Lay Photo Envy To Rest | Boudoir Photographer in Phoenix, Gilbert, Mesa, Chandler, AZ

Have you ever found yourself with a case of photo envy?

I sat down with a client the other day for her boudoir consultation and she says to me something like this

“ I’ve always fantasized about being like the women in these photos. You know the perfectly curated photographs — a woman standing in her power with tastefully crafted make up and the breath taking light behind her. She looks so confident and so beautiful. I love that. It inspires me…

I want to create that feeling with my boudoir shoot.

I want to feel that”.

What I loved most about this conversation is that she talked these women up so courageously.

She didn’t waste her energy by cringing at the untruth - the trap we sometimes fall in of thinking that moment and feeling is reserved for women like someone else. NOPE.

She talked in a way that celebrated all women and their ability to step into their more confident self and live out their own moment.

She believed in herself and our ability to create something beautiful together that would inspire her to feel that way, too.

But there’s another side that we don’t talk about much. Not publicly anyway… Another direction the conversation could have gone. I’m talking about photo envy. Ever caught it?

I have. And, so many other women have to. I’m talking about when you see another like the woman pictured, standing in her moment, and

you find yourself looking with envy instead of elation.

Let’s not fall into that, babe. I don’t want to live there in that crippling space, do you? Because,

being envious, love

— is poisonous to your spirit.

The women in these photographs are gorgeous. Yes. They deserved every bit of standing in their power and feeling like a queen. And you do too! You don’t have to envy her. Celebrate her instead. Then take the next step towards investing in your own confidence.

Celebrate yourself!

I’m telling you, babe. The quickest way to cure photo envy is to do a shoot for you. Find your why, seek for what inspires you, fantasize and evolve your most confident self as we bring that vision to life by doing your own boudoir shoot

— the photo shoot of your dreams that celebrates you and gives you the same gift of confidence as the women in the photos that you see.

Lay jealousy and envy to rest, babe. Let it inspire you to step into your own power, instead.

When you are ready to experience a boudoir photo shoot for yourself, when you desire to feel like that and find it in you to trust the process you WILL see the transformation for yourself. We will talk through your why, move through your self conscious and design a photo shoot that will inspire you to love yourself more and see yourself as the confident and empowered woman that you are.

What do you desire?
Book your very own Gilbert boudoir session here.

Boudoir & All that Sexy Stuff | Phoenix Boudoir Photographer

At The Bella Jade Collection we don't try to define sexy. We don't have a to-do list on how to get sexier for your boudoir pictures. And we certainly do not decide for you what you have to wear to be sexy. That's not us - and we are proud of it. Why?

Our boudoir clients re-define sexy everyday by breaking through to their true selves and embracing who they are in their own skin.

Of course I will provide my expert advice to help you feel more confident and comfortable during your session. I want you to look great, feel great, and walk away with the most captivating portraits of yourself you've ever seen. But, I also want you to be yourself, have fun, and re-discover what makes you uniquely beautiful! Otherwise to me all of that stuff (the lingerie, the make-up, the lashes, the lush hair, and that one photo where you looked like a model straight out of a magazine!) is just, well, stuff. 

I believe that whether you are doing this for yourself or for a significant other, a boudoir session is an investment in you! So, why shouldn't it be about you and celebrate all of the wonderful things that make you uniquely beautiful? Why does it just have to be about (you know) the "sexy" stuff. We take a different approach here at our phoenix boudoir studio, and want you to know that YOU are what makes boudoir the hottest and sexiest gift EVER! And, you are going to rock it by simply by being you and trusting your boudoir photographer to worry about all that other stuff.

I know, I know. I make all of this sound SO simple and I do understand that taking the leap and booking your boudoir photographer takes a bit of courage. I want my clients to know that having it all figured out prior to your boudoir photo-shoot is NOT a requirement. Before you go scouring the web with anxiety and jotting down notes on how to be sexy or memorizing hundreds of boudoir poses stop for a moment and remember that seriously

-the sexiest thing you can do is be yourself! 

What better way to encourage this type of attitude than to SHOW you what I mean with photos of real women who have braved the boudoir and rocked it just by being themselves and embracing their bodies and personalities to the core! 

Miss K. was a welcomed guest at one of our boudoir parties and I am excited to be able to share her images not just because she looks fabulous but  because she also ranks among the many who are not quite sure about this whole boudoir thing.

She was not ashamed to admit that she wouldn't have been here if it wasn't for being invited by a dear friend - a blow to the heart of a passionate boudoir photographer, but also the truth for most women out there. And, even though those words are never my absolute fave - I also knew right then I adored her, because her honesty and willingness to try something new is what I admire most about my clients. And this was my chance to show her how amazing a boudoir experience can be and give her something she will never forget.

I had to know more ( because I really did want her to feel comfortable) and as we talked about her skepticism about this whole boudoir thing, and how humorous some of the preparation lists they all had found on the internet seemed, I had to give it a bit of a laugh myself. But you guys I cant stress enough that at the end of the day, the best way to prepare is to just have a sit down with yourself  and figure out what YOU want and what is going to make YOU feel good about yourself. It didn't take Miss K very long to break through to the real her, and exude her own kind of sexy and we LOVE that here ar our Phoenix boudoir studio. Yes, the "stuff" and preparation will always be importrant, but not as important as

breaking through to the real you, and seeing yourself as unapologetically beautiful.
 

Want to learn more about the boudoir experience? Visit our official phoenix boudoir photographer site or contact Christina at bellajadecollection@gmail.com for a free pre-consultation.