{Sexy Spotlights}
by:
Pamela The Boudoir Bloggin Babe
by:
Pamela The Boudoir Bloggin Babe
{Quote}....If you are mystified by Ms. Jenny Taylor or nervous about working with her, I’d like to personally describe my experience interviewing with her — let me assure you, she’s every bit as lovely as her photography.
First off, my name is Pamela, I’ve been invited to the team as a blogger, and this is how I got here. . . .
I found out about Jenny Taylor after I’d had my first boudoir photoshoot done elsewhere and became obsessed with the whole boudoir photography experience. It was so unique and made me feel like a supermodel! After my shoot I couldn’t stop thinking about it and wondered if there were other photographers in the Chicago area who specialized in boudoir, because even though I’d loved it, that particular studio just wasn’t the best fit. Wouldn’t it be awesome, I thought, to find an even better boudoir studio? And work for them? That way I could learn more about it behind the scenes.
Through Google I found Jenny Taylor Boudoirs. I was quickly transfixed (visit the site if you want to know why!), and after what seemed like miles of raving reviews and testimonials. I knew I had to meet this Jenny person. If word of mouth was good for anything, I just knew Jenny Taylor was a woman to know, and I didn’t even know what she looked like. I had to get in touch.
A day after I e-mailed her, I got a phonecall from Jenny herself! Ah-mazing. One of the first things she said to me was, “So what can I do to help you?” I was floored; she had no idea who I was, nor was I even really a prospective client, and she was this willing to reach out to me. It was so refreshing to talk to someone so genuinely caring. Plus, she was just about to open her new studio in downtown Naperville and would soon be hiring. Sweet!
The phonecall lasted about half an hour, and at the end she told me to give her another call in about a month — which of course I did (she remembered me!), and we set up an interview date for the 9th of February, right around the opening of her new studio.
“We have an event coming up on the eighth,” she offered — it was a Ladies’ Night at the Hotel Victor in the city, and I definitely had to check it out even though it was the day before my interview. It would be a great chance to meet Jenny in person.
My friend and I showed up at the Hotel Victor, slipped in next to a bunch of elegantly-dressed fashion models in silky, long gowns, and squeezed past the oodles of other guests that were stopped there watching the fabulous fashion show going on.
Not too far in, we came across a table advertising Jenny Taylor Boudoirs. I introduced myself to the girls working the booth, Whitney and Megan (who is one of Jenny’s makeup artists) — and as it turned out, I had just missed Jenny herself. We must have passed each other unknowingly by the fashion queue! Bummer.
The next morning I was just buzzing with nervous excitement for the interview. As soon as I pulled into the parking lot, I got this huge load of butterflies. I knew it was silly, but you know how it is.
Jenny received me almost like I was an old friend, no formal handshakes, apologies for the “mess” (which was virtually nonexistent for a brand-new property she had just moved into), inviting me to take a seat on the couch and make myself comfortable.
Wow, and the space was so clean. Everything was set up just so with bold, beautiful colors and décor, and there was plenty of room to move around and check everything out. The office was complete with a dress form wearing some of the most current collection at Victoria’s Secret.
I don’t even remember what the first question Jenny asked me was. The whole interview was practically like our first phonecall, breezing by like two friends hanging out. The rapport was very mutually informative; I found out how Jenny had gotten started in the whole photography biz and what she looks forward to when she goes to work in the morning. I think we just meshed really well because we were both feeding off each other’s enthusiasm for her vision.
You know, one of my favorite parts of boudoir photography is the feeling of empowerment you get from the experience. It’s all about you and how fantastic YOU are, and when you see yourself for the first time you’re just floored by what you see. Jenny told me that one of her favorite parts of the day is when a girl leaves her studio feeling like she can take on the world.
I told Jenny she must absorb a whole lot of empowerment from all the girls she sees, because she is a fireball! It’s absolutely amazing to see the fruit of all her efforts and how she still manages to take the time to make everyone she meets feel so familiar and comfortable around her.
So when she got the idea for me to share my interview experience with all of you, I jumped right on it. Jenny can be a bit mysterious, but I’m here to help you get a feel for what the Jenny Taylor Boudoir experience is all about. With the opening of the new studio and more exciting events coming up, I invite you to stay tuned and see what Jenny’s got up her sleeve. . .
TO BE CONTINUED............
