“You don’t have to be naked to be sexy.”—Nicole Kidman
In each of the portraits we create includes all of the important elements that go into making a boudoir photograph or intimate portrait special. So, what are they?
Boudoir photography is practiced by many photographers and includes the kind of sexy images that wives and girlfriends give their significant others for Valentines Day and other gift giving occasions.
How I made this portrait : I made this portrait of Pam when she was deep into what I called her “Kim Novak” period and I’ve long been a huge fan of Ms. Novak. And Ms. Simpson herself was one of the most influential muses to my photography that I have been lucky enough to work with. The portrait was shot in my 11×15-foot home studio using a Panasonic Lumix GH4 and a Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8 lens with an exposure of 1/30 sec at f/4 and ISO 640. Lighting for the portrait was was made with Westcott’s Two-Light Daylight D5 Softbox kit (that has been replaced by their uLite LED 2-Light Collapsible Softbox Kit.) For this shot, I placed the main light with a 24×32-inch softbox mounted at camera right with the second light sans softbox behind the subject. Backdrop is a Savage Infinity vinyl black backdrop that was hung from JTL background stands.
On the other hand, there is nude photography that can vary from explicit to fine art nudes. In between there are photographs of subjects posing in lingerie or the so-called “implied” nude image,
Deciphering the nuances sometimes means that the photographer is dancing on the razor edge between portrait or figure photography genres but as Jerry Seinfeld once famously said, “not that there’s anything wrong with that.”
The best kind of boudoir photography focuses on the depiction of a subject with a strong emphasis on sensuality but today’s trends lean toward a more natural look at the same time. The in-studio portrait shown above, demonstrates one approach—sexy but natural.
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