The inner spirit photography blog

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  1. Mark Wins Big!

    Five judges stare at an image that just materialized on the carefully colour calibrated monitor. In the dark room behind them, a silent audience of hopeful photographers watch their backs.  Zoom was sharing this image and the faces of the five highly decorated, national print judges.  56% of all the images judged today, would not […]

  2. Looking for a Boudoir Photographer Close To Me

    Distance is a relative thing; it needs context to set it.  Stephanie’s airplane touched down Friday noon. She was through customs and hailing her Uber driver 90 minutes later. She had never been to Canada.  She strolled into my studio the next day, refreshed, no makeup, big smile; excited to start her session.  She settled […]

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    Powerful Women in Costumes

    Her wicked grin hovered just above the charged barrel of The Righteous Bison Particle Smasher. Finger on the trigger. Fully powered. Liz was having a blast with my steampunk ray gun—a Dr. Grordbort original—and fully channeling its sci-fi sass. This week, I’m raising a toast to the incredible women cosplayers from last weekend’s Calgary Comics and […]

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    From Heartbreak to Healing: Boudoir After Divorce

    Divorce can shake your foundation, any breakup does.  Even when it’s the right decision, the transition leaves many women feeling untethered. The familiar roles have shifted, and the mirror can start to feel like a stranger.  It can be so many things at once – liberating, disorienting, painful, often oddly peaceful. What, is rarely talked […]

  5. Body Fire Sessions: Gone In 4 Months

    Our Body Fire add on to our boudoir photo shoots and nude photography are popular but soon won’t be available. They are amazing, like a phoenix rising flames race from breasts to toes, across arms and from shoulders to bums.   We have had flames dancing on the brims of cowboy hats, traveling down silver chains […]

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    Body Painting is Boudoir Photography too

    Body Painting is a unique and powerful personal expression. It has been popular in our Boudoir photography mix for several decades. Back in the 1980s I got an accreditation in body painting photography.  Showing is always best. Here are some stories to go with some of our more interesting body paint sessions.  She loved Steampunk. […]

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    15 Ways Your Boudoir Photo Session Will Change Your Life!

    If you are curious about a boudoir or nude photography session you may have heard it can be life altering. From the raves of the over 5,200 women that I have photographed, I can tell you it changed their lives. There are a lot of positives to a boudoir photo shoot that can shift your […]

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    Boudoir Photo Shoot Preparation-16 Overlooked Tips

    Your boudoir photography session is going to be about your empowerment and body embracing or your celebration. Or most likely, mix .  In Inner Spirit Photography’s Calgary studio, nude or boudoir photography lets you express a little bit of your devilish side. That expressive mix of naughty and nice. Our clients do have more fun […]

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    Sisters

    A Sisters Boudoir Photo Shoot is the most unique type of boudoir. It showcases their bond in all of its subtlety. Over the course of several hours and outfit changes the girls reflect and dig into what makes their sisterhood work.   The mood drifts from joyful to reminiscent to thoughtful and engaging, all over the […]