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August 13, 2019

FILED IN: boudoir

In a world that is so fast pace and people treat relationships more disposable than ever, it’s incredible when I am able to keep connections with clients over the years. I first met Kayla when I photographed her wedding and engagement years ago. What an extra treat it was to now get to hang out […]

August 6, 2019

A bohemian boudoir session in Hayward California by SF Bay Area Photographer Heather Elizabeth

You’re unaware of the fact that you don’t love yourself until it’s too late. Every time you make a joke by beating yourself up. Every time you are sharing your presence with someone you know damn well is awful for you.  Every single time you punish yourself for having the appetite of eating things you […]

July 29, 2019

FILED IN: boudoir

Ever feel like the entire Universe was connecting you with someone. Like you were destined to meet? I feel that way about Lizzie. When she reached out to me about wanting to do a boudoir session to prove to herself and other women of her age that sexiness and self-love isn’t something that you give […]

July 21, 2019

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alternative boudoir photographer san francisco bay area

We are brought into this world loving ourselves. Babies can’t do anything but love. No child is brought into this world programmed to hate everything about themselves. That programing starts attacking our sweet brains so quickly though. We watch our mothers talk about how “fat” and “old” they are getting. We watch them compare themselves […]

July 11, 2019

FILED IN: couples boudoir

Couple’s boudoir is something that breaks down walls between couples. I get to see their nerves fade, and their connection becomes their focus. It’s an empowering experience for both parties. Jason and Terese came into the studio both excited. Jason excited and nervous, Terese just excited. With coaching though I watched as these two melted […]

July 5, 2019

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san francisco bay area alternative boudoir photographer in downtown hayward by heather elizabeth sumpter

This badass beauty came into the studio and lit it up immediately with her fiery personality. She hopped into the make-up chair bubbly with excitement. Upon greeting me, a complete stranger she only knew of on the internet she handed me three beautiful cards with quotes from Danielle Laporte. It was one of those moments […]

May 10, 2019

FILED IN: boudoir

disabled persons boudoir session by bay area portrait photographer Heather Elizaeth

One of the greatest powers of portraiture is to be able to capture someone’s true essence. Just a split second in time when my subject has let themselves be comfortable, and I feel the excitement as I click the shutter. Part of boudoir for me is when someone not only takes time to celebrate their […]

April 14, 2019

FILED IN: boudoir

Plus size boudoir photography in the san francisco bay area

I’ve felt such a wonderful soul-sista bond with Alexis since I first met her a few years ago. Her fiery personality makes it incredibly hard to photograph her because in her hilariousness I cannot stop laughing long enough to focus on taking a damn photo. After a lot of cheering each other on to focus, […]

March 16, 2019

FILED IN: boudoir

Intimate women boudoir photography studio in the Downtown Hayward area

It was easy for Kellie to be comfortable in front of my camera for her most recent boudoir session, seeing as I have been photographing her since 2009 from engagement session to family and kids photos, to now her second boudoir session with me. This woman is such a badass wife, mother, cheerleading coach AND […]

March 8, 2019

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fine art nude photographer of boudoir in hayward california by heather elizabeth photography

There is no denying that photoshop has been selling us a lie of impossible beauty for decades. Perfectly airbrushed skin. Bodies molded in photoshop to sometimes look almost alien. Seeing these images in my youth and even into some of my adulthood they told me the story that I wasn’t enough. They told us all […]

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