Wait a minute… Who even is this bitch?!

If you’re completely new here… Lets begin at the beginning…

I’m Cassie, I am the loudest bitch in the room, the woman who has survived more than she ever thought possible, the artist behind Jara Hearts Studio and so many more hats.

My story begins circa middle school when those disposable cameras were a thing. I remember we had kittens and I spent half a roll just taking pictures of them lol I actually have a photograph from this memory. We were going on a field trip to the A’s game and I remember taking it with me and just wanting to photograph everything but knowing im limited on how many frames I had left. That’s the first moment when I realized I loved taking pictures. This one thing brought me so much joy, I honestly haven’t told anyone about that memory before so there’s that lol But I remember tucking that memory into myself and would look back on it when I wanted to.

Over the years I lost interest in photography or rather I got a trac phone then metro phone haha pictures looked a lot different back then lol High school was filled with Myspace and just trying to survive high school. I would love to say that I loved photography during this time but honestly between the boy craze and high school it was barely a thought. Remember those crazy myspace angles…

2011 When I was deployed in Iraq, I remember sitting in the computer room of the hospital I was working at and watching one of the advertisements for the army about a photo journalist job and man… I just remember thinking what a fucking dream that would be! After that, the bug was planted. (I had one of those early digital camera but I wanted something more professional.)

closely after that moment there were some BMX people doing a show for us soldiers who were deployed and they were going to give away a camera! I was like omg no fucking way! I am so not going to get picked! And you know what, I wasn’t lol I remember just getting up and going to the hospital I worked at and ordering myself my own fucking camera!

I swear the fact that I dont have any of those images kinda really breaks my heart.

Flash forward to let’s say 2015 and I’m shooting family sessions, newborn sessions, weddings, and while I love taking the pictures my heart isn’t into it like I thought it should be. It wasn’t until after February 2016 did I re-find Boudoir Photography. Which is crazy because I even did a boudoir session before, I honestly dont know why it took so long for my eyes to open up to it. But thankfully it did lol After I delivered Samuel I went through so much and honestly boudoir saved my life.

Each session I could find a little bit of myself coming back to me, by helping my clients see their beauty and helping them feel seen I was able to heal myself. These sessions are healing for everyone, I try to make the studio be as safe a place as possible for you.

Now here we are in 2023, a few cameras later, has a studio, and honestly living the dream; Healing one woman at a time and cultivating a community of amazing and supportive women. I get to have fun, play, and be creative. We create art ✨ It’s crazy when you actually break it down like that. I’ve accomplished so much and im just so grateful to do what I do and that’s all because of my amazing clients who trust me to be the one to photograph them.

So yeah that’s me… I’m sure I left out a lot but those are the highlights. If you guys ever have any questions dont hesitate to reach out!

-Your Favorite Boudoir Bitch