What Is Self-Care? Self-care is the mindset, activities, practices and habits we bring to bear against stress, unhappiness, illness, depression and many more negative emotions.Self-care is about giving ourselves relief when we feel overwhelmed. It's about addressing our problems holistically. Self-care activities are usually...
At the end of each year, I like to take some time to choose my own personal favorites from the year, from each session. Of course, I can only share my favorite photo from each session WITH a model release, so I can't include them...
After each session, I send out a little post-session questionnaire. I'm going to share some of the responses I've gotten over the years to one of the questions I ask. What would you tell other women about doing a boudoir shoot with Torrid Boudoir? "You will...
Makeup Artist: Lauren Torres | Unleashed By LaurenHair Stylist: Aneysa Moreno | Rebel X Beauty In Her Words My story inevitably needs to start with a more detailed introduction. Hi, my name is Sarah Tennyson, and I am a 44 year old transgender woman. I have known I...
This write up is long overdue. Over the summer, I was lucky enough to do a shoot with Elizabeth. It was my third time doing a shoot with her and every time seems to be more amazing. I never knew I could love myself this...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" video="" css_animation="" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] 2017, cheers to you!! What a wonderful year it has been. This has been my first full year of shooting out of my own residential studio, with our incredible wardrobe closet. I've been the busiest I've ever been and...
Our 6 year old son, Utah, was raised alongside our beautiful "Raisin-girl", a Gordon Setter we rescued in 2003 from the Town Lake Animal Shelter (now called Austin Pets Alive!) in Austin, Texas. He loved her so very much...
Every little thing she does is magic...
I met Elizabeth online in our Torrid Boudoir VIP Facebook group. She was seriously magnetic. I just knew she was going to be someone I would absolutely love to meet in person, and for sure someone I'd LOVE to photograph. I will get the pleasure...
I received an email this morning from our Sunday morning client, Sarah. I sat at my desk, reading each word with tears streaming down my cheeks and a huge, cheesy grin across my face. I am so incredibly IN LOVE with the work I do....
Hey everyone! The name’s Meggie. Yes, just Meggie. To those of you who don’t know my background, I’m here to share a bit of that with you. I moved to Austin 2 years ago this August, from a small conservative town not too far from here. I came...
We are thrilled to announce that we will be showcasing our work at the RAW Artists of Austin show "FIXATE" later this month, at Emo's in Austin, off of Riverside. (2015 E Riverside Dr. Austin, 78741) The show will be on Thursday, September 28th from 7-11pm. What...
It's very easy to fall into the rote, mundane life day-to-day and to forget about your sex life...
Makeup: Lauren Torres | unleashedbylauren.com Wardrobe & Hair: Sarah Swofford | instagram.com/swoffstyle Jolie and I went to see Damien Rice play at the Bass Concert Hall a few years ago. While we sat in the audience waiting for him to come on stage we talked all about...
Makeup: Lauren Torres | unleashedbylauren.com Wardrobe & Hair: Sarah Swofford | instagram.com/swoffstyle I very rarely do any giveaways or specials, but on International Women's Day this past March, I did one that I called "The Empowered Woman" in our private, ladies only Facebook group (Join us by...
WARNING: Avert your eyes if naked, curvy goddesses offend you in any way. Photographer: Paskey Boudoir Retoucher: Jen Swedhin Wardrobe: Boudoir by D'Lish I went on a little road trip last month. I drove to Dallas to visit two of my very best friends, and fellow boudoir photographers,...