Unassumingly stunning

Her name is Stephanie and she was the subject of a recent photo shoot with Lightfolly. Oh but she was so much more.

She wanted to have framed photos of her, as an anniversary present for her husband of 11 14 years. In the beginning, she wasn't very excited about the whole thing. I feel she was interested in the idea of sexy photos as an anniversary present, but maybe she had a hard time envisioning herself as the subject. But why, you may ask?

Stephanie is not a model, at least not in the conventional sense of the word. She is 5' 2'', blonde, curvy. She lives in a small Colorado town. She is a mother of three. She has recently closed her business, an indie bookstore into which she poured her mind and soul for years, to refocus on her family. She is trying to reconnect with her massage practice that she has not actually practiced in a decade. "How can those lines translate into "sexy"?", you may also ask. May be she was asking herself that same question. What she had perhaps lost sight of was that she is also a lover and a loving knitter who makes coziness out of yarn. She is also a walking smile who can cook up a storm (kale chips and maple granola!) and get her food to taste like her eyes. She is also an avid reader, an avid learner, an avid coffee drinker. And she is gorgeous.

My lens found a bright and meek profile, a shy bellybutton, strong calves. She allowed herself to be and to dwell in the space between shielding blankets and intimidating bravado. She had fun and saw herself pretty, bat her never-ending eyelashes (they are not fake!) and let the light caper about. The results, those photos that could be shared, follow. Enter, unassumingly stunning, Steph.