Boudoir Photography and the Fine Art Styles

Fine art nude photography is very different from typical glamour and boudoir photography, yet often clients like to add some photographs of this style to their sessions. They often feel that the fine art images can be displayed about for all to see, whereas they may find the boudoir images a bit too personal for such a public showing.

Fine art nude photography is all about capturing the natural beauty of the human form. The shapes and textures of body are photographed to give the mind something to wonder about. The expressions are typically serene; eye contact with the camera is less common, often faces are not even shown. Where glamour or boudoir very often rely on eye contact to draw you into the photographs and evoke emotions.

Boudoir and glamour photography is about making photographs to show beauty and reflect a sexy, sensual attitude. The posing, lighting and expressions are all designed to make the woman look stunning and glamorous. The photographer works with the model to create an emotional response of desire and want in the viewer.

Sometimes the photographs are very abstract in nature. The photographer limits the frame to a small portion of the body leaving the mind to ponder exactly what is shown. It is more about the shapes and lines than the actual body.

A very common style for fine art nudes is bodyscapes. Lighting is used to create strong shadows and highlights, bringing the edge of shapes into the image. Clients find these images especially appealing as you can’t usually tell who the image is.

Typical fine art nude photography is still heavily black and white. You will find boudoir and glamour are more often photographed in color. Both styles do cross over, so take this generalization with a grain of salt. I personally tend to do my fine art style in B&W.

Orcatek provides his Phoenix clients with tasteful fine art for their glamour and boudoir photographs