Boudoir Story: Michelle

(((WARNING: HOT BOUDOIR PICTURES AHEAD!!)))

After posting this one shot of one of my boudoir clients from the August marathon at Seven (ps this client has three kids! Don't be scared to sign up!), another one of my ladies from that same day said she did not mind if I blogged some from her session. I was SO MANY kinds of excited to see this!! Michelle has a toddler and HELLO doesn't she look good!?

In picking outfits it seemed that Michelle followed my advice-- play up the features you love about yourself and don't feel like you have to push yourself to "expose" the features that make you feel insecure. Often time during boudoir shoots as the ladies get more comfortable, they make the decision to push the envelope and do posing and outfits that are out of their comfort zone (though I am fully aware that the whole idea of a boudoir shoot is out of most women's comfort zones).

Michelle chose to do three different looks-- Elizabeth Tolley and her team did a beautiful job of giving Michelle three different hair/makeup looks to go with Michelle's outfits.

Michelle: You are one beautiful lady!! Thanks for being brave and letting me post some shots from your boudoir experience. Yeow!! :)

Boudoir Story: Sneek Peek

I am so grateful to this client who let me post one image from her boudoir shoot at Seven this past Sunday. It has been so awesome to do boudoir shoots with all these amazing women that come out for the shoots. I love that my job includes empowering women to feel great about themselves, no matter what size, shape, age, etc they are. It is the BEST getting to be surrounded by women all day long that embrace their beauty and sexuality and celebrate it.

It's good to be a woman.

Music Story: Martha Ann Motel

If you have been following the blog or have been my friend on Facebook for long, you know that David (my husband) has a band that plays mostly in Raleigh and occasionally around NC. This band, its members and the music they create has been so important to David. You might think I am being biased, but I love their music. It's good stuff!

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The boys will be doing an in studio interview and live songs on 88.1 WKNC on August 27th.

I had a great time doing this quick shoot before their practice last night...

Senior Story: Allie

It was really refreshing to get to do something new yesterday- a high school senior shoot! I had not done one in fo-ev-a so it was great to get Allie in front of the camera :)

Allie is on the yearbook staff at her high school...

Allie's little sister Hailey joined in for a few shots...

Allie takes pictures for the yearbook and loves photography

so it was important to her to bring along her camera.

In high school I always had a camera of some sort on me at all times :)

Hailey is automatically one of Allie's most photographed subjects :)

Class of '11!

Right out of camera... YUMMY light :)

Jewelry from Allie's grandmothers who are no longer physically with us on earth...

The loop of the necklace not shown here says

"All the strength you need..."

It is so beautiful to see women celebrating the women before them...

Allie (and Melodie and Hailey): I had the best time running around Raleigh with you! You did such an amazing job. I can't wait to get all of your family in front of the camera :) I know it will be a blast!!