Boudoir Shoot Prep Guide

Thank you for scheduling a shoot with me—I’m thrilled to work with you! Here’s some important information about our session, along with a quick guide to help you prepare.

Wardrobe Guide

Here are some ideas you can bring to the shoot! You aren’t required to bring all of these, but they might give you some inspiration.

Wardrobe

Lingerie: Choose something you feel confident in—whether it’s a light, flirty floral piece or bold red lingerie—ensuring it flatters your body and highlights your favorite features, as comfort always shines through in photos.

Loose fitting items: The beauty of a boudoir shoot is that it’s not all about wearing tight-fitting clothes. Cozy cardigans, vintage slips, see-through tops, and oversized shirts can also make you look stylish yet sexy. Layers are FUN…we can spend time peeling back the layers of the onion!

Long-sleeved clothes: Some ladies want to show minimal skin yet radiate sexiness and intimacy. A great example would be an off-shoulder long-sleeved sweater that subtly shows skin while being modest. Long-sleeve sheer or mesh shirts are also great! Pair them with a contrasting bra underneath for drama.

Accessories to bring

Jewelry (Necklaces, Earings, Body chains, Braclettes)

Glasses (Sunglasses, reading glasses)

Makeup (Lip Gloss, lipstick things to touch up your look

Hair brush (Brush, comb, etc.)

Coconut Oil: I will provide this for that wet/glisteny look

Hair and Makeup

Please come makeup and hair ready (if you can’t do your own I can recommend a hair stylist and makeup artist

Schedule an appointment with your salon if you need to touch up your roots, freshen up your color, get a hair treatment to smooth out your locks, or get a trim to get rid of split ends.

*avoid and drastic hair cuts or color changes before your shoot!*

Beautiful Skin

Gently exfoliate your skin a day or two before your shoot. Drinking lots of water, moisturizing, and eating healthy nutritious meals will give your skin a healthy glow. Don’t worry about bruises, stretch marks, scars, or cellulite, I do skin smoothing in post processing to give your skin a beautiful even glow. But prepping the canvas definately helps!

The Studio

My Studio is located on the west side of chicago.

Address: 4223 W Lake St, Chicago, IL 60624

When you arrive send me a message and I will meet you at the front door.

 FAQs

  • Bring as many as possible, but we will most likely be shooting in three of them. I occasionally may shoot more, it just depends on how we are doing on time and if we are really vibing and going great. But normally its 3 outfits.

  • Depending on which shoot we are doing will determine the time we spend shooting. For simple Headshots it usually takes ½ hr or a Extended Model Session can take up to 3 hours.

  • Feel free! My studio isn’t the biggest so they may have to sit in the changing section of teh studio.

    Also, be sure to tell them they should not be a part of the shoot in any way so we can do what we need to do without any distractions.

  • You will receive a proof gallery link within a few days of your shoot. From there you can chose the aloted number of favorites based on the shoot you chose (details can be found in the description on the shoot product page in my store.

    After you make your selections, I will edit them and you will recieve another “Completed Images” gallery that has only your selected edits. There you can save and download them to your devices.

  • Editing for paid shoots is usually completed within 2-3 weeks. For tfp’s and collabs they could take up to 1 month depending on my availabiliy.

  • I can deliver all your photos within 1 week for $300 This does not include the time it takes for you to make your selections from the shoot gallery.

  • Yes you can, I charge $25 for each edited photo over the alloted amount that came with the shoot.

    You can chose what images you would like to add from the shoot gallery while you are making your selections for the shoot. Just let me know how many and add a comment of “Extra” for each image over the alloted amount.

  • I do not give out RAW (in camera .arw) images ever. However, I will sell you the unedited jpeg photos.

    50 Images: $200 | 100 Images $300 | Entire shoot: $1000

    Just let me know and I will send you an invoice.

  • I do not provide ride-share reimbursement. You are responsible for travel.