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Is Sensual the same as Sexy?

February 21, 2025

Short answer - no.

Long answer - here we go…

Sensual is about engaging the senses - touch, sight, smell, taste, and sound. As engaged they evoke pleasure, intimacy, or deep emotional connection. It’s more about feeling and atmosphere, often subtle, soft, and intimate. Sensuality doesn’t have to be explicitly sexual; it can be present in the way someone moves, the textures of fabrics, or the lighting in a photograph.

Sexy is more direct and overtly appealing to desire and attraction. It’s about being physically alluring and evoking a reaction based on attraction or seduction. Something sexy often has a more explicit intent to arouse or entice.

In photography, a sensual image might focus on soft lighting, gentle curves, and an intimate mood, while a sexy image might include bolder expressions, provocative poses, or revealing clothing. Sensuality can be more about suggestion and feeling, whereas sexiness tends to be more about direct attraction.

More clear now?

This is what I stand for and this is what I offer to my clients - a visual experience where they feel seen, acknowledged and heard, not just photographed with or without they intimate clothing.

Photography is 2 demential form to visualise reality, moments, people. It has power hold by the photographer and inevitably being their responsibility to what and how is captured and shown.

Sex sells, yes, for a lot. But how much would you pay to be fully seen and valued?

In Blog, Personal Thoughts Tags sensual, photography, sexy, intimacy, intimate, photo studio, experience, mariya mileva, barcelona, fotografia, fotografa, women, mujer, experiencia, ebauty, standarts, value, self worth, self love, self help, love your body, art, fine art, poblenou
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Sensual

February 17, 2025

Sensuality is the art of being present in your body, of experiencing the world through your senses with depth and intention. It is the warmth of sunlight on your skin, the lingering taste of ripe fruit on your lips, the way silk glides over your fingertips. Sensuality is not just about touch; it is the way music sends shivers down your spine, how a scent can transport you to a memory, how a gaze can speak volumes without a single word.

To be sensual is to be attuned to yourself, to honor pleasure in its many forms—not just the obvious, but the subtle: the rhythm of your breath, the feeling of stretching your body in the morning light. It is about savoring life rather than rushing through it, about embracing the richness of each moment. Sensuality is self-connection, a form of self-love, an invitation to exist fully in your own skin.

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La sensualidad es el arte de estar presente en tu cuerpo, de experimentar el mundo a través de tus sentidos con profundidad e intención. Es el calor del sol sobre tu piel, el sabor persistente de la fruta madura en tus labios, la manera en que la seda se desliza sobre tus dedos. La sensualidad no se trata solo del tacto; es el modo en que la música te estremece, cómo un aroma puede transportarte a un recuerdo, cómo una mirada puede decirlo todo sin pronunciar una sola palabra.

Ser sensual es estar en sintonía contigo mismo, honrar el placer en todas sus formas, no solo en lo obvio, sino también en lo sutil: el ritmo de tu respiración, la sensación de estirar tu cuerpo bajo la luz de la mañana. Se trata de saborear la vida en lugar de apresurarse a través de ella, de abrazar la riqueza de cada instante. La sensualidad es conexión con uno mismo, una forma de amor propio, una invitación a existir plenamente en tu propia piel.

In Blog Tags sensual, photo session, experience, shooot, photo, fotografia, fotografa, barcelona, studio, woman, inspiration, empowerment, love your body, be your own muse, spain, travel, mariya mileva, photography, black and white
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Portrait, Branding or Fine Art Photo Session - How to decide?

January 2, 2025

You have a job but also a side hustle? Maybe you’re a business owner who loves are and want to see themselves as such? Have you landed over here and can’t decide which type of photography you actually need?

I’m here to help you!

In this dynamic world we live in we often wear more than one hat that needs to be recorded or advertise as a service. More and more small businesses, entrepreneurs or even people with a regular 9 to 5 are staring to sell their services or products separately from their main income. And you do need professional photographs that can grab your clients’ attention, both of yourself as a provider and of your product.

In my sessions we can mix it - you can have your professional portraits, even some specific business related images, but also some fine art sensual photographs that you will cherish forever. There is nothing to worry about, you can explain me what you need in your complimentary consultation with me and I can tailor the session for you.

You will leave with photographs that truly capture your essence and represent your product in the best possible way.

Do you have questions or concerns? - Feel free to drop me a line today and let’s discuss them!

In Blog Tags mariya mileva, photopgraphy, photo studio, blog journal, personal thoughts, creative woman, spain, poblenou, personal branding, marca personal, business, nefoio, fine aer, sensual, boudoir, product, e-commerce, commercial, images, comercial
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HELLO!

Thank you for stopping by!

In my blog space you can find details about my work, behind the scenes of sessions, and any news, tips and info regarding the photography I do.

Here is also the place where you can find more about my fine art nude work and photographs that can’t be published on social media platforms, due to their restrictive t&c.

Sometimes I share personal thoughts, things that I get inspired or moved by, while living my life as a creator and human.

Feel free to leave a comment or ask any question you have.

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