WHAT OUR GORGEOUS CLIENTS ARE SAYING...
When I scheduled my shoot with Jessica, I was stepping WAY out of my comfort zone, but told myself I was doing it for my husband. He would absolutely LOVE it! I was a ball of nerves for weeks with the anticipation. I didn’t even OWN lingerie! WHAT was I doing?!?! Again, he will love this, you can do it!
Fast forward to the day of my shoot...not even 5 minutes into it I was totally comfortable! Jessica is truly amazing! She is so talented, not only in her photography skills but her ability to make you feel beautiful, comfortable and CONFIDENT!
I quickly realized, I was not just doing this for my husband. I was doing it for ME! I have worked hard to be who I am today! My body has given life to 4 amazing children and things aren’t what (where) they used to be. This body has carried babies, comforted crying toddlers, survived 3 teenagers, sat many hours at ball fields and school functions, worked 60+ hour work weeks being a single mom, and ate a lot of pizza & pasta! I'm not perfect, but it’s all part of me and for that I am proud!
For the first time in a very long time I was able to look at myself and see the beautiful, FIERCE woman that I have become. I really AM that bitch, and SO are you!! - Mrs. M
What an amazing experience to help boost my self confidence. It was much needed as I swear I’m my own worst enemy. I have to tell you ladies if you have not booked a session with Jessica Shepherd you need to! She is a bad ass at what she does.
I have never felt so confident and sexy in my entire life until having a shoot with her. I have majorly struggled with confidence and being self conscious about my body/ myself after recently having my 3rd child with an 11 year age gap. I have never had a BOUDOIR session before. I honestly have never thought about it until after seeing all the photos of all sexy babes in the VIP FB group.
She also, shows you some of pictures of the poses as she is taking them and all I could say is “Damn girl, I feel like I’m on Fifty Shades Of Grey”. She definitely knows what she is doing. The two Bad Ass Babes that fixed my hair and make-up did an amazing job! I want to “Thank You” three ladies for doing what you do.
I will say I am absolutely in LOVE with these photos and myself! When my husband seen these he was grinning so big. He couldn’t wait to snatch up one of the accordions for his own personal keepsake!! Thank you, Jessica for this confidence booster and the reminder I’m still a bad ass even after having 3 babies. Ladies, always have self love for yourself and make “YOU” time! =Mrs. R
I wanted to book a shoot for so long, and just kept putting it off. I felt like my body wasn’t ready. It had taken me over a year to lose my baby weight, and I felt like a stranger in my own skin. One day Jessica reached out to me and asked if I was still interested, and even though everything inside me was screaming no, I said yes. The day of my shoot, I was so nervous, but the second I walked into her studio, all my fears and insecurities were left at the door. Her make up artist, Lacey, did so good on my face. I felt so beautiful. We had such a great time together coming up with creative ideas and laughing. I was so comfortable during my shoot, but what happened after is what sticks out to me the most. I had a newfound love for my body, the way it is right now, and my confidence was through the roof. I felt like I knew myself again. When I finally saw my pictures, I couldn’t believe it. That happy, beautiful, SEXY woman was ME!!! I could never thank her enough for helping me see myself in this light. Jessica is truly a delight to work with and an even better friend. 15/10 highly recommend booking a shoot with her TODAY!!! Let her change your life! - Mrs. L
My shoot was awhile ago but I struggle with depression and a side effect of that is procrastinating and a tendency to forget things kind of all the time but I wanted to give y'all a rundown of what all happened and what was going through my head so those of you who, like me, have never really done a photoshoot before and struggle with mental health/self esteem issues can read about my day.
I woke up and my first thought was "what if I cancelled?" Like it is every morning lol. But then I thought of the poses and ideas Jessica and I have been looking at over the last two or so weeks and got excited again. I showered and shaved and prepped my body to be photographed. The whole time thinking "no matter how much you exfoliate or cover with make up you'll still be too big for these types of photos."But fuck that. Maybe my body doesn't look like the Pinterest girls I've been looking at for poses, but it is MY body. I'm in control of this thing and I feel sexy just getting ready and pampering myself. There's something so soothing about getting ready like this that instantly reminded me that I'm a bad bitch and I deserve to feel beautiful and sexy and cute and hot. Self care is self care after all.
We met up at my sister's house and prepped for a milk bath. I was getting more excited and nervous by the minute but everything snapped into place when I got my make up done. I looked beautiful! Then I put my bodysuit on and was shocked. I looked not just beautiful but sexy too! Jessica really got me into the moment by putting on some music and starting off with some softer, easier poses. The milk bath was a nice start for me because it hid the things I was insecure about like my stomach and large upper arms but as we moved through pose after pose the rest of my anxiety and worry melted away and I felt so much more confident!
My second shoot came the next weekend and this one was smoother since I was less nervous about actually being photographed. I recommend coming back for a second session after you get your first one done I really felt like I blossomed in the second one! These were my favorite photos from that shoot and it was hard to choose! I felt relaxed and adventurous. There was less soft and shy poses and more sexy and powerful poses because I /felt/ sexy and powerful! I am so so grateful for not only these images but the experience of shooting with Jessica. I look at my body differently now, softer and nicer. Sure sometimes I feel chubby and like I have the world's smallest ass but I remember how good my stomach and ass looked when I was holding myself differently and I was feeling better about myself in the studio and that is something I will always cherish! -Mrs. H
"I became a mom and a wife at 19. I spent my 20s giving every piece of myself to my family and the life I was building. I’ve never regretted my decision, but as I look back over the pictures of the past ten years, as my kids got bigger, the house got fuller, the cars got fancier, and life got busier, I realized I’d shrunk. At the beginning of my 20s, I was front and center in the pictures; I was proud of myself and my life. But somewhere along the way, I lost myself. So much so that you can see it happening in photo after photo until there aren’t any of me. Until it got to the point where I couldn’t look in the mirror because I was disgusted by the woman staring back at me. I would run from the camera, hiding behind my kids so nobody could see what I’d let myself become. I saw myself as a mother and a wife, not a person, and definitely not beautiful or sexy. At 28, I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, and I became suicidal. I lost every part of myself that made me feel like me, and I had no love for myself. I started therapy, got a divorce, and set out to teach myself how to love Morgan again. Self-healing is a wild ride. I’ve learned so much along the way, and I know I have so much more to learn. I felt boudoir photos were the leap I needed in my journey to see myself through a different lens. I spent so much time looking outwardly for validation, waiting to hear the right compliments enough so they’d soak into my skin and maybe reach my head and heart and I could believe them.
I asked a guy once if he thought I was sexy, and he responded, “I wouldn’t explain you as sexy; Sexy is subjective.” That pissed me off for a long time, actually. Until I realized the truth in his words and why they hurt me so much: because I didn’t think I was sexy. I knew these pictures could help me see that I didn’t need to hear it from someone else. I am cute. I am pretty. I am sexy. I am a mother. I am enough. I’m fucking everything. I see that in these pictures. I see the woman who fought like hell to survive, overcome, and live. I see confidence that doesn’t come from a man, so it absolutely can’t be taken from a man. I see Morgan- real, raw, and ridiculously sexy. And I see nothing but potential for what 30 will hold for this unstoppable force of a woman"
Jessica knew exactly what she was doing from the minute I walked in. Her studio was beautiful and spotless, she provided anything I could have possibly needed to make sure this was a memorable experience. She directed every pose, and all though I felt silly most of the time, the pictures turned out amazing!!!!! 10/10 experience.
“Loving yourself is the greatest revolution”
I walk around with the mindset that my body is “ruined”, that being a mom is my identity and that my body will forever be just stretch marks and cellulite. And that is what everyone will always see. I used to dread summertime because I could never imagine looking and feeling the way I did when I was 18 ever again.
Every time I have a shoot with Jess, I feel so insecure and uncomfortable, until she demonstrates how I should stand, where I should place my hands she will physically move my leg or lift my chin so it’s in the perfect position. It feels so strange until she snaps the picture and says “see?” And I’m absolutely mind-blown.
thank you Jessica for working your magic once again. I walked in hating my body, walked out loving it.
My experience with Jessica was absolutely amazing. I’ve always had body image issues. I honestly was not sure about stepping out of my comfort zone to do something as intimate as boudoir photos, but Jessica made the entire experience so comfortable and so enjoyable. I decided to do these photos as a gift to my husband and it’s turned out to be a gift to myself as well. She did such a beautiful job and the process was seamless. I simply showed up that day and went straight into hair and makeup. Jessica has a full clients closet that is very size inclusive. At the end of it all too, the images are edited and you can pick through them! SAME DAY. Like show me a photographer that can do better. I’ll sit in these reviews and wait..
I cannot recommend this enough to women as a gift to themselves or even their husband. These images were 10/10 and so was the entire experience.