Topless Photo shoot - Look # 1

Back in May of 2013, the day before my very first chemo, I asked Brittany Janelle (Photography) if she would come take some pictures of me.  I wasn't exactly sure why I needed them, I just knew for sure that I did.  I needed to capture the woman I was in that fleeting moment, to give her one last time to shine, smile, and bid her a proper adieu.  I had no idea then just how valuable those pictures would be.  That girl is long gone.

Fast forward to now.  I'm not whole, my body feels broken, forgein.  This phase feels a bit like shedding, molting, cocooning.  Pealing parts of myself away all while being completely unsure what lies beneath.  I am right smack in the middle.  Half of the girl I used to be and pieces of an absolutely new one.  I don't know all the reasons why yet, but I know that I need to document it.  I needed to prove that this too IS beautiful, pretty, and oh so sexy.  Prove it to one person.  Me.

Obviously, I had to have Brittany Janelle capture these images.  I am at a loss for words to explain how grateful I am to her and for her.  I literally could go on forever about how much I love her and how insanely talented she is.  But instead, I urge you to go see for yourself.  www.BrittanyJanellePhotography.com  .  Adorbs, right?!  Thank you, Brittany.  They are perfect.

There are a ton of pictures and a few different "looks".  I am going to break it into 3 parts.  Here is look #1!