In this new Pittsburgh Boudoir Photography blog series, I’m getting personal! I really want my clients to know as much as they want about me so within this new series I will be answering some frequently asked questions about boudoir and myself.

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To kick off this new series, I’ll begin with what basically started it all in the first place.

What made me want to shoot boudoir?

A little history, I have always loved photography, I took a liberal arts class for photography in college to satisfy a requirement but I had always loved taking pictures and never thought that I could make a career out of it. Then I met my husband. When we got our wedding photos back, we hated them and thought they were terrible. Tony, who has a photography degree from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, said we could do a better job so I started a business just thinking I would take pictures and it would be something fun to do. I never thought that it would become a full time career, which it is now…thankfully.

I found my mentor, Heather Lahtinen, in December of 2012 and had been mentoring with her for quite a while when she decided to offer a boudoir workshop. I originally took the workshop in order to learn how to pose women better as I really didn’t have an interest in boudoir at that point. After the worksop, I decided that I would try it out on my own and had a friend of mine come over for what I would say was my first studio shoot and it was the BEST THING EVER. It was something I wasn’t expecting at all. I really loved how transformative it was for her, not only with her look but with the confidence she gained after the shoot.

Being able to use photography to encourage my friend was something that was really important to me. After that shoot I realized that this was something that I need to be doing – it was my CALLING in life. I was pretty straight forward with everyone after that first shoot that this was it, this is what I wanted to be doing. Every step I’ve taken since then has been towards the goal of being a boudoir photographer.

I really put the studio in place and it took me about three months to do so. After I got everything set up, I had my first shoot and it was spectacular. As I watch myself over the years, it’s amazing to me how much progression I’ve had, it’s amazing to see how many women are coming in and out of the studios as well as the changes that are happening not only in their lives but in their marriages. Being able to help these women with their confidence and how they feel about their bodies is something that is really important to me. I want women to feel good about themselves, about who they are, and show them what they have to offer the world!  I say these sessions are so great for women to improve their confidence, their passion for themselves, but really it’s something for me too. Being able to work with them is the highlight of my life.