2025

One year ago I opened my journal and wrote down exactly what I wanted from the year - community. And that’s exactly what was manifested.

ICYMI on the podcast this week, 2024 was not the year of my business (intentionally). It was the year of reconnecting, community, and love. I can’t wait to implement all I learned, all I love, into my business here this year. There’s going to be a lot more connection, hugs, and support. I’m so happy to have you here with me 💞✨🧚🏼 happy 2025!!

12/26/2024

Are you channeling yourself or external media for the way that you create your life and art?

An excerpt from Fem by Magda Carneci, my favorite reread, that entrances me and enlightens me in new ways with each read. This passage is embedded in my brain as we wrap up 2024 and start fresh with a new year. How can I sink further into myself? How can my being and my life be my inspiration? How can I bring my internal world out rather than bringing my external in for the act of creation? How can you?

12/12/2024

This week I turned 29! I’m officially the age of the characters on my favorite TV shows which is an absolute fever dream.

This is how 28 felt. Never has there ever been a year more filled with love than 28!!!!!!!! This will always be the year I remember loving, being loved, and loving myself!!!! I saw the northern lights. I ate so many peanut m&ms. My heart grew 10,000x over. I pressed flowers with the fam in England. I moved in with the LOML. I started crafting again. I danced endlessly. I tried every new thing I could. I cuddled Cora for 83827246 hours.

There aren’t enough words in the world to do justice to every human who left an impact on this year for me but you know who you are and I love you in the marrow of my bones. 28 is escaping me with claw marks, but I can’t wait to welcome in 29. Truly the luckiest girl in the world.

😇✨🐞🎊🧚🏼

P.S. While I’m booked for 2024, I’m opening up coaching for 2025 to kick off in January! Whether you’re ready for a 3-month deep dive into your work and personal growth or you’re craving a transformative journey with BECOMING—my longer-term coaching program designed to help you step fully into your next level—I’m here to guide you.

✨ The January books are open, and spots are limited, so don’t wait to claim your seat at the table. Let’s make moves together! Shoot me a DM and let’s chaaaaaaat!!

12/04/2024

A big month for growth! A big month for crafts! A big month for hobbies!!! Recentering life and passions both personally and professionally has been so healing and motivating. Feeling so grateful to be surrounded by such love externally and internally 🫶🏻 what’s on the docket for December?

11/27/2024

And that’s on that! Happy Thanksgiving babe!

*fine nuanced line to walk etc etc you know the drill love you*

11/22/2024

Black Friday but a week early because why shop during the holidays when you could be sleeping/creating/hugging your loved ones instead?

50% off our entire shop for the next week using code “BLACKFRIDAY” 😇 treat yourself, bb.

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