Boudoir stories, photos, inspiration & advice.
Overcoming Anxiety Before Your Boudoir Photoshoot
Stepping in front of a camera for a boudoir session can be an exciting but nerve-wracking experience. It’s natural to feel anxious about baring both your body and soul; however many clients have found that the journey from nervousness to empowerment to be transformative.
Finding Your Why: The Benefits of a Boudoir Photoshoot
A boudoir photoshoot isn’t just about the images; it’s an intimate process that enables self-discovery, acceptance and empowerment. Here we explore the emotional benefits that a boudoir session can offer, showing that it’s much more than just posing in front of a camera.
Finding a Third Space
Can a boudoir photography session offer some of the same sense of freedom, community and joy that you find in a third place?
Boudoir at Any Age
At our studio we believe that boudoir should be for everyone. We have photographed clients from 21 years of age, to 74 years of age, and each of these women absolutely rocked their photoshoots. Boudoir, to us, is a celebration of self, and an opportunity to see yourself in a whole new light at any stage in life.
Re-discovering your identity and confidence after a break-up or divorce.
So many women struggle with their self-confidence and body image following the breakdown of a relationship. The emotional impact of feeling rejection, failure and loss can seriously undermine your self-esteem, whilst such a huge change in your life often leads to an identity crisis. Who are you now?
What is your identity? - and can you change it?
For some people their identity is clear and defined, something they’ve accepted as fact, but what if I told you that didn’t have to be the case? I believe our identity is something that is, to a large degree, flexible and something we can choose.
Join Our Summer of Self Love!
This summer, we want to spread the message of self love across our social media and beyond by sharing these stories to inspire women of all ages, shapes and sizes - and help us all realise that we are not alone.
Who is the ideal woman for a Boudoir photoshoot?
Our ideal client is not defined by her appearance, her occupation, where she shops, her age, where she lives etc. So who is a the ideal woman for a boudoir photoshoot? Is boudoir suitable for you?
How to love yourself, even if you don’t always like yourself.
When I was young and I did something wrong or angered my Mum she would sometimes say something along the lines of “I will always love you… but i don’t like you very much right now!”. Now I’ve begun to apply that same principle to how I see myself - and I hope you can too.
Five Reasons to Book a Boudoir Photoshoot
There are so many reasons that booking a boudoir photoshoot is a great thing to do. When I was planning this blog post, I had a list as long as my arm… but because we all love a short, concise list - I picked out my five top reasons to book a boudoir shoot.
How Being Coeliac Has Changed My Body Image
I was diagnosed with coeliac disease in April 2018, and at 19 years old I suddenly had to change, not only what I was eating, but my whole lifestyle. For me this meant not only saying goodbye to many of my favourite things to eat, but it also created a difficult relationship with food and my body image.
What is Confidence? Why Does Boudoir Help?
Confidence is such a big topic and something that we regularly talk about at the studio, our social media posts, on this blog and in our videos too. It’s a huge part of what we do at Foxlow Photography - helping our clients to discover or build their confidence is what drives us every single day.