Lights, camera and unprecedented action. Lewisville resident Jamie Sedlacek is excited. "I'm just an everyday girl, works everyday. You don't ever get a chance to just feel sexy and beautiful."

It's called Boudoir photography. Something Dallas photographer Peter Larsen says historically was "outrageous." Pictures that were confined to the bedroom. Larsen says today, "This could certainly be a coffee table book."

The Dallas company is seeing red-hot interest right now from women embracing their sexuality. Partner Christopher Schranz says, "You can get really saucy. But it's classy. It's not trashy."

They're single and married, paying hundreds even thousands of dollars to have professionals do their hair and makeup, artistically style a set then shoot pictures than can range from tame to explicit.


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Boudoir photography allows women to see themselves in a way they never have. In some cases, pushing themselves right to the edge of their comfort level. It can be scary at first, but eventually liberating and empowering.

After her shoot,Jamie Sedlacek was energetic and says she felt different, a little outside herself. "It was so much fun. I was actually very nervous. I didn't even know if I was going go through with it."

Dallas photographer Margaret Wolf is with Moving Images Productions Photography sees it all the time. Women who start off timid, then end strong. Margaret Wolf says, "I think women are looking to capture a sense of their 'bling'. Everybody wants to be a celebrity. Everybody wants to feel good in their skin."

Wolf even got a very pregnant Jennifer Back to feel sexy.. something Back says is near impossible. Jennifer Back says, "To be able to do this and get pix for myself and my husband it makes me feel really good very womanly and very sexy."

That picture as they say, is worth a thousand words.