Shineon Boudoir Photography — Local services in Houston

My shoot with ShineOn Boudoir in downtown Houston was the first professional boudoir photoshoot I've ever booked, and I was very nervous for weeks leading up to it. I was not in a very body-positive mindset the evening before and even walking into the studio the day of, but that quickly changed as I talked with Julia and her team. My nerves calmed when Laura started on my makeup, and Kendall handed me a glass of champagne.

Leading up to the photoshoot, I received several emails with information regarding their downtown warehouse loft location right across from Minute Made Park and parking. They also included how to best prepare for the shoot—from what to wear, skincare suggestions, and where to buy high-quality lingerie if I didn't already have some. The email sent the day before let me know the timeline and everything that would take place that day. Their excellent communication certainly helped me relax before the big day!

Laura did a beautiful job on my makeup. I typically wear very natural and light makeup, and it was fun to see the drama she added, so my makeup would stand out for the shoot! I still looked like myself, which was important to me.

While Laura did my makeup, Kendall went through the several outfits I had packed and my jewelry to pick out the shoot styles. She and Julia decided to put me in a few pieces from Julia's lingerie line, and they were absolutely stunning! It was wonderful to hand over the final decision making to their team of professionals and relax.

Once my hair and makeup were done, I got to see the outfits that had been styled for me, and we started the shoot. Julia demonstrated and talked me through exactly what poses I'd be doing for each shot. She kept saying "gorgeous" or "perfect" with every shot, and it definitely boosted my confidence.

By the end of the shoot, we had several stunning photos to choose from, and we sat together to whittle down the choices. This was the most challenging part of the experience, and I was stunned to see myself on the screen. Was that really me? The lighting was stunning. The curves and angles were so feminine and breathtaking. She and her team had managed to bring out the goddess in me, and I couldn't have felt more confident leaving the studio.

I will be recommending ShineOn Boudoir to all of my friends. Men and women alike! They also shoot couples, which could be such a fun gift for a birthday or holiday. I'm certainly hoping my upcoming birthday involves a gift certificate so I can snag more of the photos I had to weed out from this shoot!...

First of all, if you are reading these reviews trying to decide whether or not to book a session, just do yourself a huge favor and go book it now! It will be 1,000% worth it!

I’ve wanted to do something like this for years, but my introverted, anxiety laden, inexperienced, self conscious inner monologue that told me I could never look good in photos like this held me back. In half a day, Julia proved that inner voice completely wrong!

I booked my session about 3 weeks out so I could have some time to buy a few things and mentally prepare. The confirmation email has a ton of helpful information in it, and then there is another a week before and a day before the shoot with more support and information. You can also set up time to ask additional questions if you need to, so she covered just about every question I had before I showed up.

Despite incredibly nervous energy walking into her studio, she and her makeup artist had me settling in and relaxing in no time. I’m not a lingerie girl (I haven’t even worn a swimsuit in public in a couple decades), so she went through what I brought and helped match it up and augmented it with some of her pieces. Her easy conversation and supportive attitude started building up my confidence right off the bat. I had no clue what I was doing (also not a picture girl), but that was no big deal for Julia as she showed me exactly what to do and how to do it over and over again as we moved through different parts of the shoot. I ended up having way more fun than I expected.

The end result was incredible! She did quick work of editing, despite my distracting nervous chatter. And as she showed me the pictures, I was literally awestruck! Just completely stunned! Her talent is absolutely amazing! I saw a version of myself that I thought couldn’t possibly exist. I came into this hoping I might leave with a couple ok shots to look back on later in life, and I ended up with many amazing shots and seeing a completely different version of myself that I didn’t think existed. I’m so excited to get my final pieces! The session just completely exceeded all expectations.

After years of debating whether or not to do this and following Julia’s work, I’m so incredibly grateful that I did this for myself and picked her to have this experience with! It was absolutely unforgettable, and I will definitely be doing...

Life changing!! I highly recommend booking your shoot with Shine on boudoir. My experience was over the top, from booking to post pictures. Julia is amazing with sending email updates and reminders, she even sends tips on where to shop, what to do and what to expect. I was extremely nervous about my shoot, I’m very self conscious and have body image problems, let’s say I’m cured from all that! I didn’t think I was prepared to be photographed in lingerie, I hadn’t lost the weight I wanted or gotten the tattoos I’d been wanting, I was close to rescheduling but I thought “this is me, this is who I am now” so I went with the original chosen date. The day of I arrive and wait till about 5min to my appointment time to go into her studio and get started. I had met Julia at a VIP party 4 months prior and she totally remembered me!! That was awesome feeling. We get to the studio and she’s super chill, nothing is rushed she tells me schedule and we begin with makeup. Telly was amazing!! She did black smoky super dramatic! Wasn’t afraid to push the limits, she was quick easy to talk to and held conversations very well, by the end of hair and make up I asked her if she would stay for them entire shoot, she said yes of course she’s always there for the entire thing. That was great I didn’t feel alone. I got dressed, and we started shooting. They told me exactly how to pose, breathing exercises and tips throughout the pictures. Time just flew.. I forgot I was nervous, insecure and shy ... everything went out the window just like that. At the end of the 3 outfit changes Julia says she’s going to do quick edit and put everything together, I’m more than welcome to come in and hang out in their office. I grab a quick snack,( they had lots to choose from) and go and sit in her office. She has the comfiest couch that you just sink into and relax!! The pictures where mind blowing, I couldn’t believe that was me. Julia has amazing eye for color coordinating, putting outfits together, matching jewelry together and most importantly positioning body to make you look your best!! Post pictures I message her to thank her for an amazing experience and she was very quick to respond!! Since my photo shoot I have a boost of confidence!! Taking boudoir pictures is an experience that every woman...