Unapologetically me: A’s vibrant, dramatic outdoor boudoir session at Black Beach
A is a client I’ve worked with several times before, reaching out to me about once a year to schedule a session to document the prominent themes in her life at that time. Her first session had posed, self-reflective energy. Her second session was outdoors at Tettegouche State Park and had an effortless and epic vibe. For A, 2022 was a year filled with self-discovery and empowering change, so she wanted this third session to capture her feeling confident, unencumbered, and “unapologetically me.”
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Marisa’s creative and bold boudoir session
One of the highest compliments I receive as a photographer is having a past client want to come back and work with me again to document a new chapter of their life. Marisa is one such client, and I’m thrilled to share her portraits today! I met Marisa back in 2020 when I photographed her first boudoir session, which was part of the “In Their Own Skin” series where clients reflected in their own words on their boudoir experiences. I was delighted to work with her again, in a totally different season of life.
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Documenting change, celebrating love: Elizabeth’s maternity boudoir session
It's a time of year when we celebrate love in all its forms, and I am so excited to share Elizabeth’s maternity boudoir session. Elizabeth reached out to me during her pregnancy to schedule a session before she delivered her baby. She wanted to document the meaningful changes that her heart and body were going through during her pregnancy. Her portraits capture the many forms of love she was nurturing in this season of life as she anticipated and prepared for motherhood, including a growing reservoir of self-love.
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What to do in Minneapolis after your photoshoot
I love offering my clients a full-day boudoir session experience. After your morning photoshoot, you’ll get the afternoon to yourself before you return to the studio for your portrait reveal. I always tell my clients to do something lovely in the afternoon don’t go in to work, don’t do chores — do something fun and special just for yourself. :)
If it’s been awhile since you had an afternoon totally to yourself, or if you’re not from the area and are looking for some ideas of how to spend your afternoon, here are a bunch of my favorite suggestions for things to do nearby - I love living in Southeast Minneapolis because there is so much to do! Almost everything here is within a 10-minute drive of the studio. :)
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Celebrating N’s courage, authenticity, and joy
Many of my clients choose to do a boudoir session as a gift to themselves to celebrate their strength, to document their current season of life, or just to practice radical self-love. N chose to do a boudoir session for these reasons, and I’m so excited to share her story and her photos today!
Here’s how she reflected on her session: ”My experience was exactly what I wanted - a settling into myself filled with vibrancy, joy, and empowerment. There's something magical about knowing someone is dedicated to helping you be your most authentic and beautiful self for a few hours. I wish everyone could have this experience - it's life changing!”
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Walking the walk: M’s powerful self-love portraits
M found her way to a boudoir photoshoot first by watching her friend go through the process. She saw how impactful the experience was for her friend and became curious about experiencing it herself! Also, as someone who works in a caregiving profession empowering others to live with self-compassion, M was excited to have an opportunity to gift herself a photoshoot and send some radical love back to herself. In her words, “I wanted to walk the walk” of self-love.
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15 things I can’t wait to use at the new studio!
We’re about a month away from my new studio being finished, and I’m getting so excited as I envision everything coming together!! I want to tell you about some of the things I’m most excited about:
• 5 new photoshoot options that my creative brain is really excited for
• 5 practical little details about this new space that my logical brain is excited for
• 5 things that are just going to be so pretty in the new space!
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D's relaxed, feminine boudoir session
D brought beautiful intentions into her boudoir session - she wanted to take a day to herself, pause and celebrate where she is at in life, and to crate amazing and special art of her body and spirit, right.
Her pictures have an incredible, powerful, feminine energy to them - some moments feel so effortless and relaxed, some moments feel so feminine and powerful, other moments feel so joyful, and others feel incredibly grounded and peaceful.
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Anne's romantic outdoor boudoir session in Grand Marais
When Anne and I started planning her boudoir session, she shared a really beautiful intention for her photoshoot experience. We were talking about the feeling and energy she wanted her portraits to have, and she said that she wanted to use her boudoir session to embrace her soft and romantic side. “I already know that I’m strong”, she shared with me, explaining that she had spent part of her career as a nature guide had a solid sense for both her inner strength and physical strength, “but I don’t often give myself the chance to see my sensual, soft, romantic side… and I want to see it.”
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"A liberating way to shed toxic diet culture" -- a boudoir session for S
S brought incredible intentions into her boudoir session - she wanted to use her photoshoot experience as a ‘liberating way to shed toxic diet culture’ and to document and appreciate her body. She wanted her portraits to feel natural, romantic and confident.
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M's compassionate, romantic boudoir portraits
As we talked about what she wanted to capture in these portraits, M reflected on how much she has changed in the ten years since her previous session; she talked about the confidence she has gained and how proud she is of herself and the life she has created. She wanted her portraits to feel romantic and special, while also capturing her relaxed and easygoing side.
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Cat's joyful, grounded boudoir portraits
In Cat’s words: “ I think my takeaway for all of you is that boudoir photography is a great way to meet yourself and your body in a really specific way. I haven't done anything else that has helped repair the broken bridge in the same way that this has. The whole point of a boudoir session is to cultivate more self-love.”
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J’s sunrise boudoir session on the Minnesota north shore
When we first talked about her vision for this session, J shared that she wanted her pictures to feel romantic and confident and grounded, with an easygoing and natural energy. The three words she kept coming back to were: soft, calm, and peaceful.
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C’s stunning outdoor boudoir session full of self-compassion
C loved the idea of using this photoshoot as a way to slow down and to be fully present with himself. He talked about wanting to create art that would capture this season of life, while giving himself space to take a deep breath, feel vulnerable and open, and welcome in self-compassion.
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K’s joyful, confident boudoir portraits
K’s session was years and years in the making! She knew someone who did a boudoir session with me years ago, and had been following me for a long time, thinking, “Someday, I might do a session!” Then she recently got engaged, and for her that was the perfect motivation to finally make a boudoir session happen!
While K was so excited to gift these portraits to her future spouts, she realized while preparing for the photoshoot that she was most excited to do this session for herself.
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Anonymous portraits from a soft, joyful boudoir session
When this client booked her boudoir session, she said that she was coming into a time of her life that felt really good. She's been on a journey of learning to be herself unapologetically and is deeply enjoying the life she’s crafting for herself. She never wants to forget this time in her life, and she said that she wanted pictures that would “encapsulate her light” and the essence of who she is.
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Jawana’s joyful, confident, celebratory boudoir session
We really wanted these pictures to celebrate Jawanna and her incredible personality. She’s in a really exciting, powerful season of life, and I hope she always remembers how special this year was when she looks at these pictures. She wanted her portraits to feel confident, joyful, and full of life, and I think these pictures beautifully embody those vibes!
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A big announcement…
I have the biggest thing ever to tell you – if we were hanging out in person together, I’d probably be bouncing up and down a bit with excitement – but in all honesty, I hardly even know where to begin! This is a dream that has been a long time in the making actually come true… I can barely even put into words how much it means to me.
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