Showing A Bit Of Body

Not too long ago a lady contacted me who wanted the lingerie that she was selling photographed. She wanted it in a very sensual way, with female models and interesting lighting. She needed pictures that she could use for advert placement and banners in front of her shop. Of course, I was very thrilled to do this kind of job because it is very challenging and different from the normal fashion shoot.
Finding a model for this kind of project with a good body shape and the right attitude was easier than I thought. As long as the face of the model won’t show and the pay is right you will find out that ambitious models actually like to have pictures taken of their bodies semi nude or even nude and indeed, why not?
I know that nude photography has always generated controversy. Some feel it could easily slip into pornography but people have always been fascinated by the human body. It takes special skill, though, to take a good nude photograph.
First of all the model has to fully trust you as the photographer (But even better than trust is a written agreement signed by both parties). Meet with the model as often as possible before the shoot and talk about preparations for the shoot. If you are a male photographer, you have to get a female assistant to be present or tell the model to bring her girlfriend along.
Back to the lingerie shoot. After shooting various different underwears for catalog and website publication, we now started taking conceptual images for her banners. My client wanted images that look sensual, seductive and could potentially attract women as well as men.
I opted for the boudoir kind of feel with the beaded curtain and chose a red background that looked like drapes. The lights were focused on the model’s curves to highlight the interesting parts of the lingerie – like panties and net stockings.
We had a lot of fun during that shoot and as a female photographer surrounded by a female client, assistant and model, we knew exactly what to do and how far we could go to make this image exciting yet tasteful.