Digital Boudoir Photography : A Step-by-step Guide to ... - Ken Gilbert

Step 6: Finding and Selecting Your
Test Subject
Using your wife or girlfriend is the most common
method of starting in boudoir photography.
If your wife or girlfriend is not available, perhaps
you have a friend who is interested in helping you.
Wife or Girlfriend
The Steps
This is a very important step. You need to find someone to photograph! If
you are planning to photograph your wife or girlfriend, then this is easy.
You have selected her already and can move ahead once you have her
agreement. If she has concerns about being photographed, then go back to
Step 2 and start with a portrait session rather than a boudoir session. It is a
lot easier to get agreement with a more modest approach. Once you have
demonstrated a degree of skill in producing pleasing images of her, she will
be more likely to agree to more sensual images. Too many photographers
make the mistake of jumping in and starting with the more difficult
images first. If you do this and do a less than credible job, it will be much
more difficult for you to convince her to try again.
Friend
If you don’t have a willing female partner, then asking a friend is the next
step. This is where having a portfolio of beautiful images will help. If you
don’t have your portfolio put together yet, then ask a friend to pose for a
regular portrait session so you can start it. It is much easier to start like
that, even though you are excited about getting started with a boudoir session.
Once you have shown that you are skilled with your photographic
technique, a woman will be more likely to consider boudoir or other sensual
images.
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