Once you have found a professional boudoir photographer, you will want to find out if they have a studio or if they work out of their home. Beth Cocuzzi, with Pussycat Pinups offer complete hair and makeup do meet their clients request. They specialize in retro glamor pinup hair and makeup, but can do bedroom eyes, maxim hair, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s,50’s and 60’s. Whatever their clients request, Beth Cocuzzi has the team to get the look her clients are seeking.

Now you have found your photographer, before you book that boudoir shoot, you need to call him or her up and find out if they offer guidance during the shoot? Beth Cocuzzi is known for helping her girls with poses. IF they want the classic pi-up look, she can tell them how to do it and help them get the perfect pin up picture. If they are seeking seductive, lingerie looks, she tells them how to glance at the camera, just how to smile and when not to smile.

What is the pricing?

Each boudoir photographer will offer different packages. It is important to review every package and find out if they include prints? Do the boudoir photo packages include editing? Will the photographer provide you with the edited images on disk? How many ” looks” will the photographer shoot for that price? How many outfit changes? how many makeup and hair looks? These are all the details that generally make a boudoir photo shoot more expensive. But in general, a boudoir photo shoot will cost between $350 and $750 depending on how many prints and edited images you are seeking.

Hair and Makeup

When planning a Lingerie photo shoot, you really need to consider the whole look, not just the pictures. It takes alot of time to get that bedroom look. OF course, the lingerie is very important, but the right hair and makeup will make a world of difference. Most girls are seeking retro inspired boudoir pics nowadays. They are looking for 1920’s- 1960’s hair and makeup. Not just anyone can pull this off. There are hair and makeup artists that specialize in these styles. They live and breathe retro style. For example, Tara Alexander, the Hair stylist for Beth Cocuzzi Photography looks like she came right from the 1950’s. She wears her polka dot dresses to the shoots, with her heels and bettie page bangs, Tara is a rockabilly girl. she attends all of the old car shows and listens to retro inspired music. Tara has a passion for Pinup style hair. she is obsessive about getting every single piece of hair in the right place. Hair is her art.

Micheline on the other hand is one of the most sought after makeup artists. She has a broad range of skills but her speciality is pinup, glamour and sexy makeup. Micheline Pitt not only does retro inspired makeup but she also works as a fashion designer for Pinup girl Clothing. In other words her mind is always inspired by styles from the past. Micheline has worked with many hollywood stylists and celebrities. She was even close friends with Paris Hilton for awhile. Micheline also likes the Rockabilly scene and has lots of Tats. She is a model part time as well, so she understands what it takes to look super sexy in front of the camera.

Props and Poses

Once you have your sexy lingerie, your retro inspired hair and makeup its time to get in front of the Camera. Beth Cocuzzi is passionate about making women feel beautiful and capturing their individual sensuality on film. Beth spends her free time shopping for retro , glamourous wallpapers, curtains, couches, chairs, guitars, pearls, necklaces and props. Beth is constantly brainstorming new ideas to make her clients feel beautiful and look beautiful in front of her camera.

A prop is meaningless without the right pose and lighting. This is where Beth is a true artist. She has studied the poses of the past and present. She guides her clients step by step on how to smile and how to look seductively into her lens. she knows all of the classic pinup poses that have appealed to the opposite sex for decades. Lying down with your legs in the air or standing up with one leg kicking up are just a couple of the very simple poses that are both fun and flattering. By far, Beth’s best poses are in the bedroom. Beth has a gift for lying her clients in the silky covers and capturing those seductive bedroom eyes. If you look through her photos, these pictures stand out the most. She has the ability to capture the alluring eyes of her clients.