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Owned by Cristal

Hollywood photographer and former international model. My gift is seeing the beauty in everyone — and knowing how to bring it out through the lens.

🎬 Memoir Skool 📸

101 members • Free

Real stories from Hollywood to Japan in the 80s. A place to share memories, experiences, and step inside a memoir unfolding in real time.

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🎉 Promo Party - Share Your Stuff
Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇
 🎉 Promo Party - Share Your Stuff
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@Karin Crawford
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@Karin Crawford
How Do You Know What Will Sell? 🤑
Guessing what people want is basically gambling.🎲 Sure, every once in a while someone gets lucky and publishes a book that takes off. But if you're relying on luck, you're making the process much harder than it needs to be. The better approach is research. Before I create a book, I want to understand whether people are actually searching for the topic and whether there's an opportunity to get visibility and convert that visibility into sales. You've probably heard me talk about keywords before, and a tool I use called Publisher Rocket. That's exactly why I'm sharing my latest video. In it, I walk through my keyword research process, how I evaluate book ideas, and the things I look for when deciding whether a topic is worth pursuing. If you've ever wondered how to stop guessing and start making more data-driven publishing decisions, check it out below.
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@Adil El khadri Nice to meet you here today!
Support an Author Buy A Book
📚 Did You Know We Have a Community Book Directory? One of the best ways to support fellow members is by checking out the books created by authors right here in our community. We've built a Book Directory filled with titles submitted by members, making it easy to discover new books, support other authors, and connect with fellow publishers. Take a few minutes to browse the directory and see if anything catches your eye. You might just find your next great read! 👉 Want your book featured? Drop a link to your book in the comments below and I'll add it to the directory for FREE. 👉 Please limit submissions to ONE book per author so the directory stays manageable and easy to maintain. PS - I do offer a featured book post for $10 for a 24 hour pinned post. OR for $50 a one week pinned post + email to the community. Let's support each other and help our community authors get more visibility! 🚀📖
Support an Author Buy A Book
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I love this idea! 📚💛 As someone writing my memoir in real time, I know how much heart and courage goes into creating a book. Supporting fellow authors isn't just buying a book—it's encouraging someone's dream, story, and years of lived experience. I'll definitely be checking out the directory. There's something special about reading books written by people we've connected with in our communities. You never know where you'll discover your next favorite read or make a meaningful new connection. Thank you for creating a space that gives authors more visibility and support! 🚀📖
Share & Promote (Feature Friday!) 📣
Share whatever you’re working on or proud of right now. This community is full of creators, authors, and entrepreneurs, and sometimes the best thing we can do is help each other get a little more visibility. 💡 IDEAS ON WHAT YOU COULD SHARE: • Yourself and what you do • Your Skool community • A book you're writing or recently published • A project you're building • A shoutout to another member • A video, post, or resource • Affiliate links (yes, those are allowed) The goal is simple: help our members get seen. Just one request so this stays valuable for everyone. 👉 1 RULE: If you share something, please also leave a thoughtful or helpful comment on someone else’s post. Support goes both ways, and when we all participate, the whole community benefits. Now let’s see what everyone is building 👇
Share & Promote (Feature Friday!) 📣
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@Mike Haslam Thank you! I love a "Wow" 🩷 I developed this system because I wanted a way to serve people no matter where they are in the world. I created it about 12 weeks ago, and it's been incredible to see it take off. I've been a photographer, model, and actress for over three decades, so being able to combine all of that experience into live remote portrait sessions has been such a joy. The best part is seeing people's reactions when they realize we created beautiful, professional images together from hundreds or even thousands of miles apart. 🌎
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@Krista Brea This is exactly how I use AI too. I don't see it as replacing creativity—I see it as expanding it. The ideas, experiences, stories, and final decisions still come from you. AI can be an incredible brainstorming partner, help organize thoughts, and speed up parts of the process, but you're still the director. You're deciding what works, what doesn't, and what ultimately makes it into the finished piece. For me, the magic happens when human creativity and technology work together rather than compete with each other. 🩷✨
SCAM ALERT 🔴 FREIDA MCFADDEN
⚠️ I am thinking about locking this group down to PAID because I keep seeing the same kind of scam happen over and over again. People enter the community posing as high profile authors to try to gain your trust and win your business. As you can see 3 different accounts i've had to ban over time from scammers / spammers trying to sneak in and take advantage of this community. How do they get in? Most of the time when they apply to join they have the HIGH RISK flagged to them and I immediately DENY, but they are getting smarter to the spam and catching on. They apply under the name of SOMEONE ELSE then once they get in they update their display name to show whatever author they are trying to impersonate. ➡️ Do you think a paywall would be the right solution to avoid this? ⁉️ What do you think would be a fair rate to access the community for new members? **No changes are happening right now but I've been thinking a lot about this recently to better protect the community and my SANITY. 😆
SCAM ALERT 🔴 FREIDA MCFADDEN
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I can definitely relate! I have 20+ people requesting to join Photography by Cristal right now. It really is a process. I look at their activity level, how long they've been on Skool, how many contributions they've made, whether they're a Skool owner or a student, and whether they have a real profile picture. I also ask everyone why they want to join and thank them for requesting access. I don't let everyone in automatically, but I do accept referrals from members and friends because trust matters. A paywall may reduce some spam, but I think having a thoughtful vetting process is incredibly valuable too. 💛📸
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Cristal Vancarson
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@cristal-vancarson-6810
Los Angeles–based photographer and former international model helping people elevate their image, build confidence, and show up powerfully on camera.

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