Photographers' Introduction to the Boudoir

According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, a boudoir is a woman’s bedroom or a small private room. Hence photography for the boudoir generally consists of images that depict the woman of the house in desirable or seductive poses which often means in or half out of intimate lingerie to show off her most attractive features. ‘Attractive’ in this instance meaning in terms of sex appeal.
The fact that these pictures are intended for the bedroom means that only those who are granted access to the boudoir are likely to see them so they can tend to be more risqué than those displayed in the lounge room. They are not intended for general viewing. They are intended as a tribute to the charms of the lady of the house and are quite often initiated by the lady herself.
However, sometimes the model requires that the pictures remain anonymous and that her face is not seen in the picture and we, as photographers, must accede to that perfectly reasonable stipulation. Sometimes, however, that request comes rather late in the day and we have a number of good shots in which the subject’s face is clearly shown. In the Gallery of Photo Ideas at the end of this e-book you will see a number of ways in which the model’s request can be fulfilled.
This small book talks about finding models/clients, what to do when you have found one, posing, selling the results, shooting in colour or black and white and finishes with a gallery of ideas.