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SHUSWAP + OKANAGAN INTIMATE PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER
5 Ways to Treat Yourself Like Your Best Friend
“Love yourself.” It’s a saying we hear all the time these days—from TV shows, magazines, blogs, and books. But what does it really mean to love yourself? How do you make self-love a part of your everyday life?
The best way to truly love yourself is to treat yourself just like you would your best friend. When it comes to our closest friends, we only see the positive in them. We don’t criticize them or point out their flaws. We help them feel empowered, encouraging them and cheering them on.
But we rarely treat ourselves this way…
2020 Rearview - in the Vancouver boudoir studio
2020 - What a year!
I am sure, like me, many of you have found yourselves hung up on all the negatives this year brought about. Some of which, for me, were seemingly devastating at the time, even without a world wide pandemic. However, now that the longest year ever is finally coming to a close, I find myself looking back at 2020 with a lighter heart.
While the studio saw far fewer clients than an average year, this year was anything but average.
5 Tips to Seeing Your Beauty
For many of you, seeing yourself as beautiful can be a challenge.
So I’m here to help!
Here are 5 tips I’d love to share with you to make seeing your beauty a little easier.
Let’s jump straight in with tip #1:
Busting Excuses : Why you deserve a Boudoir Experience!
Excuses stem from fear.
When we get nervous, we make excuses. We make excuses not to love ourselves or take care of ourselves. The biggest example that I have seen witnessed is when it comes to SELF CARE!
We all have excuses "I'm too busy... The kids need something... "
Allow me to share with you all the reasons you DO need to do this and help alleviate your fears …
Why I am a Boudoir Photographer
I’ve been a visual artist as long as I can remember – Drawing, painting, sculpting. Regardless of the medium, my subject matter has remained consistent. People – portraits – body scapes. So it’s no surprise then that when I decided to focus on photography as my medium that it wasn’t landscapes – it was portraits.