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REDEFINING BEAUTY & BOUDOIR

NEAT SHINY OWL

BEAU/DOIR


You still love the photograph, even when everyone else is so obsessed with video. And maybe, just maybe, you want those photographs to highlight you, as you are, as you might be, or both. And friend, there's nothing wrong with that, at all.



mELANIN


You still want to see a little more melanin, documented, or with a little alien intrigue and excitement attached to it. Fantasy and escapism are as necessary as reality. Fabricate fables. Tell tantalizing truths. Don't forget to rub in that whipped shea real well.



DRAMA


Joy is a spectrum, as is stoicism. The chance to immortalize any mood, any moment, is a wonderous gift, one we've revered since before the camera was invented. Get theatrical, even if only for a little bit, and hopefully catch it in your hand.



RESERVE CONSULTATION

Black is not a monolith:

Neat Shiny Owl is an idea -- one that says: you are too many things in a society that still wants us to choose to be one and one alone. We don't do that here. Come and be as much of yourself as you can in -- what we hope -- is a very safe space for you.

LIMINAL
🦉 of, relating to, or situated at the limen, the threshold at which a stimulus begins to produce an effect // of or relating to a transitional or intermediate state, stage, or period.
BOUDOIR
🦉 a woman's bedroom or private sitting room. // ORIGIN OF BOUDOIR 1775–85; French: literally, a sulking place (boud(er) to sulk + -oir-ory)
GLAMOUR
🦉 the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting // excitement, adventure, & unusual activity // a magic spell; charm
BEAUTY
🦉 the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations, a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest)
SENSUAL
🦉 pertaining to, inclined to, or preoccupied with the gratification of the senses or appetites // of or relating to the senses or physical sensation; sensory // pertaining to the philosophical doctrine of sensationalism
SURREAL
🦉 of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism // having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic.
OTHERWORLDLY
🦉 of, relating to, or devoted to another world, as the world of imagination or the world to come.
TENACIOUS
🦉 holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold // holding together; cohesive; not easily pulled asunder; tough. Or delicate, if you so choose.

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Photography featuring you at your silkiest


Please reach out to us If:

  • You want to look and maybe even feel like a movie star
  • You're the cool aunt/uncle and want to spoil your favorite neicephew
  • You're looking for dramatic entries in your model/dance portfolio
  • You want to either interrupt or totally refresh your visual brand
  • You're very obviously pregnant but you don't want "hold the belly" photos
  • You want to see what all the hype is behind boudoir photos


Currently based in Washington, D.C and willing to travel for paid assignments. Originally based in NYC, so there's a decent knowledge of the five boroughs.