My Worst Boudoir Photography Client EVER!

I would consider myself a very lucky photographer. I’ve worked with some really amazing clients.

If you twisted my arm and forced me to give you a percentage, I’d say 99% of my clients have been awesome, badass ladies.

But…there’s no such thing as a perfect record in service industries.

Which leads us to my worst client ever.

She only lets me shoot her from certain angles. To an extent, I understand. Most people have an angle that they believe they look best from. However, an important thing to note when you’re having a boudoir experience like mine, is that giving in to the process is very important.

If you get to dictate exactly how I photograph you, you’ll never get to see your beauty as interpreted by me. It’s your beauty as interpreted by you with me as a proxy.

She comes in with way too many options of outfits and wants to shoot all of them. That would take an insane amount of time, and it would limit the amount of photos we could take in each outfit.

Having options is great, we love variety. But, if you’re dead set on wearing every outfit, we’re never gonna get through them.

She doesn’t really let me get as creative as I’d like to be. There are certain techniques that I’d love to use with her or even things I’d like to try, but she just doesn’t make it possible.

She doesn’t pay me at all. She’s hypercritical of her flaws.

You might be thinking, ‘Shawna, why do you let her continue to come back? Time after time, just putting you through the wringer.’

I can’t really let her go. It would be hypocritical for me to stop photographing myself. I tell people to take the leap and trust the process. What kind of person would I be if I didn’t walk the walk with all that talking of the talk?

That’s right, I’m my worst client ever!

However…if I’m able to satisfy my most difficult client (myself), don’t you think I can provide you with an awesome service that you’re going to cherish forever?

If you’re in the Atlanta area (or are down for a visit), and want to book a luxury boudoir experience, come see us!

Top 5 Reasons Women Book Boudoir Experiences-And Non of Them Are What You Think

There’s an age-old question that philosophers and common folk alike have struggled with since the dawn of time: Why?

Why are we here? Why does evil exist? Why does a pack of hot dogs come in 10 but hot dog buns come in 8?

People who don’t understand boudoir, often ask why women would want to do this. Their brains come up with all kinds of wrong answers.

“They want to look sexy for their partner.” Yeah, sometimes, but most of the time that’s only a cursory reason.

“They want thirst traps to post on the internet.” Not usually. But even if they did, so what?

“They’re already a confident person and just love the camera.” More often than not, this is far from the truth. Many of my clients are self conscious at the start of their shoot.

Each person who steps through my studio doors for their luxury boudoir experience has their own reason for pursuing boudoir. They don’t have to tell me why, but they often do. These are some of the typical motivations my clients have:

1. They want to FEEL beautiful, not just look it. Celebrating yourself ignites a wonderful feeling inside that shines through on the outside. Feeling beautiful is completely different than just looking beautiful.

2. They want to commit a radical act of self-love. There are too many things in this world that are trying to tear people down. Doing something that is just for yourself and is meant to undo that tearing can be seen as a radical act. Fight the power, book a boudoir experience.

3. They want to capture a version of themselves that they don’t want to forget. In 20, 30, 40 years or so, they want to be able to look back and see themselves as they once were. Time steals memories, a boudoir album will hold them forever.

4. They want to prove they’re brave enough. Just because something scares you, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it. Feel the fear and do it anyway.

5. They want to reclaim their body after trauma. When something bad happens that’s beyond your control, it can cause you to feel like a stranger in your own body. Doing something like this can take your power back.

The best thing about all of this: if you don’t get why someone would do this, that’s okay. You don’t have to understand. Just don’t be a dick about it. (Which is actually just a great general rule for life, honestly)

Whatever your reason is for wanting to book your boudoir experience, it’s valid and you should give in to that desire! Bring your sexy ass to Atlanta and let’s do this!