Artful, atmospheric boudoir photographs to celebrate a special birthday

One of my favorite reasons to do boudoir is to celebrate something meaningful or joyful in your life like a big transition or milestone birthday. With an upcoming birthday on the horizon, M reached out to book a boudoir session at my Minneapolis studio, and I was delighted to help her create a self-loving gift to mark this important chapter!

M had been dreaming about doing boudoir for a long time, and she had a strong sense of how she wanted her portraits to look and feel. She sourced a lot of her inspiration from my fine art boudoir photography style, and she was especially drawn to atmospheric, organic photos that had a “day-dream” quality. She also felt drawn to figure detail images and photos where she wasn’t looking at the camera, so I photographed her moving, stretching, and taking up space throughout the studio. Even though there was a lot of intentional posing and direction throughout her session, her pictures have a candid quality and communicate a powerful sense of storytelling. 

boudoir wardrobe inspiration

For her boudoir wardrobe, M chose a mixture of lingerie, implied nude, and fine art nude portraits. She started the session wearing a white, high waisted bra and underwear set with clean, modern lines. Her second bralette and underwear set had sheer fabric and lacy scalloped edges giving this look a soft, romantic quality. For her third outfit, M wore a sheer black bra and underwear set that had polka dots and felt feminine and playful. 

A few favorite moments

This portrait has a powerful sense of movement and mystery. I love how the draping fabrics add rich texture and story to M’s faint body lines concealed behind the fabrics.

The lines, the light, the movement make this portrait simply magical!

M’s artful, storytelling boudoir photos in minneapolis