Simply Boudoir, LLC

One of the things I take a lot of pride in is my post processing. I think this is especially helpful and wanted in boudoir photography. While boudoir photography is already very beautiful and sexy, it’s also a time when women feel most vulnerable and well, exposed! After all, they are baring (almost) all and they want to feel and LOOK as sexy as possible.

The fact is, we are all our own worst critic – especially women. Those sunspots on your chest and neck? I can promise that if your man is in love with you, he’s never even realized they exists and if he does? I can promise he couldn’t care less! That extra little wrinkle or dimple in your thigh that you obsess over every morning while getting dressed? It’s really NOT that big of a deal and I can guarantee you that even a woman that weighs 120lbs has at least one dimple in her thigh. I have also had clients that had recently had surgery and asked to have scars removed, which is not a big deal at all. It’s not that we as women aren’t naturally beautiful and don’t already look sexy, but sometimes things show that maybe we don’t want to show off. You’re already investing money to look and feel hot, and it is my job to take that to the next level. To make you look smashing, all while still looking like YOU. I make sure all processing is done in a tasteful manner to not take away from who you really are and what you really look like. Basically, it’s you, only at your absolute best!

Not only do I have 2 of the best local makeup artists around on my team to pamper and makeover every boudoir client, I also give the same treatment to every client’s shoot in post processing. Not every boudoir session I shoot is featured on the blog, as some women prefer to keep theirs more private. Actually, I think it’s safe to say that only 50% ever make it to the blog. I think it’s important to say and be known to every boudoir client that even if your photos never reach this blog, I can promise that your photos are treated just as special. You get the same treatment in post processing that every photo does, rather it’s shown to 100 eyes or just 2.

These are just a few examples of the extra time and care I put into processing my images. An inside look to see that my job isn’t over as soon as I press the shutter on the camera and we leave the shoot.  A little reassurance that your final images will still look like you, only better!

These shots were taken in Magen’s bedroom, which at the time was on the side of the house opposite of the sun, so they were naturally a bit darker than I prefer.  She had also had open heart surgery about 4 months before her shoot, so the scar was drastically minimized with the help of my MUA, Sarah Belle and with a little help in post processing.

I knew this shot would be a bit more high glamor and mysterious if changed to black and white and was thrilled with the results of doing so.  It really doesn’t take much to change the mood of a photo.

Just a simple brightening and cleaning up of this image and it’s much more crisp.  I also smoothed the skin a bit to take away some of the natural creases that happen when anyone sits down but you don’t need to be reminded of when you look at a sexy photo of yourself.

This photo was posted with permission from Janelle.  She had surgery not long before this shoot, so of course those scars were removed.  I wanted to play on the shadows and make the photo a bit more dramatic, so I brightened the photo, cleaned up a few spots on the wall and ran my Photoshop Actions.

We knew we wanted a bit more of a vintage feel with Sara’s shoot, so this was achieved in post processing.

I really wanted Rachel’s makeup and all of the colors to pop in this shot.  I simply did a quick skin smoothing and once again ran my Photoshop Actions and the final shows what I really saw when I looked at Rachel in real life.