Intimate photography for women is a real passion of mine.  For me Intimate photography is not boudior photography but personal art for a woman.  I am just as much concerned about expression and the artisic quality of the image and the story - moreso, than the amount of skin showing. Lately I have started painting clothing on women when a little too much skin was reveiled. Creating the vision of the image before I shoot is the real key for creating empowering and beautiful images.  It also cuts studio time by three quarters  because I know exactly what I am going for.

No matter your age or size, I can create a beautiful and very flattering intimate photograph for you.

Hair by Michael at Cilla's Saloon on Jensen Way, Poulsbo

The experience in the studio is so enjoyable.  The  image immediately above is Emily Boberg-Courts who owns Dolphin Dance in Poulsbo.

Her studio is next to mine. She teached women sensuous dancing and pole dancing. Something really interesting happened

when she came for her photo session. I have owned this note/music background

for 2 years and have never used it.  On the day Emily was in my studio, something told me to use it.

When we saw the final images, we both loved it.  It just made those fabulous shoes POP!!

In addition it added all around interest ti the image. Then Emily said to me

" I never told you this, but I studied violin for 12 years.  It is meaningful to me to have music as my background image".

It could never have been a coincidence.  I love it when that happens!!

This is the first lesbian couple I have had the opportunity to photograph. When people see this portrait on my gallery wall, I am asked if they are sisters.  They were married in a non legal ceremony in WA State only a few days before  this shoot.  It had been a beautiful wedding in Gig Harbor.  I  had the pleasure of creating a portrait collection for them. 

From my clients comments, this seems to be one of the very favorite images in my gallery.

Woman and girls of all ages love this Hollywood style portrait. Tessa loved

the 40's and 50's.  she said to me "when I was groeing up there was a portrait of my granfmother in our home. 

Tor me it was my grandmother. Tessa said. "I loved that portrait and Iwant to create my heirloom portrait now

which which I can enjoy now, and which will be handed down for generations to come."

At the same time, we created the following Pin-up for Tessa. Tessa is Fabulous!

I went to visit Kim at her home one day.  I wanted to take a look around to see what might be an appropriate setting and backdrop for her portrait.  Kim has a huge garden of strawberries.  I have been hearing about them from her daughter Michelle Cho for a very long time.  I hear they are so sweet and delicious. I ask Kim if I could have a few plants.  She was happy to share. Kim grabbed a pot and led me to just the right spot to collect plants. She squated in a way I wish I could and proceeded to pull  plants from her winter garden for me to take with me.  I stood watching  her in  the beautiful afternoon light and thankfully, the light went on in my head.  Excitedly, I thought - this is the portrait.  I ran to my car to get my camera and then took about a dozen photographs of her. This for me is also an intimate portrait - a portrayal of Kim - Kim with self, expressing joy and love in her life.  I painted the image digitally in Corel Painter and Kim and her family treasure the portrait of her  forever.