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Boudoir Photography tutorial: Top-selling images & quick posing tips

November 30, 2014 Neil vN 11 Comments

Boudoir Photography tutorial: top-selling images

Boudoir Photography tutorial: Top-selling images & quick posing tips

Posing women in boudoir portraits is both an art form and a learned skill. Women are by nature sensitive about perceived body flaws. Expert posing aimed at highlighting her favorite features (and downplaying others) can make or break her experience and love of her photos—and ultimately your sale. Petra Herrmann, an exceptional boudoir photographer, based in Kansas City, has the guest spot here with a few of her top-selling poses with some quick posing tips you can try out during your next boudoir  Read more inside...

Boudoir photography: Couples boudoir – gesture and connection

August 28, 2014 Neil vN 13 Comments

Boudoir photography: Couples boudoir - gesture and connection

With portraits of a couple, the way they connect with each other is often the main factor whether the image is compelling. It could be through gesture and touch. The gesture might even be subtle - if a couple snuggles in, they don't have to look at each other - it's entirely possible to give that sense of connectedness, even with a downward glance. As long a it looks like they are concentrating on each other or responding to each other, it works. With the image at the top, Olena and Austin are directly looking at each  Read more inside...

Posing tips: Pose the hands – asymmetry

May 15, 2014 Neil vN 4 Comments

Posing tips: Pose the hands - asymmetry

Similar to the recent post with Jessica J as the model, where I placed her feet in an asymmetrical position for a more dynamic pose, I did the same when posing Anita DeBauch's hands during a photo session. In the companion photograph, you will notice that her hands are symmetrical around her face. While the pose does look cute, an asymmetrical positioning of her hands and fingers improved the pose.  Read more inside...

Boudoir photography: Tips on posing & dealing with mixed lighting

May 12, 2014 Neil vN 6 Comments

Boudoir photography: Dealing with mixed light - daylight & incandescent

Boudoir photo sessions can be nerve-wracking - not just for your subject or client who undoutably feels vulnerable, but also for you as the photographer. You have to juggle speed in shooting, with meticulous posing and (hopefully) impeccable lighting .... and still keep the flow of the shoot going, and also keep your subject's confidence up. With this boudoir photo session in a NYC studio, I photographed my friend, Jessica Joy. I wanted to use this window of  course, and incorporate the boxes. It all just  Read more inside...

Details and sequences – Increase your sales in boudoir photography

August 23, 2013 Neil vN 12 Comments

Petra Herrmann, of Bella Boudoir, runs a successful boudoir photography business based in Kansas City. In my opinion, she’s one of the best boudoir photographers around. Her work is sexy in its simplicity, which I find quite appealing. Her use of interesting angles and composition first drew me in when I saw her work awhile back. The theme of Petra’s workshop is Shoot smart, shoot sexy, shoot to sell.  I’m happy to feature Petra as a guest writer with advice on how to increase your sales in boudoir photography.

Shoot details and sequences - Increase  Read more inside...

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