I’m photographing 40 women over 40
before the end of the year and
YOU ARE INVITED.
I WOULD LOVE YOU TO BE ONE OF THEM.
I want to empower each of these women in themselves and celebrate the confidence and self discovery
which happens when you find your own power and grace staring back at you.
Do you know that 40+ accounts for over 50% of the female population in the UK?
This group is too big to be ignored and too fabulous not to be celebrated.
It’s time to start a conversation about the beauty of ageing and to embrace the confidence about finally being comfortable in your own skin. I want to showcase your beauty even if you haven’t seen it with your own eyes yet or felt it in your soul. I want to tell your stories and change how the media defines us.
Join me on this adventure and celebrate what it means to be a woman over 40!
WHY SHOULD YOU DO THIS?
- to have an empowering experience!
- to create imagery you are proud to share!
- to share your story with other women and the world!
- to redefine what BEAUTY means in YOUR community!
- to boost self confidence!
- to inspire other women to appreciate themselves!
- to celebrate yourself!
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST AND WHAT’S INCLUDED?
The special promotion pricing for this campaign is £99.00 and includes:
- Pre-session consultation over the phone to discuss styling, how to prepare, what to wear, what to bring to your session
- A 30 minutes ‘mini’ photoshoot
- You will be interviewed before and/or after the photoshoot for you to share your story as well as your experience
- Slideshow reveal of your final image selection
- One complimentary matted print of your choice (as well as the corresponding digital image). Additional images available to purchase if you wish. This is completely optional, please let me know in the contact form below if you would like a detailed price list.
- Your final image and your story showcased alongside the other 39 beautiful participants in a gallery style exhibition event
(provisionally scheduled for January 2022)
Please note, these are ‘come as you are’ mini sessions.
If you would prefer to have a full experience including professional hair and makeup styling, please message me to book a full photoshoot.
“Your expertise, the way it made me feel about myself cannot be described. This was the one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. It made me feel and look beautiful, as every woman should.”
FREQUENT QUESTIONS
Any women aged 40 and over is invited! I have extensive experience in posing women of different shapes, sizes and backgrounds – there are no restrictions!
The participation fee is £149.00, which includes:
A pre-session consultation over the phone (on what to expect, what to bring, how to prepare)
A fully guided 30 minute photoshoot
A reveal session and slideshow of your final images
One matted print of your choice (with the option to purchase more if you wish)
A beautiful portrait and your story on display at a gallery style exhibition
All photoshoots as well as the final gallery exhibition are taking place in Bristol.
We will schedule your slideshow reveal about two weeks after your photoshoot.
You’ll get to choose your favourite to receive as the complimentary print as well as purchase more images if you’d like (completely optional).
After all 40 women have been photographed and stories collected, I will be hosting a gallery style exhibition of the project at a Bristol location.
(Provisionally booked for January 2022)
Please do! :)
I would love this project to be as inclusive as possible, so any help to reach a wider audience would be much appreciated.
You are welcome to share the link to the website page or any social media posts mentioning the project. Every little helps. Thank you!
I’m so happy you are interested in this project!
Please fill out the application form below, after which I’ll send you a link to book a quick chat over the phone to discuss any further questions you might have and hopefully we’ll also schedule in your photoshoot.
If you’re struggling to justify spending the time and money on yourself, I would humbly suggest that you consider it an investment in your future.
If this experience helps you put down a few of those doubts and insecurities you carry around, if it helps you feel even a little more confident in yourself, how much is that worth?
We all know that a woman who loves and accepts herself is unstoppable. She radiates an energy that draws others in. She laughs louder, smiles easier, walks taller. She has stronger relationships, and feels happier on a daily basis.
I would love if you could be that person.
Saying that, I understand that this is a luxury experience, so I do accept credit cards and have payment plan options. I hope that helps.
I am based in lovely, sunny Bristol, England.
Yes, I really do love to travel! Rates vary based on travel costs and my current availability and schedule. Please feel free to get in touch and we can chat about it.
You can, but in general I discourage it. If you really need someone with you, bring your best friend, or someone you feel very comfortable around.
If you are bringing your best girlfriend or sister, please consider booking a shoot for her too – it’s a great thing to do together, and I’d be happy to give you a little discount if we can get you both in on the same day.
Please don’t bring anyone you are romantically involved with. The process of boudoir photography is a lot less sexy than the end result, and having a partner on set is a big distraction for everyone. Your significant other is more than welcome to drop you off, make sure you settle in okay, deliver flowers/lunch mid-shoot, and pick you up afterwards. He or she is also welcome at your final image reveal, and can help you pick your favourite photographs.
You absolutely don’t have to.
Boudoir to me is a lot more about how you feel during the session (feminine and sensual), rather than what you’re wearing (or not). Instead of putting labels on it, let’s just go into your session with an open mind. We always start fully clothed portraits, and it’s entirely and only up to you how far you want to take it. You don’t even have to decide before the shoot, you can just make up your mind as we go. I will never push you to do anything you are not comfortable with.
Client privacy is super important to me.
Your photos will never be shared on my website or social media without your permission. And even if you choose to share some or all of your images, you will always have an opportunity to say exactly what you are and are not comfortable with (which images are shared, how they are used, and whether or not your name is attached). There is no pressure. I want you to be 100% comfortable, and I’m happy with whatever makes you happy.
Absolutely, I would love to photograph you!
I consider myself a body positive photographer, I don’t see you any different than anyone else.
If you are even worried about this, it probably means you had a lot of bad photos taken of you before… The great news is, I’m pretty confident you won’t feel like that when you have this experience with me. I know how to light you properly and how to direct you into poses that will be the most flattering for your hips, your stomach, your chin, etc. AND I will even make it fun.
PLEASE don’t let your weight (or any other ‘flaws’) stop you.
This is a tough one.
Because I just want to shout at you ‘don’t be silly, you really don’t have to’… but I also know that if you are at that place where you think you need to lose weight, there is not much I can say to change that.
So I just tell you this:
You ARE perfect now.
Please try to EMBRACE and accept this beautiful body of yours.
NOW is just as good a time as any.
That’s not a problem, you can have your digital images.
You can even opt out of having any of the printed products if you want, though I will definitely do my best to convince you otherwise.
Digital technology is changing so quickly, many digital storage solutions everyone was using 10-15 years ago doesn’t even exist anymore… while professionally printed, quality products (prints, wall art, albums…) will still be beautiful and ready to enjoy in 100 years.
The good news is: you don’t need to!
Most of the people you see on my website are not models (and honestly, even professional models need direction!).
When you have a photoshoot with me, I will guide you, pose you, direct your facial expressions and pay attention to every little detail, to make sure you end up with some beautiful images of yourself.
A woman’s relationship with her body and her lingerie drawer is deeply personal. Some women buy lingerie like others buy shoes or lipstick – in quantity, quality and to suit the occasion. Others prefer to put comfort over aesthetics and there are those who prefer to go commando – each to their own I say. So let’s be clear that there isn’t a perfect, one size fits all, list of the best things to wear for a boudoir session.
What matters is what feels right for YOU.
Having said that, we will have a detailed chat about looks and outfits and clothing options during your personal consultation, once we booked in your boudoir photoshoot.
“You can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty and irresistible for the rest of your life.”
[Coco Chanel]
THIS IS FOR YOU IF…
- You are tired of not feeling seen.
- You are tired of the way you look on the outside not matching how you feel on the inside
- You have never felt beautiful or photogenic and want to change that
- You could really do with some self love and self care right now
- You have gone through a big change in your life (new baby, empty nest, weight loss, weight gain, getting divorced, getting married, surviving something difficult…) and you are ready to focus on the new you…
AND ALSO IF…
- You are living your best life and want to celebrate that
- You have an interesting story to tell and would love to share it with the world
- You are ready to embrace every freckle, line, scar, wrinkle and grey hair, no matter your age, shape or size
- You want to honour what makes you feel beautiful and unique
- You are ready to fall in love with the woman in the mirror all over again
It’s a simple truth that most women don’t look forward to getting older. Considering society’s general attitude toward ageing it’s easy to understand why, but how about we start changing that perception and show all the amazing things about reaching forty, fifty, sixty and beyond..?!
Photography is my passion.
There is no greater joy than showing women a portrait of themselves that takes their breath away and brings tears to their eyes.
I want women to be able to recognise their own beauty, value and power.
Dear women over 40, ageing is a milestone to celebrate! This is not the time to fade gracefully into the background, this is a time to show the world that beauty is ageless and timeless, that our present is perfect and that our future still holds possibilities.
It’s time to celebrate every hard won line, stretch mark, battle scar and silver hair as beautiful evidence of our bravery, strength and wisdom.
Are you ready?
