Welcome to the

“Dear Body” Series

A boudoir videography collection of footage from client sessions paired with voice recordings of clients reading a love letter to themselves or their bodies.

A self-love boudoir videography project

As a boudoir photographer, one of the most amazing parts of my work happens behind the scenes when I get to connect with clients and hear them reflect on the meaning and impact of their boudoir sessions.

Consistently, I am in awe of how much of a client’s life and story – themes of resilience, cultivating compassion, honoring endings, celebrating brave beginnings, navigating hardship and practicing self-love anyways – can be captured in their portraits. Many of these stories are not mine to share publicly, yet over the years I have created opportunities for clients to share their beautiful, courageous reflections more widely.

In 2020, I created the “In their Own Skin” series where participants graciously consented to share their stories, told in their own words, alongside their boudoir pictures. This fall, I created the “In their Own Voice” mini-series, this time inviting clients to write a love letter to themselves or to their bodies and to read the letter aloud in their own voice, which I made into instagram reels.

So moved by these inspiring self-love letters, I braided this concept with boudoir videography to create “Dear Body”: a boudoir videography collection of footage from client sessions paired with voice recordings of clients reading a love letter to themselves or their bodies.

I’m delighted to share all of the “Dear Body” videos and images here. May these words and images bring you courage, ignite compassion, and inspire you to celebrate your radiance - inside and out.

Featured

Celebrating strength, integrity, and joy: J’s second studio boudoir session

When planning her second boudoir session, J reflected on all that the past few years have held in her life, emphasizing how proud she is of what she has navigated and who she has become along the way. She wanted this boudoir photoshoot to feel like a holistic testament to her strength, integrity, and persistent joy.

M’s bold and authentic boudoir videography session

The first half of M’s session had a more classic boudoir photography feel. Wearing the red bra outfit in front of my gray lime wash wall, M looks confident, happy, and effortless. For the second portion of the session, M felt very drawn to my studio kitchenette. M loves to cook and drink coffee, so we did a series of lifestyle, candid-feeling boudoir photographs of her making a cup of coffee. M also sat on the countertop for a series of pictures, which radiate strength and empowerment.

Madeline’s artistic and celebratory boudoir photography + videography session

When envisioning the types of boudoir photographs Madeline wanted to include in her session, she felt a gravitational pull to take more figure detail photographs and artsy, sculpture-inspired images. When looking back at her first boudoir session, right now she was really connecting with some of the artful portraits focused on body lines and movement. She felt so empowered to see her body in that way, so we chased that vision as the foundation of her second boudoir session.

Annika’s joyful & glamorous boudoir and videography session

As Annika and I started planning her second boudoir session with me, she felt filled with excitement, noticing that she didn’t have any hint of nerves or uncertainty as she understandably felt before her first session. While reminiscing on her first boudoir session, Annika shared how much she loved the portraits that captured her beaming and laughing – filled with genuine joy. This giggling, light-hearted energy is a theme that continues to resonate in her life, and she initially wanted her second session to feel effortless, candid, and full of joy while also integrating a soft and romantic aesthetic.

“A new beautiful”: Ashley’s reflective, peaceful maternity boudoir + videography session

Ashley had a clear vision for her maternity boudoir session. She wanted her portraits to feel confident, radiant, and peaceful. While her first session featured a ton of bright energy and wide-smiles, for this session Ashley wanted her portraits to capture the quiet joy and inner peace that has marked this time of becoming a mom. Her warm, self-loving energy shines through powerfully in both sessions.

“You found the sun”: AmandaJean’s joyful, self-celebratory boudoir videography session

When planning her session at my Minneapolis boudoir studio, AmandaJean shared that although recent years have held both grief and beauty, she has arrived at a season of life where she feels a sense of strength and acceptance in her own skin. She wanted printed art that would help her remember and savor this time of feeling beautiful and at home with herself and her body. She envisioned candid, storytelling portraits that would capture the genuine emotions this season of life has held - including joy, reflectiveness, self-love, softness, gratitude, strength, resilience, and ease.

Hannah’s powerful, artistic boudoir videography session

It is such an honor to work with returning clients and help them document what has shifted, changed, or grown in their lives since their previous session. Hannah told me about the healing journey she has been on in recent years, working to align her life with her natural strengths and authentic intentions. She wanted her boudoir portraits to feel dramatic, bold, and artistic – capturing her resilience and bravery in this season of life.