Photographs from Jahura Hobby's Business JHobby
DESCRIPTION
Jahura Hobby worked as a freelance makeup artist since 2011. In 2017 she opened the JHobby Makeup Studio. Jahura says the studio serves as a central location where she can do makeup trails. She and her team travel on sight for bridal makeup services. Jahura is one of metro Detroit's Bangladeshi Women Entrepreneurs.
Photo 2: In 2019 she prepared for the Novi Bridal Expo, which attracts 5,000 people during a two day wedding expo. To prepare for the expo, she printed t-shirts for the team to wear.
Photo 3: JHobby was part of the first big bridal expo in Novi, where 180 exhibitors and 5,000 people gather annually for a two-day winter expo. Jahura says this was significant because she was able to participate as a small vendor, having the funds, reputation, and professionalism, as a registered business to be at the expo.
Photo 4: Jahura Hobby launched JHobby lashes. The commercials were created in house featuring four styles of lashes. it was the first product of the JHobby brand.
Photo 5: She created the sign prior to opening the studio in February 2017.
Photo 6: Jahura Hobby is doing a bridal glam look on a model at the Novi Expo Center during the Bridal Expo.
Photo 7: Jahura's first business card. At the time Jahura was doing makeup for weddings, proms, parties, and all.
Photo 8: She launched four types of lashes in 2019. Here she's putting on makeup on a model who modeled the lashes for the website launch.
Photo 9: Jahura Hobby launched four types of lashes under JHobby in 2019. This is a design of the lashes boxes.
Photo 10: Here she's putting on makeup for a bride early in the morning on an Indian bride on location in Farmington Hills, MI. This is one of the traditional makeup looks requested by brides. Photographer: Damini Desai
Photo 11: Here she's putting on makeup on a bride from Lansing, who was African American and Bangladeshi. The bride had both South Asian and American wedding ceremonies.
Photo 12: Jahura Hobby puts last touch-ups on a bride for her Hindu Ceremony.
ADDITIONAL METADATA
Subject(s): Jahura Hobby
Type: Photograph
Source: Archival Creators Fellowship Program
Location: Michigan
PROVENANCE
Collection: Nargis Rahman Fellowship Project
Item History: 2021-11-30 (created); 2021-12-08 (modified)
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