Why I Shoot Boudoir
my “why” for shooting boudoir.
why Boudoir Photography?
sometimes i find it hard to put into words why I shoot boudoir photography. to me, it’s so much more than photos. it’s about self-acceptance, body positivity, and art. it’s about getting glammed up and laughing your ass off. it’s about the transformation that takes place between the time you walk into my studio and walk back out the door. it’s about feeling beautiful, and that’s something I belive every person deserves.
i started shooting boudoir photography because I saw the beauty in everyone that in my door. i believed i could show any person what i see through my camera. women tell me they feel lik they can’t look “taht beautiful” because they’re too tall, weigh too much, or have stretch marks. i love showing them them the photos from their experience and proving that they can, in fact, feel beautiful. seeing their reactions to their photos changed me. from that moment, i knew that i had found my passion.
it is now my job to be a mirror for my cleints. not the mirror that the world shows you that shames you, but the one who sees all the lumps, bruises, and imperfections. the one that shows you your radiance.
The Transformation
the transformation that took place in my studio is the best part of the whole experience for me. when a woman arrives in my studio, most of the tie she’s nervous, sometimes even visibly nervous. once they sit in the chair to get their hair and makeup done, the transformation begins. the client slowly starts to shed those signs and feelings of nervousness and anxiety.
then the shoot starts and the first step is to get you warmed up. when i show clients the back of the camera after the first series, i usually hear “oh my god, that’s me? No way that’s me!” as we go into the nect series and then the next, the laughter and smiles start to show up with ease. then she starts to feel sexy. the bedroom eyes come out to play and you can tell it’s starting to click - that feeling of beauty and empowerment.
by the time we finish the session and go into the reveal, we’re great friends! we’ve just shared an experience that you’ll always remember. we’ce laughed and shared stories about our lives (in lingerie, no less!) it’s a mark of a good time when you forget that you’re half naked and have a day of laughs and stories to tell.
once i show clients thier images on the flat screen tv, their jaws drop. they see themselves like never before. this is one of the amazing things about boudoir photography. I get the chance to show them how i see them, how their spouse sees them and be their mirror. whent hey walk out that door, they’re smiling so big and they can’t wait to tell their friends about what they just did.
A Little Piece of My Story
i didn’t quite grasp the gravity of hwat i was accomplishing until october of 2018. i had been in a very toxic and abusive relationship from 2014 to 2016 and i had a lot of damage from that relationship. even at my skinniest, i still wasn’t good enough. I was still “weird” and “dramatic” and “annoying” to everyone. I simply was never going to be good enough.
fast forward to 2017 and i had been dating my now fiancé for over a year. i had heard so many great things about a boudoir session with a photography team near my home town, so i inquired. i couldn’t afford it at the time because i was a nanny and only worked two days a week, but i joined their group and hung around. i grew to love the couple, but particularly the wife of the team. her energy was magnetic and addictive. when they ran a flash sale for mothers day, i threw caution to the wind and booked my session for october 2018.
when the time came, i was downright scared. i was afraid i would look too fat. i hardly knew a thing about boudoir, only having photographed a couple sessions with two friends of mine. I felt like i hadn’t earned it. i was still a poor college student, but i said “fuck it, we’re already here, let’s just see what happens”
and the moment i stripped down naked in front of two “strangers” that i had just met, i felt it click. i knew i had found the very thing that i needed to do for the rest of my life.
Yep! that’s me at my first boudoir shoot!
fun fact, that booty pic? that was my phone background for a year and a half. and i’m the kind of gal who changes that monthly, if not more often.
i felt incredible. my stretch marks on my thighs didn’t matter, my hooded eyes were sultry, not sunken. my boobs were amazing and i could finally see what my now fiancé always saw in me - i am a stunning, curvy, delicious woman who should be naked as often as i want to be! and yes, i do have a booty curve!
for me, boudoir photography is a celebration of your body and who you truly are. i take pride in being able to show women how to celebrate their bodies, their battles they’ve fought and the victories they’ve earned. let me show you how absolutely fucking radiant you are. allow me to remind you how to love yourself and be proud of the woman you are.
