How to plan a boudoir Photo Shoot?
Boudoir Photography is a very popular trend in 2009. Women are taking sexy, lingerie pictures for their husbands, fiances, boyfriends and many times, just for themselves. Any photographer can call himself/ herself a boudoir photographer. If they have a camera, all of a sudden they are boudoir photographers.
If you do a google search for a photographer like Beth Cocuzzi, you will find many forums and social networking sites where her clients brag about their boudoir portraits. If you don’t find anything when searching a boudoir photographers name, then that means they havent been around very long. You may find links to different types of photography like wedding photography or family portraits, those definitely aren’t the photographers you want to use for a boudoir photo shoot.
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.