Emotionally Ready vs. Physically Ready for Your Boudoir Session: Here's What Really Matters
A boudoir session isn’t about trying to hide or “fix” anything about you. It’s about showing up, just as you are, and saying, “I am enough.” And look, I know that’s easier said than done. We’re all our own worst critics. But I promise, once you start leaning into that self-love, you’ll feel unstoppable.
Self Love & Body Positivity: How To Love YOURSelf Unapologetically-Self Love Boudoir- Raleigh NC
It’s time to start loving yourself unapologetically. As a woman, self-love and body positivity are essential for our mental, physical, and emotional well-being. So how do we go about developing a positive relationship with ourselves and our bodies? In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of self-love and body positivity and provide tips to help you learn to love yourself unapologetically. Self-love and body positivity are powerful tools that can have a positive impact on your life. So, let's get started!
And I Wonder, Do You Know What You Mean to Me- Bridal Boudoir- In Studio Nine19 Photography Raleigh NC
She’s absolutely gorgeous and full of confidence. The amount of fun we had working with this amazing woman was unreal! How lucky I am to be able to capture this amazing young woman! I love when clients are down to earth and really just themselves in studio! She completely set the tone for the day and showed up to show out! We made sure to showcase her personality and GIRL let me tell you, it shines bright! She is what it means to truly love herself and her body, repping for the petite women!
If You Don't Jump to Put Jeans on Baby, You Don't Feel My Pain- Self Confidence Boudoir- Nine19 Photography Raleigh NC
NEW ENERGY, WHO DIS?! Yo girl is truly happy and living her best damn life! I truly strive to make sure my clients feel this happy during their boudoir session with me! I always joke that out of all the boudoir sessions that I have done, I can count on one hand and a finger how many of my clients walked in vixens, the rest of us are awkward, nervous, and goofy. It’s just true and there is nothing wrong with that, because a smile is just as sexy as a smize! As cousin Jhene says, Happiness over everything, it’s the phrase that I am living by these days. If it doesn’t suit my life and bring me happiness, then it’s not worth keeping around. Life is too short to not be happy!
Out Here Actin' Foolish, Like I'm Seventeen I Just Bought a New Whip, Don't Need Gasoline- Self Empowerment Boudoir -In Studio Nine19 Photography Raleigh NC
OOOOWEEEEE, if you are in the middle of checking your temp and its a little high, its not Corona, its these damn portraits! When I tell you this woman put in work, she put in damn work! This gorgeous mother, medical professional, and all around badass came in studio here in Raleigh NC and rocked her session! Her infectious energy was only outshined by her super sweet personality and attitude! My clients are constantly surprising me with how genuine they are and how willing they are to be vulnerable during these intimate sessions! The Super Woman that walked into my studio, walked out even stronger, confident, so incredibly proud of herself!
Women of Color and Boudoir: Why We are Worth It- Self Empowerment Boudoir- Nine19 Photography Raleigh NC
Boudoir... I found myself repeating the word over and over again as if the definition in Websters Dictionary was going to change. I couldn't believe that I was about to do a BOUDOIR photoshoot. I felt a wave of emotions! I immediately thought to myself, "what would people say? Maybe I should hit the gym a few extra times this week... What would my mother say?!" I was nervous and excited but boudoir just felt like a "dirty" word. I researched the definition, "a French word meaning a lady's private dressing room or bedroom." Is that why it felt so dirty? Was it the word 'private' dressing room or bedroom that made it feel so risqué? Yet, when I am alone in my bedroom playing dress up in the mirror wearing my favorite lingerie or hoodie is when I feel the best, it's when I feel the sexiest, the prettiest... the most comfortable. Then it clicked! Boudoir wasn't about dressing up in sexy lingerie... It was more about feeling empowered, loving the skin that you're in, and body positivity.
I Won't Never Sell My Soul, and I Can Back That and I Really Wanna Know, Where You At?- Self Love Boudoir- In Studio Nine19 Photography- Raleigh NC
This client is by far one of the most hard working and brilliant women I have ever gotten to work with. She is in the middle of a season of self discovery and self love, so to have her reach out to me to be apart of this moment with her, I jumped at the opportunity! Women, especially Women of Color battle with ideas of being “worthy” of love by fighting their natural sexual urges thanks to outside influences and societal norms. We have to be worth marrying or loving, by saying we are “pure” without needing to expect the same of our partners and counterparts. With society’s idea changing on how women’s sexual desires are accepted we get the opportunity to grow OPENLY (because we were doing this with or without acceptance) into complete human beings.
You Know Everybody Been Waiting on That Baby, Man- Couples Maternity Boudoir- In Studio Nine19 Photography Raleigh NC
HOLD ON TO YOUR HARD HATS PEOPLE… these two are about to take us on a whole damn journey! If being pregnant is this sexy, I am all the way here for it (rooting on other people, haha!) These two are not only madly in love with their soon to be nugget, they are madly in love with each other and it is just spilling out of these portraits! We had so much fun here in my space in Raleigh NC! Its clear why these two belong together and I felt incredibly honored that they chose me to capture such amazing portraits featuring their passion for each other and that perfect baby bump!
That Natural Beauty, If You Could See It From the Front, Wait 'Til You See It From the Back- Birthday Boudoir- Nine19 Photography- Raleigh NC
So, about a week ago I did a boudoir shoot. I was so nervous that I was trying to think of every excuse in the book of not to go to this session. A few days before, I was bitten by a swarm of red ants all over my feet, so I was like “Bitch! This is your opportunity to get out of this session!” I was also trying my hardest to lose 10 to 15 pounds in a matter of two weeks and I was driving myself crazy in the head thinking about how am I going to look once these pictures came out? What is my husband going to think when he sees these photos? Is he just going to see someone out of shape that he doesn’t feel attracted to because I’m not the same person that I was physically when I first met him. Every negative thought that you could possibly think of went through my brain. But something just came over me and said “Bitch. Get your shit together...Do the shoot, whether you like it or not. You are going to love the results.”