How to rock a boudoir photo session ~ Jacque Russell Imagery ~ Boudoir Photographer

Find a boudoir photographer that you are comfortable with.   The right boudoir photographer will know exactly how to help you feel like a rockstar goddess supermodel.  Seek recommendations from trusted friends.

Leave your self-consciousness and body insecurities at the door.  This is a normal workday for your boudoir photographer, they’ve seen it all before and both of your goals are to help you look as sexy as humanly possible.

Wear loose clothing on the day of your boudoir photo session.  Avoid tight clothing that will leave lines and indention in your skin.  I suggest a man’s button down shirt or robe so that you don’t have to pull it over your hair and makeup.

Get yourself in the mood.  Groove your body to music that makes you feel like a goddess (Christina Aguilera’s music does that for me).  Play your music during your boudoir photo shoot.  Read erotic literature.  Do whatever you need to do so that when the time comes for your boudoir photos, you can mentally turn yourself on.  You can’t look sexy without feeling sexy in every cell of your body.

Prepare your body.

Nothing looks sexier than a confident woman.  If you are one of those self-loathing types, I’d like you to pay a visit to my role model Mama Gena who can help you create a “womantra”.  Look in the mirror daily and tell yourself lovely things about yourself (ex. “I am gorgeous.” “I am sexy.” “I am a sexual goddess.”).

When planning what to wear for boudoir photos, think outside the box.  Add jewelry brooches or rosettes to your lingerie.  One of my favorite boudoir outfits involved lace boyshorts with a silky flower pinned to my hip.  A lace scarf can be turned into a mini micro skirt or be tied over a bra to make it look extra glamorous.  I may do a sequel to this post about what to wear, let me know if you need ideas.

Find inspiration.  Have an idea of certain looks that you want to create and poses to try.  Pinterest is good for that.  Also check out hair and makeup tutorials on YouTube if you have to do your own or want to get an idea for your stylist.

Rehearse your sexy looks/poses in the mirror.  You’ll build muscle memory and will be able to know what you look like without a mirror/in front of the camera.

Arrive early, relax, and don’t get too liquored up.  Arriving early goes hand in hand with relaxing.  

Contact us to book your Boudoir Session at 307.286.1908. You can see some of our work at www.jrussellimagery.com

Pin-up Session Tips

Prepare your outfits carefully. From fully dressed to underwear. Make sure everything goes. For example bring a fifties looking dress, with the lingerie stockings and shoes. We will take pictures of the hole outfit and go from there.

Choose a theme.

• Fifties pin up or sixties for that matter
• sailor, military (police or anything uniform) cowgirl
• sexy secretary (or sexy librarian)
• playboy bunny
• singer (like Jessica rabbit?) Sexy long dress
• house wife (sexy dress, apron) - or nightie 
• beach (bathing suit, sunglasses, hat)

or anything really. Get inspired by researching pin up photos and my absolute hero : Alberto Vargas. Dust of those slutty Halloween costumes.

Practice your posing. This is the time to let it all out. Go as out there as you can. Always point your toes and keep your hands busy. Examine other pin-up photographs. Look in magazines. how do they put their hands, move their bodies? look at it all.

Plan what you want. In this kind of shoot, it's better to plan ahead as much as possible.

Bring props!

Contact Jacque Russell @ 307.286.1908 or info@jrussellimagery.com to book your session!

Miss K ~ Wyoming Boudoir Photographer

Miss K was so fun to work with. Willing to try anything. She let us try knew techniques. She is beautiful all around. Contact me to get some portraits done. 307.286.1908 You can see more of my work at jrussellimagery. 

Project 52 ~ Video Blog

For this week I decided to try a video blog. It is something that I want to do for advertising and for the wonderful women I shoot. This is a combination of all that I have shot so far. I am wanting to get some video footage to go with the stills. This way they can look at it a remember how beautiful they felt. Let me know what you think.