YOU WORKED THIS HARD TO BUILD A LIFE.
DON’T FORGET TO LIVE IT.
Portrait experiences for humans who want to feel more alive, more connected, and more like themselves.
MOST PHOTOGRAPHY DOCUMENTS YOUR ROLES.
BOUDOIR GIVES YOU SOMEWHERE TO PUT THEM DOWN.
Parent. Partner. Professional. Caregiver. Business owner. The dependable one. The responsible one.
There are a thousand ways the world knows you.
But who are you when nobody needs anything from you?
That’s the person we’re interested in.
NÜDE HAS NEVER JUST MEANT LESS CLOTHING.
IT MEANS LESS PERFORMANCE.
You don’t have to be naked.
You don’t have to know how to pose.
You don’t have to become some louder, sexier, more confident version of yourself before you walk through our doors.
You get to show up as a human being.
Curious. Nervous. Playful. Quiet. Wild. Soft. Awkward. Powerful.
All of it belongs here.
THAT’S WHAT A BOUDOIR WAS FOR.
The word boudoir comes from the French bouder, to pout or withdraw. Historically, it referred to a private room away from public life. A place to step out of view. To rest. To play. To explore. To express. We think there’s something worth bringing back about that. Not the room. The permission.
WE’RE NOT JUST TAKING PICTURES OF YOU.
WE’RE PAYING ATTENTION TO YOU.
How you move. What makes you laugh. Where you tense up. What happens when you stop thinking about the camera. How you interact with your own body, or with the person beside you. We use all of that to build the experience around the human in front of us. Not around a Pinterest board. Not around somebody else’s session. Around you.
TWO CREATIVES. ONE EXPERIENCE.
Mary + Jakie are a photography and film team creating portrait experiences that feel more like stepping into a scene than showing up for a photoshoot.
We direct movement, expression, light, environment and story so you don’t have to walk in knowing what to do. You bring the character.
We build the world around them.
Photography. Cinematic film. Art direction.
Human observation. All working together.
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Wardrobe and styling guidance.
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Creative direction and posing.
Studio sets and custom locations. -
Photography and cinematic film.
Finished digital artwork. Albums, wall art and other tangible pieces.
THIS ISN’T ABOUT PERFORMING FOR THE CAMERA.
It’s about giving yourself enough space to forget it’s there.
COME ALONE. COME TOGETHER.
For the woman who wants to meet herself again.
For the man who wants to see himself differently.
For the couple who loves each other but wants something that feels like more than another dinner reservation.
For the person who simply wants to know what happens when they stop waiting.
You don’t need a crisis. You don’t need a milestone. You don’t need permission.
BECAUSE NONE OF THIS STAYS THE SAME FOREVER.
After more than 20 years working in healthcare and more than a decade photographing people, I’ve learned something I can’t unlearn:
Bodies change.
Relationships change.
Families change.
Life changes fast.
That’s part of what makes being human so damn interesting.
I don’t believe photographs are important because we stay the same.
I believe they matter because we don’t.
— Mary
SO… WHO ARE YOU WHEN THE ROLES COME OFF?
You don’t need to know exactly what you want yet. That’s what the conversation is for.
Your first step is a private virtual date with Mary. We’ll talk about what brought you here, what you want from the experience, timing, ideas and investment, and figure out together whether Studio NÜDE is the right fit.