Prior to booking your session with Valerie, what hesitations did you have about doing a boudoir shoot?: I was worried about being too big to look sexy or pretty. I was nervous about not being able to hide all my "problem" areas, including my stomach and flabby arms. I was worried about hiding my stretch marks and scars.
What was your own personal reason for wanting to have a boudoir session? Was your session a gift for anyone special, or just for yourself?: I wanted to feel sexy and empowered after coming out of an abusive marriage. I lost a lot of confidence and I wanted to regain some of that through amazing pictures. My session was for me, to help me feel amazing and beautiful.
How did your session with Valerie differ from what you were expecting before entering our studio?: Everything was very relaxed, Valerie had already planned out the session and made sure that she knew what I was worried about ahead of time. All the poses Valerie wanted me to get into, she showed me and she was very helpful and helped make me feel amazing and there was zero judgement.
What was your favorite part of the boudoir experience?: I loved the white sheet session, being nude and wrapped up in a sheet made me feel like a million dollars. I have always dreamed of doing a boudoir session to have those photos and I now can say I will have my own amazing photos which will last forever.
Other than beautiful photos, of course, what else did you take away from your boudoir experience? What type of impact did it have on you?: That even though I am not perfect looking or my idea of the "perfect" size that I can be beautiful and sexy. I now feel a lot more confident with my own body and I cannot wait to see all the photos and be able to show them to friends.
Now that you are officially a Boudoir girl, if you could give advice to any woman reading this who is on the fence about booking a session, what would you tell her?:Book the session! Valerie is both an amazing photographer and an amazing woman who will help you feel confident and sexy and comfortable. If you feel that you aren't the perfect size or shape or you might have things about your body you don't like, Valerie will help you find things that you do. Valerie will focus on your strengths and challenge the way you sit, stand and lay to ensure she gets the most amazing photos. Just based on my sneak peak photo, I can tell that Valerie has taken some amazing photos and I look so amazing that I cannot wait to see the rest.
Never in a million years did I think that I would enjoy the photo shoot as much as I did, but I am so happy that I had the opportunity to have my photos taken by Valerie and you should book your session in as soon as possible!
