Creating images that help you see yourself as art,
through genuine connection.
Brittany B Portraits is a private boudoir, maternity
& portrait studio located in Chilliwack, BC.
A lot of clients worry about when they should book their photo shoot. Life gets busy, schedules fill up, and planning something that’s entirely for you can feel like a big step. It usually ends up sliding so far down the to-do list that it never actually happens.
And as women, we’re really good at doing that — putting ourselves last.
Most women don’t walk into my studio feeling bold or fearless. They walk in like she did — extremely nervous and holding themselves a little tight, unsure that they can pull it off.
When we spoke before her photo shoot, she told me something I hear more often than you’d expect: “I never like photos of myself”.
Deep down, she’d always dreamed of doing a boudoir session. She’d watched other women step into their power — strangers online, fellow moms, women who seemed to glow with a confidence she wished she had. But life never slowed down enough for her to put herself first.
Then one day, out of nowhere, a friend of her’s had her own boudoir shoot, seemingly without thinking twice about it. Something in her snapped! “Why the HELL am I not going for it?”
Never do I ever want to insist that you need to bring anything specific to your photo shoot. Why? — because you are your own unique person! Everyone has different things that they like and don’t like. The most important thing is that you feel confident in the pieces that you bring. When you feel confident on the inside, it comes across on camera!
Being vulnerable is never easy but I’m about to finally share something with you. These self portraits were done in January and this post has been sitting in drafts since then. Actually, to be honest, it’s developed from other forms and iterations over several years. The reason I haven’t posted it until now? Fear.
It’s now been 7 years since my brain injury. We all face different challenges in life, and this one has profoundly shaped my perspective through some very isolating experiences.
Life has a way of pulling us in many directions and in that whirlwind, it’s easy to lose touch with who we truly are. We get caught up in the noise whether it’s the stress of responsibilities, the endless comparisons brought on by social media, or the constant pressure to meat unrealistic expectations of how we should look, act or even feel. Over time, these pressures weigh us down, and that vibrant, confidant, unfiltered version ourselves starts to feel distant, even unfamiliar.
I showed up as nervous as ever and not quite feeling like myself. My confidence was down. I was worried about everything. How I styled my hair, how I did my makeup, my outfits and of course I was completely terrified of looking horrible in every shot! All of those nerves were there even though I already knew the photographer! She’s been one of my closest friends since high school so how the hell could I be so nervous around someone I’m completely comfortable with??
