I got my chance to do a boudoir shoot of a lady who is lovely inside AND out. She's very shy generally, but came out of her shell for the photos.
I learned A LOT during this one, and not just on posing and such, but how good a person can feel in their own skin. Women, in general, are self conscious, and I understand THAT one all too well. But boudoir is about learning to love yourself again. It's a bit of fantasy, a bit of fun, and in the end... you may just find you're a little more self confident, and that you feel better about yourself than you have in a long time. I think everyone is entitled to feel good about themselves, to feel sexy.
SO many of us are housewives, mothers, many of us hold down jobs on top of those things. We go out the door with our old clothes, because our kids had to have new sneakers, they needed this or that, so we put off buying stuff for ourselves. We go to the store with just running a brush through our hair, and maybe make up, maybe. We feel rumpled, we feel stressed, we feel tired, and most of all we feel unsexy! How unfair!
Seeing the happiness that was on Denise's face when she saw her photos was just awesome! She was so happy to see herself in a new light. She never thought she'd do pics like these, but she DID do them, and she's so happy she did. Also, I have to say, her husband was pretty darned happy too!!
A few photos from the session:
