TONY LOUIS​​​​​​​

Boudoir photography is not a genre, it is an approach. An approach to intimate portraiture that can be sensual and racy. It involves lots of research and a fair amount of customer service. On top of this, marketing, communication and post-processing are also necessary.

It is a multi-faceted area of photography that is very easy to get wrong. When it goes well, you can create stunning images, when it goes wrong, the images can look cheap and cheesy.

There is a thin line between boudoir and glamour photography. They both involve men or women wearing the least amount of clothing. intensive lighting set-ups and stylish settings. Yet, glamour photography captures models, who are usually in their 20’s. They also work on their physique and have been photographed thousands of times.

Boudoir photography is very different. Here we are capturing what a man or woman like about themselves. The models here are real people, where the images, in all likeliness, won’t end up in a magazine. They may have never posed in front of a camera before, let alone in intimate appeal and may be very nervous.

This article looks at this thin line, which will give you a deeper insight into boudoir photography.