First ever Boudoir. Meet K.

Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
edited September 8, 2012 in Go Figure
New venture for me...I have been doing photo shoots in my little one-man studio for the last few months, building experience, mainly shooting families and kids. Had the odd grown-up shoot. But then K messaged me and asked if I do boudoir/bikini. She wanted a few shots to send to Afghanistan with her boyfriend. Nothing nude, just implied and tasteful shots.

So I said yes. The shoot was today and I don't thing we did too bad. She was a lovely girl, and she said after that I had really put her at her ease, and that I was easier to work with than the other photographers she'd been to for other photo shoots. She was keen on the white background, and less keen on the bed/sheets shots. Of over 100 shots she narrowed it down to 30 she really really liked.

So, over to you...here are a handful of shots. Let me know what you think. Technically I would have liked another light - shadows in places I didn't like, and some overly bright areas in others...I probably could have evened things out a bit with another light. Anyway...enough waffling...what do you think?


Thanks in advance of your comments.

Comments

  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Pretty girl. Nicely done series with #s1 & 6 my favorite.
    Bilsen (the artist formerly known as John Galt NY)
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  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    JohnGalt_ny wrote: »
    Pretty girl. Nicely done series with #s1 & 6 my favorite.

    She is. :)
    And thank you. :)
  • gameonazgameonaz Registered Users Posts: 3 Beginner grinner
    edited August 25, 2012
    Agreed, lovely girl! #1 and #6 are my favorites as well.
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    gameonaz wrote: »
    Agreed, lovely girl! #1 and #6 are my favorites as well.

    Thank you. :)
  • divmedic4divmedic4 Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Very nice set. I am guessing #1 was early on because her expression seems tense to me. Like #4 the best. IMO it is a very come hither look that exudes sexiness.
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  • JeffroJeffro Registered Users Posts: 1,941 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2012
    The shots look pretty good. You better hope her bf doesn't mind them being on line. :rambo

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  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited August 26, 2012
    divmedic4 wrote: »
    Very nice set. I am guessing #1 was early on because her expression seems tense to me. Like #4 the best. IMO it is a very come hither look that exudes sexiness.

    You are correct. But we got more comfortable and the images got more natural. Thanks.
    Jeffro wrote: »
    The shots look pretty good. You better hope her bf doesn't mind them being on line. :rambo

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    I asked her if he was gonna be coming down wanting to know who took the photos. :)
    He called halfway through...she told him to call back, she was a bit busy. ha ha.
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2012
    You may have noticed I removed the photos a while back...I didn't want anyone to find them before K had had the chance to present them to the BF. I am still not putting the originals back, but I have a few more here which are not part of the set presented to K, but that I have been practicing my PP with, notably using "portraiture" plug ins and playing with the settings. I'd appreciate comments on the PP. Note that these images are effectively "outtakes" from the shoot, but I quite like them anyway. :)

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    24-8-2012 K8 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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    cdm k5 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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    cdm k4 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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    cdm k3 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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    cdm k2 LOTR by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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    cdm k 1 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

    Cheers
  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2012
    Really nicely done and she's seriously pretty.

    Absolutely in love with #s 2 & 3.
    Bilsen (the artist formerly known as John Galt NY)
    Canon 600D; Canon 1D Mk2;
    24-105 f4L IS; 70-200 f4L IS; 50mm 1.4; 28-75 f2.8; 55-250 IS; 580EX & (2) 430EX Flash,
    Model Galleries: http://bilsen.zenfolio.com/
    Everything Else: www.pbase.com/bilsen
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2012
    JohnGalt_ny wrote: »
    Really nicely done and she's seriously pretty.

    Absolutely in love with #s 2 & 3.

    Thank you. She is pretty and good fun. Quite shy when we started but we both did well. :)

    She's agreed to come back and do some modelling for me, different styles etc. on a regular basis. Well pleased! :)

    Thanks
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