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Friday, September 12, 2014

Boudoir Photography: What Your Need to Know

Today we have an awesome guest post by photographer, Chelsea Lavere, of Persuasion Boudoir. Chelsea shares her insight  (not to mention her beautiful photos) into the world of boudoir photography and how  women can get the most out of it, while feeling comfortable.
Thanks to wedding blogs, boudoir photography has wonderfully been better communicated over recent years. Once unknown and stigmatized, it's finally seen and shown as what it really is: a beautiful art form that celebrates femininity, self-confidence, and womanhood for all women, shapes, sizes, backgrounds, and beauty.
And this art form has definitely been exceedingly popular in the wedding world as bridal boudoir! Because while it embraces a woman's confidence, bridal boudoir can make for one perfect gift for one's future spouse... though you set the bar high because that gift will be difficult to top in the years ahead!
Most women I'm honored to photograph are like me. They are a little bit on the shy side and see boudoir as a definite "out of my comfort zone" kind of thing. With good reason! It's not really easy getting down to your skivvies with someone you don't know very well.
So my main top piece of advice is always, always be comfortable with your photographer before you book a session. You want to feel completely at ease and have no inklings of doubt, and your photographer should be one who can calm your nerves and really help you feel gorgeous before the session even begins. Nerves and awkwardness are totally normal! But it's how the photographer handles those nerves and awkwardness that makes her job and investment invaluable.
Other key things to look for in a boudoir photographer is their portfolio. Do you like their style? Do you prefer sexy or romantic? Modern or classic? Edgy or delicate? There really is a photographer for everyone, and you'll know when you see photos which style you prefer.
Many women give permission to share their photos to help inspire other ladies thinking about a boudoir session, but they might not be on the photographer's website due to privacy. So if you don't see a lot featured publicly, send the photographer an email and ask to see a complete photo session that way you'll know exactly what you see is what you'll likely get.
I wholeheartedly believe that boudoir is such an incredible memory for any woman to experience no matter the reason for doing a session. And while women have many different purposes, the commonground is embracing a facet of beauty that she might not have ever known existed.
Chelsea LaVere is the boudoir photographer behind Persuasion Boudoir based out of Williamsburg, Virginia. Since 2010, she's been photographing women all over the state of Virginia and has been featured in Professional Photographer Magazine as well as various online publications. To learn more visit Persuasion Boudoir on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/persuasionboudoir or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bitofivory and Google+ at http://google.com/+Persuasion-boudoir

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