Makayla's Boudoir Experience

Initially what made me want to do a boudoir shoot, was after I talked to a few women that had done One and I had seen Heather‘s work and loved the photographs. I was told that it helped self-confidence in loving your body so I thought I’d give it a try. I am in recovery from an eating disorder so I still have maladaptive behaviors and body dysmorphia. However, I had such a great time, getting my hair and makeup done and spending time with Heather and Belen. Not only that just feeling so beautiful and the main focus as well as the muse and the beauty and art of something made me feel even more beautiful. I have done three shoots and am working on getting my fourth. It has been good for me because every time I’ve been nervous because my body’s never looked the same… As women we fluctuate and I think that it has helped me learn to love my body in every stage and sometimes I have a hard time with that… More often than not. So when I can go back and look at these pictures and see my body in different stages yet still so beautiful and a piece of artwork, it makes me feel beautiful and confident, and that I don’t need that affirmation from others because I can just see that in myself.

I had plenty of fears and hesitation about my booking, even when I agreed to book and paid. I was nervous for a lot of reasons and I think that that’s normal for most people. It’s the first thing that Heather did when I got there was give me a compliment and I will never forget she told me I had the most beautiful tan for my first round of photos. I have never once had a session where Heather has not lifted me up. It’s scary physically and mentally and even emotionally because as woman I feel that we get torn down a lot, or are made to believe that we are less than or have flaws that need to be fixed, and this whole experience has helped me realize to love myself where I am and not be afraid of who I am so those hesitations were also coming out in real life and now I have more confidence. So my advice on being scared would be to just do it. Don’t think about it just do it because it’s the best thing I’ve ever done for myself. I mean, I’ve done it three other times and I’m doing a payment plan for my fourth one.

the day of my shoot I walked up to the studio and I met Heather. She was so kind and loving and welcoming. She then took me in the studio and I met the make up artist Belen. Heather then showed me her closet and I was in awe. I couldn’t believe all of the options that she had for the photos, the different set up areas in the studio. There were so many different things yet in the same place and it was so beautiful. As far as atmosphere, it was phenomenal. I walked out of there, not only glowing and I’m not meaning from make up glowing with confidence and radiating that confidence. Heather and the team hyped me up the whole time and they gave me compliments and they were just being honest. There are times in life when you can tell when people are being genuine and when they aren’t and everything, they said, I felt they meant. That feeling of genuine, authenticity and speaking good about me. Has really been a great experience for me and all of my shoots and has helped me Outside of photo shoots. I think that’s the beautiful part of these experiences is they’re everlasting and they not only are just beautiful photos and great time with Heather and the team, it’s also great for your personal life and your personal self preservation and self love. Also, I’ve gained a lot more self-respect. I love going and if I could afford to go every weekend, I definitely would.

I will never forget my revealing session for my wall art and photo album. I screamed. The Wall art was the most beautiful piece of art I’ve ever seen and I’m not saying that because I was in it. It is a very nice high-quality product as well as the photo album. I mean, I just I don’t know how she does it with the work and the community. She gives women and self-confidence. I just know that I’m excited for reveals every single time. I probably bother Heather atleast four times before pictures are ready to show. I’m always very excited and get rejuvenated and adrenaline and exhilaration from seeing my photos and you get to go back and see Heather and get that beautiful radiating energy and I think that’s part of the experience that is the most beautiful. No matter what stage you’re in and your journey of doing a session or how the session works and waiting for photos… Being able to see Heather is just a light in your life, so I’m always excited for that!

My therapist once told me that sometimes we often think about things too much and we can talk ourselves out of something because we have a reasoning, whether rational or not. So I have a saying where I say "get up and do it don’t think just do it." And I think this may be one of those situations for some women because we do feel so self-conscious or Like we’re not respected or whatever the case may be. I would say that even if you have low confidence, just know that what you’re walking into is going to be life-changing in multiple ways, and you’ll see yourself in a version that you’ve never thought you were capable of seeing yourself in. That is something I would’ve told myself before my first session because that in itself has helped my body dysmorphia and my eating disorder by saying that I am a piece of art and worthy of love and respect. So my advice is to trust the process, love your body as much as you can, and if you can’t, Heather will do it for you that day and when you see your photos, you will have an exuberant feeling of love for yourself. It’s definitely worth it.

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