Posts tagged Minneapolis body positive photography
J’s Strong, Soft, Sexy Boudoir Portraits

“J” thought about doing a boudoir session for a long time before finally reaching out to schedule a session with me. With her upcoming wedding, she had just the motivation she needed to give boudoir a try in this season of life, which is similar to so many people who I talk with when planning their boudoir sessions. For folks who’ve been considering a boudoir session for awhile, a wedding can be a lovely motivation to finally make a session happen - plus, your boudoir portraits can make an incredible wedding gift for your partner.

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K’s Casual, Sexy, Self-loving Boudoir Portraits

It was really important to K that she would have photos that would feel like “her”. This is a request or concern I get from a lot of my clients, because there are so many reasons why we can look at a photo of ourselves and feel like it doesn’t look like us. An important piece of my job is to create pictures that feel like you, and that is why I make it a priority to get to know my clients through the conversations I have with them. I’ll ask questions like: What do you want to feel when you look at these pictures? What favorite body features do you have? What do you want the energy to be in these portraits? What colors and textures do you want to wear and be surrounded by?

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Boudoir as a Loving Act of Rebellion

My boudoir studio is a space that holds a lot of intimate conversations - clients often share personal stories with me, full of growth and celebration as well as turmoil and challenge. I especially hear a lot of clients reflecting on their own identities, and the way that our culture has influenced their relationship with their body.

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Books Open: 2020 Outdoor Boudoir Sessions

Outdoor boudoir is a beautiful way to  honor yourself, your connection to nature, and a place that is meaningful to you. If you are inspired by the stories and outdoor boudoir portraits from last year and have been dreaming of your own outdoor boudoir session, the time is here: you can now reserve your 2020 session date.

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AmandaJean’s Bold, Meaningful Outdoor Boudoir Portraits at Superior Point

When AmandaJen emailed me about her idea for an outdoor boudoir session, I was immediately touched by her story. Ten years ago, she experienced a stroke and pulmonary embolism that almost killed her. She was really drawn to taking her session outside to honor the deep connection she feels to nature as a refuge in her recovery.

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Tammy’s Confident, Independent Outdoor Rooftop Boudoir Portraits

Tammy and I connected after a season of her life that had been difficult and challenging. She experienced a super tough year, followed by an empowering period of rebuilding different parts of her life. Now, she was in a phase of life where she felt really solid and proud of where she was after all she had experienced.  I was so honored that she wanted to celebrate this proud, independant season of life with an outdoor boudoir session.

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E’s Casual, Feminine Figure-detail Boudoir Portraits

E and I spent a lot of time reflecting on the different identities she has, and how she is really proud of the place she is at in life right now. She is a mom, a wife, a friend, and a strong and thoughtful person. She has spent a lot of her recent energy and years caring for other people, and more recently has taken steps toward really feeling good about herself and who she is as an individual.

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Katherine’s Powerful, Caring Personal Branding Portraits

Prior to Katherine’s personal branding session, we spent time really thinking about what she embodies and cares about when she is teaching in the classroom and when she is advocating for students in other spaces. What all this translated to in terms of Katherine’s portraits was a lovely variety: some portraits feel warm and welcoming and casual, others are poised and elegant, some capture her grounded and caring side, others represent her as an advocate and feel really capable and powerful.

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Sarah’s Soft, Self-loving Maternity Boudoir Portraits

Sarah connected with me at a really magical moment in her life: she was pregnant, and feeling really powerful and comfortable in her own skin. She wanted to plan a maternity boudoir session to celebrate herself and create a time capsule of this time in her life.

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How to choose outfits for your boudoir session + my all new wardrobe guide

Wardrobe is the #1 topic I get questions about from my clients, which is logical: we’re not used to dressing for photoshoots (especially in our underwear), and it can be intimidating to decide what to wear. In this post, I’m talking all about how to choose outfits for your boudoir session + sharing my all new wardrobe guide to reference as you plan your boudoir session.

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Deb’s Self-loving Boudoir Portraits Celebrating her Mastectomy Tattoos

Deb is a breast cancer survivor and received a mastectomy tattoo from an organization called P.ink a number of years ago. Her history and experience with her body has been one of different feelings and stressors than most people, yet she has a deep appreciation for it and wanted boudoir portraits that would feel natural and true to her.

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Megan’s Joyful, Approachable Personal Branding Portraits

At the time of her personal branding photoshoot, Megan was in a holistic masters program to be an integrative health coach and looking for portraits that would set the stage for her next steps.

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Corrah’s Confident, Glittery Boudoir Portraits

Corrah loves pink and in our first conversations said it is “her color” and that nearly everything she owns is pink with sparkles or glitter, so she wanted to own that, and pull in some really fun, girly, glittery elements into her session.

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Ready to take your boudoir session outside?

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!

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Inspiring Client Motivations for Booking Boudoir Sessions

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!

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Maddie's Natural, Soulful Outdoor Boudoir Portraits in Colorado

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.

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Stephanie's Confident, Joyful Boudoir Portraits

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.

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Cyndy’s “Confident, Beautiful, and Proud” Minimalist Boudoir Portraits

“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.

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