Faith Elmonia Laurent

Photographer ~ Model ~ Artist ~ Entrepreneur

 Born and raised in Slidell, Louisiana, I've always had a strong passion when it comes to photography, film, media, modeling, haircare, fashion, beauty, and spreading joy.

As an entrepreneur, my journey began once I started digitally photographing in 2019 at the age of seventeen. Midway through my senior year, Faith Laurent Photography was already born. The transition from high school to Southeastern Louisiana University allowed me to fully take advantage of the start of my careers, in business and photography. My decision was to study business and minor in art to obtain a Bachelors of Arts with a degree in Business Management with a minor in Visual Arts. Shortly after my first semester as a college student, Elmonia Beauty was created. The purpose of Elmonia Beauty is to 1.) establish a fun and welcoming community in our world and 2.) to pass on excellence which shall enhance people’s confidence to show off any and every form of ones' natural beauty. EB launched during the earliest possible stages of the COVID pandemic. The time in quarantine gave me a consistent platform to model, photograph, create, and develop personal content for my brand throughout the remainder of the year.

Around the late stages of 2020, I'd already formulated such a strong photography portfolio due to self marketing and class projects. After working with several friends, clients, and always being behind the camera in 2021, I started to fall in love with the concept of self portraiture. While pursuing my visual arts studies, I also had the opportunity to rightfully work under professional photography instruction. Each course and workshop granted a massive attention to detail, allowing me to confidently strengthen my skills overall as an artist and photographer. This branch of my journey actually led to my first solo exhibition as a model, photographer, AND artist in one of New Orleans' most prestigious art museums. Upon realizing what I was capable of, this was my sign to pursue modeling. Before I knew it, I put together my own modeling portfolio and it truly called for a smooth launch into the fashion industry. I am currently signed with, Polished Models of Detroit, and Chic Nouvelle Worldwide of New Orleans to further develop my modeling career (formerly Ursula Wiedmann Models). Thankfully, I have worked with and learned from loads of local and national talent which has allowed me to participate in a generous amount of runway shows & fashion events throughout the United States. My goal is to build up a structured reputation for my name and the brand that I have created.

 As a photographer I feel that modeling broadens my perspective because the two careers are literally paired together on many occasions. I am consistently motivated because I want to master the art of modeling and photography as a whole. I am confident in myself because once I start anything, I will always fulfill that creative vision until it is reached. No matter how long it takes. I want to learn and experience as much of the industry as I can. My passions are consistently increasing and my long-term goal is to expand my artistic vision (majorly) in the years to come.

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