I work out of a dedicated studio in Chicago. Always have. And whenever the topic of studio versus on-location boudoir photography comes up — shooting in a hotel, an Airbnb, a client’s home — I want to give an honest answer, not just a pitch for whatever I’m selling. So here’s what I actually think. […]

I get variations of these questions all the time — in DMs, in consultations, in emails from women who found the website and aren’t quite sure what to make of it. I’m putting them all here because if you’re wondering, you’re probably not the only one. Do I have to be a certain size or […]

The phrase “women empowerment photography” gets used a lot. On websites, in Instagram captions, in marketing materials for everything from fitness studios to insurance companies. It’s been stretched pretty thin. So I want to be specific about what I mean when I use it — because the specificity matters, and it’s the reason women keep […]

I had a client a few years ago — I’ll call her M — who booked her session and then spent the entire time before it trying to talk herself out of it. She sent me three emails with variations of “I’m not sure I’m the type of person who does this.” She showed up […]

I want to tell you something that most photographers don’t say out loud: the first fifteen minutes of almost every boudoir session are awkward. Not a little awkward. Actually awkward. Stiff, self-conscious, “I don’t know what to do with my hands” awkward. And that’s completely fine. It’s supposed to be. You walked into a room […]

Okay, real talk — this is the question I get more than any other. More than “how long does it take” or “will you see everything.” More than pricing. Women obsess over what to bring, and honestly? I get it. It feels like the one thing you can control before you walk in. So here’s […]