Why NOT the boudoir marathon
I love this time of year. It’s boudoir season! For me, it means a steady influx of beautiful women in the studio, coming to me to make beautiful photos for their sweeties.
My recent lack of blogging doesn’t mean a lack of shooting – trust me, it’s been a very busy month of shooting some incredible women! It’s just that I keep my clients’ boudoir photos strictly private, which means that unless they say otherwise, their photos are for their eyes, and their man’s eyes, only. Every year, at this time of year, I run a boudoir special. $50 off a regular boudoir session – so they’re just $150 until February 1st. It makes Valentine’s Day into Valentease Day!
A lot of photographers are running their own boudoir specials. Most of the ones I’ve seen advertised locally involve a hotel room and about 45 minutes of shooting time, plus various other things, in a marathon-shooting format. That means the photographer tries to fill the whole day with a series of shoots, one after the other.
I don’t do boudoir marathons. They’re not for me. I’m not knocking other people’s methods, but marathons just don’t fit my style of photography, and here’s why …
I love showing women how beautiful they are. I think sometimes it’s easy for us to forget what amazing creatures we really are; whether you’re an 18 year old college student or a 40 year old mother of four, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. And I personally can’t put a time limit on showing you your own amazingness.
I love seeing women transform before my eyes. In the beginning, most of my girls are shy, clutching the studio robe around them as they listen to my directions. By the end, they’re walking around in their skivvies, comfortable in their own skins, laughing and chatting and confident in their bodies and in themselves. Sometimes the transformation takes 15 minutes, sometimes it takes two hours. But it always happens, and I can almost *see* the moment take place when I look in your eyes. And I just burst with happiness for you! You discovered your inner vixen!
I love getting to know you. Maybe it’s the journalist in me, but I love learning about you – because you’re fascinating. I want to find out about your life, your man, your kids, your job – whatever you’ve got going on. I want to learn your story so I can tell your story. I want your photos to reflect who you are!
I love variety. Short sessions don’t allow for much in the way of wardrobe or make-up changes. With my sessions, we can fit in up to about six wardrobe changes, four sheet changes (I use red satin, brown, pink and white sheets) and set changes – from bed to sexy chaise lounge, sofa, antique chair or even the floor. Whatever works with your wardrobe options and body type! We can work through your wardrobe options, amp up your make-up for sexier look, give you messy bedroom hair. It all takes time, but hey, you’re worth it!
I like clean sheets. Even though we’re not doing anything down-and-dirty on the boudoir set, it’s still the idea of it … so I wash my sheets between sessions. No exceptions. At a hotel marathon, well, if you’re the first one of the day, you’re probably okay. But if you’re the sixth or the tenth woman in the marathon, you’ve just laid down on a whole bunch of strangers’ germs. That spot you just laid your cheek on? Might have had someone’s butt on it the session before. Ew. (Caveat: If you want to bring a friend or two, and make it a girl’s day, I’m totally up for that. Friends can share sheets. 
I like to spend time with my family. An all-day or two-day marathon, plus all that photo editing, would mean a lot of consecutive time away from my husband and my daughter. That’s expected during wedding season, but in the “off” season, I like to enjoy the people I love most. So two or three hours of shooting in the evening or on a Saturday or Sunday is just right for me!
So, those are my reasons why I like to give my boudoir girls one-on-one, largely-unlimited time during our sessions. Cuz that’s how I roll.
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