I am grateful for clients who I meet along the way who gets me and my desire to take images that means something to them in a very personal level. I usually end up being good friends with them. Not every assignment will evoke emotions, and not every session will have a personal take.
So I am honored when I do spend an hour or so with those who trusts me enough to be vulnerable. To bare one’s vulnerability takes a great amount of courage. And there is such a huge difference between sexy and sleazy. Anyone can take their clothes off, but not everyone can bare their soul. And this is a huge part of why I have Souldeelight to begin with.
Thank You, H, for the trust and for even going the extra mile writing the beautiful note below.
FROM H :
Before I got married, I always had this idea of having a boudoir photoshoot done —out of curiousity and to surprise my fiancé…and maybe so that I also have something to keep with me when I get old.
It was just always an idea, but I never had the guts to really have it done for one main reason- fear.
Fear that I would be totally uncomfortable during the shoot; fear that the photos might turn up too sleazy and not the effect I wanted; fear that I might get conscious all along knowing that I will be spending hours in my lingerie with a photographer I didn’t even know.
It was a stroke of luck when I found Dee. It was all in good timing and out of faith, that I finally agreed and let myself into that shoot. To be honest, I was still hesitant until a few hours before our shoot. I wanted to just cancel the whole thing as I was, at that time, still scared. Good thing I didn’t, because the moment I saw Dee, I immediately felt relaxed. She has this bubbly attitude that would make a first-time-amateur-poser-client just so comfortable.
Dee’s style in pictures is all about being natural and being true to oneself. She would guide you and help you with what to do, but would not totally overpower and make you pose like a stiff mannequin.
Dee also has this incredible way of playing with natural lighting and her creativity is just overflowing. She can see the little details and she can make a messy living room and an empty bedroom into a great studio.
Our boudoir turned out into such an amazing bonding session. We were laughing and it really felt like I have a friend taking pictures of me. There are a lot of photographers out there, but a boudoir photographer is something else. For me, Dee is the perfect boudoir photographer because during the whole shoot, she would let you just be…YOU.
In the end, we had a memorable session; I have a set of amazing pictures that I will always be proud of; and I gained not only a photographer who I can always trust, but also a friend.
H.
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