Elizabeth, I purchased your course & am going through it and listening to the podcasts you've been a part of recently. I've been in a couple of your workshops ("The Female Portrait" and "Love Matters"). To be candid, I did hesitate on purchasing the course as I've enjoyed your in person workshops but I'm delighted that I did. I love listening to you speak about artists that inspire you in "l'histoire du Elizabeth", and even how you describe your perspective on boudoir. Boudoir is often defined as sexy imagery which is fine for some but not the definition I would choose. You eloquently expressed your perspective on honoring women and capturing their strength, unique beauty, and vulnerability and it resonated with me. Personally, I often see myself as just an old lady with a camera (and a young baby and no time to create anything) but listening to you speak causes me to wonder if maybe there is an actual artist in me. I loved listening to you speak about wishing that you had documented your own body and life more, and it made me consider how I photograph my own baby daughter. I have countless cell phone images, but how am I choosing to preserve this moment in her time? She's at that stage where I blink & she's learning something new & I get emotional when I think about how she won't be so little again.

All this is to say thank you for taking the time to create this course & being such an inspiration on so many levels. I've not regretted the investment (financial or time) that I've made into this course, I am learning so much. Thank you. 

JUNE LE

The ARTE of BOUDOIR is a course for any photographer who has a desire to make deeply meaningful work and who wants to capture images of women that are true. Elizabeth Messina shares so many details of her creative process in this special course, with videos, insights & inspiration, posing prompts and thoughtful PDF's. This course will be kindling for your artistic flame.

PHOTOGRAPHER

ELLEN WAGNER

PHOTOGRAPHER