Shooting Boudoir is addicting and a total party! I did a 15-minute boudoir demo shoot with my gorgeous friend Ximena at The Workshop this past weekend. Ximena is a regular gal, had never done anything like this before, and was totally nervous… which made her the perfect model! And for most of my 18 workshop attendees, it was their first time shooting boudoir…. ah, I love a good challenge! They each got time in my studio, shooting one of two models, and by the end of the workshop, I believe 18 little boudoir addicts were born!
I started the demo by sharing my philosophy on what’s beautiful and sexy to me: a woman enjoying herself, having fun, being free and open… and expressing all the wonderfully different facets of being feminine. It’s not about what you look like, it’s not about what you’re wearing or not wearing… it’s about letting that feminine energy out! Wooooohooooo….
I talked about creating movement and giving direction (above pic)…
…that laughter is sexy…
…extreeeeeme poses (and a little help from the liquify tool)….
…capturing the beautiful “in-between” moments…
…the importance of sexy little details…
…and your artistic choices in post…
…and making sure to be energetic, keep the laughter going, and the camera clicking!…
I’ll talk more in the coming weeks about shooting Boudoir and being sexy and feminine. In celebration of Valentine’s Day coming up, I’m giving you my Top 5 Things to do on a Boudoir Shoot, as well as my Favorite Things to Bring to a Boudoir Shoot.
On Monday, I’ll be opening registration for The Boudoir Workshop in LA on April 3rd and 4th, and The Boudoir Workshop in Paris! in June, details on that coming soon…
Have a sexy weekend 🙂
xoxo,
Christa