She’d done boudoir before. But never like this.

She’d already done a boudoir shoot once — with a female photographer. The idea of intimate photos with a man who wasn’t her husband? That was a different story entirely.

Nervous doesn’t begin to cover it. But she’d joined the Elevation VIP group, seen the women in there, and knew she had to have Rachel and Justin photograph her.

The part nobody tells you about booking with a male photographer

It’s the question we hear most — usually whispered at the end of a call. Is it going to be weird?

Here’s how a session here actually works. Elevation is a husband-and-wife team. Rachel runs your session: styling, direction, every pose, start to finish. She is in the room the entire time. Justin photographs. You are never alone with a photographer you just met, and you are never left guessing what to do with your hands, your chin, any of it — every pose is directed, down to the details.

One client a day. No audience, no rush, nobody booked in after you.

Here’s what happened next — in her words:

“I was very nervous but from the moment I walked in, the conversations started and the nervousness began to go away.”

During the session, Justin showed her the images as he took them — no edits, straight off the camera.

“I could not believe that was ME! I walked out of their studio feeling like a model.”

The Reveal

At the reveal, she couldn’t decide. Every image was that good.

“It was so hard for me to believe I was staring at images of myself. My husband was in love with the images I selected and I have looked at them daily as a reminder that just because I am a mom and wife doesn’t mean I’m not beautiful.”

Her advice

“I can’t thank Justin and Rachel enough for helping me get my self confidence back. If you are interested in doing a shoot, book it without thinking twice!!”

If the photographer is what’s holding you back

She’d done this before — with a woman behind the camera — and still almost didn’t book. What changed her mind wasn’t a pep talk. It was watching real clients talk about their sessions in our VIP group, and then walking into a session where everything was directed and nothing was left for her to figure out.

If a male photographer is the reason you’ve been hovering over the booking page, start with the experience page — it walks through exactly how a session runs, who’s in the room, and what happens at every step.

Been putting yourself last? Sessions start at $1,299 — and if you’re a mom, start here.