Madison Bou | Leeds - Harrogate - York / Yorkshire Boudoir Photographers

Why the name - Madison Bou?

We ran a Facebook competition to find a name for the studio which summed up our well-heeled, discerning female clientele. We had hundreds of suggestions and in the end, we gave away a dozen prizes to some of those with the best suggestions but somehow nothing really struck a chord with us. It was Jane, in the final stages, who came up with Madison, the name of a horse she grew with up in her youth, and Boo, what she says when she can’t think of a word. “What was that we were watching the other day?… oh Boo!” We then upgraded the expression to add a little… class.

So, Madison Bou it is … Madison Bou for Boudoir

Who Are We?

  • Jayne Macdonald

    Jayne was born in Doncaster, is a trained ballet dancer and teacher and after several years dancing around the world (including a couple of years at Moulin Rouge in Paris) she decided to return home and get a ‘proper job’ teaching GCSE French and German.

    Jayne and Dave met on Tinder. (God bless Tinder!)

    They share 3 incredible Teenagers.

    They love each other to the moon and back and like nothing more than having the whole family together, watching a late-night movie over a bottle of wine.

  • Dave Sander

    " I started my career as a radio broadcaster during the days of 'vinyl' and stayed in the business for nearly 30 years through the transition to fully automated, digital studios. I spent 10 years presenting mornings on Real Radio, now Heart.

    My background in photography was also 'old school'. Getting my hands dirty, processing film in the darkroom with lots of toxic chemicals. It was the magic of seeing my images gradually appear on the prints which was always such a thrill. I still get that thrill today in front of the screen with photoshop open. When digital arrived in photography in the early 2000s, I embraced it, learning everything I could about the wonders of Photoshop. Alongside the digital processing, I crafted a lighting style that was inexpensive, out of necessity, yet very effective. My style is upbeat, backlit, romantic, positive, beautiful. If my lighting style were a movie, I’d say it was 'Mamma Mia'. All backlit hair and with the kind of images that make you want to fall in love and break out in song!

    I've been earning my living from photography for nearly 20 years and my first dedicated studio was opened in the centre of Leeds. After a few years I needed to move out of the sterile environment of a studio and jumped at the opportunity to move to Hazlewood Castle. A beautiful castle, featured in the Doomsday Book and set in 77 acres of woodland. Now that's what I call a studio!

    Our brand is luxury, boutique, upmarket, just like the Hotel and our service is second to none. Beauty and Boudoir is all about the experience and we do everything we can to go above and beyond for our discerning clients who are used to the best.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE?

DO YOU • BE YOU • LOVE YOU!

We started out as wedding photographers some 20 years ago. Our Engagement photoshoots allowed couples to see our style and experience how much fun it was to be photographed and then Brides started asking us for some ‘sexy’ pictures to give to the Groom as a gift on the Wedding Day and the concept of Bridal / Wedding Boudoir was born! Almost 80% of our Brides were booking Glam shoots before the wedding to gain more body confidence and, of course, create that perfect gift for the perfect Groom. You can see an entire section on Bridal boudoir on our Wedding Website HERE