Ellie Vayo's Guide to Boudoir Photography

(Darren Dugan) #1

This portrait was taken years ago using
a film camera with a Nikon soft focus fil-
ter over a Tamron lens. Hair, clothing,
and accessory styles will change in time,
but your portrait should be timeless.
You want your clients to hang their por-
traits on their walls for generations.


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and she gets into an accident while driving home. We really have to think
about lawsuits in the times we live in today. Protect your business and keep
alcohol away from your clients.

Wedding/Bridal Boudoir Sessions.


I’ve stopped advertising that I photograph weddings. They became too
time consuming and less profitable than other areas of my business. Even
though I don’t advertise for weddings, I still end up shooting them. All of
my weddings come from referrals or past high school seniors. I probably
photograph ten to fifteen weddings a year. They are all high-end and gen-
erally include digitally designed coffee-table style albums. I use books pro-
vided by General Products for my wedding albums. My brides are perfect
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