Are you looking for authentic boudoir pinup clothing?

If you are looking for ideas for what to wear for your boudoir photography session, maybe you might want to consider going with a 40’s or 50’s Pinup theme.   Not surprisingly as Jennifer’s is the owner of  Pinup Salon which is a very swanky 1940’s style salon, Jennifer has a passion for Pinup styles and she uses many classic vintage styling techniques in her work.

If you are looking for some inspiration and ideas here a few online sites to get you thinking

• http://www.pinupgirlclothing.com/lingerie1.html 
• http://www.berniedexter.com/gallery.html
• http://www.bettiepageclothing.com/
• http://www.babygirlboutique.com/shop.html
• http://www.unique-vintage.com 

Note: I have not personally purchased from any of these so I don’t know what their shopping experience is or obviously can’t endorse these stores.   If anyone has a good experience please let us know.    

 

Jennifer Mobley from Pinup Salon joins the team

I’m excited to announce that Jennifer Mobley is joining the team.   Jennifer has been in and around the hair and makeup industry in Seattle for a few years and recently opened her own salon over in West Seattle.   She is a super fun lady and incredibly good at what she does.  With her focus on the glamorous pinup looks from the 1940’s she is the perfect fit for Seattle Boudoir Photography.    We are discussing some fun projects for the holidays, more news on that soon. 

 

 

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Tips For Your Session

Here are a few helpful tips for how to make your session as successful as possible:

Before your session make sure that you only wear loose fitting clothing with no tight bras or underwear at least two hours before you are due to arrive.  This will help avoid the natural lines and dents that these items cause.  You will need to do this even if you aren’t planning to completely strip down as those lines have a habit of showing up. 

Knowing that Jennifer is going to be doing your makeup, arrive with a clean face so that you two can calibrate together to create the look that you are going for in your own photography session. 

Fill your iPod with music that makes you feel happy, feisty and playful and create yourself one or more playlists.  Once you get here we can plug your iPod into the music system for you.   If your boudoir session is going to end up as a gift for your loved one, feel free to bring along any music that has good memories of them.   

If your boudoir session is going to be a gift for your partner why not consider sneaking something of theirs to the photography session.  Maybe their shirt, potentially a work uniform, their hat or something that means something special to them.  We can then use these prop’s to create some sexy photographs that have a very specific memory. 

Relax and have fun.  We know that you might be a little nervous but we do this all of the time and work especially hard to create a very relaxed environment for you to enjoy yourself.  Feel free to bring along a friend to support you during the session and work with us during the shoot to find the best angles for you.

If you have any questions at all, please ask anyone of us.

What is Boudoir Photography?

When asked where does the term “boudoir ” come from most people refer to the word bedroom, as it is often said that boudoir is French for bedroom.  In fact this is only partly true, the origins of the word stem back from the word “pout” or “sulk”.   It is said that when a lady needed to sulk or pout she should go to her private room or bedroom which was then referred as her “pouting room” or “sulking place”.

Boudoir photography is nothing knew and it has its roots in history that goes back hundreds, maybe thousands of years.  If you were to look back in history there has always been tastefully done paintings of women is various states of undress.   Almost all of the old master painters admired the human form and tried to depict that on canvas in flattering detail.  These paintings were usually commissioned work and hence were expensive, luxury gifts for the very wealthy and these paintings are still prized possessions today.   Many years ago I used to live in Paris and like many new visitors to that wonderful city I would frequently spend time visiting the amazing Louvre Museum viewing as many of these old masters as time allowed. 

With the invention of the camera, the photographic process and then mass production printing, photographs and pictures of women in various states of undress became more widely available.   The ‘pinups’ girls have been around since the early 1900’s and as the century evolved the photographs became more risqué.  By the 1950s, models were posing in skimpier clothing, smaller bathing suits, lacy lingerie or partially nude.  During the major wars of the century, World War II, the Korean War and of course the Vietnam War it was not un common for solders to receive pinup photographs of their wives or girlfriends to remind them of their loved ones back at home. 

Today boudoir photography is about creating beautiful, intimate, tasteful and empowering fine art photographs.  Boudoir photographs allow you to express your sensuality, your sexuality, your beauty and most importantly your individuality.  Although these photographs are often taken with clients in lingerie or partially nude, boudoir photography is all about attitude and very little to do with your clothing, your figure or your age.

If you are interested in learning more and possibly joining us for your own boudoir session come and check us out.