Letter to the Karens :
Letter To the Parent-Karen’s and close minded folks ( this is for you )
I have worked hard…. REALLY hard. I am self taught. Which means all the failures along my journey happened and it made me stronger. It made me better. I obtained my bachelors degree while birthing and taking care of three babies in my 20’s and now in my 30’s I am thriving. I am happy. But here I am making some noise because that is kinda what I like to do anyways, so welcome stay awhile you might like it. I do realize that my profession may come with some scrutiny. People who may not entirely understand the nature of what I do. And that is ok. I have open communication with my children and hope that what I do for a living does not negatively impact them with their peers.
This blog is specifically written for the close minded Karen’s and Kevins. The moms who may see me and make comments. To the adult and teenagers who ask my son “ is your mom a pornographer?”. To the parents who might not want my kids around them….I am an artist…... and a good one. This shiny little blog is just for you.
Let me preface by saying this is not really a problem yet. I am foreseeing it may be at some point so this letter will be redirected to you. My oldest seems to handle it well with amazing responses like “she empowers women” or “be careful looking at her page you might see your mom” or even “dude , if she did we would live in a much bigger house.”
I also want to make it clear that I am teaching my son’s (because I have 3) that if someone of authority needs to know what I do they can directly ask me because this is going to be his response to your question “does your mom shoot p*rn” ? …….. “does that seem like an appropriate thing to ask me?” I am putting the ball back in the adults court because you have no business discussing that with my child. Again this has not happened YET.
So lets get started:
My job is equally as important as a therapist as boudoir photographers help those to find the internal peace and mental healing that those Karen's and Kevin of the world have caused by their unkind words which probably began in there high-school years. I have won the last three years as one of the best photographers in Mchenry Country. Travel all around the U.S and South America to photograph women. I am a teacher and a body inclusive mindset changer. Just because someone doesn’t understand something does not mean it is wrong. Yes I have photos of myself, what kind of boudoir photographer would I be if I couldn’t walk the walk. I have included many screen shots from the impact I have made on peoples lives just through photography.
“PSA if you see a woman post images from their boudoir shoot, let me tell you what was happening for her to get to that point.
-She’s been looking at her photographer’s work for months, if not YEARS, WISHING she could be confident enough to even reach out to inquire.
-After she finally got up the nerve to inquire, she said she could never fathom spending money on herself as a wife, mother, or woman in general.
-Months or years pass again, she finally reaches out again to book her session panic asking all the questions to make sure she’ll be comfortable.
-*PAUSE* in communication
-months or years pass again, she finally books her shoot.
-a month or so before her session she starts panicking again wondering if she made a mistake in booking, wondering if she’s worth spending a dime on herself, wondering how she’ll ever be comfortable in front of a camera.
-She messages asking to reschedule to a later date to try to get more weight off or get more toned, or just put it off to build up the nerve again.
-The week of her shoot she thinks about cancelling everyday. She doesn’t even try on her outfits because she thinks that will for sure make her cancel.
-finally her shoot day comes, she’s crying on the way thinking again she’s not worthy, thinking things like “what if I hate them all, what if I don’t feel beautiful, what if I look even worse than I think I will??”
-She walks through the doors of the studio shaking, apologizing for being a hot mess, etc…
-fast forward to her reveal (where she comes to see her photos) once again freaking out with all the panic thoughts. And you know what?
SHE. LOVES. THEM.
She has never felt more beautiful.
Her confidence SKYROCKETS.
“Why have I waited so long to do this??
I can’t wait to share with everyone!
I’ve never seen photos of myself like this!
I’ve never liked photos of myself!”
*SHARES PHOTOS*
Here are your options for replying:
-OH MY WOW!🤩🔥
-Girl you look amazing! 🤩🔥
-You look so happy and confident!
-You look 🔥🔥🔥
Or anything along the lines above (emojis strongly recommended).
If you even so much as have a thought about saying she should be ashamed of herself, she shouldn’t be posting, etc…
Put your phone down, walk into the bathroom, look in the mirror and reflect on exactly why you feel the need to tear down a woman after it took EVERYTHING in her to follow through with this shoot.
When you look in the mirror, and have the thoughts of “ugh I wish I could change this, or I hate that.” Know she has already done that. OFTEN. EVERY DAY OF HER LIFE.
She deserves to feel good about this.
About herself.
It might not be your cup of tea, and that’s just fine. But maybe for the first time in her entire life she feels good enough about herself to post pictures confidently that she finally LOVES.
Do not ever let yourself, what you dislike about yourself, your opinions, or what you’re insecure about make another woman feel bad about herself when you have no idea what it took for her to take that step.
Sincerely,
A boudoir/beauty photographer tired of seeing these comments when I saw tears fall from her eyes the first time she found herself beautiful.
Mmk thanks.
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I am here for a reason. My job does wonders for people. I am a proud entrepreneur who will stand up for the art I create.
xoxo,
Klemm