FAQ

100% absolutely yes.

One of my favorite parts about my wedding work has been in helping women feel amazing about themselves while they navigate a stressful time.

Most of these wedding clients have never had professional photos taken, and they trust me to guide and encourage them on the way to making beautiful photos of this important moment in their lives.

Boudoir photography is an amplified version of this. I think it’s courageous to seek out something that’s this vulnerable and powerful. If I can help, using the skills I’ve built over the years, I want to.

Camera yes, dude yes, creepy no.

It’s totally valid to feel leery about working in an intimate space with any dude and you should absolutely be skeptical about doing so.

I’ve staked my career on helping everyone I photograph feel comfortable, safe, and encouraged throughout every part of what I do — nothing is more important.

All I can offer is a commitment to keep doing so and the kind words of past clients.

First, this is the norm!

Just about everyone I’ve ever worked with has told me this, and left their session feeling incredible. The key is to embrace the butterflies, and channel them as best you can towards having some fun.

Boudoir and boudoir-adjacent photography is a step beyond everyday photography — it’s more in every sense. And it can be a big step.

So we’re gonna ease into things; we’re gonna communicate, we’re gonna put some music on, we’re gonna have some laughs — and we’re gonna make great photos.

Light-handed!

I always say, I’ll make you look as you do on your best day. I’ll take care of any zits that pop up (they always seem to). Beyond that, it’s a matter of flattering lighting and posing direction.

To be frank, I am not the photographer for you if you’re looking to have your skin artificially smoothed, your wrinkles or scars removed, or your body warped with editing. I’m here to photograph you, and the idea that you need to undergo heavy editing to achieve beauty is not something I’m here to support 🤙🏻

Not without your permission. These photos are for you, first and foremost. I love sharing photos, but you’ll be able to tell me which photos you don’t want shared. Or which few can.

Every photographer is different.

I like being clear about what a client’s getting and for what price.

I don’t like upselling, I don’t like add-ons, I don’t like pressuring anyone, and I definitely don’t like the idea of not giving someone an incredible image from their session because they didn’t (or couldn’t) pay for it.

I deliver a trimmed-down collection of the photos I love from a session and give people the ability to order prints and albums from their galleries at reasonable prices. It’s what my wife and I do for our wedding work too.

I don’t need to make all the money in the world.

I completely understand bringing along a friend to your session for safety and comfort (or hype) reasons and I have zero issues with it!

I just ask that:

• They’re someone you feel really comfortable around and you know they hype you up

• They understand that they will not be photographed (this session’s about you)

• They’ll be asked to give us a lil space during the session, and refrain from giving direction

Also! If you don’t really have a friend that you’d feel comfortable doing this kind of thing around, Jess (my wife) is more than happy to attend if she’s available.

I’d love to work with anyone that loves themself (deep down anyhow — we all get insecure sometimes). I’m here to empower, not convince.

I think it’s totally cool to just want some great photos of yourself, at whatever level you’re comfortable with. I think it’s cool to do it for the experience. I think it’s cool to share the results.

It’s the reason, the why of a thing, the proof. Boudoir’s about exploring whatever that is.