8/31/2023 0 Comments Boudoir photo session near me![]() ![]() If they have cool furniture that would work just as well, or a great bay window with a bare floor in front, you can do several poses right on the floor there. Perhaps, though, you may not even need or want to use the bed. You can bring your own linens and pillows if that’s the case. If you get the big thumb’s up from a friend be sure to ask if it’s okay to use their bed. I wouldn’t just ask to use her place without offering something in return, and what better way to persuade her than to offer her a free boudoir shoot in exchange for a little time shooting at her place. It helps to throw a little incentive her way. Who knows? You might have this really cool friend who has a great pad and is willing to let you shoot there… in exchange for a free boudoir shoot for herself! (See, now you’re thinkin’!) Okay, this is kind of a long shot but I wanted to mention it because it might just work for some of you. You don’t want grit and grime getting onto her skin and it doesn’t make the best impression if that happens. You especially want your floors clean if they’re hardwood floors in case the woman has to sit or lay herself down. Before every shoot I’d clean my bathroom, living room, kitchen, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, the whole nine yards. My shoots always kept me honest with regard to that. Of course you’ll need to schedule things out if you have other family members or kids living there… or harboring any felons, and you’ll have to make sure it’s clean. And it got me shooting and got me learning and got my little butt in gear. Not ideal and I almost let that stop me from moving forward and whining like a little baby because “things weren’t perfect” but I tried it out and what do you know? It turned out to be pretty okay. ![]() It wasn’t even direct sunlight, but light that bounced off the building next door. When I started out I used my living room as a studio which had a couple of big windows that let in natural light. You can even get away with not even using a bed, but a private intimate space in the home is most desirable. ![]() You don’t need a lot of furniture to shoot boudoir. Ideally, a shoot at your place would involve a spare bedroom or a space you could make work as a bedroom with an inflatable bed or other boudoir-type furniture, like a settee, lounger (the old-fashioned kind, not the Lazy-Boy grandpa kind), or velvet cushioned chair. If you’re a male boudoir photographer (like myself) I would shy away from that as your first option… and probably your second as well. If it’s your own bedroom then there are different schools of thought on using that and you’ll have to decide for yourself what feels right for you. If you have a suitable room or space in your own house that would work, this is probably going to be the easiest and cheapest solution for you - and it doesn’t necessarily have to be a bedroom. Let’s take a closer look at each one of these little gems of an idea and see if they could work for you. The question you’ll be asking yourself is, “Where can I shoot boudoir if I don’t have my own studio?” - and that would be a good question to ask, so let the list below serve as some possible solutions. You’ve managed to convince a friend of yours to be your guinea pig for the day or you’ve set up a TFP session with a local wannabe model… but now you need a place to shoot. So, you’re dipping your toe into the “boudoir waters” as a photographer migrating from another genre or as someone new to photography but with a strong interest in seeing what all the fuss is about with this boudoir thing. ![]()
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