We had the good fortune of connecting with Cheyene Hudson and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Cheyene, what is the most important factor behind your success?
The most important factor behind the success of my brand has to be the transition from a basic photoshoot to developing an entire experience designed to leave each of my clients feeling empowered, refreshed, and as if they were treated to a day of luxury. At The Wild Side Boudoir you’re not just getting sexy photos. You’re getting the opportunity to pamper yourself, explore your sensuality and really fall in love with every curve, every beautiful imperfection in a tasteful way. I believe that loving your body, embracing the intimacy you share with yourself is a journey. A solo is the perfect way to begin or continue the journey self love. Celebrating others and helping them find that sense of pride in their appearance and sensuality is key to the work I do and seeing someone light up when they see just how beautiful they are through their own eyes is the best possible feeling.
Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
I am creating art that celebrates sensuality and intimacy with oneself and within one’s relationship. My creative process is one of exploration and discovery. Being able to guide my clients through that journey is an accomplishment in itself. I would not be where I am at today without my friends and family. Helping others is the foundation of my business and having inspiring friends that supported my dreams has been crucial to my success. I am a continually growing business. It’s not been a particularly easy journey, I’ve put so much hard work into perfecting my client’s experience, but the fact that it is something I genuinely love doing is makes it so much easier. One of the biggest lessons I have learned along the way is to learn your value and charge what you’re worth sooner than later. If you aren’t charging your worth, it makes it so much harder to provide your clients with what they deserve. If I had to pick something for the world to know about myself and my brand it’s that we all deserve to love the skin we’re in and we all deserve to take a moment for ourselves. This is something I struggled with too, so I know exactly what’s going through your head, but I wouldn’t ask you to take a chance on yourself if I didn’t know from personal experience how worth it that leap really is. Self love goes so much farther than you know.
Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Denver is a melting pot of cultures, activities, foods, etc. If my best friend were visiting the area I would make sure to show them the art districts and museums, take them to dinner for some of the best tacos and margaritas at Taco Tequila Whiskey, explore some nearby mountain trails, check out some local music on south Broadway, and maybe even a film on the rocks experience because how often do you get to watch a movie in a geological landmark?
Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I’d love to thank Denver Photo Collective for providing an incredible co-creative space that inspires me to think outside of the box in reference to how I can better serve my clients and the creative community.
Website: www.thewildsideboudoir.com
Instagram: instagram.com/littlewildphotoco
Facebook: facebook.com/littlewildphotoco
Other: I am rebranding to The Wild Side Boudoir as of January 2022. My new website will be live by January 1st. My instagram and facebook links will also change to /thewildsideboudoir
Image Credits
All images were taken by me.