Ask a Fat Creator: Artist and Author Miles Lyons
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Ask a Fat Creator: Artist and Author Miles Lyons

Have you ever gotten something extra for free? Or checked your mailbox to find a completely unexpected present from a friend? That’s how I felt when I opened up the first shipment of Adipose Issue zines from Miles Lyons. I’ve seen paper zines before, of course, but these are spectacular. Paper dolls! Special paper envelopes…

Big Beautiful Heroines: An Interview with Fat-Positive Author Pat Ballard
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Big Beautiful Heroines: An Interview with Fat-Positive Author Pat Ballard

Authors who write long-form works like novellas and books seem to get the short end of the stick with the Internet, I sometimes think. Unlike us photographers, who regularly produce pretty visuals to post on social media, authors work just as hard at their art but have less to show for it in the short…

Flabulously Positive: An Interview with Laughing Goddess Apothecary’s Eve Enzweiler
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Flabulously Positive: An Interview with Laughing Goddess Apothecary’s Eve Enzweiler

Today, I’m talking with one of the owner of Laughing Goddess Apothecary, Eve Enzweiler. Here’s how Eve describes herself: “I’m queer fabulous out and proud fat positive bellydancing witchy rootwoman living my best life in the mountains of New Mexico with my beautiful butch wife of 17 years. I have been on a journey of…

Huge Tracts of Land: The Lingerie, Bra and Panty Guide for Plus Sizes
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Huge Tracts of Land: The Lingerie, Bra and Panty Guide for Plus Sizes

“The truth is, the other person in your bed is just so happy that you want to have SEX with them that they aren’t focused on your imperfections. They are INTO you, and into the fact that you are into them sexually. Live out loud and let go of your insecurities, and that is when…

Romance at Every Size: An Interview with Body Positive Romance Author Amity Lassiter
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Romance at Every Size: An Interview with Body Positive Romance Author Amity Lassiter

“Storytelling is the essence of who we are. And so stories themselves are capsules of who we areβ€”they represent our hopes, our dreams, our fears, and our goals.” – Kate Sullivan Representation in fiction can be a transformative experience. We infuse the stories we find of people like us with lots of additional meaning because…

Wildest Dreams Session with Ms. D at Red Rock Canyon | Body-Positive Photographer in Seattle, WA
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Wildest Dreams Session with Ms. D at Red Rock Canyon | Body-Positive Photographer in Seattle, WA

This plus-size beauty queen and Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon = magic. It was 95 degrees at sunset, but luckily Ms. D is used to the heat and I had plenty of water with me, so we took lots of breaks and it worked out fine. Better than fine, in fact. She’d chosen a sparkling sequin…

Body Love Box February Sneak Peek: My Stretch Marks are Sexy (with Transcript)

Body Love Box February Sneak Peek: My Stretch Marks are Sexy (with Transcript)

Today I’m demonstrating how one of the products for February’s Body Love Box gets from my supplier to your box. Take a sneak peek at the item, a My Stretch Marks are Sexy enamel pin from Golden Tooth Club, and see me prepare an individual pin for inclusion in the box. The transcript of the…

Anxiety and Perfectionism: Is “Good Enough” the Solution?
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Anxiety and Perfectionism: Is “Good Enough” the Solution?

There’s probably a photo of eight-year-old Lindley in a dictionary somewhere next to the word “competitive.” Or possibly “overachiever.” Other than athletics, in which I had little interest, if it was a competition I was going to enter it. And win it. And the more competitions, the busier I was, the more intensely I could…

Holiday Boundary-Setting & Self Care for Fat Folks (15 Resources)
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Holiday Boundary-Setting & Self Care for Fat Folks (15 Resources)

You deserve to have a holiday season that’s happy, not a punishment for being you. For those of us who struggle at the holidays, here are some of the best resources on how to set boundaries, take care of ourselves, and know when to draw the line.

LISTEN: Lindley on the Fat Face Feelings Podcast (with Transcript)
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LISTEN: Lindley on the Fat Face Feelings Podcast (with Transcript)

It’s always a delight to talk with one of the Fat Faces, Eron, and this time we did it on the record! (Amanda is also a delight, but was absent that day, alas.) We dig deep into my entrepreneurial journey, why I chose to work with fat folks, and your official permission to take care…

Bodies in the Media and Why Representation Matters on Femtastic
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Bodies in the Media and Why Representation Matters on Femtastic

Katie Breen interviews Lindley Ashline, founder of stock photography website Representation Matters (now Body Liberation Stock). Lindley explains why it’s so important that we see representations of diverse bodies in the media, and how she uses her platform to create stock imagery featuring people in all types of bodies – large bodies, brown and black…

Introducing the Refer-a-Friend Program

Introducing the Refer-a-Friend Program

[parallax-scroll id=”3048″] Love my photography, but a session isn’t right for you right now? Share that love with your friends with the Body Liberation Photography Refer-a-Friend program. It’s the world’s simplest referral program. There’s nothing to sign up for and no codes to keep track of. Just share any Sweet Amaranth website page or social…

{review} The Womanizer Plus: Right for plus-size babes?
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{review} The Womanizer Plus: Right for plus-size babes?

In a nutshell: sexy, easy to use and great in one specific area Y’all, I’m reviewing a sex toy. Whoa. One of the most powerful aspects of boudoir photography is the journey I’ve been privileged to experience in my own relationship with my body. As you know, I’m a firm advocate for body acceptance and…

{body positive boudoir} You don’t have to smile to be sexy
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{body positive boudoir} You don’t have to smile to be sexy

Β  You don’t have to smile to be sexy. Or be sultry. No, seriously. Your natural expressions are what’s sexy. Some people are serious. Some people are giggly. Some people are both, or neither. And whichever comes naturally to you, without feeling like you’re “performing” sexiness, will be the perfect expression for you. At her…

{Body positive boudoir} Boudoir party at Fierce Love Yoga

{Body positive boudoir} Boudoir party at Fierce Love Yoga

  The boudoir party I hosted in coordination with Fierce Love Yoga was such a great experience! As far as I know, no one else has done an explicitly body and fat positive boudoir shoot like this before, so we’re breaking barriers, y’all. <3 Here’s the way I described the event, to refresh your memory:…

{Body positive portraits} Adventure session with Ms. G

{Body positive portraits} Adventure session with Ms. G

Β  One of the most wonderful things about a Sweet Amaranth adventure session is that since we have a full day, we get a chance to take photos in really amazing locations around the Pacific Northwest. For Ms. G’s adventure session, we headed out to Lake Cushman, a gorgeous lake in the Olympic Mountains that…

{Body positive portraits} Ms. H + Curves in Bloom, Feb. 24
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{Body positive portraits} Ms. H + Curves in Bloom, Feb. 24

I was delighted to have Hannah Schnabel join me for a portrait session for Representation Matters.me, my body positive and diverse stock photo site.Β Hannah is the mind behind plus-size clothing line Belle Ampleur. Hannah Schnabel has over a decade of experience designingΒ clothing for stage and film. She’s designed and built everything from corsets, to a…

The Big List of Portrait and Boudoir Ideas
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The Big List of Portrait and Boudoir Ideas

Here’s an ever-evolving list of boudoir and portrait session ideas to spark your inspiration. Some are serious, some are silly. Use them as a launching point for your imagination! See an idea you love that seems more appropriate for portraits (that you wish you could do for boudoir) or for boudoir (that you wish you…

{normalizing bodies} double chins
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{normalizing bodies} double chins

A woman in one of the plus-size groups on Facebook made a really good point the other day: We rarely see women with double chins represented in images. Many, many women have double chins. It’s a completely normal thing. But we hide them in photos. We stretch out our necks, raise our chins, tilt our…

{Body positive boudoir} Beautiful trans boudoir session with Ms. S

{Body positive boudoir} Beautiful trans boudoir session with Ms. S

I am so pleased to present images of my first transgender Siren, Ms. S! I’m honored to offer a safe, fun, accepting space where folks whose bodies are outside the mainstream can stretch their wings and showcase their beauty. We started outside to take advantage of some beautiful spring weather: We dubbed this “the Elrond…

A bit of holiday cheer with Ms. L Β» Seattle plus size boudoir photography

A bit of holiday cheer with Ms. L Β» Seattle plus size boudoir photography

Ms. L and I met earlier year, and in our two sessions together — four or five months apart — she’s just blossomed in the most amazing way. One of the best things about plus-size boudoir photography is that blossoming. Almost everyone is nervous when they come in, especially women on the larger end of plus…

5 more accessories for styling your plus size boudoir session

5 more accessories for styling your plus size boudoir session

Let’s be honest. There are few things in the world more fun than playing dress-up, and boudoir sessions are ALL ABOUT dressing up. And the best part of dressing up is rummaging through tulle and rhinestones and velvet to find the perfect accessories. Here are five more props and accessories available at the Sweet Amaranth studio…

{body positive boudoir} Siren L’s Doctor Who and TARDIS-themed boudoir session

{body positive boudoir} Siren L’s Doctor Who and TARDIS-themed boudoir session

I’m a little ashamed to admit that I don’t know the first thing about Doctor Who. I only know that the TARDIS is a time machine/spacecraft/command center/vehicle of mystery because I looked it up. Siren L here has no such issues. In fact, she turned up for her Who-themed shoot in a corset of the…

{body positive boudoir} What do I get out of a boudoir session?

{body positive boudoir} What do I get out of a boudoir session?

Body-positive boudoir and portrait sessions are tons of fun. There’s the laughter, the silliness, the looking and feeling like the most gorgeous thing to hit this planet — it’s a pretty amazing experience. But what happens afterward? Yeah, everyone knows about digital photos — they’re great for sharing on Facebook and making physical prints from….

FAQ: Do you have a boudoir photography studio?

I don’t have a commercial studio space, actually. Most of my photography sessions are held at my home, Alcove House, in Renton, Washington. For many photographers, having a retail studio space is a major goal. For me, though, there are just so many advantages in using my home as my studio that I’ve never even…

{beautifully organized} How to turn a morning routine into a daily confidence boost
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{beautifully organized} How to turn a morning routine into a daily confidence boost

If you’ve ever met me, it’s pretty easy to figure out that I’m seriously, seriously type A. I keep lists of my lists, and my calendar and Asana lists are a thing of beauty. I’m always the one who knows who-what-when-where-why and probably how. I’ve never scheduled a vacation down to the minute, but it’s…

3 ways to destress and relax before your boudoir photography session

3 ways to destress and relax before your boudoir photography session

Which of these situations sounds better? A. You rush into your boudoir session sweaty and stressed. That workout took longer than you expected, and then you need to return those library books before the fees started piling up. B. You stroll into your boudoir session happy and relaxed, a spring in your step and a…

{body positive} When what’s in the mirror doesn’t match what’s in your mind
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{body positive} When what’s in the mirror doesn’t match what’s in your mind

Today it’s my pleasure to feature a guest post by Tiana Dodson, a coach and friend who writes about “being fat and winning at life by forgoing the old school belief that you have to be thin to live well and be well.”  The images in this post are courtesy Sweet Amaranth. When was the last…

Is my boudoir photographer going to touch me? Is that okay?

Is my boudoir photographer going to touch me? Is that okay?

When you have some or all of your clothes off, it’s easy to feel a little vulnerable, and you might not expect to be touched by your boudoir photographer. What’s that about? Is it even necessary? Your boudoir photographer will need to touch you a little. It’s inevitable that a hair ends up out of…

7 accessories for styling your plus size boudoir session

7 accessories for styling your plus size boudoir session

Let’s be honest. There are few things in the world more fun than playing dress-up, and boudoir sessions are ALL ABOUT dressing up. And the best part of dressing up is rummaging through tulle and rhinestones and velvet to find the perfect accessories. Here are seven props and accessories available at the Sweet Amaranth studio…

{plus size style} Curvy Lily collegiate sweater
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{plus size style} Curvy Lily collegiate sweater

Now that it’s colder, I’m looking for some nice fall and winter pieces. This is a new sweater from a brand called Curvy Lily. This is an unusual piece for me. I’m not a huge super-tight-sweater person and I’m not a β€˜crop top/barely-comes-down-to-the-line-of-your-pants’ person, so I’m not sure how I feel about this one. It’s…

Why I don’t Photoshop the life out of your skin

Why I don’t Photoshop the life out of your skin

I get a lot of questions about retouching and skin, so today I thought I’d explain my philosophy on retouching — especially regarding skin — and how I arrived there. Modern portrait and boudoir photography incorporate a startling amount of body alteration. So much of what makes up the story of our bodies gets removed:…