a space for self-love

Welcome to the studio

My private boudoir studio is an inspiring place, magical place!

It’s in a little guesthouse in the backyard of my home in Longfellow, Minneapolis, and I’ve designed every detail to be absolutely perfect for how I photograph boudoir sessions.

cozy loft vibes

The large windows are frosted for privacy, and it gives the entire space the most beautiful flowing light.

warm colors & rich textures

Every detail of the studio has been selected for both form and function in a photography studio — beautiful elements that photograph impeccably, and also practically chosen for how my photoshoots work. My flooring is a commercial-grade luxury vinyl that can withstand hours of me sliding furniture back and forth during photoshoots, and it’s a rich amber color that looks absolutely beautiful with all skin tones.

Designed for storytelling portraits

I wanted to pack the potential for maximum variety into the studio, so each wall has a different color or texture, providing many unique options for portraits.

There’s a wall of reclaimed brick (real, historic bricks from Chicago and Milwaukee) with a warmer tone, and a wall with a pale gray limewash finish that has a cooler tone and a gorgeous artistic feel in portraits. Two walls feature my favorite shade of white (carefully chosen for its warm undertone that looks beautiful with all skin colors) and they face different directions in relation to the windows for two different lighting effects and moods. And I have one accent wall that I’ll change up seasonally (in these pictures it’s a rich green color) so that I can always have a new element to play around with and a rich, deep background to balance out the lighter options.

The beams in the space are a beautiful white oak, and beyond their beauty (and even function in holding the space up!) they also allow for some really cool creative options for portrait sessions because we can drape fabrics over them for flowing organic backgrounds, creating amazing opportunities for playing with color and texture.

My furniture pieces are neutral and comfortable and textural and modular — I love to rearrange everything so that it’s a little different/unique for each client I work with.

private dressing room & restroom

This cheerful, calming space is all yours on the day of your photoshoot. There’s room to hang up all of your wardrobe pieces, and the medicine cabinet is stocked with toiletries.

I even have some some wardrobe basics on hand (layering pieces like lace robes, cozy cardigans, sheer white button-ups, and neutral fitted slips).

If you’re inspired by the idea of a bubble bath or a shower, the bathroom can even function as a space for portraits too — it has calm, lovely light thanks to a solatube skylight in the ceiling.

kitchenette

This little kitchenette is well-stocked with snacks and beverages to keep your energy up during photoshoots!

If the idea of a lifestyle, home-feeling session speaks to you, the kitchenette can be incorporated into portraits (think drinking a mug of tea) but it’s also all neutral colors and nestled between two walls, so if you don’t want it to show up in your portraits it just fades into the background.

Fun fact: the two large floating shelves were from the original building before it was a studio! This building was originally a garage from the early/mid 1900s and the original owner included a giant workbench on one side. When I demo-ed the garage to start studio construction, I saved these pieces from the top of the workbench! After a lot of sanding and staining, it’s now the perfect shelves - and I love that it came out of the original space.

I’ve thought of every detail

My goal at the studio is to think of every detail so that you can walk into your session day, knowing that everything is taken care of for you - so you can put all your energy into focusing on (and celebrating!) yourself.

private parking

Clients have a designated parking spot right outside the studio doors (if you’re one of those folks who gets stressed finding a parking spot, this is for you!)

One-level and accessible

I’ve always wanted to have a studio where I could easily welcome a client with mobility concerns, and I worked with my architect to incorporate wheelchair accessibility into this studio (extra-wide doors, a spacious bathroom with grab-bars by the toilet, and a portable ramp for the front door.) The space is not technically ADA certified (the shower/bath is not is accessible), and if you have any questions/concerns about what to expect ahead of time just let me know.