It isn’t all about looking beautiful on the outside…

I love boudoir photography for many reasons.  It is fun, and challenging at times, it is energizing and sometimes exhausting. And,  I meet the most beautiful women – and I am NOT talking about their exterior beauty only.  It is something to see a woman come in ready for her styling session (professional hair and air-brush makeup) with Ellie at Studio Bella  Rouge ( most often a little nervous) and watch as  Ellie works her magic.  She will chat with the girls and tell them about her own session and they begin to relax, and their excitement grows.  

And then, it is my turn to play (no, it is not work!).  I spend roughly 90-120 minutes on average with each girl – using light to shape,  a variety of poses – reminding them to exaggerate everything and smile, laugh, look intense, turn this way, nose to the light, back to the light, bend this way, lay on your tummy, side, back….

At then the session is over, they pack up their sweet little outfits and we talk about how they will explain their sexy makeup and hairdo to the man in their life, and then schedule their premier when they will come back in to the studio.

For some the viewing is more nervewracking that being half naked in front of a stranger!  (Ten minutes into the session, we are NOT strangers!  LOL)   The reaction and response to each viewing is always positive, they are excited and happy to see the results.  But sometimes, their reaction catches me off guard.    Today  I asked one of the girls how she felt after the session – she told me it was just what she needed -  I asked why.  She went on to share about some personal challenges she has faced recently, and how she was feeling about herself – and how looking sexy and having her Fancy Pants session made her feel so much better about herself. 

How did she benefit from having a boudoir session?  Self confidence and feeling of worth and beauty.  What did I get out of it?  Possibly  more than she did – reassurance that I am using God given ability and passion to make someone feel good, sexy, beautiful and worthy!  Wow! 

Ladies, thank you for what you do for me!