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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Time to announce the annual Valentine's Day Minis! The first one is called Nothing but the Sheets. At the end of everyone's session, they are given an option to enjoy a few moments of images done "in the sheets"... These are implied nudity images designed specifically around wearing a sheet like a dress. These are usually some of my clients favorite and my own.  Anyways, for the Nothing but Sheets Minis.... For $99 you can have an easy gift for your significant other in time for Valentine's Day with the option of purchasing more images for another gift or for them to pick out more. It includes: One Outfit One…

What a year 2021 has been! There have been ups and downs... And I think we need to end this year on an up with a END of 2021 Sale!!!! Especially before pricing changes January 2, 2022...  From now until January 2, 2022, you can book your session fee at only $150! That's a savings of $175!!! And add on Hair and Make up for only $75 instead of $99...  Only a non-refundable deposit of $75 is required at the time of booking to set your date! If you are interested, set up a 30 min phone call before January 10 and drop End of Year Sale in the comments!…

One of the places that I tend to grab a lot of ideas from Pinterest. Sometimes its just an image that gets stuck in my head that I can't get out or a quote that screams at me and refuses to go away. The simple fact is i saw an idea in my head and I really couldn't get it out of my head. Looking through Pinterest I tried to find more of what I was obsessing about but no luck. So I gathered a few images of records, velvet and amazingness... and grabbed one of my friends. Since I didn't really have an image to give her I told…

A few years ago, I second shot at a wedding. (2020 really messed up my timeline of life) While I was at the wedding, I saw this amazing lady as a best man in a suit. It was my first wedding where the woman as the best man was not wearing a dress. It made my feminist heart happy and then my photographer brain jump to shoot the concept! Here is best examples I can find now for this idea. All example images from Pinterest as I'm writing this blog. I haven't been able to get the idea out of my head, so I put out a model call for…

It's that time of the year --- where your favorite photographer is getting ready to celebrate a birthday!! So let's kick off this month correctly! Book your session in February, and your session fee is ONLY $150, normally $325. It's doesn't mean you are missing out on anything. It means that you still get to participate in everything that makes a boudoir shoot amazing!   That's right. You still receive your pre-shoot consultation either in-person or virtual. After booking, you will receive a customized Prep Guide with wardrobe tips and prep information for your session. If you choose to do hair and makeup, it is $99, which is due two weeks…