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Not the polished, performative version. This is about the raw, magnetic, fully alive you that’s been waiting underneath it all.

I photograph women who are done shrinking—women ready to stop performing, drop the mask, and finally see themselves again.

I’m an award-winning editorial boudoir photographer and empowerment coach based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. available worldwide. Passport always ready.

The Woman Behind the Lens

Hi,I'm Betsy!

My work is about making you feel seen—
deeply, unapologetically, and without performance.

Not just in photos, but in life.

Xoxo, Betsy

Widowed at 43, I spent a year traveling solo with my camera, chasing the question: Who am I now?

Since then, I’ve danced through 23 Jimmy Buffett concerts, found love again in my forties, and bought an Airstream after a year of dating—because life’s too short to play it safe.

Everything I’ve lived through love, loss, and reinvention has shaped how I show up for my clients.

The philosophy I live by: life if just too short to play it safe.

I don’t just take photos. This work is deeply personal.
In my studio, you get to exhale and take up space.
You get to be fully seen.

This isn’t just photography. It’s reclamation.

Confidence doesn’t come from performing.
It comes from owning your truth.

The Story Behind the Work

I've been on the journey too.

Love, Loss, and Reinvention

You've come to the RIGHT PLACE & I am SO GLAD you're here!

LET'S create TOGETHER

Those who know themselves or are still exploring the edges of their becoming.

They’re evolving. Curious. Real.

They know perfection isn’t the goal. 

It’s about standing in your authenticity and allowing yourself to be seen.

Fully, fiercely, and without apology.




I help WOMEN LEVEL up

self-image and confidence through knowing and owning yourself

My work is for women who are rooted and reaching for more. 

clicks of the shutter

15MILL+

in pursuit of art

7K+ days

humans photographed since 2005

36K+

The transformation happens in the moment you decide to be fully seen with no masks, no filters, and no “faking it”.

When you inhabit your truth, your strength, and your softness, my camera becomes a mirror of your authenticity

It’s visual proof of your transformation.

Art and evidence, all at once.




Confidence isn’t about control. It’s about connection.

The Power of Being Seen

Through breath, movement, and intention, we bring out emotive states that allow the real you to rise to the surface.

What emerges is something grounded, alive, and genuinely YOU.

That is TRUE empowerment.

This isn’t about creating a new version of you.

It’s about returning home to yourself. 

Return to Yourself

Powerful portraits happen when you start being.

This work teaches you to self-validate, releasing the rules, roles, and expectations that told you how to look or who to be.

Through awareness and guidance,
I help you see yourself through your own eyes. 

After two decades behind the lens, I’ve learned that real power begins when you stop performing for someone else’s approval or idea of perfection or sexy. 

Own Your Own Gaze

deep transformation starts here

My Approach

•  Fine art composition •  Editorial edge
•  Soul-deep storytelling

Influenced by 80s new wave, European cinema, and Hitchcock’s voyeuristic eye, my work lives in the space where emotion and aesthetic collide.

My Creative Influences

Influence
+ Style

What I See in Every Session

Those influences guide the way I photograph. 

Each session is a study in truth, seeking what’s raw, unguarded, and real.

•  Tension between light and shadow 
•  Unguarded expressions that tell a story
•  The way truth demands to be seen and the beauty it holds

see what unfolds next

A Few Things That Shape My Perspective

  • I believe the answer to life really is 42
  • Curiosity is my compass
  • Dogs > everything
  • Wine, coffee, and extra-dirty martinis are my jam
  • I live for stinky cheese, spontaneous travel, and deep conversations with strangers
  • I speak in cursive. Translation: I swear a lot but am eloquent :) 
  • Paris feels like my second home, but Kalamazoo has my heart

Yes, I'm quirky, but lovable. You'll see...
I strive to be 100% myself so that you know it's safe to be yourself too. 

you're my people, let's do this!

LET'S DO THIS

GET STARTED ON YOUR JOURNEY TODAY

Ready to See Yourself Differently?

i'm ready to
see myself

the shift you've been craving...

This is about remembering who you are—before the world told you to tone it down.

Let’s create something that feels like you.