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About Me

MEET SONTERA MADER

My name is Sontera and I’m the owner & photographer of LIGHTHOUSE BOUDOIR located in Houston, Texas. I am a single mom, daughter, sister, aunt & daughter of Christ who loves my perfectly imperfect family!

I graduated from Sam Houston State University with a Bachelor of Fine Art degree in Photography and a minor in Art History. I started out photographing weddings, portraits, etc. In 2008 I shot my very first boudoir client and was immediatly hooked!

Over the years I worked a few different 9-5 office jobs but continued to photograph during my free time. Quickly I realized that my passion was boudoir and began making plans to make a career move, eventually saying BYE to that corporate job in 2014! You can read more about this transition in my blog. 

Random fun facts about Sontera

  • I LOVE: my family, adoption (the human kind, although adopting pets is good too), podcasts, food, sailing, taking spur of the moment trips, open back tops and dresses, chai tea, throwing parties, hot yoga, barre workouts.
  • My biggest FEARS are: Cave people, spiders, eyes falling out of heads, people choking, raising children (currently doing this last one! ahhh haha).
  • I look FORWARD to one day: running a marathon (starting small with my first 5k this year!) sailing to exotic islands, finding that perfect pair of classy but sexy leather pants (checked this off the bucket list in 2017! hollla), growing my business!
  • Currently I’m LEARNING to: be a mom, garden (giving up on this one, we can’t do everything!), sail, be a more organized person in general.

Why Boudoir is Important to Me

Remember the last time you got all dressed up for a night out on the town? You did your nails, maybe got a blow out and spent more than the usual 10 minutes to do your makeup. Then you took a ton of pictures on your phone, spent 5 minutes testing out different filters on Instagram and then posted it for the world to see. Whether this was for a date night or a night out with your girls, you had the BEST time! Not only because you looked good, but because you took time to spoil yourself and let loose! This is exactly what I want your experience with Lighthouse Boudoir to be like!

Between work, carpools and remembering to get your oil changed – life gets pretty hectic! I truly feel that you deserve to take a break from the hustle of life, be a little selfish, indulge and do something outside of your comfort zone! When is the last time you felt feminine, powerful and sexy?! This is why boudoir photography is a passion of mine.

Lighthouse Boudoir is a proud member of the Association of International Boudoir Photographers . View my boudoir portfolio by clicking here and then contact me today and let’s chat about how we can get you out of your comfort zone!

Lighthouse Boudoir is located in Houston, Texas but we love to travel!
Contact us today for more information. | EMAIL: sontera@lighthouseboudoir.com |
PHONE: 281-221-2878

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