“A” chose to do her second boudoir session at Tettegouche State Park on the north shore, a place that she’s visited before and absolutely loves. Tettegouche has a few different landscapes embedded in it -- forest, a river, even waterfalls! -- which allowed us to get a beautiful variety of backgrounds in her portraits.
Read MoreSkye’s pictures turned out so FUN, and I’m so excited to share them with you today! From the moment she came into the studio, Skye’s energy was so, so lovely. She is really creative and was super open-minded about trying different poses and ideas throughout her boudoir session. The end result was portraits that feel confident, feminine, and stunning.
Read MoreIf you’re planning a boudoir session with me, I’d love to share a new resource with you: my studio’s layering wardrobe!
Read MoreAs we got closer to the date of Megan’s session, she noticed me talking about outdoor boudoir on social media. She reached out to me and asked if there was any way we could do a mix of both indoor and outdoor photos! We decided to do half of her session at my studio, and the other half at nearby Lake Harriet around sunset.
Read More“G” brought such a wonderful vision into this session and was so intentional with her ideas and inspiration. From the outfits and the color palette she picked to the mood and the energy she wanted her pictures to have, it all felt very genuine to her.
Read MoreIt’s wild, but I’ve already had a few clients booking outdoor boudoir sessions for 2022! My outdoor sessions are limited, so I only have a couple more sessions available for 2022 - if you’re dreaming about an outdoor session next year, read on!!
Read MoreHelen shared with me that she really wanted to do a boudoir session just for herself. She was ready to create portraits that felt true to herself, self-loving, and natural. She also shared that she feels really connected to water and nature and was really excited to do her boudoir session outdoors!
Read MoreTasha reached out to me looking for personal branding photography as she prepares to launch her own brand! She does some really powerful work as a public speaker, creating a podcast, and talking with community groups about the intersection of mental health and the church in a holistic, healing-focused way.
Read MoreToday I’d love to share a few thoughts with you on what it’s like photographing clients who practice body neutrality -- especially as someone who identifies as a body positive photographer. If you are someone who is cultivating a body neutrality practice, what might it look like to bring this into a boudoir session?
Read MoreWhen we began talking, “A” shared that she had been considering doing a boudoir session for a while. She said that while doing a boudoir session was something that felt outside of her comfort zone, she really wanted to do it for herself. I totally commend her for this! I hear this sentiment from clients often -- that doing a boudoir session feels a bit scary, but in a really good way -- and really admire the courage it takes to step in front of the camera.
Read More“K” is a self-described “fighter,” and I’m so excited to share her boudoir portraits with you today! “K” has a ton of inner strength and has really been on this journey of growing and strengthening her inner confidence and sense of self. She is just an incredible person both towards herself and others.
Read MoreI have a really intentional approach to photo editing that was born from personal experiences of having my pictures taken -- and not always loving the results.
Read MoreSuzanne reached out to me after thinking about a boudoir session for a long time. (This is actually super common -- often, clients have been thinking about doing a boudoir session for months or even years before they feel ready to reach out to me!) She loved the idea of boudoir photography and was at a point in her life where she felt really good in her body and was ready to document it.
Read MoreEven though she’d had uncomfortable experiences with photography in the past, “K” wanted to do a boudoir session as a way to celebrate her own personal journey! She was getting ready to celebrate a special birthday and wanted to do something just for herself, which I really love.
Read MoreI’ve found that many folks feel a bit unsure what the options are when considering how much skin they’ll be revealing during their boudoir session. My goals for this blog post are to 1) emphasize that however much skin or little skin you choose to show, your portraits will be BEAUTIFUL, and 2) help you feel as unafraid and excited for your boudoir session as possible!
Read MoreReady for a seriously cool, empowered, self-loving session? I can’t wait to introduce “Z” to you today.
Read MoreAfter learning about boudoir photography from a past client of mine, Jess reached out to me with the idea to do a boudoir session as a way of commemorating a new season of her life. She was ready to do something special for herself to celebrate the new, exciting things on the horizon for her!
Read MoreI’m so excited to introduce you to the two-person Illuminate Boudoir team today! Boudoir photography can feel really intimate, and I always think it's important for clients to know that the folks behind the camera and computer are real people who are here to support and cheer you on!
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