Vintage-inspired photo shoot

Valerie had a really good Christmas this year. Not only did she get her dream car (a surprise from her husband), but she also had a great gift to give to her husband: vintage-inspired boudoir portraits. But this session was almost derailed for Valerie—at work she accidentally sliced the top of her thumb nearly off and needed to get (totally not sexy) stitches. You can see the white bandage in her ‘before’ photo below. Thankfully we were able to remove the bandage during the session and I was able to remove any sign of stitches in post-production. Below is Valerie’s client interview—please take a moment to read over her answers as you may find that  you can relate to how she was feeling. If you do relate, contact me today to schedule your consult…but please don’t wait, as I book up solid for sessions an average of six months in advance. At the moment, my first available session is June 8th. In this post you’ll only see two images from her session—she asked the rest remain private. How long have you been wanting to do a boudoir/contemporary glamour session and what made you decide now was the time to do one? I’ve actually never even knew someone like Shannon was out there till my friend [Ashley] told me about her experience. She told me how much she enjoyed the entire process so I thought, ‘Why can’t I do it, too?!!’ I really wanted to give my husband something different for Christmas and thought why not make it a gift for me, too! What made you decide Shannon Hemauer was the photographer to work with to do your boudoir/contemporary glamour session? I never even looked anywhere else. Her work speaks for itself and having my girlfriend rave about her, it was a