Michelle shares the story of her coastal beach boudoir photography shoot in Sonoma County.
Going outdoors for your boudoir experience takes your session to a whole new level and becomes a true adventure!
Here is the story of that adventure, written by Michelle herself.
I have been a member of Beauty & Boudoir with Karen Morgan on Facebook for quite some time.
Everything about Karen shows that she is a true professional. She has amazing tact and clearly is not judgmental, she also is extremely knowledgeable about her work.
I enjoy following her on her site, she lifts us all up, encourages us and empowers us.
When I approached her to do my shoot, she was very welcoming and accommodating. Karen has many ideas for different locations and shoots, she has a darling studio with many props or you can take it outside at different locations.
It honestly doesn’t matter where you take the pictures, if you have a spectacular photographer like Karen, she can make you look like a model and get you to have fun in any setting. Thank you Karen for inspiring me and helping me with the confidence I’ve gained.
I was very nervous, after all we are our own critic and we struggle all the time to see beauty in ourselves.
We have photos of airbrushed models tossed around defining what we think we should look like.
Even though this was my 2nd time doing this, you loose that confidence shortly after the session and fear and embarrassment sink in and every single flaw on your body seems to appear.
Karen helped me with picking out hair & make up styles as well as different outfits to wear. She was easily available to help answer questions prior to my shoot.
The whole time, I was made to feel special. Karen and her daughter were working together to give me an amazing experience.
Both like mother like daughter have a sweet gentle nature about them and not once did they make me feel uncomfortable or judged.
I just turned 50 and this was a gift to my husband as well as celebrating turning 50.
My conception prior to the shoot was “I’m too old to be doing this” Once I saw the photos, I felt better about myself then ever.
No matter where you are at in life, young, old, in the middle, go out and do this.
I had a great time with Karen and her daughter, her daughter is very mature for her age and professional. She was right by my side helping me with wardrobe / lighting the entire time.
Be proud of yourself, flaunt yourself in front of that camera and have a great time.
Put your trust in Karen, she is such a sweet compassionate person and she knows how to pose you so you look your best.
She will put you in some of the most awkward feeling positions, but once you see the preview pictures, you will feel like a million bucks.
This is the most empowering feeling ever, it’s time to work on your self care and this is by far one of the greatest ways to achieve that.
Love yourself and feel pretty.
