Past Client Feature
This beautiful human actually found me through another photographer, and getting her into the studio took a little coordination because this woman is BUSY. Kids, life, showing up for the people she loves… she’s pulled in a million directions. But while she was getting her hair and makeup done, we ended up talking about just how much she carries and what a strong fucking woman she is.
What Do You Think Your Hottest Quality Is?
I have a question I think is way more interesting than asking somebody what their favorite body part is. If I asked your partner, your best friend, or someone who knows you incredibly well what they think your hottest quality is, what would they say? And then, without letting their answer influence yours, what would you say about yourself?
Chantel Allen’s Fangirl Friday Feature: Couples Edition
This couple had already done a couples session before, and it had left a lot to be desired. So when they started looking again, they weren’t just searching for pictures where the editing style was close to their preference. They wanted someone who was comfortable shooting nudity, understood the kind of work they actually wanted to display in their home, and could take the ideas we talked about beforehand and make them feel like them once they were in front of the camera.
Inclusive Boudoir Photography in Seattle, WA: Boudoir Is for Every Body
When I say boudoir is for every body, I mean exactly that.
Women. Men. Couples. LGBTQ+ clients. Straight clients. Trans and nonbinary clients. Thin bodies, fat bodies, muscular bodies, soft bodies, aging bodies, scarred bodies, changing bodies. People who feel confident already and people who are still figuring that part out.
Your Boudoir Session Is Months Away… So What Do You Do Until Then?
If you’ve been looking for an excuse to finally book the facial, go lingerie shopping in person, get your nails done, or spend an afternoon doing absolutely nothing productive at a spa… congratulations. I fully support using your boudoir session as the excuse.
Here’s how I’d space things out before your boudoir session.
Boudoir for Women at Every Stage of Life
Younger versions of yourself are easy to romanticize because you already know how that chapter turned out. Looking at who you are right now is harder because you are still standing in the middle of it.
Well, a camera sees a lot more than that.
It will catch the way you move, the way you hold yourself, the expression on your face when you actually just breathe. The softness, the confidence, the personality, and all the little things that get lost when you unfortunately reduce yourself to either a number on the scale or try to compare today to a picture from ten years ago.
That is what I want women to walk away with after boudoir. Not proof that you somehow became yourself again, but proof of the woman who came next.