Alison's shoot was uber memorable, not only because of her 'wowsers-golly-me-oh-my!' beauty, but also because she left her session with an extra special skip in her step, a skip that only my clients can fully understand (me applying the bad copy drama). ;)

 

Alison is one of those women who has just about every good gene in her pool on her side-nobody peed in her pool. From amazing hair, to kickin curves, to luminous skin, she has what brings out the "grass in greener" complex in many of us. As in "I wish I had lady lumps like hers" complex.

 

 

Anywho, Alison was nervous about how her body would photograph, as are most women, myself included (note: I'm talking about myself in photos, not you ;) ). Of course nervousness is natural, and I have to say, I'd honestly would be surprised, and maybe even a little worried, if someone came in 100% giddy about the being strictly skivey. And, as always..., I digress...

 

However Alison's body worries strike you, we can not discount her feelings--they are hers and if she feels them, they are real, regardless of what we see. Nothings worse that being told that your fears are inconvceivable.

 

Something I've learned in my time as boudoir photographer: Even Hot Girls Get the Blues. Girls without cellulite, girls without muffin tops, and those that do, all suffer from some form of body related anxiety.

 

What I'm trying to get to here is to let you know that Alision left my studio fully aware of just how fab that gene pool of hers is--showing her multiple images on the back of my camera really drove that home.

 

Okay, before you think I'm being all self-congratulatory and such, I have to clarify: Yes, Lauren and I are good at what we do, but what we do is created from the faces and bodies of real women, not models. So if women look good in their photographs, they are responsible for that--I just document what I see.

 

After her shoot Alison gave us one of the most heart-felt thank yous we've ever received. We were all a bit choked up.

 

Moral of my story:

 

Meeting Alison reminded me how thankful I am that while having so much fun, being creative and working with super cool ladies, I also get to show said ladies how beautiful they are.

 

I've said this a gazillion times, but recalibrating women's perception of themselves is my trademark.