I picked this review because it’s short and sweet and with the busyness of life and schedules, it fits our typical clients. You’ll see the video review at the bottom for something more in depth, but straight and to the point works 100% of the time. We don’t always have time to write a 3-page essay on why it was amazing to work with someone and ya know, that’s our jam.
A boudoir session was something Cinttia had always wanted to do and we talked by phone and text and she was READY. This was her first boudoir experience and she was understandably a bit apprehensive, but she was excited and ready and from the beginning a willing learner.
I had met Cintthia before by video chat and knew she had tattoos but I had no idea it was related to her profession. I found out quickly through conversation and knew immediately that it was something I wanted to incorporate in the shoot. One joy of photographing sessions is meeting and learning about the client. I’m happily married, but women are truly fascinating and all individually unique. To tattoo your profession on you is a dedication and drive that is beautiful and amazing.
To start, we went with a comfortable outfit and very quickly we moved into more typical “boudoir” attire. Outfit changes are never a forced situation. There’s no structure and we just go with the flow of what is working for each situation. As soon as she was comfortable, she started talking about her “strappy outfit” and was excited. I love when a client gets more and more excited because it means they are starting to feel the empowerment and the excitement is building.
Cintthia ordered lingerie specifically for the shoot. She wanted something for her. Something that took time and appreciation and wasn’t just an outfit provided. She felt GOOD in what she had and it was everything! My thought is, why see yourself in provided outfits and fall in love with it and then not get to wear them again? I used to question providing a client closet or not, and I’m so glad I advocate for your own clothing.
After going thru some instruction on body positioning and facial expression we got into things pretty quick. It’s always interesting to see the expressions a woman gives in different poses and it feels like an insight into who they intimately are as a person. She trusted me to instruct her and get the shot and I learned how she interacted with the camera.
As the session moved along, I could sense that she was ready for the “strappy outfit” she spoke so highly of… At first when she said strappy, I was a guy… There were a bunch of leather straps in the palm of the hand and I said “oh.” Not because of the “lingerie” but because it wasn’t lacy and was strappy and confusing and somehow that just made it right for her. We had a good joke with it.
The more we worked together, the more relaxed we both got. The natural lighting worked better. The positioning worked better. The flow worked better. It was magical.
In such a dressed down position, once the client realizes I’m there to document their beauty and they can trust that I’m there for art and encouragement you can feel the atmosphere change. It’s almost palpable once they get a few back of the camera sneak peeks and realize I’m not even touching hair without permission or pushing boundaries. It’s electric and encouraging! When she got into it, you could just tell she was feeling it. Not even just with her expression, but with her body positioning. The back is arched more, she’s warmed up, and you can tell she is pumped!
(I will say we changed positions and she pushed her body… We joked by text the next day about how sore she was LOL.)
We had discussed comfort level and nudity. At the end we did a topless series walking away (we had already discussed where the session could and couldn’t go and I know no front of camera nudity and was 100% great with that). It was the perfect ending to an empowered session and I think we both walked away excited and ready to take on the world.
While I’m writing this I’m looking back thru the session and man, these are so good. Even during the viewing that day (clients come back a short coffee break later to view images and select product images), we were both giddy with excitement. Man, what a day!
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