Too... This, That, or the Other - Why Imperfect is Beautiful

I hear all the time from clients that they're too old, too fat, too droopy, too thin, too wrinkly, too flabby... too imperfect to be photographed.  It breaks my heart.  This week I had a 60+ woman in my studio who is waifish and tall.  Last week I had a 23 year old who is curvy and petite.  What made each of them sexy is that they put their insecurities aside and trusted me.  Trusted me to show them beauty isn't about a size, a shape, or a feature. It's vulnerability and the confidence to see that imperfections are amazing.  These are some of the things I've heard from clients, who ended up near tears at how much they love their photos.

• I'm fat.

• I'm old.

• I'm too young.

• I'm too thin.

• I'm too short-waisted.

• I'm too long-waisted.

• My nose is too big.

• I hate my smile.

• My hair never looks good.

• I don't know how to do my makeup.

• My thighs are too thin.

• My thighs are too fat.

• My butt is too flat.

• My butt is too big.

• My ankles are so thick. (That one might have been me.)

• My boobs are too big.

• My boobs are too small.

• M boobs are too droopy.

• My legs are too long.

• My legs are too short.

• I wish I worked out more.

• I wish I'd lost 10 lb.

• My ears stick out.

• My teeth are weird.

• My face is too round.

• My face is too narrow.

• I have a double-chin.

• My arms are too wobbly.

• I have a huge zit.

• I have so much cellulite.

• My stretch marks are so bad.

• My face is too wrinkly.

• I hate my freckles.

• My lips are too thin.

Some of these comments have come from these beautiful women.  Could you ever imagine one of them saying such terrible about themselves?