Boudoir Stories: Ernesta Von Obap
"A boudoir is a lady's private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room." [1]Ernesta posing in front of a low window, allowing the photo to play with contrasts
In our quest to explore different types of photography, Fabiana and I have decided to try something new. Mixing our love for location photography and Fabiana's natural talent for shooting lingerie, we decided to try a session of Boudoir Photography. The need of studying the environment and the way you can use it to frame a great image, using both available and small flash to convey the interest and the attention to the details is something that need some thinking. It is much more interesting than a white seamless! A "boudoir" is a lady's private bedroom, sitting room or dressing room and the photography associated to it is linked to a warm environment where the lady cam be framed in her own environment, dressed in a sensual way. I have seen quite few realisation of Boudoir, some absolutely fantastic, some others tasteless, but the idea is to portray a woman, not in a glamorous or erotic way. It emphasise the aesthetic qualities of the subject and, in my opinion, it is an art. After having tried it, I have to say that it is not the easier type of photography, it requires a complete trust between photographer and model and is very much orientated on the psychology more than on the photography itself. It is an interesting style and in recent years it has open new markets in the visual business. For this attempt we worked with Ernesta Von Obap. Despite having found her on a modelling website, in her profile she states that, despite the fact that she poses in front of a camera, she does not feel a "Model". She value the word very much and this was one of the things that hit me a lot. As I expected, though, Ernesta is a much better model that many we have used so far. She models to train her to be in front of a camera for a future project of hers, which details will be hers to say, but I can tell you that not only she knew how to take direction and move her body. Kudos to her!Ernesta had a terrific relation with the camera. She trusted us and the result are well visible
For this project we decided, together with Ernesta, to go for Black and White. So, what do you think? Do you think Fabiana and I could have some future in Boudoir photography?Do you have light? Do you have a body? Then shape them and play with the shadows.
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Excellent series.. ( purely as a personal preference I much prefer your location shots as opposed to straight studio shots they are far more creative for me)
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this is a really good idea …. love the baroque feelings here and the management of light !
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Just WOAW !!
stunning series – the challenge of lighting portraiture in front of a window is one that interests me – I must try a full studio set up some time, but lack the motivation as it would be just an execise
carlo, that’s beautiful, man… the light outlining her skin is divine.
molto bella ..complimenti
Nice bw photo.
Thank you your share.
Gergo
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nice light study……
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beautiful! I suspect Fabiana controls the environment well, a woman’s touch.
Is this the "little round studio" we talked about? if so – I am lovin the window and suspect we will see that more often!
Great compo & beautiful light…
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called The Inspiring Photograph, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
an exotic beauty, great light, great shot
wow! nice work on this carlo
mi piace moltissimo tutta la serie, bravi!
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wow!
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Awesome! Love the heels and the backlight on this one.
you play very well with natural light, respect
bravo
wonderful shot!
The management of light is spectacular, giving a bit of mystery to the model face.
Congratulations, your photo has been chosen as a Curators Choice image that exemplifies fine photography "Curators Choice" in the Inspiring Photograph Group.
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The shots in the blog are AMAZING !!
Agree with Michael, your location pictures are the best, I do prefer those ones over the studio ones!
Well Done guys!
This shot along with the ones on your blog came out amazing.
It’s really nice to see the two of you take flight like this. Consistently good studio work.
And some mean pasta, too.
superb!!
Your fantastic black and white picture is my winner!
Please add this photo to
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Your Portrait has Class! I saw this photo in Classy Portraits. Thank you for adding it to the group!
feel free to add it in our b&w portrait contest thread!!
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Classy Portraits – Contest Open!!!, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
nice lightning!!
Wonderful! Great use of natural light.
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I absolutely love these photos. brilliant.
Wow, stunning!