How to choose a boudoir photography studio and photographer

By Merilee – Chapter One

Boudoir photography is making a serious retro comeback these days, and it’s about time!  While antique boudoir invokes visions of svelte Parisians, contemporary boudoir is truly for any and everyone who wants beautiful, artistic, sensual photographs of themselves.  Once you’ve decided you want to do a boudoir photo session your next step is to figure out what kind of experience you’d like your shoot to be.  First, you’ll want to think about what kind of environment you’d feel most comfortable in.  It can be a bit unnerving at first to strip down in front of strangers, so you want to be sure that you have lots of confidence in the professionals around you!  Start by doing research about photographers and studios in your area.  An internet search will likely lead to several possibilities, so check out the websites that interest you and see what information is available.  Pay attention to the style of the sample photos and see if they jive with what you have in mind for yourself.  Also do a bit of reading in the about section, which is where you can usually find out more about who the photographer(s) and assistant(s) are and what they are like.  It can be helpful to take a look at objective resources, such as Yelp.com or Google listings, where you can find consumer postings about the studios/photographers you are interested in.