Phoenix Boudoir Photographer - Last Day for Votes

Today is the last day to get your votes in for the boudoir photography contest!  The winner from the Phoenix, Arizona area, will win a free boudoir photography session with Femme Art!  The winner will be announced on May 4th - so stay tuned!

The Finalists - Phoenix Photography, Boudoir Photographer

It's time to vote for your favorite story!  We had so many entries and although EVERY woman deserves a session, we could only choose 5!  It was soooo hard to choose the finalists.  Thank you to everyone who entered - I can only hope to have the opportunity to photograph everyone!  Your stories are both inspiring and beautiful - thank you for sharing them! 

Click HERE to VOTE!  

Don't forget to send over your friends and family to vote for their favorite story.  The winner will receive a free session with us!  We can't wait to see what happens.  (Remember, only one vote per person - thanks!)

and the 5 finalists are......

Tiffany

I'm turning 45 this year and I'm also celebrating a 3 year anniversary with a great guy. I can honestly say I am in love for the first time in my life! Truly, madly, deeply in love with no reservations! I really want to light a fire under my firefighter with some "hot" shots!

I also am an amatuer photographer and love watching people give the portraits I've taken of them to someone they love. It's such a priviledge to watch the anticipation of the giver and the response of the recipient - so fortunate to have been a part of that many times. I would love to have a special photo to give to my beloved

Kelly

My name is Kelly and I am a 31 year-old mother of two girls (7 & 4 - who look nothing like me, but are spitting images of their dad - no fair! :). I'm married to my high school sweetheart (even though we went to two seperate high schools). We've been together since I was 15 and he was 16. We are both Arizona natives.

I've always been a pretty athletic person, but when I got pregnant with my second child, the weight seemed to pile on. I learned during my 2nd trimester that I have hypothyroid (slows down metabolism and helps to easily put weight on). Since my daughter's birth, it has been really hard to get the weight off - I was not obese by any means, but was about 20-25lbs overweight. I use to love to workout, play tennis (all through high school and even in college), but after having kids, most of my active lifestyle stopped. After two years, I finally was on the right thyroid medication and dosage, but the weight stayed on and I felt horrible.

I finally made a decision in December 2008 to put MYSELF first - my HEALTH first. Instead of trying to fit exercise into my hectic schedule - I made the decision to fit everything around my workout times. I started running in January about a mile, after I dropped my daughter off at preschool (of course, stopping every few minutes to catch my breath). Now, I'm running 4 miles, without having to take a breather most of the time. I am now taking Pilates twice a week, weight training 3x a week and run 3-5x a week. As soon as I started working out, I began to eat much healthier - and so has my family. Since January, I have lost 26lbs. I still would like to lose another 10lbs, I hoping to reach my goal by summer. I feel so good about myself and my husband is lovin my new body. He has given me so much support these past few months, he has been my own personal cheerleader.

His birthday is coming up in July and I would love to do a boudoir session for him. He has always found me sexy, even with a little meat on me. But now that "I" feel good about myself, I would love to do this for him as a surprise (ok . . . for me too!).

Thanks for considering me.

PS. the picture I'm attaching is from a Hawaii trip we just got back from on Tuesday night. This is a picture of my daughter and I.

Tara

This past February 4th 2009 marked 7 years to the day that I brought a beautiful baby boy into this world named Mason James. Just one day before my 25th birthday I found myself a proud first time mom, with all the joy, anticipation and absolute glory that a new mom feels...  

I was ironing onesies, reading every parenting book I could find and daydreaming about my perfect life once my newfound love would arrive home from the hospital.

I had no idea that perfect day would never come...

Shortly after Mason was born he contracted pneumonia, after many tests and procedures later I held my baby boy in my arms as he passed away.

Knowingly in those moments of pain a surge of clarity emerges and I knew ultimately the ironic beauty of him sharing his very first and his very last breath in my arms.

I am sharing this with you, not to evoke sadness or sympathy of any kind-this was a defining moment for me, and we all have them. Those moments where we need to dig deep and connect with a part of ourselves that will bring us to a place of strength and fortitude. Not to ask "Why?” but to ask "How?" we are going to allow a certain situation to affect us.

I became immersed in my path to make my sons death mean something. I knew I had to find my purpose and share it with the world.

My mission is to empower women through beauty and make a GLOBAL change in the world's current economic, political and gender conscious...one panty at a time. (Through soul-searching my long obsessed passion with lingerie emerged;)

I now have two HEALTHY boys ages 3 and 5. My husband and I survived what 80% of marriages never do...the loss of a child. We have been married almost 9 years and feel more passion for each other than ever. I created a lingerie line that will soon be found in boutiques AND I mentor women on how to find the elegant, chic, sexy femme that exists in us all.

Every woman deserves this, but since I am speaking on my own behalf:) which is what I teach all my clients to do;) I deserve this because I adore myself and my place in this world. I am a woman who has found my chic sexy self and am completely connected with my spirit and my mission in life. I want to celebrate and glorify the body I chose for this lifetime and always and forever see myself as the sexy, elegant femme I know I am. I would be honored..truly

With love and beauty always,

Tara

ElegantFemme.com

Angela

My name is Angela and in 2 months I will turn 25 years old. I am an Emergency Room Nurse for a local hospital. The emergency room is a unique environment and is always changing. You have to be able to respond at the blink of an eye and anticipate the immediate needs of others. At times things can become very overwhelming and my emotions can run high but the increased energy and the excitement is what makes my job so interesting. Everyday I see tragedies occur and people's lives turned upside down. Life is hard and at times can be unfair, but that is why I feel lucky to go to work everyday and feel like I am making a difference in someone’s life by doing what I love the most and that is helping others. If I go all day with making just 1 person feel better, than I know I did my job. I truly enjoy giving my time and support to others in their times of need. I like to show others the compassion and comfort they deserve in such hard times. Being exposed to how life can change so quickly in the emergency room setting, I have always tried to live my life as an adventure and each day to the fullest. With long and hard work I have accomplished many of my life's goals. I am proud of the person I have become today and am grateful for where I came from and how I was raised. As I approach my 25th birthday I want to celebrate me and my happiness. Giving me the opportunity to participate in a boudoir session can not only help me examine the true beauty of myself in a sensual and classy manner but also commemorate my life’s accomplishments!

Corrie

I have been married for thirteen years this August and have given birth to four beautiful children {oldest being ten and youngest being 19 months}. I have been overweight pretty much our whole marriage and had wanted not only for my husbnad , but for myself to look like the woman I felt like inside. I did not want to spend my thirties the way I spent my twenties. In the past year I have lost almost 50 pounds! I am feeling young and beautiful in my own original way. I can play with clothes now and find my own style {vintage yet modern }. I have given of myself over the years and had decided that this year would be "mommy's" year and indulge in certain things for myself including professional pictures taken...however, my husband was recently laid off due to the economy and unfortunatly my plans will have to be placed on hold yet again. I would love my style, energy, and victory to be captured through photography. Thank you for your consideration!

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Happy Voting!!

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Who will be the top 5 finalists???  We will post them just after 6pm...  Stay tuned!

Femme Art Launch Contest - Deadline Looming! I AZ Boudoir Photographer

The deadline for contest entries is fast approaching!  Sunday is the last day to get your entries in.  Head over to the website to find more info and enter.  We will post the top 5 finalists on Monday - Stay tuned!!  

Win a Free Boudoir Photography Session I Arizona Boudoir Photographer

Entreis will be accepted through April 17th **The Entry Deadline has been extended through April 26th!!***  and voting will take place from April 20-24 27-May 1st.  The winner will be announced on May 4th!!  Get busy girls!

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