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This has been an awesome experience—more so than I ever imagined! When creating a boudoir book began for me, I had no idea what I personally would gain from the experience. It was a gift for my husband, but in the end it was the best gift I could ever have given myself. I encourage any woman to do this for themselves!
This was the year I turned 40, and believe me when I say this was a great way to celebrate! All the fears and anxieties I once had about myself are completely gone, and my confidence level has risen to new heights. As humans we are our own worst critic, and I’m no different. But I now realize—with Will’s advice and coaching, and now seeing my own images—well, we are viewed differently by others than by ourselves. When I see those images I cannot believe it’s me. But you know what? It is me and I love it! If this is how I’m viewed by my husband, well, it works for me! I have let go of all the imperfections. My husband didn’t see them anyway. Only I did.
When I say this was an experience, I truly mean it. This is not a photo studio where you show up and just have photos snapped—not even close!Will Tompkins is a true professional and expects nothing less than perfection when he’s looking through his camera. When he and his wonderful, sweet, funny, supportive, and encouraging wife, Patty, spent countless hours/days/weeks preparing me for modeling, their intent was to capture images that would melt the pages of my boudoir book, and that’s exactly what we achieved!
They taught me how to pose and how to create seductive expressions that I never thought I could ever do. I started out shy and uncomfortable and giggled continuously because I felt ridiculous. But with Will and Patty’s patience and experience they slowly but surely transformed me from shy to seductive. The next thing I knew, we were making beautiful and artistic photos—a great team effort!
This began as a scary and embarrassing process for me—the equivalent of a parachute jump for someone with severe height phobia! But I quickly gained the confidence I needed because of the fabulous husband and wife team I was working with. And in the end, the entire process of learning, then working over the course of 4 full days of photo shoots….well, let’s just say I have a book that I am extremely proud of and so is my husband!The expression on his face when receiving the book as a birthday gift made every ounce of work and effort worth it. The compliments he has given me since receiving his book are out of this world!
I can’t say enough about this experience and the benefits I have received from it. I also want to say that I have gained two wonderful, lifelong friends along the way: Will and Patty are the best and made all the work so much fun. I love them both for what that have done in opening a new chapter in my life. I will never again be that same shy person and you cannot put a price tag on that!!
A very satisfied and loyal customer,
—Cristina, June 2008