So this story begins at my low point, the heaviest I have ever been and the worst body image I have ever had. I always thought boudoir photos were so beautiful for women of a “certain size”. I started following a few pages on Facebook and Pinterest. It was a way of telling myself “see this is what you should look like”. Then I really started looking and found all different sizes of women and they were all so beautiful. Then about a year or two ago I found Chris’s page. I looked at every post. Read every word thinking, “gosh someday I will be comfortable enough to do this”. Fast forward a year, and my life had made huge changes and I started realizing the changes I need to make were mostly internal. I was on Facebook and saw a model-call that Chris had put out for an outside shoot. I can tell you that I knew what my dream shoot would be. I had downloaded all the info from the page simply dreaming of someday.
I knew this was not a given. Just because I answered the call doesn’t mean he would pick me. Then I got the email, I was chosen. So now it’s all becoming possible. After a few texts and calls and it was decided. Who, what, where, when, and how…. I have had my “why” for a long time. Time gets closer, one more call, just to make sure we are all set. At the last minute I started doubting, text Chris…. “ can I bring a friend??” Of course… there goes that excuse.
So we are all set and the day is upon me. We get to the studio for hair, and makeup. Off to the site (It was an outside shoot), I shook the whole way there. What am I doing? Who do I think I am doing such a sexy thing? Out of the car, get comfortable in my surrounding, where we are going to shoot, asking for my input. It’s time, when he says he shows you every pose he wants you to try it’s not most, it’s every single pose. Some you learn from and some just plain make you laugh. The fact that he shows you each pic he takes started the shoot of my dreams.
First pose, first pic and I was trying not to cry. Was that me?? Was that how the world saw me? Holy cow!! That was not the first time I cried, in between all the laughing and learning and finding what I thought was the edge of my comfort level and realizing I wasn’t close to being done!! Pics done (it was work, different places on an outside shoot and I had to include my motorcycle) time to go back and go through each image. Chris made me feel like I had control over every aspect of this shoot. With all the nerves in the beginning, all the way to picking the layout for my book.
I have never walked away from any other experience feeling more empowered, more regal, or more beautiful. I was looking forward to the next shoot before I left this one. I will do more!!
HerStory is a blog written by our clients with images they chose to share from their session: what led them to do a photoshoot, how the session made them feel, and how they feel about it now. We have worked with hundreds of clients, and each of their stories teaches us something about ourselves. –Chris Connelly Photography
Albany’s Top Boudoir Photographer | Chris Connelly Photography
Albany | Lake George, NY
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