How a boudoir photography shoot boosted my self-confidence
What happened when I visited Edge Boudoir in Loganville
Photograph by Cori Carter
A bag the size of a bread box, and lighter than a single loaf, held all of the clothes I planned to wear for the photo shoot: lace boyshorts, a crop top, and a whisper-thin bodysuit with cut-outs that made it difficult to know what limb went where. I was sweating, despite the chill in the air, as I carried this bag to the front door of a stranger’s house in subdivision-dotted Loganville.
I was greeted by a woman with hippie curls and bellbottoms. This was Joni Hendricks, who with her husband, John, co-owns Edge Boudoir, a photography business that focuses on sexy shots with sensual styling touches. Think warm lights, fluffy rugs, bordello-red fainting couches, and gauzy sheets strategically placed to create an effect that’s tantalizing, not trashy.
A shelter-in-place hobby blooms into a thriving floral pop-up, Pinker Times
The Buckhead Village shop offers bouquets and custom arrangements
Photograph by Cori Carter
Like many of us, SCAD graduate and art director Skye Lin needed a creative outlet while quarantined at home in the spring of 2020. Sidelined from work and isolated from friends and family, Lin began purchasing flowers and creating her now signature, minimalist arrangements for her home solely as a hobby. But after posting her creations to Instagram, orders started pouring in from friends and neighbors, leading to a small pop-up shop and exhibition space in Buckhead Village last summer. She soon outgrew that space and moved to her current 1,200-square-foot shop in the retail district a few months later.