Yesterday afternoon, I did a boudoir session with Stacie -- she's my first victim er... subject so I hope I'm on the right track!

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I really like number 5 just as a nude. Great lines and light. Nice job, Leann.

My first thought about #1 and #4 was "SHE'S GOT NO NIPS!!!". That bothers me, but other than that, not a bad first session. Here's my take on these....

#1 NIce face, but other than the lack of nips, I can't make out exactly how her body is laying. Some will see this as mystery~ others will just think it weird.

#2 She looks a bit too trashy for me, but there will undoubtedly be some who disagree with me (such is the beautiful thing about art!). At the least, I would touch out tan lines and the tag in the teddy.

#3 Good lighting. Nice pose, tan lines need attention, too.

#4 Nice expression, but the light hitting her elbow draws my eye away from her face. Oh and the no nip thing (have I mentioned that?? )

#5 There's a reason Shane likes this one, I think. The lines are good and the light is better. We can now see the orientation of the body...sorry her body. It's easy to slip into an objectification mode when critiquing pictures. (Something I think we need to be aware of, but that's a different topic.) The only thing I think that would've improved this one is the old addage of "expose for the highlights, develop for the shadows". An excellent article on Luminous Landscape can be seen here. Thanks to Michael Reichmann for all his work on this site, it's an awesome source of info!

These are hard for most folks, but after a while it becomes second nature to be in the room with a nekkid person. Then you can focus on the photographic end of things.

Make no mistake, I think you did a really good job on this first try and I think with a bit of practice, you'll rock these!!

Hope this is helpful!

Ginger

I really liked #3.

i think no. 2 is the best, i would have liked to see more lingerie (garters, stockings, etc.) - to me, that is what a boudoir is about - seduction and dressing sexy for your man.

i also prefer more poses with the woman staring into the camera - using her bedroom eyes....

but i do like them - you did a nice job.

I'm a fan of number #5

Nice work

Excellent work.. I love them all!

I like #5.. and as a male who doesn't care much for lingerie I think it's perfect, especially the texturing.

Bravo!

Hey there~
I really like them! My favs are the lying down ones. I recently did a boudoir session and almost immediately after I got there she needed help getting her garter clipped in the back, and man, without saying too much else, I will just say that it was awkward and leave it that! The cool thing in my opinion is how as the session unfolds it all gets comfortable and relaxed.
Good job!

Ummmm

Not sure what's going on but this is about the 4th post where I can't see any images! Obviously everyone else can...??????

I don't even see little X's (broken image link)...JUST the numbers 1 2 3 4 5

Can someone help me understand this? It's VERY annoying, and only just started happening recently. (I've been on OSP for over a year now)

I'm running XP and IE7 (though I also have Firefox and can't see the images with that either.

ANNOYING!!!!! GRrrrrrr.....I wasnt to see Leann's nudey/arty pics too.....Grrrrrrr


Annie

I have them linked from my Flickr -- does your ISP block Flickr?

Maybe I should try and simply post the images instead of linking them?

Love the use of texture on the last one! It's a great image and the texture really enhances it Good job!

Annie, are you logged in? I've noticed that when I come to OSP, and don't log in, I can't see the photos, but when I am logged in, I can see them

And Leann, great job on the session. I'm hoping to do one of these soon.

I think you did a great job! You've got some nice eye contact in these, she looks very comfortable with you. Your lighting and camera angles are very nice.

My only real cc would be on #2, I would have angled her body a bit more away from the camera. She is not fat by any means, but I think she looks wider than she probably is in real life because she is facing you almost straight on. Her choice of lingerie is not the greatest for her body type either, but that is not your fault.

This has been commented on already, I think the poses in #1 and #4 are great, but with such a shallow depth of field, it is hard to tell what her body is doing. I still think they are pretty, but I would like to see something similar where she is wearing a pretty bra/panty set to give you some color and texture if you want to maintain that shallow depth of field. Judy Cormier (Elementz of Foto) is great at doing this if you want some inspiration (she inspires me a lot!).

Hey Jen

Yeah...I'm logged in! I think it might be a 'Flickr' thing.
The last time I couldn't see images I spent ages searching through the html source of that page...and eventually found the image links. They were hosted on Flickr. When I copied and pasted them into my browser and hit enter....I could see the image.

Weird! Does anyone know how I can fix this. I just hate it when everyone is raving about pics I can't see. It feels private and secretive....like a fab party that I wasn't invited to! ha ha ha ha

EDIT... I just signed up for a Flickr account....and I STILL can't see Leann's images! GGGGGRRRRrrrrrrrrr

anyone help?

I love them! Great job!

#1 & #4 bother me a tiny bit. When I first saw #1 I had no idea what she was doing, at first I thought she was pregnant? But after seeing the photos I realized it was her hips, turned to the side. I might try to do a different pose when it's going to be that blurred out, but other than that- they are great!

I like #4 the best, where she's not looking into the camera.

The absence of nipples also bothers me *a bit* I think having her hands placed seductively over her breasts might have made a better photo. Or maybe a little fold of the sheet.

But I really love her natural expression in #4.

The lighting also evokes a feeling of airiness & lightness - not the usual "come-hither-get-me-know" feeling of most boudoir sessions! I like it - but then I'm a female, perhaps not the intended audience for these types of photos!

LeAnn... I'm curious what lens you used with this session.... be careful using a lens that's too wide because it will tend to make your subject appear to have a large head. I've been guilty of this personally....

I used a 50mm lens on the 5D -- so it shouldn't have had much distortion. I'd thought of using my 85mm lens but I didn't have much room to work.

LOL what I really need to do is take the "Boobies By Bobbi" seminar!

Leann

HAHAHAHA!!! Damn you Turtle Nate!

Anyway.... I switch between the 50 and the 85 when shooting boudoir.... i have noticed that with the 50 there is a "large head" syndrome... so I only use if if, like in your case, I don't have much room.