Misty Moss

first selfie in the new studio!

This week was moving week - although it felt more like a moving year. 5 12 hours days and the studio is up and running! Already had a client in here, and today I had a very short time to play in this beautiful overcast light. 

Can't wait to grow into this space over the next few years!

Stay tuned for more from this shoot soon <3

Self love audit

Hello darlings! The audit for this month is tonight (last Tuesday of the month) I’ll be sending out your guidebooks and your link if your in that tier(s) later this evening! Just up to my eyeballs in Reno’s and paints until then haha. Can’t wait!

follow the impulse

I took these photos at the tail end of a client session, I saw the way the light was falling onto the dirt and I just wanted to curl into it and take some self portraits. Thank goodness for clients who are also friends and supportive of you following the impulse to create when the inspiration hits. 

Editing Hangout + Tutorial (Dark + Moody Editorial Selfies)

self portrait series (part ii)

Hello darlings,

Here is the second portion of my giant self-portrait session from January. The full BTS video is up in one of my last posts, if you want to see how I moved through the session and set up for posing. 

Hope you enjoy!

With love,

M xx

FULL Behind the Scenes Posing - Boudoir Self Portraits

Hello friends! 

Been working on this one for a little while and it's ready for you to enjoy! I didn't include the settings in this because I was changing them a lot, but I generally shoot around f/2.2 at 250 shutter speed, and aim for 100-200 ISO. Changing shutter speed or ISO to match light accordingly.

Hope this helps ya'll in your self-portrait posing flows and experimentations! 

as always, any questions or requests just pop em d...

self portrait series (part i)

I went into this series expecting to struggle a lot with my mindset. My energy was low, and therefore my strength to be able to battle against negative thoughts was lower than usual. However this session was incredibly healing. At the beginning I told myself the only intention for the day was to "surrender". And I kept that word and intention playing through my mind as I moved through this series.

A full BTS will be coming soon, as well as the part ii including more images (t...

Editing Hangout + Tutorial

Hangout with me while I edit some of my latest self portrait session! Learn how I colour tone and play around with my photos while editing

leaning into the light (full set)

The worlds been feeling a bit heavy and dark lately, so whenever the light (literally or figuratively) graces me with its presence I am trying to remind myself to lean in, play, and embrace it with open arms. 

I shot this in about 10 minutes, frantically trying capture those beautiful afternoon sunbeams as they filtered in through my window. 

I'm working on a MAMMOTH self portrait set I took last week, hopefully dropping that to you lovely humans as...

Self Portrait Phone Tutorial + Mobile Preset

Hey all!

What you'll need to DIY this tutorial:

• a mobile phone

• the Lightroom Mobile app (free, download from your respective app store)

• my new mobile preset (optional) DOWNLOAD HERE. (unzip the download and follow the instructions on how to install).

• a phone tripod (optional but recommended)

• your sexy ass self, duh!

self portraits in a sun beam

I was filming a video for the boudoir posing guide and the light started filtering through the window like something out of a dream. I don't think I'll share these many places, they're a little outside my usual look and feel. But there's something about the impromptu-ness of them that I find myself smitten with. Never pass up a chance to lounge around in a sunbeam like a smitten kitten. 

M xx

dear body

thank you for everything that you do for me. for breathing, for carrying us through the world, for allowing me to experience this existence.

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I realized I never shared the uncensored version of this photo - my apologies! Sharing it here now. Lots of upcoming content - including possibly the largest self portrait photo session I have edited AND it's accompanying behind the scenes look + walkthrough. The new updated and beefed up phone self portrait tutorial...

I took these on my phone (and you can do it too)

Hello darling patrons,

Just writing to let you know I spent today creating a new vamped up Phone Self Portrait tutorial. It will be coming your way this week (with a mobile PRESET!) Ya'll have been asking me so long for presets, and this is the closest you're gonna get because my regular self portraits are all edited in photoshop

Enjoy these little teasers for now - I can't wait to share the video when I'm done editing it later this week!

As ...

Outdoor Boudoir Fine Art Nudes - Behind the Scenes

This full set is still being edited (editing tutorial for composites coming sooon!) but in the meantime, here is the behind the scenes footage to help inspire you for your self-portrait pose flows!

Lots of love,

M xx

Behind the Scenes with Kerosene Deluxe

Hey love bugs!

I had the chance to work with Kerosene Deluxe a little while back, and we made some MAAAGIC together! I filmed while we were shooting so I could show ya'll what the behind the scenes was like - hoping it gives you lots of inspiration for posing, flow, and getting the most of a space in terms of variety and diversity! 

renaissance on the rocks

Really feeling like my high renaissance dream woman in this series. I'm so happy to be sharing more from this self portrait session soon, as well as a tutorial on how I edited this composite photo! 

So much content coming your way this month beauties, thank you for supporting my art and this journey. 

ten tiny changes challenge

Hello beautiful patrons!

As promised here is your uncensored version of this photo I shared on IG (sorry for the delayed post, I realized I posted this over 2 weeks ago now on IG - my brain is like swiss cheese lately).

I also want to invite you to do the ten tiny changes challenge this week!

The premise is thus:

Working on our self-care can feel like a daunting task when we assess everything we want/need to work on at once. Meditating, eating healthy, exerc...

allow the earth to hold you

One of my favourite things about doing self portraits in the wild is allowing the earth to hold me. The feeling of the sand on my skin, or the tree bark, or the rain on my face. It's truly a therapeutic experience where I am reminded that we ARE nature. The same atoms and dust course through our veins - and we hold a responsibility to nurture this planet that we have long sine abandoned. So when I am held by the earth I try to remember that responsibility - try to allow that emotion to refill...

Editing Tutorial + Hangout

Self Portraiture Session - Behind The Scenes

Hello lovelies! 

Got my booty in front of the lens after avoiding it for a long while (excluding the nudies in the wild while on my recent roadtrip). It was long overdue, and I'm feeling pretty content with both the healing it provided, and the outcome of the photos! 

Please enjoy this look at the behind the scenes - feel free to snag some of the pose flows, or ask any questions below in the comments!

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Editing Tutorial: Editorial Outdoor Boudoir

Hey magical humans! I'm back from my trip and catching up on all the work + editing, including the images from the adventure. Thought I'd walk you babes through my outdoor editing process!

Enjoy and as always, any questions or requests comment below or slide into my DM's

Lots of love

M xx

Working on your Emotional Content

Hey babes!

This month's tutorial I was going to do a requested critique video, but unfortunately did not receive any submissions, so instead I'm writing a post that has been on my list for a while, and something I think is crucial for growth as either in your self portraits, or boudoir business. And that's the importance of working on your emotional content.

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How To Take Epic Butt Selfies (#belfies)!

Hello lovelies! 

This tutorial works best if you've already worked through how to take photos on your phone, and/or on your DSLR.

The links for those are here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmE8Uqx8gCE&t=576s

https://www.patreon.com/posts/36749528

A...

Body Scapes - Forced Paramaters

I usually shoot on a full frame body (Canon 6D Mark ii) which means my sensor usually allows me quite a bit of freedom in terms of composition (more of my frame remains in shot). However on this trip my main body broke, and I had to shoot these self portraits on a crop sensor, reducing my composition drastically. It forced me to get more tight shots, which is not something I regularly experiment with. Although my camera breaking was generally kinda shitty (it was a relatively cheap fix once h...

"Uses of the Erotic"

“. . . [O]nce we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel in accordance with that joy which we know ourselves to be capable of. Our erotic knowledge empowers us, becomes a lens through which we scrutinize all aspects of our existence, forcing us to evaluate those aspects honestly in terms of their relative meaning within our lives."

"The erotic is a resource within each of us that lies in a deepl...

"What the &*$ do I do with my face?"

I hear this often from clients - there is so much worry about what we do with our faces and our hands in photos. And I've addressed the hand problem before in my posing video (give them something to do!), so it's time to tackle face "posing"!

Let me know what video or topic you guys want to see me tackle next!

Lots of love,

M xx

Blossoming in Bali

I've been sitting on so many RAW files from a photoshoot I did in my Bali suite back in February. Surrounded by the beauty of the lush tropical jungle, and instead I took most of my selfies inside in my cabana. I was just so charmed by the partial finished room beside my bedroom, as well as the dark light that fell so perfectly on the tiled floors.

I'm thinking a lot about the next time I'll be able to travel and draw inspiration from an entirely new surrounding. For now, I'm...

Beings of Radical Self Love

“Concepts like self-acceptance and body neutrality are not without value. When you have spent your entire life at war with your body, these models offer a truce. But you can have more than a cease-fire. You can have radical self-love because you are already radical self-love.”
― Sonya Renee Taylor

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This full session is coming up to my uncensored tier in a few minutes - probably one of my favourite selfie sessions ...

Behind The Scenes: Outdoor Boudoir Selfie Session

Hello beautiful human star seeds!

I went and created some art at Goldstream Trestle this last week and it was a whole lot of hecking fun. I took a couple behind the scenes videos to show you babes what I usually will move through during a shoot day. 

Also includes before/after and editing techniques, as well as some advanced lighting tips! 

Hope ya'll enjoy!

Living Life Uncensored

Posted the censored version of this lil mirror photo to IG - sharing the original uncensored version with you all today. 

Next week I am planning on writing a new tutorial on grounding techniques before and during your boudoir session (either self portrait or having someone else capturing you). 

I can't wait to share that special tutorial! A bigger tutorial of how to shoot in less-than-photogenic spaces is coming your way soon!

Lots...