Some Pre-Session Tips.
The thought of booking a boudoir session can be exhilarating but can also be a bit intimidating! We’re here to help put you at ease and feel a bit more prepared for your upcoming experience. Let us preface this with letting you know not to worry, we will coach you through all of the poses on the day and tweak specifics while in the poses.
Let us start with one of the most important, and one of the most under-estimated tips of boudoir! This is to do some basic stretches leading up to the session! Some of the poses we will direct you into may feel a bit bendy to say the least. This absolutely isn’t something we will require from you at all, but it will help you feel more comfortable in some of the more complicated poses. After all, a comfortable client makes for an even more beautiful and powerful client. And trust us… those complicated poses are well worth the final shot! We also want to note that if you are injured, tight, or your body just isn’t feeling being in certain poses, there is nothing to worry about, we are more than able to alter all of our poses to help you feel more comfortable!
Our second tip of boudoir is that posture is important! Posture can make all of the difference within an image and there is a fine line between poor posture, proper posture, and looking stiff. Generally speaking, “proper” boudoir posture during the shoot will mostly mean your shoulders will be back and down and your chin will be slightly up. We will, of course, help you walk that line by directing you while you’re within these poses. But, it is helpful to be mindful of posture while going into a photo shoot. This is coming from someone who has awful posture… so trust me when I say, if I can pull off proper boudoir posture, you’ll be able to as well!
And finally, tip number three! If you want to remove any hair on your legs, underarms, arms, bikini line or anywhere else we recommend you plan when is best for your body to do so. Hair removal of any kind is obviously not a requirement, in whichever way you are comfortable taking photos is best, however if you do decide to opt for hair removal, there are some things we can recommend. If you don’t opt for hair removal, we recommend tidying those areas, as we do get quite close and personal during these shoots! If you do opt for hair removal, there are a few ways that you can do so, but what you decide will obviously depend on you and your body.
Me personally, I would get a brazilian/bikini line wax, I know it’s not pleasant, but it is absolutely the best and most efficient option for my body! I would also get the wax about 5 days before the shoot, allowing any irritations to recede before hand. This will depend on your bodies reaction to hair removal, so if you are going to opt for a wax, make sure you’ve done a practice wax a few months prior to figure out how quickly you hair grows back and how long it takes for your hair to get to the length when it can be waxed again. Remember, if you keep up with waxing, your hair generally takes longer to grow back and grows back less dense. I would likely shave my legs and armpits the day before, as that’s what works best for my body and hair growth. I want to be clear though, this will not be the same for everyone! We recommend making a practice run with how you want to manage any hair removal before your shoot. Set a date maybe three months before hand, pretend this is your shoot date and ensure your hair removal timing and techniques are efficient and suitable to your body. If you’re boudoir shoot is a bit last minute, my advice would be to stick to what you know. If you’ve gotten waxes before, know how your body responds or do so commonly, then stick with that! If you commonly shave and know how your body responds, then shave prior to your shoot. It’s much better to have to edit any ingrown or stray hairs, than to have any irritants during the shoot making you uncomfortable. What I’m saying is; If it’s not broken, don’t fix it! And if there are temporary blemishes or marks, we can always fix these details post shoot.
Realistically, a comfortable you is a sexy and confident you! We hope these tips have helped and we can’t wait to create beautiful images with you!
