One of the reasons I love photographing women on their wedding day is because they look so beautiful and they know it (in a non-conceited sort of way). I love making women feel beautiful, sexy and confident because we so often doubt ourselves. We worry so much about what others think that we forget how beautiful we are, what we can do, and how we shine. Women are very fragile and if I can, for one day, make a woman feel good about herself, then I consider that to be a huge success.
This week I took part in a workshop/shoot-out on Staten Island organized by the fabulously talented Natalie Licini along with Jennifer Goldberg Rozenbaum of Jenerations Boudoir and Niel van Niekerk and held at Casa Belvedere (a non for profit organization that hosts small weddings and events. A great location for an unconventional wedding). I expected to be inspired and re-energized but what I didn’t expect was how much I would get out of and love the boudoir session taught by Jen.
Because, as I said, I love working with women and making them feel powerful and sexy, I wanted to learn more about how to beautifully pose a woman to most flatter her body, personality, and confidence. Now, let me tell you, I NEVER thought I would want to do boudoir because, honestly, it scared me. It scared me to be THAT much in charge of woman’s comfort level (after all, a bride in her full glory is much easier to bring out her confidence, she’s already glowing, then a woman stripped to her underwear). But after seeing Jen work with the model and seeing her come to life and embrace every inch of her body, I was pushed beyond my limits and loved every moment of it. This workshop really stretched me to think about how I pose my brides, how I really look at the female body and how we move. So, here are some (and I apologize for not editing down more, but I just couldn’t choose) of my favorites from the boudoir section of our Triage.
















Thank you Jennifer for being such an amazing teacher, Natalie for being so inspirational and putting together this Tri-age, and to Kristen for being such a super great and beautiful model.
I hope you have been inspired to push yourself beyond your limits and your comfort zone because you never know what great things will come out of it.
Until Next Time…
ME




























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