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Staying Centered
âIt is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts.â - K.T. Jong ______________________________________ Here's a fun fact :...
Boudoir Photography Tips: 3 Rules for Good Composition in Photography
Today, weâre taking a quick trip back to the fundamentals. Thatâs right, the FUN-damentals, the stuff you need to know and the skills you need to have if you want to take great photos. The composition is undoubtedly one of the most important aspects of...
Client Feature: Desiree
She took a sip from her glass of champagne and dropped her robe without a care in the world. She was a beautiful confident woman and she knew it. She knew it because she is a mother of four, three-time cancer survivor, wife,  business owner and she loved every bit of...
Boudoir Photo Tips: What Questions to Ask Your Client
Youâve probably heard it said that the success of the end result depends on one of two things: blind luck or excellent preparation. But when it comes to business, itâs never a good idea to leave anything to chance. Besides, âluckâ is what happens when preparation...
Monday Muse Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron âI longed to arrest the beauty that came before me and at length, the longing has been satisfied.â - Julia Margaret Cameron ________________ One of the most beautiful and uncanny elements about Boudoir Photography is the ability of the...
The importance of Breathing
âI took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.â â Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar ___________________________________________ Breath is healing but is so often taken for granted. Breathing in deeply calms the heart, relaxes tense muscles,...
Boudoir Photo Tips -The Art of complimenting
Boudoir Photography Tip of the Week: The Art of Complimenting âThere are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.â - Chris Rock ------- Itâs no secret that women tend to battle a great many insecurities. Even the strongest and boldest of us...
Monday Muse – Eve Arnold
"If a photographer cares about the people before the lens and is compassionate, much is given. It is the photographer, not the camera, that is the instrument." - Eve Arnold ____________________________ Photography becomes art when it makes you feel something,...
Become More Confident, Because Confidence is Sexy
You watch him walk into the room. Shoulders back, head held high, large smile on his face as he greets the people he passes by.Heâs not the most handsome person youâve ever seen, but thereâs something about him that makes you want to know him. That something is...
Keeping It Sexy – Show Don’t tell
You know how in movies youâll sometimes see someone babbling, because theyâre flustered and nervous by the presence of another person, and the other person, without saying a word, will simply step forward and silence the babbling person with a kiss. And something...
Monday Muse – Lady Gaga
Beautiful photos by  Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin ââBorn This Wayâ is about being yourself, and loving yourself, and being proud.â - Lady Gaga âMy mama told me when I was young We are all born superstars She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on In the...
Understood
'Unbutton, unzip, unclip, untie, undo, undress.' 'Understood', she replied. -Michael Faudet
Grace
I've always been on a search for grace. Grace in who I am, what I am doing, where I am, and especially in what I'm photographing. Over the last few months of photographing dancers and connecting to the love I have for the beauty of form and movement; Â I am remembering...
Monday Muse – Ellen Von Unwerth
Ellen Von Unwerth âTechnique undoubtedly helps make photography magical, but I prefer to work with the atmosphere. I think that the obsession with technique is a male thing. Boy's toys. They love playing.. but once you've perfected something, you have started...
Rebirth
There is nothing like running naked through the woods! I've been missing over the last couple weeks because I've been traveling quite a bit and I've been just crazy busy. I've been taking some amazing photos lately and I definitely feel as though work is in a...
Monday Muse – Joyce Tenneson
âIf I had to pick a single word to describe what my pictures are all about, I would say âsecrets.ââ - Joyce Tenneson ________________________ Her work has been displayed in more than 150 exhibitions around the world, on magazine covers, in museums, in private...
Hearts on Fire
Over the last couple of months, I've been doing some much needed personal work. It's been way too long since I've really dug a little deeper into the special place that just wants to create art for myself. Not for social media, not for my clients, not for...
Monday Muse Kathryn Bigelow
If there's specific resistance to women making movies, I just choose to ignore that as an obstacle for two reasons: I can't change my gender, and I refuse to stop making movies. It's irrelevant who or what directed a movie, the important thing is that you...
Heaven In Her Eyes
"I remember how heaven looks like; her eyes remind me of it." The Devil said to himself. -Daniel Saint
Worshiping the temple that is your body
You are not a body with a mind, you are a mind with a body, and your body is the most valuable thing that you possess. Whether you are religious or not, you can recognize that each person is a miracle, the life spark inside each and every one of us is miraculous, but...