So I put myself in the hot seat, so to speak. I booked my own boudoir session. Being a boudoir photographer I always felt bad that I had never gone through the experience of a shoot for myself. I know so many talented local photographers, but this was a boudoir session, I didn't feel quite comfortable going to someone I knew. I really wanted to feel the way my clients feel, I don't know them and they don't really know me. This can be a scary and nerve-wrecking feeling, so I had to really put myself in the same situation.
As a photographer I have a constant urge to learn and grow my skills. I have taken workshops and received educational training with respected photographers such as Christa Meola, Sue Bryce, The Boudoir Divas, and Jennifer Rozenbaum. My future plan is to have a session with everyone of my mentors, but I had to pick one to start. So I did just that, I booked my NYC boudoir session with Jennifer Rozenbaum.
I was excited and nervous about doing the shoot. The shopping for outfits part as always was an awesome experience, I mean who doesn't love shopping. I wanted a few things my hubby would love and something special just for me. Now, unlike most of my clients, my hubby knew I was doing a session. This session was for me because I am so proud of the woman I am and where I am in life that I knew it was the right time to capture that. Hubby gets to reap the benefits of some steamy pics of me. I still kept some mystery though, I didn't show him any of the outfits or sneak peaks, I waited to show him the gallery when it was ready.
So I did it, my session was booked, flight and hotel were all set, and all the outfits were packed. The day arrived to head out to NYC; when we woke up my husband (Dylan) checked the flight status and said, "the flight is delayed until 8:00pm tonight, what should we do?" I couldn't risk the flight not making it, my shoot was at 10am the next day. So my amazing husband says, "let's drive, it will be fun." I couldn't believe he was willing to drive 7 hours for me to make this happen, but then again he is pretty amazing. So a road trip to NYC it was.
The trip was pretty easy going only a bit of traffic when we got closer to the city, dinner was good, the hotel was nice, and I was able to get a good night sleep. Rise and shine...we started the morning with some really crappy hotel breakfast, then hit the train to head to the studio. It was crazy hot and humid that day. We had some time to kill so we went to the coffee shop down the street to grab an iced tea. Then it all started to hit me and I started to get really nervous. I couldn't tell if I was nervous to meet Jen or for my shoot. We started to walk down the street towards the studio and I couldn't believe how nervous I was, now I was finally feeling what my clients feel when they walk to my door. I was buzzed in, kissed my hubby bye and climbed the massive staircase to meet Jen at the top. I gave her a big hug as if I had known her forever and instantly felt better.
Jen was awesome, she is so fun, lighthearted, and real just like how I like to be with my clients. The session went by so fast and I had such an amazing time.
It took me a while to really process how the whole session went and what it was like going through my process. I finally came to the conclusion that I offer a pretty kick ass experience to my clients. From providing tons of helpful info and advice to a personalized experience that she will never forget. I am so proud of Bubbles & Berries Boudoir and so lucky to get all of the amazing clients that trust me and walk out my door feeling huge confidence boost. Let's just say I wouldn't trade my job for the world. Having had the experience of my own session now, it made my belief even stronger that a boudoir session is for EVERY woman, it is something that you deserve to experience. What are you waiting for, email: boudoir@bubblesberriesboudoir.com for more info.
~xo Robyn Buyskes
Here are a few of my beautiful images from my session with Jennifer Rozenbaum.
