EP110: Today’s guest is Tanya Smith, a women’s boudoir portrait photographer since 2011. She shares her story about how she happened upon this interesting field of photography because she “fell in love with how a boudoir session can change the way a woman sees herself.”

She says she was married to the wrong guy for 17years which left her facing divorce at age 44 and having to start over from scratch, as a single mom. She decided to get into photography but had no experience which led to self doubt - especially when her divorce lawyer told her that she would "never make money in photography" and that she “should get a real job.”

Instead of letting those words defeat her and derail her dreams, she let them fuel her, and now, at age 53, she’s got a very successful business and is happily remarried. Now with a great supportive guy, she says: the sky’s the limit! 

Her best advice is: “No matter how hard things are, or how many people tell you it's a bad idea or it will never work... trust your heart and be who you KNOW in your heart you are meant to be.”

Today she not only provides quality photo sessions that empower women and give them a renewed sense of self, but she also mentors and coaches other boudoir photographers to grow successful businesses.

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