Dear Mother Nature,

I think you may have missed the memo that we are in March. Right now it is 60 degrees. Now while I am not complaining, as I am immensely enjoying this weather, I am a bit afraid for the heat that the summer holds. But until then, I will take advantage of this awesome weather by having picnics, taking walks, dining out, and starting outdoor family sessions early!

Love Always,

Marisa

Spilling my heart out...

The past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind.  I have had a lot of fabulous ladies in for portraits.  I have been inspired and creative. I have been loving it. I love what I do, I seriously do. Sure there were times when I felt like giving up.  I've had nights where I stayed up all night to finish editing a wedding, and days on end getting my finances straight.  Tax time is the craziest for me, but thank heavens I am organized enough to not lose my head.

I have shot weddings, and spent the day after laid in bed because I was so sore (I have fibromyalgia, which makes physically activities a bit complicated).  I've done back to back sessions and thought I was going to mess something up.  The anxiety and fear of not delivering an image my client won't love is always on my mind.

You would think that with all the stresses, I would just stop doing it.

But I haven't given up, and I don't plan to.  With every "oh my gosh!", and "I can't believe you made me look so amazing!", with every squeal of joy and hand clap, I know that I am doing something right. Life is but a series of moments, and I have the ability to capture those moments.  Sure, I break photography rules sometimes.  Some images may not be technically perfect. But my clients love their images, and that is all that matters.

I do this because I love it. I do this because it makes others happy. And I've always been the type of person that enjoyed making everyone around me smile.  I do it because it gives me a chance to stay at home and watch my daughter grow up. 

As long as there is love and happiness, I am there to photograph it.

Fabulous Friday

Hello lovelies!!! It's Friday, which means it's time for fabulous.  Today, I am going to show you some fabulous shoes.  I am going to warn you now, I love shoes.  I love heels, peep toes, pumps, all of them.  It's kind of funny because I was never into shoes,it wasn't until about three years ago that I started like them.  But I seriously think every woman should own at least one pair of shoes that make her feel fabulous when she puts them on.  For me, that pair of shoes is my zebra print peep toe heels.  I love them, I adore them. I put them on, and I feel great.

I may not be the most fashionable person in the world, for me comfort is flip flops, a skirt, and a tank top.  But I do know that it is important to feel beautiful.  So if that means a sexy pair of shoes, then so be it!

So yes, you may notice two things. One, I really love the teal/tiffany blue color.  When I mean love it, I LOVE it.  And secondly, I am kind of obsessed with peep toe shoes! 

 

Any who, these are some great shoes to wear during your boudoir session. After all, you want to feel beautiful from head to toe!

Have a fabulous weekend!

Perfection.

Perfection.  Am I perfect? No, of course not. Are my images perfect?  Nope.  I tend to like slightly over exposed images.  Technically, I love a bit more contrast in my images.  I also break the rules on composition and cropping...A Lot.  If all of my images were technically perfect, I would be focusing more on that and less than the emotional impact of the image.

I admire a lot of photographers.  And it seriously makes me happy when my favorite photographers say that they love shooting in natural light, and that they KNOW that their images are not technically perfect.  It makes me even happier when those photographers say that they don't have studios, that they work out of their home, and that they are as frazzled as me most days.

Running a business is not easy. Especially when your business is based around being able to capture IT. 

Over the past two days I have been watching an online course delivered by the amazing Sue Bryce.  She is one of my favorite photographers.  She shoots in natural light, started her studio in her garage, and does things with such simplicity and still produces AMAZING images.  After watching her today, I decided to step out of my comfort zone. And here are the results...

{Donna} Delaware Boudoir & Glamour Photographer

Donna, Donna, Donna.  A long time ago, well actually like three years ago...I had Donna over as my first official boudoir test subject.  We did the shoot in my living room. Now let me tell you, three years...you have a lot of time to grow.  Now, I have no idea where those first images have somehow managed to escape to, but these I am super excited to show. Again we shot in my living room (i'm bit about using the space you have and making it work), and of course she rocked it.  She looked stunning, and we had fun (which I do with all of my boudoir sessions).

Best part:
Me: "Ok make sexy face"
Donna: "Um, ok"
Me: "Act like you want ALLLL of this" (me doing a random dance move indicated my entire body)
Donna: *breaks into a giggle fit*

So throughout our random giggle fits and nerd conversation, we rocked out some amazing shots!  Here they are!