Ready to take your boudoir session outside? Just like boudoir sessions in my studio, we will talk about the style/feeling you’d like your portraits to have, what parts of your body you love, what you really want to celebrate in this moment of life, and all the planning details that bring your session to life. In addition to the typical session planning, we will talk about location (this is where your dreaming comes in!!) and a few more key components that I have detailed in this blog post!
There really are as many motivations for boudoir sessions as there are clients I photograph, and it is always an honor to be trusted with their stories and portraits. In my years of doing boudoir I have heard so many different stories from people about why they booked a session with me. I’m sharing all about client motivations for boudoir sessions in this blog post!
Maddie and I connected just after she moved to Colorado and right away she expressed that where she is at right now feels like where she is supposed to be - that moving to Colorado almost felt like a homecoming. She loved the idea of doing an outdoor session in her new home and using it as a way to explore some new areas and document this season of her life.
I photographed Stephanie about two years ago for the first time and was psyched to hear from her again, as I always am with clients who come back for another boudoir session. She came to this session in a season of really embracing herself and feeling confident in the life she is living.
“I went in feeling unsure about doing boudoir at my age. Came out feeling confident, beautiful and proud to be 57!” These words from Cyndy bring an inner fire to my soul every time I read them. I believe a boudoir session is a powerful, amazing, celebratory experience at any age - and I am so grateful this was true for Cyndy.
On the day of “K’s” session it was raining and NE Minneapolis was experiencing a quiet spring thunderstorm. She loves the rain, so it felt perfectly atmospheric. K’s intention for the session was to create portraits first and foremost for herself to document her life at this moment in time. She wanted pictures that would feel soft, natural, comfortable, and true to her.
Rachael loved the idea of not having one super specific focus for her boudoir portraits, and instead a focus of capturing multifaceted sides of her personality. The variety of feelings she was looking to capture came through so effortlessly in her portraits and everything fit together seamlessly in a cohesive color palette and style.
When planning this session with S, we spent time talking about her life and some of what she was proud of in her work and professional sphere. She works directly with people, uplifting and encouraging them - it is difficult work that she is really passionate about, and I love that she was able to use her boudoir session as a way to almost turn that care and compassion inward, toward herself.
“C” came to my studio for a boudoir session to celebrate her 30th birthday - a gift she gave to herself. Her session had a self-celebratory theme and the power of honoring herself in this moment radiated through in her portraits. One of her first questions when she connected with me was: “Do I have to put my pictures on the internet?” This is a common question because when you look at my work you’ll see a lot of pictures of people, and it is easy to wonder: “Am I going to end up there?”
Jordan and I met at an event I photographed last year, and she came across my boudoir work before her spring wedding. I remember her initial email so clearly - it was the best! She told me she was getting married and didn’t know if there would be another time in her life when she would feel she had a great excuse to make a boudoir session happen. The idea of boudoir made her a little uncomfortable, but she wanted to put herself out there and her upcoming wedding was just the impetus she needed.
Lydia initially contacted me about simple headshots for her performance career and was open and excited when I shared how I approach them in an intentional, customized way with full personal branding sessions.
Suzanne wanted to do a boudoir session for herself to celebrate herself. She had a clear vision of portraits that were “sexy but natural,” with some really cozy and everyday vibes - like holding a coffee mug while wrapped in a sweater.
Every year Sam likes to set a specific goal and try something new - something that is a challenge or that she wants to do but is out of her usual comfort zone. In the spirit of doing something that scares her and fulfilling her bold promise to give the unfamiliar a go, she decided this was the year she would do a boudoir session. Together we planned a session that celebrated this moment in her life.
Before a wedding there are so many emotions. It is a season of gratitude and love and a time of preparing to be in a new union. Celebrating this transition is really special, and it’s a lovely time in life to document with boudoir portraits. Sara loved the idea of doing a session for herself and being able to use these pictures as a gift for her partner. Together we planned a bridal boudoir session that felt equal parts feminine and light and dramatic and cool.
"A" joined me in the studio for a body-positive session that was full of personal meaning for her. Not only was A incredibly mindful about her session details, but she was also very intentional in choosing to share only a fraction of her portraits publicly
Ava decided to take the leap and do a boudoir session out of self-love after some encouragement from a friend. When we started planning for her session, we talked about her ideas for how she wanted her portraits to feel-- she wanted pictures that would feel “subtle sexy” and love how that translated into soft and romantic portraits with a hint of drama and depth.
I really enjoy working with returning clients: witnessing their personal growth and sharing in their seasons of life as they unfold. I’ve talked with so many of my boudoir clients about how much grow and change in just a year or two, and I love seeing the new energy and intentions they bring to subsequent boudoir sessions.
Candice’s portraits are bursting with personality and let her joyful spirit come through with so much life. They are colorful and fun and hold such depth and soul in a way that feels really true and authentic to her.
