I don't remember who took their clothes off first, but the cascade of naked bodies into the pool was immediate. After nights of girl talk and sharing confidences and building trust, a day of empowering boudoir photography, showgirl costumes and wandering around in lingerie, and then...
"Everything is shimmying BUT my booty!" Meg's frustrated commentary had us in stitches. I'm not sure burlesque class made me feel sexier, exactly, but it sure as hell was fun. We flirted with our boas and challenged the audience with our eyes, raking satin-gloved hands provocatively...
Our first day of boudoir photography at Race and Religious. I tried to sleep in, I really did, but laughter from the pool outside my balcony pulled me out of my dreams and into a beautiful day. Sunlight streamed in all the windows...
Okay, so I thought we got this party started yesterday but clearly I just didn't know. Today has been the most incredible, FUN, fulfilling and amazing day of my entire life. This isn't hype or hyperbole or PR nonsense, this group of women is utterly...
I'm writing this post on the morning of day three because yesterday just didn't stop. We started with lunch at The Rum House, a restaurant on Magazine Street famous for its tacos and drinks, then settled into Race & Religious, our amazing home for the...
I'm sitting on the moonlit porch of a New Orleans mansion, faded from its glory days but beautiful still. The breeze is warm and smells of lush old trees, of delicate pink flowers, of history I don't yet know but plan to learn. This group...
My boudoir photography partner in crime Meghan is trying to figure out how much lighting equipment she can fit in her SUV, fabulous makeup artist Michelle is trying to sweet-talk airlines into waiving the weight allowances so she can bring all her "just in case"...
Recently some asshat hackers carved their way into a cloud storage facility, stole naked photos of some female celebrities, and made them public. As far as I'm concerned there is more than one reason to be upset about that. First and foremost, the...
The photography I do is, in large part, about allowing yourself to be brave enough to see yourself in a new way and accept your own perfectly imperfect beauty. So this is me putting my money where my mouth is. Last time I was in...
This post is an utter failure of feminist sensibility. Today was a terrible, horrible, no good really bad day. Not for any particular reason- it didn't help that my youngest woke me before 6, I have a million things to do, and the puppy keeps getting...
Embrace your wild side. Immerse yourself in history. And get your sexy on! This year’s Fearless Retreat will be co-hosted by Star Newman of Acts of Beauty Photography and Meghan Garner of Meghan Garner Portrait Designs. One vacation, two photographers, uncountable great memories. Love your body...
I don't know what I was expecting of New Orleans, but this wasn't it. New Orleans is a Southern Belle fallen on hard times- I feel like I'm probably accidentally plagiarizing when I write that, but forgive me if I am because it describes it so...