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The Easiest yet most Alluring Boudoir Session you'll ever do!

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The Easiest yet most Alluring Boudoir Session you'll ever do!

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If you're under the impression that I am a little sexpot then we've clearly never met in person.
I enjoy combat boots, beer, and goofy behavior. I feel foreign in heels, I freak out when my dress is too short, and you can constantly see my underwear lines through my yoga pants because I just really hate thongs.

I am not your typical boudoir client.

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But.

Boudoir intrigues me. The emotion keeps me coming back for more.
The way dark shadows and sultry highlights play on the skin. The way curves, muscles, bones, and the human body as a whole looks when properly photographed. The way motion and expression can evoke a feeling. THAT'S what I'm obsessed with.

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A couple of years ago I asked women to give society the middle finger, where I wrote a blog and did a few self portraits that you can see here about beauty standards of today.

This is my updated version of that with a twist.

And if I can do this, then damn it, you can too.

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But there's something you need to know about this shoot.

First off- half of these images you see here I'm in a big, ugly sweater and pj pants. Yes. Go back and look. You can see the high neck of the sweater in some of the shots.
The second half I'm just in a tank that was under my sweater, which you can also see in some of the shots.
And yes, I shot it all selfie style, sitting Indian style on my sunroom floor with a book shelf in the background.

So if your brain is stuck on lingerie, elaborate beds, and being naked for boudoir- you need to realize it's not about how much of you that you bare to the camera.

It's about the light, the emotion, it's about you in the simplest form. That's what sexy is.

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Give me 1 room, 1 girl, 1 window and not even 1 hour or 1 outfit and I will evoke something out of you that you didn't even know you had hiding in you to begin with. Or maybe you did and you were just too scared to let it out. 

This is your opportunity to let it out.

Beauty. Rawness. That edge you feel when you look into the bathroom mirror and begin to sing and dance in your underwear, after a shower, with wet hair into your hairbrush to your favorite song like you're in a music video starring you. 

Yeah. That moment. Let's capture it and make it yours. Make it Natural. Make it beautiful.
 

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For those of you who are still unconvinced that this isn't possible for you.... here's a selfie less 1 minute after my "shoot" with myself.
Same spot, same hair, same clothes.
Different expression, different light, different angle.
It's seriously this easy.

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I know what looks good, I know what to ask you to do. I know the angles, I know light.
I specialize in making women of all ages look and feel amazing. Let me worry about that part and you just worry about showing up for yourself.


I don't need you to be anything you aren't.
I just need you to be present in this life you're living and allow me to capture that for you.


Contact me here to book your own beauty or boudoir shoot, or just to simply ask questions and chat about the process!

See more Beauty / Boudoir Galleries here.

See what other personal projects I've done here.


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Gravel and Grit- Senior Session on country backroads and downtown Port Huron

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Gravel and Grit- Senior Session on country backroads and downtown Port Huron

High School Senior Session in down town Port Huron, The McMorran Hockey Arena, and
on country back roads.

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Tayler- I don't know for sure but I'm assuming she's the girl that all the boys want to hang out with AND date. She's the perfect mix of tomboy and natural beauty. She's fashionable, fun, but not afraid to get dirty, hike through the woods, or hunt. She can keep up with the boys, but isn't totally one of the boys. 
   I love girls like this! Don't let your beauty hold you back. Don't let your wild side tame your beauty. 
   Her session was so fun. Part 1 was literally photographed in a ditch off the side of the road. I was positive Tayler could make any location beautiful, so I wasn't worried. 
   Next we went out to the country where she hunts and climbed some trees. Because, well, why not. After that we went to down town Port Huron and photographed along the cute shops and city streets as the wind blew her hair just perfectly. We ended at the McMorran Hockey Arena where we got some gritty stadium images. 


For more outdoor senior beauty check out Amanda's Country Session

If you like the downtown fashion check out Marissa's Senior Shoot

Check out our full Senior Gallery


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Chasing the Sun- a Senior Session at sunset

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Chasing the Sun- a Senior Session at sunset

Cardinal Mooney High School Senior Portraits

Senior Session at Sunset-
Old Hollywood Glam and Back Country Roads

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   Adriana's Senior Session just made me fall in love with bright colors all over again! The vibrant pink dress, the amazing sunset, her bold red dress and lip- oh my gosh! 
   We were racing time this whole night and putting our trust in the sun to not set too early on us. We started at the studio, trying new things with sheets and back lighting, using complimenting colors to her dress. We then switched up the look from young and fun to dramatic and glam. We crept into a field that holds this beautiful, crumbling house and photographed Adriana looking oh so grown up and timeless. We turned around, realized the sun was sinking, and cruised to our last location which was simply a plowed bean field off a country back road and just melted over this look with the sun!
   Senior girls and Mother Nature- the beauty is overwhelmong! 


Take a look at this short film showing how fun and easy going Adriana's Session was to shoot! 


For more senior beauty check out how gorgeous Paige's Senior Session was!

Love the old Hollywood glam look check out Tiffany's Senior Session

Check out the full Senior Gallery!


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L'Anse Creuse High School Senior Photoshoot

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L'Anse Creuse High School Senior Photoshoot

A female teen musician and her guitar

A Fall Senior Session on back country roads,
under a railroad trestle.

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   Meet Samantha, A L'Anse Creuse High School Senior, Class of 2017.
   But that's just the basics.
   When I met with her and her mom I instantly adored both of them and quickly learned that Samantha was this little creative spirit underneath all of that fabulous, curly long brown hair! She not only acted in plays she also sang. I THEN learned that she didn't just sing, she sang AND wrote, played, and composed her own songs.
   I'm pretty sure that's when my inner 18 year old self got all excited and knew we had to do something really special and custom for her session.
   A local artist provided me with vintage music sheets that I hung up in the middle of our forest here behind the studio. We embraced the dark beauty both I and Samantha appreciate for that set before we took off and did a lighter look, surrounded by all the Fall colors on the country back roads.
   After that we took a short hike out to under a bridge that used to be an old railroad track that went over the river. I used to go here with my Grandpa and Mom all the time, and my grandpa used to dare us to walk out on to the rotting tracks.... I never would have thought I would be going back with a beautiful young artist for her Senior Pictures. She had a vision in her head and I think this location captured it beautifully. What you can't see is the super steep hill we were on and how she had to slide down loose rocks in heels overlooking a drop off, but... again, totally worth it, and adventure always makes things better.
   We had such an amazing time with her and her family... I'm sad the whole experience with them is over, but I'm really proud and honored to be a part of this time that resulted in so much beauty, this time that marks the first steps to an amazing future for her and all she's about to accomplish!


Check out the full Senior Gallery

Fore more artistic shoots check out Tiffany's Senior Session

Check out more fall beauty in Amanda's senior session


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