“I never felt confident, beautiful, any of that.  I can now say I look damn good at 45!” Ms J I love when a woman owns her beauty especially when it happens after the age of 40.  As a woman over 40, I understand now how silly I was worrying about the cellulite in my […]

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” Audre Lorde About a month ago, while I was preparing my blog post about honoring mothers, I came across a suggestion to write an open letter to my […]

I am 53 and feel like I really wanted to capture how I look now.  I felt glamorous, sexy, and beautiful. A little like I could do anything. Ms G Transitions- Life is full of them.  I used to hate them because they always disrupted my happy little predictable routines.  With each one comes growth […]

“After looking at the pictures I thought… Hell yeah. I did this, that is me! Being sober doesn’t automatically mean happily ever after” There are so many reasons women come to me to do a session.  As a gift, for themselves or someone else, celebrate a milestone, boost confidence, and even overcome trauma from their […]

Happy April!  I cannot believe we have entered Spring and are 4 months into 2022.  Every year goes faster and faster!  For Boudoir photographers, October through Jan can be a blur as that tends to be our busy season.  Conference season kicks off, both in Iowa and nationally, during the same time frame and runs […]

“After I saw my images, I was ready to take on the world.” B: this fiery senorita always has me rolling on the floor with her saucy personality.  We knew each other when we were mere babes and it had been almost 20 years since we had connected. So it was surreal when she reached […]

“What will you do one day when your children look for photographs of you and there are none?” Sue Bryce I want to talk about Moms. None of us would be here if we didn’t have one and some of us have carried that legacy on by becoming mothers ourselves. There has been a shift […]

“Feminism isn’t about making women strong.  Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength” – G.D. Anderson T came to via referral from another happy client.  This session was for her.  She lives life on her terms not what society dictates.  A celebration of her accomplishments, loves, and an […]

“I’m also a firm believer that you get what you pay for and I will definitely be back because it was so much fun and everything turned out fantastic.” Ms M, the blushing bride!  Every bride I photograph takes me back to my roots and what started me down this amazing journey of helping women […]

“Cassy made me feel so comfortable in my own skin, and after she told me how good I looked 20 times (cause that’s what she does- and she means it!), I started to believe her too!” Ah Ms D!  I’m super excited to talk about her and her session.  She’s been my main squeeze (hair […]