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My portraits: body-positive, self-loving, natural

My approach to boudoir
is all about positivity.

Celebrating your favorite things about yourself, what you’re proud of, the essence of who you are at this moment of time- captured with luminous, natural, light, and guided-yet-effortless posing.

My goal in any session is to capture your natural beauty. This isn’t a makeover or about playing dress-up; you are already art. My job is to plan a photoshoot that feels authentic to you, to create body-positive photographs that capture your inner light, and to give you heirloom printed art that celebrates this chapter of your life.

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“Alyssa put so much care and attention into creating an empowering and affirming process with my choices and desires at the center. I'm left with an experience that lies somewhere at the intersection of all affirmation, no judgment, and fine art photography. 11 out of 10 would recommend.”

— L

 
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“I went in feeling unsure about doing boudoir at my age. Came out feeling confident, beautiful and proud to be 57!”

— Cyndy

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“Alyssa is such a calm, respectful photographer. As a larger bodied person, I appreciated her showing me poses and then offering variations that might be more comfortable for me to hold. The use of the word 'variation' felt affirming and didn't make me feel 'less-than' if I needed to use that instead. 

With the pandemic, I also felt very confident that everything was clean. Alyssa wore a mask the whole time and was conscious of physical distancing while shooting and showing me poses. 

I really loved doing the whole experience in one day. It feels special and exciting to see the images from earlier in the day in an immediate way!”

— Melissa

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“I have always had issues with positive self-image, both with my body and my spirit. I wanted to do something to celebrate the growth I have made in the last year (through lots of therapy!), and to remind myself how beautiful, lovable, and resilient I know myself to be.

Thank you so much to Alyssa at Illuminate Boudoir for the empowering experience! I have never felt more confident as I did on this day.”

— Ashley

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