I didn't want to post this, but I got a couple of IMs about it, and I guess the curiosity made ME curious to see how much people agree with me.
I think she's beautiful, she did a great job, and yes, I am aware she's EITHER smiling or not... nothing more, nothing less.. but it was nice to finally shoot a boudoir with a chick with over 10 different outfits.
This should give you others out there wanting to start boudoirs some ideas, if anything.
I do have my favorites.. let's see if we picked the same ones:)

My showit is still messing up (no logo at the top, nor titles or subtitles below)- I'm posting complaint in the "ShowItWeb" thread.

Meanwhile, enjoy:
http://www.amysphotographix.com/slideshows/amboudoir

Hi Amy, I think there were at least 10 shots or more that I thought were outstanding! The biggest issue, as you noted, is her facial expression. There were some that would have been absolutely killer with the right expression. As it is, there still are some where everything came together and the look matches the pose IMHO. I will have to go back to the gallery view to pick the exact numbers (Ill do that later). Maybe lack luster because your model/client didnt give it much variety of expression, but your execution of poses and angles to make these shots were good!

thanks, i completely agree...
she's done modeling before, so she wasn't nervous (compared a few of my other boudoir clients)...i just wish there could have been at least ONE laugh, or something... guess I wasn't on top of my game making people laugh that day:) ha ha.
oh well.. I do agree, there are a few that are kick-ass, ...a few:)

My fav is the standing santa suit - darned CUTE! Those were great (holding the 4-poster fabric, roar).

Looks good overall but I think the tighter shots are much more successful. It seems like your zoom in and out points are not defined, or just seem to go anywhere at random. I would play with that a little more. 9 seconds is way too much transition time for me though. I think you only need to see the image for 2 seconds, at most maybe 3. It makes the viewer want to see it again instead of wanting to click off the slide show and view the images individually. Keep it moving, and leave them wanting more. Hope that helps Amy.

When I got to # 15 I was like WOW!

Thats my fav

i don't know offhand which one is 15 but thanks....
i'm needing help in the transitions... i had made a post about this a week or two ago, but never got a response...

i always default my shows to "fit to song"....
i want to switch-em out-- BAM BAM BAM, with the beat, with the flashes of white,.. but i can't figure out how to do it:(

It's one of those "love-hate" relationships with ShowIt Web....
I love it, but I am not IN love with it

Amy - I think this is the third message I have left for you in reply to your posts in the past two days. I really like your work.

I think this model is beautiful and I have watched your slide show through 3 times now. At this point, I am ready to critique. I don't think I would have given her facial expressions (smiling or not smiling) much thought had you not mentioned it. I love her figure and most of the shots you have included.

Here is what I would have done different (and I would love feedback from others to let me know if you think this is stupid or not). I would have loved to see some body part close ups mixed in. My favorite shot was black and white shot that was the third from the end with the pierced belly button and the butterfly tattoo. If I would have done this shoot and slide show, I would have mixed in other close up features of the model like her eyes, jewelry, tattoos, nails, high heels, etc. I think if you could mix in a few close up features (showing on the screen for a second or two) it would add quite a bit.

I hope my constructive criticism could add something. Keep up the great work and I look forward to seeing more of your work.

Mark

Amy,
I think you're being too hard on yourself. There's some nice expressions and poses, and I agree with the other post about mixing in some more detail shots. That b&w white one is really great. But my suggestion is to create more mood with the LIGHTING. Boudoir photography, in my opinion, works best when there's a cool mix of highlight & shadows. If the subject is going to be lit relatively flat with soft lighting, then let the background fall off more into shadows. It creates a sense of depth and some nice directional light on the subject can really accentuate the beautiful curves on a woman's body.

I think there is something screwy about your sizing which might be causing the problem with your logo. On my computer the pictures were coming down from above the screen area telling me that the size of your screen area is larger then what can fit on screen at one time. Your logo is probably up there hiding from you.