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Calling all Bookworms….
I created pure magic with this set Boushie Babes!!!
Lighting, the books, the moss, and flowers, the live plants!!!!
We totally knocked this set out of the park, and the plant room is now more!!!
Don’t forget to get your shots on this amazing set when you book your session.
So check out this video I made of the making of this new set:
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Shannon, a California native, has spent the last decade exploring and moving from place to place to build new connections. Unfortunately, she lost everything after her divorce and went through a rough patch. To make matters worse, she had an ectopic pregnancy that required surgery and left her with health issues. However, Shannon is determined not to let these challenges define her or affect her self-esteem.
Let's show Shannon some love and support because we all know how tough it can be. Despite everything, Shannon decided to celebrate herself by booking a session with me. And boy, did she knock it out of the park!
To make things easier, Shannon took advantage of my payment plans and broke down the cost into manageable amounts. I was thrilled when she finally paid them off, and I couldn't wait to deliver her images.
Here's what Shannon had to say about her experience:
Images from her session, are so beautiful.
Greetings to all Boushie Babes!
I aspire to be more inclusive and embrace the representation of all marginalized communities on my social media channels.
As a starting point, I am seeking ladies of color and diverse nationalities to be featured in my content.
My intention is to contribute positively to the change and not contribute to the problem.
That's why I'm offering a package that includes 5 digital images, three to four outfit changes, and three to four set changes.
I also provide the option of style sessions, and hair and makeup services at an extra cost.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity, and I am excited to collaborate with you!
Please follow this link to apply:
Bodies that are already shown in my work:
Endometriosis warriors
Chiari malformation
POCS warriors
Transgender
Older, younger, and middle-aged bodies
Cancer survivors
Body dysmorphia bodies
Fibromyalgia bodies
Native American bodies
LGBT community
ADD/ADHD
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Introducing Amy, a resident of Athol, who has been married for 16 years to a wonderful man who loves and cherishes her deeply. Despite having confidence, Amy has never really felt sexy or beautiful.
This feeling can be attributed to her traumatic past, where she was violated as a young woman and later married a man who cheated on her, leaving her feeling unworthy. Despite the hardships, Amy has persevered and found happiness with her amazing husband.
They moved to the countryside to escape the hustle and bustle of city life, and she spends her time volunteering to help the elderly and ensuring that kids have warm coats. However, Amy realized that she needed to take some time for herself and booked a pampering session for the day after Valentine's Day.
During her session, we had a lot of fun, and Amy opted for a more spicy and steamy photoshoot. The images turned out so well that I can not even share them on social media!
Here is what she had to say about her session:
As a photographer you have one of 2 choices, learn how to edit, or pay someone else to do it for you. Let’s start by saying that you at least need to know the basics to have decent photos.
For pro’s, it’s more of leveling up your game as the tech grows. I know 4 years ago when I got serious about photography and making a career out of it, I couldn’t do much in either Lightroom or photoshop. Now, the apps have grown so much that it’s easy to do things I had to pay an editor to do for me.
There are also bonus apps or plug-ins, even presets that do amazing things with the click of a button. One such plug-in is Portraiture, which is basically in simple terms an A.I. program that does skin smoothing to the next level without having to know all the things, worth the expense of the app though.
Take the above photo, and look at how the 2 halves are different images. One half is really light making the wall look crappy, the other I changed the lighting on the wall to darken it, and then did my basic skin smoothing, and editing presets, I played with the highlights on her skin to bring in some color so she wasn’t so whitewashed.
Though I will say this because I changed the wall color, this becomes a composite image, even if I don’t use photoshop, so be aware to change colors or parts of images, that’s a higher-end image, and usually reflects that in the cost, as they take more time on the back end to create.
My style of editing is my style and changes as I learn and grow as an artist.
The image above is another from the same set, I exposed for highlights on the black sheets which did blow out the skin tones and the lights. to correct that in the post, I made several masks, selecting her body, the wall, and the black sheet. The sheet I wanted to leave it alone for the most part as it came out perfect, the wall I darkened again to make it moodier, her body I corrected the blown-out highlights and smooth the skin tones, and matched them with the lighting.
Oh, and did you know I have learned more since I edited these images, and upgraded my tech as well? It’s a journey, not a destination. Walk with me and let’s help each other grow.
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Jolene, a 58-year-old goddess in her own way. She came in to celebrate herself and give a gift to her soon-to-be hubby. She even brought her wedding dress in for a few shots too. She almost died 5 times because of a gastric bypass to lose weight, and then she broke her ankle to top it off. She was a hairdresser for 41 years and now struggles with some things due to limited mobility.
She always struggled to do things she wanted to because of confidence, and the afterlife got her, she decided to take charge of her life and start actually living it and celebrating it. She found Boushie Babes, she drove up from Wallace and spent the day with me in the studio playing and having fun.
We had a blast during her session, she loved her images and the emotions we got. She was so excited for her hubby to see, that she brought him with her to pick her album up, and we had to keep more like a fast drop-off than my usual reveals, though he loved them. Here is what she had to say about her session.
Okay, ladies, yes I do have a brand ambassador program, usually, past clients only. Why? Because I need to know if we are a good fit and if you fit what I am looking for or fill a need for my portfolio. That being said, I remembered I forgot to introduce you to the current brand ambassadors we have right now!!!
So let’s start with our longest-standing brand ambassador, Anathea, or Thea for short. I am one of her biggest cheerleaders, and she is one of mine, and also my oldest daughter. She is a 23-year-old woman who has struggled with keeping weight on and just maintaining a healthy weight. She was born and raised in Sandpoint and loves it here. Here are a few of her images:
Our next ambassador is Callie, she came in to celebrate her 30s, and to set a positive example for her daughters. She joined Boushie Babes Haven, and won one of my Summer Giveaways, so we did a waterfall session it was amazing, and she started referring her friends and actually prompted me to make a real brand ambassador program. She is a local nail tech at a Nail salon in Sandpoint. Let’s give this beauty some love, here are a few of her images:
Last but not least, let me introduce you to Sharnai, another young woman finding her way, and her flavors in life as she grows into the woman she is becoming. She came in as a referral from her work bestie Callie!!! She promted me to start holding my monthly moon manifesting circles as well. These are amazing!!! So her are a few images from her session:
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Sharnai, a young woman just really starting to dive into who she is, and not who the world wants her to be. She is learning to embrace herself on this journey of life. She has struggled with her body image as well, struggling with loving her body as it is instead of how she wants it to be.
She came in as a Giveaway Runner up and got a few extras for her session. As we were in hair and makeup we got to chatting and realized she works with another client of mine. We instantly hit it off and became fast friends. So much so that I start my moon meeting because of her asking for a safe place to learn and explore all things mystical. So, ladies know this I am telling you all this because I am striving to create that safe place for all to just be themselves, and be loved for just being not doing.
Her session was amazing, we had so much fun playing with lights, and her outfits. I loved tons of her images, and what’s even more important she loved her images. But don’t take my word for it…here’s what she had to say about it:
Here are just a few images from her session, she killed it for sure….
Ladies,
She won because she was part of my VIP group, it’s a ladies ONLY I created it so we can connect and grow together with love, and connection. If you haven’t done so yet join us:
You get first dibs on ALL deals and discounts!!! And it’s usually the only way to win any of my giveaways, and you don’t want to miss those!!!
I am so honored and grateful to even be in the running!!! Remember it’s not a popularity contest, you voice does matter!!!
Go vote for Boushie Babes Photography now!!!!
You can find us in the Panhandle section, under portrait photographers.
Ladies (only),
Have you joined my VIP Group Boushie Babes Haven? I am doing a gift basket giveaway to celebrate!!! Go here to join now:
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Sheryl, yes you have seen her before, she came in for a love your body session, and started to follow me, then she jumped on the chance to do another session with my Black Friday Giveaway I did.
She had outfits and had finished her leg tattoo as well as growing more into herself than she was in February when she came in before. She also had found a new romantic interest and wanted to explore who she is becoming even more so we did. She also retired and wanted to live more, and experience more than before.
During this session, she was more relaxed, and she fell into the guidance I was giving even more than before. So, ladies sometimes it takes more than once to find all your flavors. That’s why I always recommend coming in more than once to discover your flavors over time. Here is what Sheryl had to say about this round:
Images from this session
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Wendee, this amazing 60-year-old amazing woman who has overcome so much, when we planned her session it was summer, we were scheduled for the end of summer, and she was recovering from back surgery, so we postponed for a few months.
Then guess what a week before her session she finally got covid, so we pushed her session back again. So when she came in we were both super excited, and couldn’t wait to create art. She modeled as a teen in Japan, her life was one twist after another till she meet her now Hubby, who adores her. She hadn’t been used to being treated really well, so she had to adjust a bit, and now she was finally ready to celebrate who she is today!!!
Her session was amazing, we got so many amazing images!!! She loved it and is already talking about coming in again, which I am more than ready for. Here’s what she had to say about her session…
Some of her images from her session…
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Allyson, who moved up here and finally felt at home, just loves this area and the people. Married for 19 years, she had always wanted to. She also had a bad photography experience that had stopped her for years, but then she saw my work and she took a chance. She has been on a health journey now for over a year, losing over 40 pounds so far!! Let’s give her a hand. She is finally feeling good about herself and she wanted to spoil herself and give her hubby something for their anniversary. She wanted to find her inner sexy, badass woman she knew was in there somewhere.
She booked in fast we met up did her style session, more of just chatting and getting to know this amazing woman, and found out we use the same hairdresser over in Cheney, till she stopped. We felt like old friends in no time and chatted about all areas of life too.
She knocked her session out of the park, but don’t take my word take hers, and look at that sexy woman…
In this series within my blog, I will share individual client stories, that they have allowed me to share with you, in hopes of encouraging you to love yourself more right now not when. These are real women, with real stories.
Meet Brenna, a mother, a wife, and a chronic illness sufferer. She struggled with body image her whole life being tall and thicker, and with health issues that affect her skin and therefore her self-esteem.
She was looking to improve how she felt about her body and self. With aging, and 2 kids she wanted to feel and see herself in a new light. We definitely did that, her style session was fun, we found some cute pieces, she brought more from home and we really played the day of her session.
She had to do a payment plan, this was last year when I still offered post-payment plans, which I no longer do, (I do offer pre-payment plans with bonuses otherwise not available). This is why I no longer offer post-payment plans, she had to wait over a year to get her images, and I am impatient and love getting your digital images the next day at the latest your physical products within 2 weeks of your session. I don’t like making you wait to show off how amazing you feel and look in your images.
Here are some of her images and her story in her words:
“Before the session, I was super nervous and scared. Never showed another woman let alone a camera see the body I was given. During the session, I was slightly nervous but more relaxed! And that's all cause of you. You are so personable and loving that I felt like I have known you for ages! When I saw the photos, I couldn't believe how stunning I really can be. I appreciated myself a bit more. If you’re on the fence, do it, You only live once but importantly that one life is with this one body. We have to appreciate what we have and doing this shoot will definitely make you see how truly beautiful you are!” -Brenna
Today I am going to talk about how we think about things, I used to think I would never do this or do that…
Now I think oh when I do this or do that….
It’s not a matter of if it’s a matter of when.
I wanted to go to 1 live in-person workshop last year, you know what I got to go to 2!!!
I had to really invest in myself to get to the next level in my art, so I did. I did the work for sure, no it was not easy, but it was so worth it. below is a clip of the 2 shoot days and what I was able to create in such a small amount of time.
Now back to the manifesting part, the biggest change for me is when I did the deeper work, I was doing Neuro therapy, affirmations, vision boards, frequency alignment, and clearing my own energy. It’s a ton of hard work, to get to the point I am today, where I not only dream about what I want, I am taking action making plans, and making it happen!!!
I got out of my own way and changed the way I thought about everything. I have been to the beach more in the last few years than I ever have, I went to 2 workshops, I chased waterfalls, and I created the life I wanted to live instead of settling for the cards I was dealt.
So let me ask you this, how are you creating the life you want instead of settling?
My art matters to me, I don’t want to be like every other photographer. I want to capture the human condition!!! So, I have invested over 25,000 on my education and my art. I invest in growing to where I want to be instead of investing in staying where I am.
How are investing in yourself?
Now I will share more from the last workshop I invested in myself and my art.
Yes, I do that, I love men just as much as I love my female clients. Rex was helping out at the Stripped Down workshop, and was amazing he made us work hard to get any emotion out of him. While at his set, we had the amazing Denise Birdsong too to help us if needed. I for sure used my ace when it was my turn, I had a migraine that morning and wasn’t at 100% so I used some pointers from the master herself.
In the video below you can watch as she gives me pointers and helps with posing since my brain was slow and in the pressure cooker of the workshop, I wanted to get as much as I possibly could from it. You can also watch how it takes a bit longer to get most guys there as far as emotion, I had to coach more, and show more, after all, you can’t go there unless I can show you what it looks like myself.
Rex was amazing and really made us all work for the emotions from him, though I think I got some amazing images of him in just 5 minutes folk, just 5 minutes and this is what I got:
