Self-esteem can seem quite delicate to us at times. But here, in today's world, where we're grappling not only with the technologies of everyday life but also with what it means to be that person who's more of them than anyone else, there lies within the framework of boudoir photography a new kind of self-empowerment. Yes, there's that word, and whether it's correct to use it or not, it's what we've seen happen in photograph after photograph—the moment when someone says, "This is me!" and we get to be right there with them.