Without a net…

Correct is fine, but it’s better to be interesting.

Seth Godin.

Back when I was shooting a lot of weddings, I used to love the experience of walking into a situation and not knowing exactly what was going to happen.

Some people freak out about not having everything planned out to the last jot, but not me.

Every time I shot the formals, it was in a different location at a different time of day in different weather. Different things would stand out to me and different things would catch my attention: oh let’s go shoot over here because the canola field is in bloom. Let’s go shoot over here, because the light is amazing.

As a boudoir photographer, I try and bring this ethos to what I do with that too. I like not having a studio, because, while there is a certain degree of safety in the studio, that safety can easily translate into same-ness.

Creating art always comes with some sort of risk. We think that having people hate what we have created is the worst outcome. It’s not. The worst outcome is to create something that is mundane and boring and “nice”. Creating something that inspires no reaction, elicits no emotion. That’s the worst outcome.

I know that boudoir can be a scary proposition for some people, and this might be even scarier: working without a safety net. But here’s the thing, if we reach for the stars and only grasp the moon, we have still made more progress than the one trapped by their perceived limitations. I’m not saying we have to go all Jackson Pollack, just that I refuse to stick you into some pre-defined box. What society thinks is beautiful. What we might consider traditional boudoir. Let’s not be bound by our own preconceptions, but connect with something deeper, something rawer, more emotional, more personal.

So, if you want to create something interesting, something a step beyond boudoir, if you even just want to discuss ideas or dream big dreams, contact me.