Why I started Boudoir with Personality

When I first picked up my camera, I was like so many photographers — doing a bit of everything. Families, products, business portraits… you name it, I said yes to it.

But over time, I started noticing something that I just couldn’t ignore.

The mums weren’t getting in the pictures.

They were the ones arranging the sessions, dressing the kids, making sure everyone looked perfect — yet when it came time to step in front of the camera, they’d hesitate. I’d hear:“Oh no, not me.”“Maybe once I’ve lost a bit of weight.”“I hate having my photo taken.”

And it broke my heart.

Because when I did manage to persuade them to step in, everything changed. The moment I showed them the back of the camera, I could see it — that instant shift in perspective. They couldn’t quite believe that the woman looking back at them was them.

For the first time in ages, they saw what I’d been seeing all along: strong, capable, beautiful women. Mothers who had given so much to everyone else and forgotten, just a little, what it felt like to see themselves as more than that role.

That’s when it clicked for me.

Body confidence wasn’t just about how women looked — it was about how they felt.

I started offering makeover portrait sessions for mums, letting them enjoy time to themselves before the family joined for the last part of the shoot. And the difference was incredible. When the mums felt confident and seen, the family photos weren’t just nice pictures — they became joyful, proud, display-worthy memories.

Then, when we relocated and I finally had a bigger studio space, I knew exactly what direction I wanted to take.

Boudoir.

Because if I could help women feel that good in family photos, imagine what could happen when we took it one step further — creating a space that celebrated them completely.

Now, every session is about so much more than photos. It’s about rediscovering confidence, reconnecting with yourself, and seeing the woman you might have forgotten was still there.

As part of the journey, I started sharing mindset and body confidence tips before each shoot — and the response was amazing. Those little tools became my Women’s Body Confidence Journal, and now they’re a core part of what I share.

I love empowering women. I love watching that tiny change in posture become a huge shift in confidence. And I love being part of their story — the moment they see themselves differently, maybe for the first time in years.

I wouldn’t change it for the world.