Why I stopped calling myself a Boudoir Photographer

People allow me into their intimate spaces.

They let me see them in ways they only hold for a select few, with a. camera no less.

Think PieceOlga TenyaninJanuary 6, 2022Boudoir Photographer, Intimate, portrait, portland, portland oregon, darka aesthetic, nudity, fine art, nudes, pacific north west, PNW, artist Comments

Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

When darkness takes over, and nothing is left but a whisper of a shadow.

The Veil Thins

This early morning, I made my way to the north western tip of Portland, Oregon. A true crime podcast blares from my speakers, readying myself for an eerie session. Who am I kidding? I always listen to true crime.

Halloween, Collaboration, Creative PortraitsOlga TenyaninFebruary 11, 2021Halloween Portraits, Portland Oregon, Portland Photographer, Spooky, Eerie, PNW, scary portraits, creepy, black and white, PNW photographer, PDX photographer Comment

M E L A N C H O L I A

Melancholia (from Greek: µέλαινα χολή melaina chole "black bile", "blackness of the bile" also Latin lugere lugubriousness to mourn, Latin morosus moroseness of self-will or fastidious habit, and old English wist wistfulness of intent or saturnine)