Oklahoma City Couples Boudoir | When Souls Collide

I loved hanging out with Nikki and Emily and getting to hear about their relationship during their couples boudoir session in October. These two booked a session to celebrate 9 years together and 4 years married, and the joy and peace they had being in each other’s presence was an absolute honor and pleasure to be surrounded by as I hung out with them that morning through the afternoon.

To have a more intimate feel, they borrowed a relative’s home for their boudoir session, and after Nikki whipped me up a delicious sweet potato and bacon hash brown casserole (um, I’d like to have this happen more often, yes please!) we got to shooting. Check out the portraits below from this sweet and delectable (or should I say, edible) couples boudoir session!

What 3 things were you most nervous about going into your session?

1. Being naked in front of a stranger

2. I thought I'd hate myself in the pictures

3. Maybe that’s all

How did the reality of your session compare to your expectations going into it?

Reality was MUCH more comfortable than what we expected.

What was your favorite part of the experience?

Favorite part has got to be the image reveal, but DURING the shoot, my favorite part was Ore’s prompts. The "what do you like, not love" question is gonna stick with me for sure.

How do you feel now that you've completed the session?

Amazing. Literally telling every couple and woman I know to book this shit immediately.

Is there anything at all you wish we would have done differently or think we could do to further enhance the experience in the future?

I think our only regret is not booking more time as there were scenes we didn't have time to get to!

Would you recommend Intimate Lens Studio to others?

Absolutely, already have.

Would you do a boudoir session again?

Most def, I'll have my people call your people.

In 500 words or less, based on your experience, what would you tell someone who was thinking about booking a boudoir session with Intimate Lens Studio?

Absolutely a couples sesh is an amazing experience, even for someone who thinks they'd never be comfortable like that. The experience of the shoot, combined with the photos we get to keep is worth every penny.

What was your absolute most favorite photo from your boudoir session, and what makes it special?

Black and white tub make out....I love our connection in the photo, but the composition & lighting make it.

Anything I haven't asked that you would like to add?

No questions, but we'd like to add that you're amazing and so talented it's scary.

Las Vegas Dance Inspired Intimate Lifestyle Portraits | Tom

I traveled to Las Vegas back earlier this year in February to teach a class on capturing intimacy and connection with couples boudoir (I’ll be sharing more about that in a future blog post), and while there I had the opportunity to work with and photograph an amazing dancer/performer by the name of Duy Phat (Tom) Le. We were connected by a mutual friend, who I am eternally grateful for helping us meet, and were able to create some dancer inspired boudoir magic on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.

 Tom was open to experimenting and playing around to see what we could create. No expectations, no pressure, just an opportunity to play outside the box with no pressure to do anything other than experiment and see what we could come up with.

 And now I’m excited for the opportunity to share our results with you!  

Toronto Intimate Lifestyle Portraits | lexie - Camp Do More

Last month I attended a Boudoir Workshop in Haliburton, Ontario (about 2.5 hours outside of Toronto) called “Camp Do More” hosted by Brianna and Ewan Phelan from Do More Photographers. It involved over 150 boudoir photographers hanging out for a week, with the opportunity to learn from leading photographers in the boudoir industry, connect with other boudoir photographers from all over the world, and create some amazing intimate lifestyle portraits.

While there, I photographed Lexie. Our creative boudoir session was scheduled for the last full day of camp, and prior to camp we spent weeks brainstorming different creative ideas to make this a one of a kind epic creative session.

However, what we didn’t anticipate was the level of pure exhaustion we would feel after spending a week exploring, connecting, and creating. We decided to do a complete 180, focusing on a stripped down, raw and intimate indoor session in a small cabin located on the camp property.

And it turned out to be just what we both needed. No expectations, no pressure, just allowing the boudoir session to flow naturally, which resulted in quiet, intimate, beautiful moments.

A couple of weeks after our session, I asked Lexi what she felt after having a boudoir session with me. Here is what she had to say:

To give you a little back story, I’ve been on a three year journey to really learn to love the body I’m in. Because of my size, I’m expected to love my body. Well.... I don’t. I love it more now than I did years ago but it’s a true journey.

So when the opportunity came up to be photographed by such a talented human, I HAD to take it! People often mistake my comfort of doing boudoir shoots with being comfortable with myself but in reality it’s a true testimony of my trust my photographer.

The comfort I felt from the moment I met Ore was amazing! I knew in that moment there was nothing to be nervous about!

As we skipped on over to the cabin to start “getting naked in a cabin” we were full of laughs like we had been friends for years. I felt completely comfortable and confident in myself because I was given confidence in my session!

These images are powerful and give power! And that is what Ore does! She shows you the power you have and allows you to finally see the strong and beautiful human you are!

I hope you enjoy!