Lisa & James’ Engagement

Love that we’ve now included the engagement session with our Pittsburgh Wedding Photographers wedding package!  Here are some photos of Lisa & James’ engagement session at the Heinz History Center & the strip district!

Lisa and James are getting married in October with their ceremony at the Heinz History Center and I’m super excited about it all!  They decided to have their engagement session at the Center so we could walk it together and talk about the plan for their wedding, and it was the perfect choice.  We had so much fun walking around and dodging people .. it was exciting!

I love how happy James looks in this photo!  He’s got the perfect woman by his side! <3

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Next up was a stop outside to get some photos in the rare February sun!  We couldn’t believe how sunny and warm it was on photo shoot day! 🙂

City shoots may be one of my favorite things!
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Seriously, could they BE any cuter?!? (Yes, I used my Chandler Bing voice there)

I really love to have fun with my couples and try to make their photo shoots a barrel of laughs!  Whether that’s making fun of me or Tony – I’ll do what it takes – because the sap in my LOVES these kind of candid photos!  Seeing true happiness and enjoyment makes my heart so happy!  Don’t you just love them?!?!Strip District engagement photos, pittsburgh wedding photographer
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These two are so fantastic and we had a load of fun at their shoot!  Can’t wait for October!

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The Lace Dress

In this blog post showcasing Pittsburgh Boudoir Photography, I show you a few photos using the lace dress that is in my collection for boudoir clients to use!  Before all of that though >> if you were interested in learning about my boudoir photo shoots, you can follow the links below:

~Boudoir Photo Shoot Investment & Pricing

~ Boudoir Photo Shoot Planning Blog Posts

~Review photos from Boudoir Photo Shoots

~Complete a questionnaire to start the booking process

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This lace dress is something I purchased for my collection back in December but only recently had the chance to use it in a photo shoot!  I’m serious – it’s is one of the most stunning pieces I have in my collection and I really feel it would be great on every woman!  And, I loved it so much that I bought it in 3 different sizes!  My outfit collection is getting pretty large and I just organized it last weekend so I can more easily pull items for each client.  While most clients bring most of their own lingerie, it’s so great to have a nice selection of items for clients to look thru when they arrive.  Love to incorporate my items into shoots!

I love backlighting this dress and making my client standout.  I don’t use a lot of props in my photos because I want YOU to be the focus of the images.  I can’t show you this gorgeous woman’s face so here are a few anonymous photos.  I’ll be using this in a few shoots coming up so you’ll see it in full action in a future blog post.  For now, check out some photos from my Pittsburgh Boudoir Studio:

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If you want to schedule your boudoir session with me, please scroll to the top of this post to see all the information about my shoots!

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My Why

Why do I do what I do?  There’s so much more to being a Pittsburgh Boudoir Photographer than just taking pretty pictures.  This blog post goes into those details.  Before all that, please follow the links below for additional information on my boudoir services:

~Boudoir Photo Shoot Investment & Pricing

~ Boudoir Photo Shoot Planning Blog Posts

~Review photos from Boudoir Photo Shoots

~Complete a questionnaire to start the booking process

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I read a lot of personal development and business books.  I set goals each year with the amount of books I will read (for 2016 it’s 25).  One of the books last year was “Start with Why” by Simon Sinek.  In that book, he detailed that people are more connected with why you do what you do, not what you do!  That’s powerful.  The book really makes you dig deep into WHY you do something.  WHY do I do this job?

If you read in my blog, you can see how passionate I am about boudoir photography – it’s the highlight of my life – and I love giving this experience to women.  But, to get to the heart of it, I have to go through my WHY…and I thought I’d share this with you.  Essentially, after every thought ask yourself WHY until you get to the root of it all.  Here was my WHY discussion (this is the MUCH shorter version – I’ll spare you):

I love boudoir.

WHY

I love working with women.

WHY

Every woman deserves to feel beautiful.

WHY

Women should be uplifted and feel good about who they are.

WHY

Because I never felt good about myself and I want women to feel what I never felt.

Mic dropped.  Yup, that’s the root of it.  Growing up, even into young adulthood, I never felt good about myself.  That’s not from a lack of family and friends telling me how wonderful I am but because I was never able to see myself for who I really was, and accept that amazing woman.  I was always trying to figure myself out and change who I was (and how I looked) to conform to what I thought other people wanted.

 And, it’s really important to me that the women that step in front of my camera feel amazing about themselves.  I want them to have all those warm feelings about who they are – all those feelings I never had!

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Watching the session unfold as I stand behind the camera is so extremely powerful for me.  I love working with all these amazing women.  I want to bring out that love for themselves!  While some clients come to me already loving who they are, those women are ones that continue to inspire me! There is so much positivity and empowerment that comes out of these sessions – for both me and my clients!

I LOVE MY JOB!!

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If you are interested in scheduling a boudoir photo shoot, please don’t hesitate to contact me!  I’m booking into August with only a few openings left between now and the end of July.  Scroll back to the top to get additional details.

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Please note:  All boudoir images shared on my website are done so with permission from my clients.

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Welcome Ohio Clients

Well, I must say – Welcome to my Ohio clients from the most proud Youngstown OH Boudoir Photographer!  I’ve been getting more and more clients from Eastern OH due to the easy location of my studio and I couldn’t be happier.  Before I introduce myself, please take a moment to follow the links below to learn more about my boudoir photo shoots:

~Boudoir Photo Shoot Package & Pricing

~ Boudoir Photo Shoot Planning Help

~View Photos from Boudoir Photo Shoots

~Begin the booking process by completing a questionnaire

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When I was thinking about where I was going to locate my studio, I knew I wanted a place in a nice area that was easily accessible from Pittsburgh, New Castle, Hermitage and Youngstown OH (Oh, and even people from Irwin and Erie)!  And, I have that!  This year already (It’s just February 11th) I’ve had 5 clients from Eastern OH and I love that I’m reaching women all over the area!  It shows me that my hard work in marketing my business is really working!

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I’m centrally located and easy to get to from so many different areas.  Don’t let the Pittsburgh location on my website hold you back from contacting me to schedule a boudoir photo shoot!   I love this job!  And, if you read any of my posts on my blog, I truly hope my passion for this job comes through.  I jump for joy every single time someone contacts me about a boudoir photo shoot.

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Each session is completely unique and different to me and I’m fairly certain every client gets to witness my passion, excitement and enthusiasm for this job!  I can’t wait to work with even more from the Ohio area.  It’s nice to get to talk to people about the Boardman area – a wonderful place to shop and dine.  My favorite bakery – Clarencedale Cake – is even there – that’s where we got our wedding cake!

If you were interested in learning more about my boudoir photo shoots, please scroll to the top to link to additional information on my website.

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Body Positive 2016

This year we’re focusing on body positivity and in this post I talk about why this is so important for Pittsburgh Boudoir Photography.  Before all of that, please check out the links below for details on my boudoir photo shoots:

~Boudoir Photo Shoot Package & Pricing

~ Boudoir Photo Shoot Planning Help

~View Photos from Boudoir Photo Shoots

~Begin the booking process by completing a questionnaire

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We all have something.  Something we love, something we don’t.  It doesn’t matter your size – everyone has something.  Coming from someone who lost a ton of weight years ago, I can tell you that I still have stuff I don’t like about myself.  We always want what we don’t have.  I’d trade in my big boobs in a heartbeat and I’m sure small chested women would say the the opposite!

But, I’m making a shift in 2016!  And, it’s a shift that needs to happen for every woman so I’m sharing that with you today.

Let’s make 2016 the year we focus on the things we LOVE about ourselves.

Focus on the things you love about yourself this year, let all the negative talk about your body go.  You are shaming yourself into feeling worse about who you are.  This makes you feel like you aren’t worthy of all you have.  Change your outlook, change your life – very simple and something we can all do for ourselves.

For me, for 2016 – I’m choosing to focus on my eyes and smile.  Two things I love about myself.

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Here’s the thing about my job – I can’t be a hypocrite.  I’m working with women telling them how beautiful they are – I don’t see their flaws – I see them as perfect in every way!  That means I have to embrace all I have and accept myself, flaws and all.  And, I’ve worked hard to figure out how to do that!

Do it!  Let the negativity go.  BE YOUR BEAUTIFUL SELF!  Feel good.  Pick the things you love about yourself and focus completely on them.  It will seriously change your outlook.  GO!

Celebrate yourself this year!

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If you are interested in scheduling a boudoir session, please note I am heavily booking months in advance.  Don’t delay in getting in the schedule – you can scroll back to the top of this post to get information on my services.

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