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

58 Digital Boudoir Photography
Here is a typical scene of what the studio
bathroom looks like during a studio
session. There are clothes and makeup
everywhere. It is not a very attractive
background for this photograph.
Iona has the thong on so that the straps
or edges are straight across.
It took about one minute to push the
stuff on the counter and the floor off to
one side and remove the scale from the
photograph.
Here is a close up of what the thong
bottom looks like with the top fairly
straight.
It is distracting to see things that
appear to be growing out of the model’s
head, as in this photograph of Linda.
The plant appears to be part of her.
Have your model pull up the sides to
the top of her hips, making the bottom
a curve rather than a straight line.
Move over slightly to give a different
view. You can have your model move
over, you can move, you can move the
plant (if it is portable), and you can
have your model move forward so the
plant is more out of focus. We did all of
those things here because the space was
a little tight. This image is better than
the previous one, but it would have
been even better if the plant could have
been moved more so it wasn’t behind
her at all.
A curved line is usually more flattering
on a woman and it gives her longer legs
as well. The eyes compute the length of
her legs from the ground to the edge of
the clothing. In this case, her legs are
about four inches longer just by pulling
up the sides of the thong.