Hailey came to see me near the beginning of January for her first session (yep, she’s already had another one). She booked for a personal reason, one that required her to remember who she is. People book for a lot of reasons. Sometimes it’s because they want to give their partner a gift, sometimes it’s because they are getting married and want to give their new husband an album on their wedding day, sometimes it’s because they just need a pick me up and sometimes it’s because they’ve been through something and they’ve totally lost themselves. Whatever reason you do it for, at the end of the day… it’s really for you. At least it will be when it’s over.
One of the best parts of booking a boudoir session with me is that you get to see your images before you even leave the studio. Everyone loves immediate gratification, and I do it because I know that clients do. But, really I do it because I love to SEE you SEE yourself. EVERY SINGLE WOMAN who sits down with me to see their photos, just as the camera takes them… with NO editing, says “ that’s me?!?!? I look like that? “. We spend so much time focusing on our flaws, we miss our beauty. We have stories, reasons to not like our appearance, reasons we think give us an excuse NOT to love ourselves. If we can just look past them, we’ll fall in love all over again - maybe for the first time - with ourselves. Watching as that happens, that’s worth more than any dollars, worth more than any words I could hear. Seeing you fall in love with you, that’s my favorite part.
What made you choose Blush Studio by Leslie for your boudoir session?
I saw some of Leslie's work on a friend's page and was immediately drawn to it. She does such a great job of capturing the fierceness and beauty of these women. None of her work ever made me think "o that's a little too raunchy", every thought was "hell yea, look at her owning it!"
What were you nervous about going into your session?
EVERYTHING! Lol, would they turn out good? Would I be comfortable doing them? But Leslie is awesome and makes you feel completely at ease!
What was your favorite part of your session experience?
The way I felt while taking them. It really is an empowering feeling. It was so much fun to do!
How do you feel now that you have completed your session and received your images?
I feel more self confident and just fierce in my own skin, dang it! It really helped me to stop being so hard on myself for all my self determined "flaws".
Would you recommend Leslie to other ladies looking to book a boudoir session? Why?
Heck yes! She's awesome at what she does! If you are contemplating it, just stop and DO IT! You won't regret it, as a matter of fact, you'll be ready for session 2 before the first one is ever over.
