Velvet Flame Photography

Velvet Flame Photography Plus-size, tattooed, queer photog based in Kansas City, formally All Things Lauren Studios! For the soft, the bold, and the beautifully strange.
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I’ve spent over a decade capturing humans in all their forms & one thing has always stayed true: my camera is my way of helping people come home to themselves.πŸ”₯ Velvet Flame Photography is the cinematic, queer-affirming portrait experience by creator Lauren (that's me, hi!) I'm a plus-size, tattoo-covered artist rooted in the heart of Kansas City and fueled by anime/comic conventions across the na

tion and weirdos like you. With more than a decade behind the lens, I'm not JUST taking photos, I'm helping people come home to themselves. I focus on crafting sessions that are equal parts storytelling, transformation, and celebration. Whether you’re stepping into cosplay, embracing boudoir, or bringing fantasy to life, Velvet Flame Photography is your sanctuary. It's a safe place where softness meets intensity and self-expression reigns. Formerly All Things Lauren Studios, this "new" brand isn't a rebrand, it’s an incantation. Velvet represents lushness, comfort, and emotional depth. Flame symbolizes transformation, warmth, and fierce authenticity. Together, they conjure portraiture that’s luxurious, deeply personal, and unapologetically powerful. I give lots of direction that is equal parts hype, tenderness, and cinematic edge, ensuring every image feels intentional, expressive, and utterly you. Velvet Flame Photography was born for misfits, dreamers, gender explorers, quiet rebels, and big-hearted creatives. This is where your weirdness is welcome, your power is honored, and your essence is rendered in all its beautiful, blazing glory. Let’s make some magic. Let’s set something on fire (in the best way).

Been traveling so much but was fortunate enough to have a bo***ir session in the studio on Tuesday!
09/10/2026

Been traveling so much but was fortunate enough to have a bo***ir session in the studio on Tuesday!

Home from Dragon Con! ✨️ I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed this morning so I'll be resting for the next couple of days...
09/09/2026

Home from Dragon Con! ✨️ I'm getting my wisdom teeth removed this morning so I'll be resting for the next couple of days. (Also it's my 5 year anniversary with my partner, who is out of town for work 😭) what a DAY. Happy Wednesday 😊

Also I shared to my IG stories but wanted to share here too! I cannot wait to get these galleries edited and delivered. I feel like every single one went just so perfect! I was able to photograph in places I haven't before (because I hadn't considered them, or I've been kicked by security) so I am so grateful people just left us alone πŸ˜‚πŸ’œ

Definitely walked 13k+ steps per day for the last week so needless to say, the forced healing break is exactly what I need. 🫠

Excited to resume photoshoots this weekend! Hopefully the rain stays away so we can have some sessions at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival as well as the sunflower field at Grinter Farms πŸŒ»βš”οΈ

I love you all πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ

NOW BOOKING :ANIMEVERSE RENO πŸ₯°I'll be hanging out with Styxx & Stitches all weekend and photographing rad cosplayers lik...
09/08/2026

NOW BOOKING :
ANIMEVERSE RENO πŸ₯°

I'll be hanging out with Styxx & Stitches all weekend and photographing rad cosplayers like YOU! Book your private session now and lets make some magic ✨️

https://book.usesession.com/s/8aJP3xpS0E

This Saturday πŸ’œπŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ
09/08/2026

This Saturday πŸ’œπŸ™‚β€β†•οΈ

In the Wild : Kansas City Renaissance Faire Edition 🏰🌿

My next "In the Wild" is getting a little more enchanted! On Saturday September 12th, I'll be heading to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival area for a morning of storybook-inspired portraits! I'm picturing flowing fabrics, wild fields, woodland edges, medieval details, and a little bit of magic. ✨️

This will be a morning-only edition, with sessions taking place in the fields and surrounding areas near the festival. I’m still determining whether shooting inside the festival grounds will be an option, so festival admission and inside-the-fair photography are not included or guaranteed at this time. πŸ’œ

But you wanna know what *is* guaranteed?

🌿 Outdoor, natural settings
β˜€οΈ Beautiful morning light
🏰 Renaissance + fantasy vibes
πŸ“Έ A little Velvet Flame magic
✨ Limited availability

So pull out the elaborate dress, bring your favorite cloak, wear the crown you spent way too much money on and get ready to become the spooky forest witch, the curious wandering bard, the dazzling fae queen, or maybe the knight's mysterious love interest πŸ‘€

Saturday September 12th, 2026, between 9:00 am to 11:30 am! Come play in the wild. πŸ–€πŸŒΏ

Limited sessions available.

Packages starting at $100

Friendly reminder : I will once again be away from my computer (which means editing, emails, booking inquiries), until T...
09/03/2026

Friendly reminder : I will once again be away from my computer (which means editing, emails, booking inquiries), until Tuesday September 8th!

I will be EXTREMELY busy with photoshoots, cosplaying and partying with some of my favorite people in Atlanta for yet another this weekend 😍

Please feel free to use my online booking system ( https://book.usesession.com/i/Ih77a0YgM6 ) and if you have any questions or anything at all, please email at [email protected] - I will respond as soon as I get back to KC πŸ’œ

Thank you all again for being so rad. I am feeling like a very lucky woman lately. Forever grateful for you, my little embers. ✨️

Currently booking :
Sunflower Sessions (dates moved to Monday the 7th & Tuesday the 8th for weather purposes)
Animeverse Reno (Sept 19th & 20th)
Into the Wild : KC Ren Faire (Sept 12), Omaha (Oct 2) & St Louis (Oct 18)
Fall Session pricing & dates available through November

Holiday pricing is set to open October 1st (just to upset all my Halloween lovers)
Anime Frontier will open November 1st

Can't wait to shoot with you! 😍

🌻UPDATE : BECAUSE THE SUNFLOWERS ARE ALREADY BLOOMING 🌻I have tweaked my sunflower availability to Monday the 7th & Tues...
09/02/2026

🌻UPDATE : BECAUSE THE SUNFLOWERS ARE ALREADY BLOOMING 🌻

I have tweaked my sunflower availability to Monday the 7th & Tuesday the 8th in the evening starting at 5 pm! 8 slots available πŸ‘€

If the flowers last until Sat the 12th, we can add some slots! But I'm worried this heat is going to take them out 😭

Claim your session with this fleeting, gorgeous background before they're gone til next year ✨️
https://book.usesession.com/s/Xuad8rnnMP

Getting packed up to head back out to Atlanta for yet another Dragon Con this weekend! I'm seriously so excited to see s...
09/01/2026

Getting packed up to head back out to Atlanta for yet another Dragon Con this weekend! I'm seriously so excited to see so many familiar faces and party with some of my favorite people :)

Also side note, I just wanted to say HUGE thank you to all the business this year. I've been busting my butt, and I'm proud to say because of you, I've been having my most successful year since starting my photography business. I was able to settle some debts that had been looming over my head, and when I get back from con, I will be able to finally get some MUCH needed dental work done. And I can actually afford to do it. That means everything to me and I get lost in the "keep going of it". I need to remember to sit back and see how far I've come too.

08/31/2026

More recent work ✨️ now booking & reno! Books will open soon for to close out our 2026 year 😍

Back home from a week at the beach and already prepping to leave town again! Dragon Con is sneaking up fast and I've sti...
08/30/2026

Back home from a week at the beach and already prepping to leave town again! Dragon Con is sneaking up fast and I've still got a few more photoshoot spots left! Come hang out with me and let's make some beautiful images together

I'm flying out to the beach and will be away from my desk next week! πŸ’œI'm still booking fall sessions as well as Dragon ...
08/24/2026

I'm flying out to the beach and will be away from my desk next week! πŸ’œ

I'm still booking fall sessions as well as Dragon Con, so be sure to get your photoshoot on my schedule 😍

I'll be back soon! ✨️

www.velvetflamephoto.com

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524 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO
64106

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