Nude and Boudoir Myths

I’d like to dispel some myths many people have about boudoir and nude photography. First Boudoir (bood wahr) is a French term that means a woman’s dressing room, bedroom, or private sitting room.

Boudoir does not necessarily mean nude. You can wear clothing or lingerie, or you can be nude. It’s up [...]

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Boudoir and Nude Photos

Ok, so you’ve decided you want to do a boudoir photoshoot for yourself or for someone you love. WHAT NOW???
Let’s start with what boudoir photography is all about. Boudoir actually means a woman’s bedroom, dressing room or private sitting room. Your boudoir photographs should reflect a sense of intimacy, [...]

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Intimate Calendars and Books – A great holiday gift!

I know we have mentioned it before but please plan early if you want to do a photoshoot and calendar or book for a holiday gift. A calendar needs 13 edited images and a book needs 20 – 25. It will take you a while to pick the images out, then several days [...]

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Couples Nude Photography – Artistic and Beautiful

I just had a call from one of my favorite model friends. She and her fiance want to come in for a couples artistic nude session. What will be great about this shoot is that they are both ballroom dancers. Can you imagine the images we can get as they dance and [...]

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Clean the Studio Day! or how we spent our Sunday…

I’m still getting used to the new studio and the challenge is the amount of space I have for storage. But today, just before we cleaned the studio we put up a 30″ wide storage cabinet and a 24″ wide wall cabinet. Between the two I was able to free up 4 storage [...]

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Erotic Nudes – Alone or as a Couple

The word Erotic congers up many different thoughts and each person has a different idea on what Erotic is to them. I’ve asked many clients about the word and their thoughts. It amazes me at how different the answers are. I have a few shots in one of my books at the [...]

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Couples Artistic Nudes and Serving Our Country

I know the title is a bit strange but let me explain. I received a note from a wife of a serviceman who is currently serving in Iraq. He is scheduled to come home in the next few months. This couple has always wanted to have photos taken of them that express [...]

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Photography Education – A MUST to stay current

A little different topic today. Last night I attended a seminar called Digital WakeUp Call by David Ziser. The seminar was mostly centered around wedding photography, but it doesn’t take too much imagination to move the ideas into the Boudoir Photography business. David explained many ways to light subjects using on-camera and [...]

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Intimate Calendars say I Love You all year long

We’ve been doing a lot of calendars lately. There are going to be a lot of loved ones very happy this holiday season! The nice thing about a calendar is that you are on their mind each and every day of the year – from the cover to the 12 months worth [...]

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To do Nude or Not to do Nude – That is the question.

Sorry for the play on words, but more and more clients lately have started out just wanting to do Lingerie shots and end up asking to do nudes. One client explained it like this, “After seeing how sexy the shots were coming out I figured I’ve gone this far, why not take the next [...]

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