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Bo***ir photography is a love affair between light and shadows. The way we use them allows the viewers to see what we wa...
01/08/2025

Bo***ir photography is a love affair between light and shadows. The way we use them allows the viewers to see what we want you to see, or not see.

A key note I tell anyone who takes a course or mentors with me--put the light on the area you want to flatter, and make the shadows hug the rest.
Scrolling through my feed I'm sometimes crushed by photos of people who are in a fabulous setting, posing is on point, but the lighting is coming from the wrong direction and isn't kissing the subject as it should be, resulting in an image that just doesn't connect with its viewers the way it would with a simple change of placement.

Want to learn how to make those small adjustments to create images that speak to your viewers? My connected posing class is available for just $97 for a limited time!

DM or email me at [email protected] for information!

01/08/2025

Ope, time to get a little serious..

For those who don't know me, know me-
I am not at my desk every day, 24/7.
I'm not ever going to be "always available."
That's an unrealistic expectation that social media has created that I absolutely won't live up to (even if I could), and here's why.

I'm not a team of workers. I'm not a big box company.
I'm a one woman show. This is my business to run the way I'm available and comfortable to run it.
My hours are based around my family, because they'll always come first for me.

The people pleaser in me used to drop everything to respond to every email, message and text as soon as it came through. Because that's what people said you had to do to make your customers happy.

Guess what.
It doesn't make me happy, nor my family happy.
It caused burnout and resentment.
And it almost cost me my passion for this career.

So I changed the narrative for me.
I gave myself permission to set boundaries that are realistic to my own life.
I started saying no to things that aren't within those boundaries.
And I started turning away customers that don't support or align with my boundaries.

And no, I sure the hell ain't perfect.
Things slip through. I get behind.
Because I'm a damn human not a robot.
I'm built flawed and imperfect just like everyone else.

Somewhere, we put these perfection roles on small business owners that are just not okay, people.

Please remember, this business is run by an actual human; who busy with a million other things that may or may not have to do with this business because I have a little life too.

For those who know me and support me in all of my ways, thank you, you truly are what keeps me going!

Xoxo
Happy Wednesday!

Still Nervous About Booking A Bo***ir Session?Maybe you don't think you're skinny/fit/young enough to do it. Maybe you t...
01/08/2025

Still Nervous About Booking A Bo***ir Session?
Maybe you don't think you're skinny/fit/young enough to do it.
Maybe you think you have to have a "valid excuse" to do it.

First off, no. Bo***ir sessions are for every body, regardless of ability, size, shape and age.
Second off, no. You're doing this FOR YOU. That's reason enough.

Here's an important tip: TRUST YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER. If you are feeling any doubts/hesitations that are directly related to the photographer, that's a red flag. You shouldn't be getting "creepy alerts" when talking to your photographer. IYKYK.

Did you know I encourage you to bring a friend with you if you're nervous? I have some studio rules for your friend, but feel free bring them along to hype you up and keep you grounded!

P.S. Everyone is pretty nervous upon booking the first time.
For the most part, those nerves melt away within minutes of the session.
You'll think, "Wow. I was hesitant about this? This is freaking FUN!"

And then you'll book again!

PSA: I don't shoot in the snow. I don't shoot outside if the temps are below my age. (Yes, I'm for real.) 🤷🏼‍♀️But I hav...
01/07/2025

PSA:
I don't shoot in the snow.
I don't shoot outside if the temps are below my age. (Yes, I'm for real.) 🤷🏼‍♀️

But I have a cozy studio space with lots of options for you to shoot together in the winter months.

And I travel too -- other rental studios, Airbnbs, even your home, if my studio setting doesn't align with the vision for your session!

Drop me an email at [email protected] to discuss your session!

Photographers--Are you struggling with getting your bo***ir photos to stand out from everyone else around you?The key is...
01/07/2025

Photographers--Are you struggling with getting your bo***ir photos to stand out from everyone else around you?
The key isn't just copying poses you see online. You've tried that, too, it still didn't work, and you're feeling stuck.
I got you.
Join me for a call, in person coffee and girl talk, or on a video chat to learn how you can take your images from good to great without buying any extra gear, courses, or presets. Just a few tried & true tricks of the trade I'm passing along to you!!
And for just $97 for a limited time!!
I'm so confident that this class will have you loving your work, that if you aren't happy after putting the tools to work, I'll refund your class fee!!

👉🏼BONUS: Sign up and tag a friend to sign up and I'll also include my editing guide FREE!

Hey mommas. I'm talking to you. Your body does SO much for you, every day, just showing up and helping you get through a...
01/03/2025

Hey mommas. I'm talking to you. Your body does SO much for you, every day, just showing up and helping you get through all of the demands life puts on you.
Be kind and return the love!!
Treat yourself with a bo***ir session this year!!

Bo***ir sessions should be as unique as you are. You don't want the same thing everyone else is doing.You want a session...
01/03/2025

Bo***ir sessions should be as unique as you are.
You don't want the same thing everyone else is doing.
You want a session that matches your energy, your desires.
You want a session that looks like it was custom made for you.
Well, dolls, you won't get that from the seasonal pop-up bo***ir mini sessions thrown out by every photographer, every January.
Sure, you might get great spicy photos, and if that's enough for you, you do you, boo. I'm not devaluing their offers at all.

But if you're craving a deeper experience, you're going to want to go the extra mile and book a session with a photographer who specializes in bo***ir photography all year long.
Psssst. That's me. That's what I do.
Join the hundreds of women who have found me and felt the difference.
Inquiries: [email protected]

Might take up running this year.Or.......not.But you can run into the studio and make some art. (God, that was cheesy. I...
01/02/2025

Might take up running this year.
Or.......not.
But you can run into the studio and make some art.
(God, that was cheesy. I'm going to bed now!!)

If I'm gonna work on NYE, we're gonna make it a party.Glitter & cinematic lighting? A match made in photographer's heave...
12/31/2024

If I'm gonna work on NYE, we're gonna make it a party.
Glitter & cinematic lighting? A match made in photographer's heaven!

Thanks for your love and support this year

Let's do it again, and bigger, next year!

I can at least pretend I'm in a warm, tropical place right now.  I'm not a winter weather girl.
12/31/2024

I can at least pretend I'm in a warm, tropical place right now. I'm not a winter weather girl.

That's right. Everyone who books a 2025 session by NYE gets a free Wet-T Bonus! 💦 Let's get wet.
12/30/2024

That's right. Everyone who books a 2025 session by NYE gets a free Wet-T Bonus! 💦 Let's get wet.

🫶🏼 Baby Jax's newborn photo debut. Isn't he the cutest?!?! He had the best expressions!!
12/29/2024

🫶🏼 Baby Jax's newborn photo debut. Isn't he the cutest?!?! He had the best expressions!!

I'm looking for a few expecting mommas for a discounted maternity session to try out some new looks in the Pontiac studi...
12/28/2024

I'm looking for a few expecting mommas for a discounted maternity session to try out some new looks in the Pontiac studio.
Preferably due between March-May.
Images included with model release.
DM or email [email protected] for consideration!

Dreaming of a Red-hot Valentine's session in my Red Room???Email me and get it booked in time for a Valentine's Day deli...
12/27/2024

Dreaming of a Red-hot Valentine's session in my Red Room???
Email me and get it booked in time for a Valentine's Day delivery!
[email protected]

Bo***ir isn't always about spicy photos.Bo***ir as an expression of your strength, connection & self-acceptance is a pow...
12/23/2024

Bo***ir isn't always about spicy photos.
Bo***ir as an expression of your strength, connection & self-acceptance is a powerful feeling.

[email protected]

Holy geez.I'm sitting at 100 BO***IR sessions for 2024!!Incredible.THANK YOU for choosing me in 2024!I hope we'll work t...
12/19/2024

Holy geez.
I'm sitting at 100 BO***IR sessions for 2024!!
Incredible.
THANK YOU for choosing me in 2024!
I hope we'll work together again, in some form, and if not, I truly hope I've made a lasting imprint in your life!!
xoxo

A week before her session she reached out for encouragement, feeling down and unhappy with her body perception.Moments i...
12/17/2024

A week before her session she reached out for encouragement, feeling down and unhappy with her body perception.
Moments into her session she remembered that her body is amazing, exactly as it is.
After her session she walked out with confidence enough to take on the world!!
That's the magic of a bo***ir session.

Whether size 2, size 22, in-between or beyond; your body does AMAZING things for you every single day.
Isn't that alone worth loving it?

Want to book now for just $125?
Email [email protected] to find out how!

Address

222 W Madison Street
Pontiac, IL
61760

Opening Hours

Tuesday 3pm - 8pm
Wednesday 3pm - 8pm
Thursday 3pm - 8pm
Friday 3pm - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
Sunday 11am - 5pm

Telephone

+13096489024

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