You’re Perfect for Boudoir Right Now As You Are! Truly!

Posted on July 18, 2010

“Everyone you work with looks so perfect. I don’t like my [tummy, butt, back, scar, moles, freckles, thighs, insert your body part of choice here].”

I hear this so often.

Women look through the images on my site and think, “Oh no! I’ll never look like these women! I have cellulite, pimples, wrinkles, (whatever they don’t like).”

But every woman has something she doesn’t like about her face and/or body (takes one to know one, trust me on this one!).

That’s why I include retouching in my packages. Yes, I said, INCLUDE. Sure, it’s very time consuming. When done right, I find I can spend 20, 30, perhaps even 40 minutes on a single image. But the point is, I want the women I work with to feel happy and comfortable presenting their session images to the important loves in their lives. Bottom line.

www.LIBoudoirPhotography.com Retouching Sample Image #1

Sure there’s so much controversy about retouching – in fact, I just watched a tutorial DVD where the instructor lifted a-just-about-perfect model’s boobs, butt and narrowed an already nearly-invisible waistline. Necessary? Probably not. So, sure, retouching can be overdone.

I tend to tell my clients in their 30s, 40s and beyond (p.s. I love shooting grandmas!!) that I see retouching like this: I’m only giving back what time and/or motherhood have taken away. It’s that simple. Right? Yes.

Look at the women on my site. Do they look overdone? NO.

I’ve seen sites where women look like half-human barbie dolls. Plastic alien looking skin they probably paid hundreds more to achieve. Nope. Won’t find that here. That’s why women think I only work with naturally “perfect” (whatever that means) clients.

www.LIBoudoirPhotography.com Retouching Sample #2

So, if you’ve been thinking about boudoir, but felt pressured to “lose 10 more pounds,” “give a serious go at that new anti-aging cream,” etc. etc. forget about it. Call and book your session for the upcoming holidays today and rest assured that you’re perfect for boudoir just as you are, right now. Truly.

: )

Enjoy your weekend!

Susan

631.398.4487