Featured | Style Me Pretty | Boho Boudoir Photography

Eeeeeee!!!! So. Excited. At. This. Moment. We have had the awesome pleasure of being featured on Style Me Pretty for some of our past wedding and engagement work BUT I am thrilled to tell you that my boudoir work has been featured for the very first time on SMP!!

Not sure if you remember the Boho Boudoir Session I did over the winter but it was a hit and SMP thought so too! Please take some time to drop by the feature today and leave a comment. Comments help to ensure my work gets featured again and again!

Very very special thanks to Justine Kolano of Beauty Justified for once again pulling off some incredible looks and to my very good friend Raemie Bachman of In The Kitchen with Raemie for being my styling partner in crime for the day! And of course to my beautiful client L…certainly could not have pulled this off without your gorgeousness, both inside and out.

 

 

Dripping with Femininity | Glamour & Boudoir Photographer | Pittsburgh

See how she just oozes femininity and sensuality? These photos are so sultry to me. A twist of the chin, a curve of the hip…it all comes together to project such a delicate balance of power and softness.

I recently attended a workshop in NY and I’m really excited to add a new element to my glamour and boudoir photography. Growing in this field has been a true joy for me….looking at where I started, where I am right now and the path of where I plan to go is a little scary, a touch intimidating…but wow…I have been and plan to continue to enjoy the ride.

I’ve been on quite a journey the last few months and it’s been quite invigorating (when I’m not curled up in the fetal position in the corner of a room rocking myself). It’s been a sort of re-awakening on so many levels: physically, emotionally and in a truly divine way, reconnecting with loving relationships that needed some TLC. Some of it has been scary and some has been totally thrilling. And watching it all come together to intersect into clarity has been humbling and reminds me to ever be grateful for what is in my life. If you know me at all, you know I am a true cheerleader for women finding their beauty within. To enjoy the process of finding out who they are, stretching their femininity and pushing themselves out of their comfort zone to truly wrap themselves in understanding of who they are and mostly to appreciate themselves: every wrinkle, every blemish, every dimple of cellulite. You are you and there is no one like you. No one. Embrace that and celebrate it. It has been wonderful bringing out the beauty of women; and I don’t mean beauty in the sense of what is viewed as beautiful. I mean their insides…I mean peel-the-skin-off-and-show-me-what’s-inside-beautiful.

What you may not know is that every time I help a woman bring out her raw beauty is actually therapy for me. Because we connect and we silently agree that you have just recognized a part of yourself you may not have known was there. I love that. Now I will also focus on my own power and beauty, inside and out, to meet the challenges ahead of me. Bring. It. On.

All powerful, awesome, vulnerable, sweet, fierce, rockstar women are invited for the ride. Gonna be a good one.

Shadows & Light | Boudoir Photography | Pittsburgh

*Sighhhhhhhhh…..* | Pittsburgh Boudoir Photographer

Enjoy your weekend.

A Girl Day | Headshots | Pittsburgh

Yep…a girl day. Love those. One of my most favorite clients emailed to say that some new headshots were in order for some lovely women. So off Justine and I went to have a day of stories, laughing, gasping at those stories and having a fun estrogen-filled day. You need those sometimes….just a group of women hanging out and talking like we’re all in our pj’s drinking wine and eating pizza.

After Justine beautified these lovely ladies I took them for a walk around Oakland snapping their loveliness here and there.

Nothing more fun that playing dress up and taking photos.

Thank you Ladies for such a fun day!

Sugar & Spice | Boudoir Photography | Pittsburgh

Love the lace. Love the leg warmers. Love the sugary sweetness + the spicy look. Love when it allllllll comes together.

More? Don’t forget to visit my site.

Come See My New Site! | Pittsburgh Boudoir Photographers

Yes! I have a new site! I am in love with this site because there is so much I can do with it for my clients. It’s user-friendly, it’s pretty and and most importantly, it’s simple.

I couldn’t decide on the front splash page so as you can see above I chose to put a collage together.

And below you can see my favorite part of the site: the Before & Afters. To see the transformation of these beautiful women is amazing!

And there are 4 other galleries to peruse that will show you the rest of my work.

Loooooove this part too. The Experience page allows you to view a short film that John filmed that goes thru what it’s like to be photographed by me (ahem…sorry for the spoiler but it’s FUN!)

So please stop by my new site and take a peek! You won’t be disappointed!

 

The Beauty You Don’t See

Yesterday I had a previous client of mine email this to me:

And then I watched it. And then I cried. The pit of my stomach dropped and I felt so awful for the collective woman. All of us…because we are so special, so lovely, so incredible, so powerful, so nurturing, so strong, so amazing and so so so beautiful. Every. Single. One. Of. Us. And it turns my stomach to know that we are our very own worst enemies. Yes, we have one hell of a war out there to battle through and our armor is so thin at times. I know this. And our fight to just be who we are and who we want to be is perilous at times.

But just remember….you are beautiful. Yep, you. U-huh…you…sitting in front of your computer not believing me. YOU.

I would love to hear your comments on this. Feel free to drop a line.

And remember…you’re more beautiful than you think you are.

Alternatively, this is what I found in my daughter’s room this morning. A little project she did while hanging out in her room. I will show her this when she turns 13.

Notice how there is nothing in here about her looks. That’s my girl.

Lovely in Black | Pittsburgh Boudoir Photographer | Before & After Boudoir Photos

Holy pow. Wow pow! Tons of girlie fun to share with you…but for now just take this in. I wasn’t sure if I was photographing Glen Close or Helen Hunt. Right??

And one last thing…have you seen my new site? Drop by and take a peek.

Spring into Boudoir Season! | Boudoir & Glamour Photography Special | Pittsburgh

Juuuuuust a reminder about a lovely little sweet deal I’ve cooked up since my April is looking pretty slow. This is my last month before the wedding season slam dunks me so I thought I’d toss out a wee special for those of you wanting to knock the socks off your significant other.

So here’s the deal:

$625
~Hair, makeup and wardrobe styling
~Session design with full access to my entire wardrobe
~4 Wardrobe Changes
~15 high-resolution images of your choice available for download with printing rights
~Online gallery for viewing and photo selection

And if you refer a friend that reserves a session you get $25 off of your session!

Upgrades and Add-ons available.

This deal is only good for the month of April. Who wants to come out and play??