ELEGANT BOUDOIR PHOTOGRAPHY - Lighting, Posing, and Desing for Exquisites Images

Outstanding boudoir images require more than just great lighting and posing; they demand a comprehensive approach to the client’s experience. From the moment a subject steps through your door, every aspect of the physical, emotional, and interpersonal environment must be an invitation to freedom and exploration. In this book, Jessica Lark shows you how to create a romantic looking glass for your model to step through, revealing her secret, intimate self. With this in place, Lark’s comprehensive posing and lighting approaches guide you through the creation of your ideal brand of boudoir photography—whether it’s primal, flirty, voyeuristic, romantic, or erotic. She also helps you explore looks that suit your client’s personality and sensual style, resulting in perfectly personalized images. With these techniques, you’ll be able to create a complete boudoir experience and design irresistibly sexy images. Creating passionate boudoir portraits is a many-layered process. If done effectively, you are not only taking a picture but you are telling a story. The finest boudoir photography creates an intimate moment that the subject can share with someone special. In this book, Jessica Lark details how she created her award-winning style and successful boudoir studio. For Lark, a boudoir shoot is more than just posing and lighting, it is an experience. A big part of that boudoir experience is the studio. The entirety of the intimate experience you are crafting for your clients is built on the foundation of authenticity they feel your space has. The comfort and inspiration that the subject feels from the space comes through in the photographs. Lark believes that the photographer and the experience inspire the women to create something beautiful to photograph. In order to master the art of seduction and create the boudoir experience it’s necessary to provide this intimate space. In an age where uninspired men’s magazine photo spreads and salacious social media pictures are what are considered sensual, Lark strives to create something alluring, inspired and seductive. This book has been created with the professional boudoir photographer in mind, those with the passion to create seductive portraits. She shares the secrets of her successful business, tips and strategies for creating both an environment for capturing beautiful photos and building a comfort level and relationship with clients that keeps them coming back for more. The intricacies of lighting, posing, hair, make-up, wardrobe, props and sets are covered. Separate chapters are devoted to her simple yet effective lighting and posing styles. When done well, artful posing not only flatters a woman’s features and diminishes any flaws, but it also looks natural, as if she is not posing at all. Lark uses lighting to add dramatic nuances to her shoots, creating shadows, depth or accenting specific details. You can be as creative with lighting as you are with hair, make-up, posing or set design. The concept of seduction is presented by Lark not just in her work but across everything she does with her business: website, social media, studio, products & services, personal interactions. Creating a cohesive experience from introduction, through the shoot, to selecting the final portraits is a cornerstone of Lark’s vibrant business. This book presents many gorgeous and sensual portraits capturing many moods and styles within boudoir: delicate, sensual, provocative, glamorous, vintage, pregnancy, erotic, bridal and avant-garde to name a few. Presented in a lush and easy to follow format, this book provides the instruction and inspiration to create stunning portraits that any woman would want. Master the basics concepts presented and execute them flawlessly for stunning boudoir photos every time. Dedication Copyright Contents Introduction Defining Boudoir Through the Looking Glass Storytelling and Seduction About This Book 1. The Boudoir Experience The Boudoir Itself A Space for Her A Space for Him Develop Your Style Seducing with Touch Scent and Taste Visual Appeal Lighting Decadent and Divine Auditory Appeal Collectively From Their Reality into Yours Implement What You’ve Learned Your Shooting Space: Invest in the Best The Flirtation 2. Boudoir Sets Shooting Area Add Details Budget Artistry 3. Boudoir Styling Professional Styling Benefits Hiring Billing DIY Styling Style Determines Styling Wardrobe Playing Dress-Up Expression 4. The Erotic Spirit Male or Female? Beyond the Physical Reveal the Spirit, Not Just the Body Trust Genres Delicate Dulcet Sensual Provocative Styles Bridal Fashion Bridal Boudoir Glamour Nuances Vintage Maternity Romantic Couture Film Noir Avant Garde What’s Right for You? 5. Posing Inspiration Subtleties and Variations Flattering the Subject Flow Posing: Reclining Flow Posing: Seated Flow Posing: Leaning Two Myths Controlling Perspective Instinct 6. Lighting Learning Lighting Backlighting Into the Boudoir One Light, One Chair Play with Lighting Look for the Light Simplicity: Light and Shadow Final Thoughts Gratitude Index