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🌹 Welcome to Be Present Studios🌹

Indulge your senses and explore the world of allure and intimacy with us! Our blog is your personal sanctuary for all things boudoir. Whether you're a seasoned connoisseur or just embarking on this enchanting journey, we've curated a space where sensuality meets empowerment.

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There’s something about walking into a space that feels like it was built just for you.

Not the “you” you show the world. But the version you sometimes forget. The one that’s still powerful. Still sensual. Still worthy of being seen in her fullness.

Welcome to the Velvet Noir Studio—home of Be Present Studios.

This isn’t just where we take pictures. This is where women remember themselves.


1. A Space Designed for the Unapologetic You

Located in the heart of the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the Velvet Noir Studio lives in a building that once housed whispers, women, and wildness. Upstairs in a 1909 building, it still holds the energy of what once was a brothel—except now, we’ve rewritten the story.

Now, it’s not about being desired by others. It’s about being desired by yourself.

Original brick walls. Deep, rich textures. Velvet furniture. Golden light. It all wraps around you like a love letter.

This space is dark, moody, luxe… and safe. It says: You belong here.


2. You’re Not Just a Client—You’re A Co-Creator

The Be Present experience isn’t about one-size-fits-all. It’s about showing up exactly as you are—and building something together.

I don’t want you to fake confidence. I want you to bring your nerves. I want you to bring your curiosity. I want you to bring the version of yourself you’ve been waiting to feel again.

From the moment you book, we’re planning together. I guide you on what to wear, how to prep, how to care for yourself leading up to the shoot. You’re never alone in the process.


3. Every Detail Has a Purpose (And That Purpose Is YOU)

This is not a cookie-cutter studio. It’s a curated sanctuary. Every corner was built for storytelling:

  • The emerald velvet couch for lounging shots that drip sensuality
  • Draped fabrics and body jewelry that transform your form into art
  • A wet set, a wings set, and other curated scenes that let you play with persona
  • The softest robes, the sexiest lighting, and the freedom to let go of “shoulds”

You’re not stepping into a photoshoot. You’re stepping into your own liberation.


4. There’s No Wrong Way to Be Here

I’ve photographed women in their 20s and women in their 60s. Women who just had babies. Women who left long marriages. Women who haven’t looked in a mirror in years without picking themselves apart.

They all walk in wondering if they belong here. And they all walk out transformed.

Here, you’re not too big, too shy, too awkward, too quiet, too loud, too old, too anything. You’re just you. And that is more than enough.


5. This Is About So Much More Than Photos

Sure, you’ll leave with stunning images. Magazine-worthy, jaw-dropping, “is that ME?” kind of images.

But you’ll also leave with:

  • A new relationship to your body
  • A fresh sense of confidence
  • Tangible proof of your power
  • A story you’re proud to tell

You’ll have memories of standing tall, laughing from your belly, feeling sexy for yourself.

And when life gets loud again, when self-doubt creeps in, you’ll have a reminder waiting for you—in your album, in your gallery, in your heart.


6. Be Present Studios Was Built For This

For the reclamation. For the reckoning. For the radiant return to self.

When I created Be Present Studios, I knew I wasn’t just taking photos—I was creating experiences. I wanted every woman to feel like she stepped into a version of herself that maybe she forgot—or never had the chance to meet.

And now, in the Velvet Noir Studio, that vision has bloomed.

This isn’t just my space. It’s yours.


7. The Beta Baddie Invitation

Right now, you have a chance to be one of the first women photographed in this new chapter.

We’re waiving the $557 session fee and giving $100 off image collections for a limited group of Beta Baddies—women who are ready to step into their spotlight.

Come feel what it’s like to be adored, pampered, and hyped. Come see what it means to be present.

>> Become a Beta Baddie.