This just shows you exactly how far behind I am on posting things....I am doing a throwback post to when I traveled to Portland with my bestie Stephanie and photographed some amazing babely babes in our airbnb. The airbnb we chose for our little vacay/shoot time was perfect....the right amount of kitsch, cute, great amenities, and perfect location for pretty much all that we wanted to do. On our first day of shooting, I invited a handful of babes and fellow photographers over to the airbnb for a play date where we essentially ran around in our lingerie and photographed each other and the models. It was perfectly amazing. Because we were in Portland, I really wanted to capture the gloomyiness that is standardly prevalent in January...HOWEVER, we had some of the clearest skies they have seen!! If you have been to my studio, though, you know I am capable of making even the brightest spaces look amazing dark and moody, so 'twas no issue on this lovely day! I photographed the gorgeous Kiersten Williamson, a curve model from the Portland area and Ella Unusual, a curve model from the Seattle area (which you saw in our 80s themed shoot!) For the session at this airbnb, however, I wanted to give off kind of a sadness, a sombre vibe to our babes...almost like these sad housewives from back in the day. Don't ask me where my mind was, it's just what I was inspired to create. Enjoy![audio mp3="https://www.terihoffordphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hot-Air-Balloon.mp3"][/audio]
Birthday Suit? Nah, Birthday SHOOT {Mexico Diaries} ~ Winnipeg Boudoir Photography
I was super excited when Crystal said she was interested in coming along on our Mexican adventure back in February and when I found it was her birthday during that same week I was even MORE excited! Naturally, we had to do a birthday session for her and while traditionally my work does have people in their birthday SUIT, we just decided to do a tropical themed birthday SHOOT for her! (I had already gotten her nudie at her own studio last year) I am pretty sure Crystal spends more time in Sayulita than she does in Canada, so I am sure if we go again, she will definitely join in on the fun! For a little extra fiesta feel, listen to the music, relax and imagine you can feel a light tropical breeze and smell the scent of coconut sunscreen, as you peruse these images:[audio mp3="https://www.terihoffordphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Hot-Beach.mp3"][/audio]
They Let Girls Into Cubscouts Now - Winnipeg Photographer
Last week I had the pleasure of heading to Camp Do More in Ontario, just 2 hours outside of Toronto. This would be four days full of meeting with like minded boudy photogs, shooting, modelling, getting eaten by mosquitoes, and educating others on how my silly brain works to help empower women through photography. Because I was a little late in making my presentations, I didn't even have time to think about what I was going to shoot so I was little sad, but thought the break might be nice so I could focus on just teaching and meeting some fab humans. Well, fast forward to the few days I spent in Toronto pre-camp with my buddy Taylor (the one on the left above) and we visited this sweet ass vintage shop. After perusing a few racks Taylor held up this old child's size Cub Scout shirt and my brain took it and ran. We then sussed out an additional outfit for her friend Edith (one of the other models at camp...the one on the right above). We found vintage socks, vests, berets, scarves, etc. to make this naughty Cub Scout shoot come to life.After being inspired by all the other speakers at the Camp, I wanted to take something that Boon Ong (whom I did the workshop in Calgary with) does. His blog posts are treated as a full experience and he finds a song that fits for each one and as the music plays, while scrolling through the posts you get immersed in it. It becomes like a still movie...I think I may do this for all my babes going forward. It truly adds to the experience of the images. Anywho, feel free to "watch" our little story unfold below and if you are a photographer interested in coming to Camp Do More next year, we are half sold out on tickets, but you can get yours here!! (And don't forget to sign up for my classes mwahaha).[audio mp3="https://www.terihoffordphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Silk.mp3"][/audio] 
An Angel in Florida ~ International Boudoir Photographer
I am finally getting around to finishing up all my travel stories and I'm so excited to share this one of Miss Angel. I was introduced to her from Dawn (whom you will be seeing later on the blog) while I was staying at her house, and miss Angel came to play and did not disappoint. She let me dress her up in my spangliest jacket ever (a sweet find from the consignment shop in Fort Pierce!) and even got in the pool for me. I wanted to edit these ones in a bit more fun, bright way seeing as she is from Miami and she definitely brought the heat.
Freedom Sessions ~ Winnipeg Boudoir Photographers
It was late august 2017 when I realized I had only ventured outside to shoot 3 times the entire summer and I felt crushed. I remember when I started photography and summer would roll around, I would be so grateful for the beautiful light and would shoot almost every night because I didn't want to "waste" the light...but last year, I didn't make it a priority and literally felt like I had wasted the light. Well, fast forward to March when I went to visit my friends in Florida and all of our sessions essentially took place outside. It was so refreshing to get outside, to play with the natural light, the landscapes and have my subjects interact with nature. I had forgotten how pure it was...how...free. So this summer, I am scheduling time to do limited night sessions with babes in flowing dresses to play and reconnect in nature. And now you know my selfish reason for these sessions, but there's another reason why they are so important to me.
PLAY.
It's not very often that we, as adults, play. Let go. Spin and jump and run with joy. Especially when a camera is on us. We have become such a society and culture focused on CREATING and PERFECTING moments instead of CAPTURING moments. Freedom Sessions are designed to capture you exploring, playing, breathing, laughing, and experiencing joy. We will capture movement. We will capture emotion. We will provide you with beautiful candid images that make you FEEL. So, lemme answer some of the questions surrounding these sessions!
What will you wear?We will provide the dresses for you to frolic around the forest/fields/beach (wherever we choose) and we have dresses all the way up to a size 5x! Every woman is worthy of experiencing nature, and more importantly being photographed. Hair & makeup doesn't come included with these sessions because they are more of the natural variety, but if you decide you want to glow for your session we can hook you up with Nicole or Kylie!
When will these occur?These sessions will occur towards sundown, starting at 7pm and last for about 30-45 minutes (depending on location). We want to take advantage of that beautiful golden sun in the evening and even if storms are rolling in, we will have some amazing clouds to photograph as well! You can check out our availability here (and book if you feel so inclined!)
How are these sessions different then fempowerment sessions?While the intent of empowerment is, of course, prevalent in both sessions, Freedom Sessions have a few differences. First, they are much shorter as mentioned above! Second, you get to wear clothes-WOOOO! Third, they are extremely limited (only 15!!)! Four, these are more fine art inspired and less about looking and being sexy. It's about existing, feeling, playing, and therefore the images will reflect this much more than our traditional fempowerment sessions. Sometimes your photos may not be in focus (like the one above) because it's about telling a story and capturing you....being free. During Fempowerment Sessions I provided specific instructions for posing to CREATE an image, whereas Freedom Sessions are designed to CAPTURE an image, so you will need to prepare yourself for letting go, feeling silly, and enjoy the freedom of playing.
How much are these sessions and what's included?Freedom Sessions are $275+tax and that covers my time & talent during and after the session. Images are NOT included in the session fee. After your session, you will receive a gallery 5-10 days later featuring 25-35 images from your shoot and upon seeing them you will be able to select a variety of methods to have your images finalized. You can check out our full Freedom Session pricing guide here!
So, that's the news, my friends! A fun new session to liberate you and help you reconnect with nature and yourself! If you want to play with me this summer, book your session here!