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Ramblings | Springfield Boudoir
Ramblings of a Boudoir Photographer. I sit here on a Tuesday evening. My alarm set, trying to motivate me to shut off electronics ...went off about 10 mins ago. And yet here I type. I have been trying to be better. Not really a goal just a direction. A direction that let's me relax and be myself more. To have more confidence, to feel comfortable in my own body, etc. It's not something that I know will happen overnight. Though most of the time I wish it would. Something as simple as to go to bed and wake up, refreshed and ready -- with none of the hard work. How…
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My Journey for Photos | Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
My journey for photos has not always been an easy one. And that is honestly the reason why I want to be a full-time boudoir photographer. I have had the experiences where I hated my body in photos. Where I was just "blah" about my photos and where I went "Hot damn! That's me!" Every photograph has a spot in this journey. Every experience makes the experience better for you and for me. Each time makes me remember why I want to get you in front of my camera. I want you to feel the experience. I want you to walk away from the images going "Hot damn! That's me!!!"…
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Chelsea | Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
As you can probably tell, these LIVE virtual shoots took off in my boudoir educational groups! They have had so many amazing LIVE shoots and I'm so thankful for there amazingness, because through them I was introduced to Chelsea (@chelseathepale) Chelsea is a model from Canada who is out of work right now, sadly. For her LIVE, sadly I only caught a bit of a replay and the rest of the video was pulled down due to Facebook! She was doing a shower scene. So not as racey as you or Facebook are/were thinking. She had clothes on. I was bummed I missed it because I have actually never photographed…
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Practicing Emotions | Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
Practicing Emotions in real life instead of on a virtual session is definitely a little strange. Especially when you haven't touched a camera for almost 2 months or more. In 2020, I started a course called Stripped Down to learn about emotions and to enhance my photography. I didn't realize that I would be furloughed and allowed to work extensively on the basement and this course the week this course started. In the course we practice on each other and well, virtual sessions can be difficult. So I started to get nervous that when I was in front of someone with a camera I would go blank. That's when as…
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Social Distancing via Pictures |Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
In 2020, we all dreamed about leaving our houses and being around people. For photographers that sometimes can get even worse. There is a sense of depression mix with apathy about everything. I was furloughed for about 5 months. And for most of that time, I was remodeling my basement and dreaming of shoots. It was good and bad for me. Some days were easy and others not so much. This was the first shoot that really made me feel like the world was getting back to some resemblance of normalcy. Social distancing and masking were the main things everyone was talking about. There were no vaccines yet so everyone…
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The Beginnings of a Dream | Springfield Boudoir Photography
There is always a beginning. A beginning where hope is high and dreams are huge. But once you are finished dreaming of all of the things, you either buckle down and keep pushing or you give up. One is easier than the other. One takes a lot more than dreams and hopes. It takes blood, sweat and tears -a lot of all of those. And this story is very much like that. I have done photography for years. I have wanted to be a full-time photographer for almost as long as I can remember, besides an author (more about that later). Each year, I have pushed myself. I have pushed…
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Steva | Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
I was looking through my old drafts of blog posts.... and I stumbled upon a ton of the days of LIVE shoots in my photography groups back in 2020. It's hard to believe how long it has been since I watched them and captured the amazingness. I swear I got back to a full-time gig in Sept 2020 and it really messed of my days of the week. I don't think I did another blog post until probably last week or the week before. This set was so dreamy and my favorite color so I couldn't just let it be deleted with the rest of the LIVE Shoots.... Anyways, here…
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Stripping Down Yourself | Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
One of the hardest parts about being a photographer is stripping down yourself for everyone to know more about you. You may ask why? Well if you aren't someone who shares everything with everyone, it is hard to be open. Yes, I could be a photographer that doesn't talk about themselves. But for boudoir, that would be the worst. I mean, stripping down to your lingerie and in some cases down to being nude in front of another person. If you didn't feel comfortable with the photographer, how would you be able to get amazing images that you love?! I want you as a client, a friend, etc. to be…
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Last Minute Valentine’s Minis |Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
Another option for a session before Valentine's Day is the Last Minute Valentine's Minis on Feb 6. This mini includes hair and makeup one outfit and one sheet set, 30 mins and 5 images of my choice. Sadly the Reveal will not be available in time for Valentine's Day but 5 of the images will. Wait what?!? With multiple sessions, it takes time for your images to be edited and be reveal ready for you. So during your session, we will be chatting about what images you would love to receive and Anyways, for the Last Minute Valentine's Minis.... For $150 you can have an easy gift for your significant…
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Satin Sheets |Springfield Missouri Boudoir Photographer
There is just something so sensual about white sheets and a woman's body. I find myself drawn to those images when we are doing the final reveal everytime. They are so amazing. In 2021 I purchased a satin white sheet set and knew that the Nothing but the Sheets minis needed them for at least one set! Now I have the crazy urge to buy like 4 more sets so we can do a mini with nothing but satin sheets -- white, blue, black, green, blue. There are so many colors. But this white set was everything I had been dreaming of for a session with White Sheets. There is…
