Sometimes the most powerful sessions begin with hesitation. Many women who come to the studio tell me they feel afraid of being photographed, unsure of how they will look or how they should stand in front of the camera.
Every woman’s story in the studio is unique, and Mathilda’s was no different. She came in for a simple portrait for another project, but when I asked if she’d like to step into a gown and do more, fear bubbled up. Still, she chose to say yes to herself. What unfolded that day was something deeper: a shift in how she saw herself. This is Mathildas story in her own words.
“Let me tell you about my photoshoot with Helena”
It all started with a simple portrait for a completely unrelated project, just a quick snapshot. It was fast and easy, a headshot. But then Helena asked if she could photograph me in some of her beautiful studio gowns.
At first I panicked. My head was spinning – ‘Who am I to pretend to be a model?’ and ‘No, I’m not good enough, I’m not beautiful enough…’
But then I thought: why not? It’s just me and Helena in her studio. So we went for it.”
“At first I panicked… was I really good enough to be in front of a camera?”
“At the beginning I was stiff and insecure, my lower lip quivering because I didn’t know how to be in front of a camera. But Helena was there the entire time, present and calming. She guided me, showed me small movements and poses, and suddenly I got to see one of the photos on the back of her camera. I was in complete shock. Was that beautiful woman really me?”
“Slowly but surely my confidence grew and I actually felt beautiful”
“Slowly but surely my confidence grew during the photoshoot. I relaxed, started to have fun and I actually felt beautiful. Helena made me feel like I was glowing. I even took my ‘self-critique glasses’ off, the ones I’ve used as a shield for such a long time and I promise, I walked out of that studio several inches taller.”
This experience was so much more than a photoshoot –
it was a reminder of my own strength and beauty.
“This experience was so much more than a photoshoot. It was a reminder that we all carry a strength and a beauty that we sometimes forget. I wish every woman, regardless of age, could feel what I felt in the studio that day: to stand in front of a camera and truly see yourself with new eyes. To be able to look at a photo and say: ‘You know what, Mathilda? You are beautiful, just the way you are.’”
Mathilda’s story is a reminder that even when someone arrives feeling afraid of being photographed, something beautiful can happen when they decide to stay in the moment and trust the process. What happened for Mathilda happens in different ways for every woman who enters my studio: the moment of realizing she is already enough.
If you’ve been waiting for the “right time,” let this be your sign.
Your story is worth seeing, and I would love to create portraits that remind you of it.
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Från tvekan till självförtroende
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Många kvinnor som kliver in i studion i Sollentuna känner en viss nervositet inför kameran. Det är inte ovanligt att känna sig rädd för att bli fotograferad eller osäker på hur man ska stå och se ut i bilder.
Mathilda kom egentligen bara för ett enkelt porträtt till ett annat projekt. Men när hon fick frågan om att prova några av studions klänningar och göra något mer, väcktes både tvekan och nyfikenhet. Hon valde att säga ja, trots nervositeten.
Det som följde var något mer än en fotografering. Med små steg, guidning och många skratt började något förändras. Den osäkerhet hon kände i början förvandlades sakta till något annat. Ett lugn. Ett självförtroende. Och till slut en känsla av att faktiskt kunna se sig själv med nya ögon.
Mathildas upplevelse är inte unik. Många kvinnor som kommer till studion bär samma rädsla för att bli fotograferad i början. Men nästan alltid finns det ett ögonblick när något klickar. När blicken förändras och man plötsligt ser sig själv lite mjukare, lite vänligare.
Porträttfotograferingen sker i min porträttstudio i Sollentuna, strax utanför Stockholm, där jag guidar dig genom hela upplevelsen. Resultatet blir inte bara vackra bilder, utan porträtt som ofta förändrar hur man ser på sig själv.
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the magazine
January 4, 2026
