boudoir mentor sessions
I photograph women at so many different phases of their lives.
I talk a lot about women coming to me who have gone through huge life events and they want to document themselves in an intimate way. I also have women who want to be photographed because they want an experience all their own, as a form of self-love.
What I’ve noticed is that every single person that’s come to me has been searching for something.
Read MoreMany of my clients are art collectors. They visit museums when they travel, work with art buyers, and take pride in the art they display in their home.
Yet, I still hear reservation when I speak to them about their session.
“I don’t know if I could hang a photograph of myself on my wall.”
“Isn’t that vain?”
Read MoreI’ve been putting together a vision board for when I’m able to do another creative, personal expression through my art.
While my heart is photographing women and telling their stories, sometimes my soul needs to stretch and play so that I can reset and renew. This makes me better for the clients that I photograph.
Many creatives have gone into depression during this time because we haven’t been able to create like we usually do.
It’s our release. It’s our way out of darkness. It’s a way of telling other’s stories while telling our own.
Being a photographer is engrained in my being. To be able to document someone’s story that then becomes art in their home, it’s at times indescribable.
Read MoreI’ve quoted Brené Brown on my blog before. I listen to her Podcast on my runs in the morning. I spend a lot of my run smiling and crying. It’s always a beautiful release.
I want to share this part of her recent podcast on my blog as we enter the holiday season, in one of the heaviest times we will face.
Brené’s episode is titled Strong Backs, Soft Fronts, and Wild Hearts
Read MoreCan a name stigmatize an experience?
I get people who say, "Oh, I don't think I'm the type of person to do a boudoir session. It's just not me."
Then, I tell them it will be an experience they can make all their own. “You can wear your favorite dress. You can wear nothing at all. You can be in the ocean or on a mountain. You can be rolling around in a bed or the dirt.”
I say it over and over and over…THESE SESSIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST NUDE PHOTOS OF YOURSELF.
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