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San Francisco Boudoir with Tola

An Afternoon in San Francisco with Tola San Francisco is such a dream. And San Francisco Boudoir (well, more like glamour here) is so appropriate for this mild day. Every time I’m there I find more things I love about it and meet more beautiful people. So when I connected with Tola, I knew it was going to be a … Read More

It Won’t Always Be Like This – Booskie

Pain never lasts forever. It is, however, the one thing that is self affirming. Every emotion we feel is fleeting and ever-changing. We’re like butterflies that experience constant cycles of transformation – wrapping our pain into a cocoon, processing it, our brains turning into mush while we experience every stage of sadness until we unravel to see the world. Our … Read More

Save Yourself. -Esther

**Trigger warning**Domestic violence. A woman who had no idea of Esther’s past once said, “I don’t even know how women get into abusive relationships.” Looking back, I’m sure a lot of us, even the ones who have been through it, ponder the same thing. The truth is, it’s pretty easy. It starts with a little love or something that looks … Read More

How Boudoir Photography Saved My Life

I’ve been a boudoir photographer for about 13 years now. Four years ago I was on my way to Las Vegas. I can still see my son in the rear view mirror singing songs I didn’t know he knew, his big ol’ head bobbin’ around aimlessly to the beat. My passenger seatbelt alarm keeps going off thinking there’s another person … Read More