Anyone who knows me knows that one of my main passions in life is my ladies dance group, lovingly known as “the Pocoho’s” (because we give our performances in the Pocono mountains). We choose songs and create elaborate showgirl numbers with lavish costumes, hair and make-up. One of my passions of life is having women of every age and size feel comfortable and beautiful in their own skin – having people celebrate themselves and make the best of themselves. Hell – I am trying to do that with myself every day.

Our dance group has grown in its size and scope – and one of the things that kind of evolved from it was that before and after the performances we would stage lavish photo shoots. I learned that my friends loved to be given permission to present themselves as a little bit sexy – but in a sweet classy way. At first people pretend to be a little bit shy – but at the end of the day everyone loves having gorgeous pictures of themselves – and it really helps when someone else takes control and gives permission and sets safe parameters – for example telling you what to wear, or not wear – suggesting poses that really make you look your best – and then the main ingredient – working with a photographer who loves women and sees what is beautiful. As luck would have it we have two amazing photographers in our group.

My non-dancing friends started to see the post performance photos and started asking me how they could get such lovingly taken pictures of themselves. So – I gave it some thought and decided that I would start to organize these photography sessions for my friends.

So this is my opinion of what a boudoir photo is:  a beautiful picture where the photographer SEES the sensual, beautiful side of a woman. This is not a centerfold. The picture is usually sexy, maybe lingerie – maybe props such as a feather boa, fans, stockings, heels, gloves, pearls – the idea is more to suggest something than to show it. The girl can be very covered, or not, depending on her vision – but she needs to be relaxed and feel good and be able to flirt and play a little with the camera.

So – we have been having a lot of fun with this. A really gorgeous picture can give you a whole new sense of self confidence. Lots of people who I know to be pretty hard on themselves have seen their shots and started to see the beginning of their own possibilities. It’s like someone else sees something pretty in you – and you have no choice but to put down your resistance and understand at your very core that you are not completely a lost cause. A boudoir shot is a great gift to give a lover – but a magnificent gift to give yourself. Pretty soon I will post some of the adorable picks on  the website. Don’t be shy – maybe this is the summer to step into your power but being brave enough to acknowledge your own beauty ….Sally

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