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Body Positive, Sex Positive, Queer Affirming, outdoor loving Boudoir Photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska and Eugene, Oregon

Hi :) I’m Penelope

Welcome to Salmonberry Boudoir, your Anchorage, Alaska and Eugene, Oregon adventure boudoir photographer. I specialize in outdoor boudoir and black and white studio photography but I love it all! I studied Human Sexuality in grad school and made my way to boudoir in the hopes of giving people the ability to see their bodies and sexualities as beautiful pieces of themselves.

This is a collaborative process, and I would love to create art with you, wander up streams with you, take photos in mossy forests, feel the tundra under our toes, find rocky beaches to frolic on or let you sink into a bubble bath.

I believe that everybody regardless of size, gender, and sexuality deserves to see their body as a work of art and it is my goal to give you that gift through seeing your body in a different light.

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I love to write about feminism and bodies and art. So if you feel like seeing more of my long form content, feminist rants about the patriarchy (okay like I love men… bi af over here, but the power system screws us all over regardless of gender) sign up for my email list. I also will send out model calls to my email list and any other fun things like more photos from shoots that won’t make it onto the socials, fun new locations, and new types of photoshoots that I am launching.

Testimonials

  • I had the ultimate pleasure of working with Penelope (Salmonberry Photography) and being photographed. I have worked with other photographers before but this experience was like no other. She made me feel completely comfortable, I did not feel an ounce of guilt or shame for my larger body type, and the end result of the pictures made me feel like a literal princess!
    If anyone is contemplating getting a boudoir session done, this photographer is by far the person I'd recommend for your first, 5th, or 20th time!

  • Goodness, what an absolute gift and privilege to work with Penelope. I have wanted to do boudoir for years, but never could find an artist who I really felt I could trust -- with my trans body, my nervousness, my beauty, my fears, my stretch marks, my queerness, my smile, my scars... and then I found Penelope! I LOVED being outside (in a gorgeous river valley in full fall color, no less), loved feeling like I could come EXACTLY as I am, loved the creativity and exploration and laughter that we shared. She made me feel so welcome and so comfortable. It felt like I belonged out there, naked and happy and worthy of being photographed. The images came out so very beautiful. I scrolled through them with tears in my eyes -- I am so grateful for how she captured and framed my body, and my self. I feel seen, and cared for, and wonderful! My partner and I are very excited to shoot with her again soon. I could not recommend more highly -- and most especially if you have a body that you feel the world has not treated gently, or does not look upon lovingly. Penelope will make you feel so safe, and offer you photos to treasure for a lifetime!

  • Penelope is wildly talented! If you are thinking about booking a shoot DO IT! I loved my shoot and will definitely be doing it again. Penelope is professional and a joy to work with. I felt comfortable and confident in the entire process from booking to the actual photo shoot. I have had an enormous amount of change in my body both physically and emotionally over the past few years (due to endometriosis and multiple surgeries) and I haven't felt good - or even ok in my body for a while now and definitely not sexy. I'm being completely honest when I say that I felt great in my body during my shoot with Penelope and even after, just one sneak peak photo and I started to feel like I could even view myself as beautiful/sexy again.

  • This is my second experience with Penelope and I could not have imagined that we could make magic twice. This was an amazing experience and she made me feel so comfortable in my skin. I cannot put into words how much this session has been to my mental health and I appreciate everything that she brings to the table and being soooo patient with Alvin (my dog who joined the shoot). Penelope is amazing and I cannot wait to do another session with her this summer.

  • Penelope was WONDERFUL to work with! I was wholeheartedly impressed with and grateful for the information she provided before a shoot to help ease potential nerves. She created beautiful guides to help suggest different wardrobe options and things to be mindful of in the weeks before your shoot, as well as a really mindful questionnaire to identify specific triggers or insecurities that may come up in a shoot. She was incredibly easy to communicate with while also making the distinction of a successful professional easy to identify in her. Her bubbly personality made it so easy to let go of outside worries and feel cared for in the shoot. The ethereal nature of her photographs immediately drew me in and I was thrilled to have that style reflected in my own photos. I cannot recommend Salmonberry Boudoir enough and look forward to working with Penelope again in the future!

  • Penelope is absolutely amazing. She makes you feel like you're just hanging out with a best friend from the very beginning. She is extremely up front about prices and everything else and has price ranges for all budgets. She knows the best areas and makes sure you are comfortable the entire time. I always thought of boudior as high glam with hair and makeup down and I don't do any of that stuff on a normal basis. Penelope made me feel extremely beautiful and comfortable in my skin with no makeup or anything extra done. I will be doing another shoot with her as soon as I can. It was the most fun I had in a long time!

My Philosophy

My version of boudoir is a little different than your average boudoir photographer. I aim to create photos that reflect the you that you see in the mirror everyday, not a version only possible with a team of stylists and photoshop. So my images are very natural, come wearing a full face of make-up or none at all and we will create beautiful art regardless. This process is about celebrating you. It is about seeing your body as art. And art doesn’t need to be retouched in photoshop.

If you are looking for the full glamour process, I may not be the best fit. If you are looking for someone who sees beauty in every wrinkle, role and dimple, who wants to show you that every part of your body that society has told you is a problem, is actually the most beautiful piece of art, then you are in the right place. I have no desire to remove the stretch marks, the wrinkles, the cellulite, and the laugh lines. Those pieces are what make you you. And I fucking love them. I love the way stretch marks create beautiful lines, I love the way light hits the dimples on your hips. I love the way our bodies tell our stories. And I want to tell yours.  

So if you’re looking for someone that says you need a full face of makeup and photoshop to make your photos beautiful, I’m not that photographer, but if you’re looking for a photographer to help give a middle finger to societies beauty standards and show you your whole body as art?

That’s me.

Couples Intimate Portraiture

I think often when people think about a couples boudoir session they think it sounds weird or awkward. And for the first couple of minutes, you will both feel awkward, and that’s okay and totally normal! But I promise the nerves fall away. Along with my philosophy that bodies are art, I also see intimacy, connection and ultimately sex as art (although I do not shoot erotica for couples, only individuals). Nudity and intimacy don’t make me uncomfortable. They are beautiful to me and I am the fucking queen of making couples feel comfortable. For one, I don’t rush this. At a minimum my sessions are 60-90 minutes long. You have plenty of time to get used to me and get comfortable with the camera.

I also absolutely love to tell couple’s stories so I also offer multi hour, either in home or in cabin sessions. While it isn’t the norm for boudoir to take place in someones home, the intimate space of someones home tells a story. So let me document you making art together, playing games in your underwear, baking together, smoking together, or anything else that you love to do as a couple. Those are the things I live for. They are what tell your beautiful story. And I would love nothing more than to tell that story.