I love boudoir, but these past few weeks I have been busy learning about different styles and techniques to apply in my studio. In particular, natural light glamour portraiture. Now, when most people hear the words 'glamour photography' they think of this:
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But some may be surprised to know it has evolved over the years. One woman in particular has completely revolutionised this particular genre: Sue Bryce. This woman is an absolute inspiration, not only to photographers but to anyone thinking of starting a business. She does more than address business, marketing, advertising, technique, ideas ideas and more ideas in her workshops, but also the personal obstacles holding anyone back from valuing themselves and just getting out there and getting started. She has become a household name (at least in this household). Luke has probably heard her name mentioned more than members of my own family (who I love xxxxooxx!!!!)
I have recently completed a 28 day challenge with Sue and will discuss more in a future post, because there is waaaay too much to go over in this little post, and seriously she has completely changed my whole mindset. So for now, rather than talk about it, I will show you my latest work, after watching 28 Days with Sue Bryce. (Be kind I'm still learning :)
So I needed someone to apply all this newfound knowledge on. And as much as I love practising on Luke, he wasn't all that keen on getting dolled up for a glamour shoot.
So that's when I heard from Teagan! I had the pleasure of meeting and shooting her the day before Mother's Day. Being a mother herself, it was a lovely way to celebrate motherhood and for her to take a little break, have her hair and makeup done and get photographed. Like a lot of mothers, she's not one to indulge or pamper herself often. This is normal when a mother puts her family first. She often comes last. And a photo shoot is probably out of the question when there are mouths to feed, bills to pay and a hundred other things to do. So I really enjoyed offering something a little different to this beautiful woman: an opportunity for a hard-working mum to feel a little bit glamorous for a day, and photos to treasure forever.
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