​I’m the owner and lead photographer of Emma Estell Photography and started my journey to boudoir in an unconventional way. After my first pregnancy, I had postpartum depression and didn't know for nearly 6 months. I was so miserable and just thought I hated my new life. I started boudoir so that I could make women feel the way I longed to feel. I knew if I could do that, I could be okay with my new life. Thankfully I got help and soon loved my new life, including boudoir!

 When women of all shapes and backgrounds walk through my studio door, I sense their hopeful hesitation. They sit with my hair and makeup artist and we chat about life, who they are, and what they hope to get from the day. I live for the moment after the first few shots when I turn my camera and show them just who they really are. They light up! When the session ends and we reach the moment of the big reveal — where for the first time, they fully see themselves made up and dressed in something that makes them feel sexy — I watch the “aha” moment happen in real time. I love seeing women transform into the powerful selves they already have inside, hearing them say, “That’s me?” and walking out having had a transformative experience that seeps into the rest of their lives.