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Boudoir/Intimate Sessions
These exciting and fun boudoir sessions can provide the
perfect gift for the special guy in your life. What could
be a better gift (especially for an anniversary or Valentine's
Day) than the very unique and personalized gift of "you",
the exciting imagery from one of these sessions. See below
for more.
Sample Images
All sessions include a CD or DVD of all the processed
images from the shoot. These are the high-resolution
files needed for quality printing at any size. A license
is included for unlimited printing for personal use. All
images are fully processed for exposure and color. Images
are cropped and minor touchups, skin smoothing, and other
effects are applied as needed. A selection of color, black
& white, and toned images are usually provided.
Our boudoir sessions are not limiting or rushed. Together
we will take the time necessary to capture the look you
want for these fun and sexy images. We can provide you with
both studio and location shots and there is no limit to
the number of locations, poses, or outfit changes.
The price of this personalized boudoir photography service
is $350. Included in the price are all sitting fees, image
processing, all the high-res "digital negatives".
Limited sessions are also available and begin at $150. Please
get in touch for details.
Additional photos are available at the following prices.
4x6 print - $25
5x7 print - $25
8x10 print - $45
11x14 print - $65
16x20 or 24 print - $125
16x20 or 24 gallery wrap - $350
16x20 or 24 framed & matted - $450
for prices on other sizes and presentation options, please
get in touch
Boudoir is Back!
Over the last couple of years
many women and brides have been presenting their husbands,
boyfriends, significant others, and future husbands with
the results from boudoir photography sessions. Boudoir photography
has been around as long as cameras but has recently made
a big comeback and is rapidly becoming much more popular
and mainstream. Boudoir is French for bedroom (or something
like that) as this is typically where boudoir sessions were
traditionally photographed. Nowadays many sessions are still
done in a bedroom-type environment but women are also no
longer restricting themselves to classical boudoir settings.
The women and photographers at the forefront of this movement
are re-defining and stretching the limits of this type of
photography to include pinup, glamour, and fine art styles.
So what is boudoir photography?
Today it can be almost anything a woman wants it to be.
The results of many contemporary boudoir sessions look nothing
like the boudoir photography of many years ago. But if we
were to boil all the different types of boudoir photography
into a simple definition, I would say it was simply intimate
photographs of one person for another. This can mean many
different things to different women depending upon their
tastes, personalities, and those for whom the images are
intended. The images may be sexy or not so sexy, sensual
or not so sensual, erotic or not so erotic, and may include
various degrees of nudity or none at all. The images can
be practically anything and the results should depend upon
what the woman believes the intended recipient would most
like to see and how comfortable she is portraying these
images.
Who's doing boudoir photography?
Well, a lot of brides are currently doing them as presents
for their grooms. These types of images are also being done
by women as gifts for anniversaries, Father's Day, and birthdays.
And what could be a better gift from a woman to a man for
Valentine's Day than the results from a boudoir session?
Boudoir images are often presented as a surprise to the
groom sometime after the wedding. The images may be presented
individually as prints, or all together in a custom-designed
album, or as a slide show. The results of these types of
sessions when viewed by the groom can be very moving. Most
men are caught completely by surprise by the images from
these sessions and are very moved, not just by the beauty
of the images but also by the effort and boldness required
on the bride's part to produce these images. Boudoir imagery
done well can be an intensely personal and unique gift to
a groom or any man.
If there were such a thing
as a typical boudoir session I would say it would be something
resembling a Victoria's Secret catalog look. So, if nothing
else, doing a boudoir session can be a great excuse to go
shopping for some sexy lingerie! It's a chance to play make
believe, be a model for a day, and to fulfill fantasies.
How often do most women get a chance to strut their stuff
in a sexy corset with black fishnets and a pair of the most
impractical (but incredibly cool) shoes imaginable? But,
it doesn't always have to be about lingerie either. All
kinds of more ordinary clothes can be just as sexy and even
more so especially if the clothing is something special
to the couple. One of the man's dress shirts unbuttoned,
a tight fitting t-shirt, a long dress that can be lifted,
a short skirt, practically anything can work really well.
Nowadays boudoir sessions are not necessarily restricted
to bedroom sets. They can be done in other living areas,
in photographic studios for a cleaner, more artistic look,
in a car, on a motorcycle, an abandoned building, or practically
anywhere outside. I recently completed a session with a
very adventurous woman where some of the images were taken
at sunrise on the edge of a cliff and some others were taken
on the sidewalk next to the town's busiest street. You and
your photographer's imaginations and senses of adventure
are the only limits to these sessions.
Boudoir photography can be
done in a photographer's studio, at a woman's home, or at
many outdoors locations. The length of the sessions, number
of poses, number of locations and wardrobe changes can vary
widely from photographer to photographer. Any woman contemplating
such a session would be well advised to do some research
in order to find a photographer who can provide her with
the type of session and type of product she is looking for.
Hair and makeup are two other things someone thinking about
a boudoir session should consider. They are certainly not
a requirement but can definitely make a big difference and
along with suitable lingerie or clothing will add to the
"Wow" factor of the images.
Clearly, anyone contemplating
a boudoir session should carefully select her photographer
for a number of reasons. The right photographer for you
will be someone you are comfortable with and trust. Most
women are not in the habit of undressing or partially undressing
in front of a camera and will be understandably anxious
prior to and at the beginning of these sessions. A good
boudoir photographer will have done many of these sessions
and will have many ways to help a woman relax and ease into
flattering and exciting poses while looking her absolute
best. The right photographer will produce results that are
beyond both the woman's and her man's wildest dreams and
the photographer will have guided that woman to her personal
limits without her ever feeling uncomfortable. A good boudoir
photographer should have a studio that is set up for boudoir
sessions and/or access to suitable locations. An experienced
boudoir photographer should probably have a large collection
of suitable props, accessories, and lingerie to supplement
and enhance what a woman brings to the session.
The boudoir session can be
anything a woman wants it to be. It can be just as much
a gift to her as it is to the man who will be ultimately
receiving the images. With a girl friend along for help,
encouragement, and moral support such a session can be a
ton of fun. For any bride doing one of these it can be exciting,
exhilarating, and a very rewarding experience. It can also
be very empowering. It's not exactly an easy thing for every
woman to do, but the amazing, dramatic results can make
it very worthwhile. It will certainly be a gift he will
never forget!
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