Claire

Claire booked her Boudoir Session after one of her best friends had a shoot with me. She was very open right from the start and explained that it was always something she wanted to do but had been held back by her own self-esteem. She had been diagnosed with Body Dysmorphia but was trying hard to set a good example to her teenaged daughters around body positivity.

Claire wanted to gift her husband photos of her for his 50th Birthday and knew that he would be proud of her for pushing herself out of her comfort zone. 

Claire later admitted that on the day of her shoot, she was so daunted and nervous beforehand that she was in tears on the way to the studio. She hid her nerves well and although I could sense how she felt, Claire was bubbly and vivacious from the word go. We kept finding ourselves stopping for chats and we laughed a lot. Claire was honestly a joy to be around despite her nerves.

While she was waiting for her images to be ready, Claire messaged me to suggest a reshoot 'if they were no good' because she worried that she was shaking with nerves all the way through. I reassured her and soon after we had the viewing session.

I could see Claire's nerves once again over the Zoom meeting and she had her Mum there for moral support. I had every faith that Claire looked incredible in her images but I must admit that I was a little worried that she wouldn't be able to see it. I needn't have worried. Claire was absolutely over the moon and couldn't believe it was her in the photos.

Here's what she had to say about her experience:

"WOW .. what an amazing experience, from start to finish .. I’ve wanted to do it for ages but never been brave enough after years of lower body confidence and hating what I look like in photos … so I decided to book a boudoir shoot for my husband’s 50th birthday (was the push I needed) .. Right from the start when I booked after speaking to Rachel on the phone she put me at ease… on the actual day I was so so nervous I couldn’t stop shaking but Rachel was incredible , from showing you herself how to stand / lay / pose to calming me down and constantly making me feel great … I have just had my zoom and seen my photos … I can’t believe it’s me , they are absolutely amazing better then I could have ever imagined… I can’t wait to show everyone. Thank you again Rachel will definitely be booking again"

Claire then followed up with a message after she had sent some photos to her husband and that 'to say he was pleased with them is an understatement' she knew he acknowledged how hard it was for her to do the session. She also dropped in that she was happy to show them to anyone who was willing to look at them :) 

I'm so proud of Claire for stepping outside of her comfort zone, battling through the nerves and embracing the whole experience. I'm so happy that I was able to show Claire how beautiful, sexy and gorgeous she is! But on top of that, Claire is also an absolutely wonderful person with the most incredible energy and infectious personality!