Miss C’s photo shoot

by Stormy Sloane | Mar 17, 2016 | Boudoir Photo Shoots

Hello lovelies, meet C.

She’s celebrating a big birthday this year, and her boudoir session was a treat to herself.

We started the day with this strappy black bodysuit, which I loved. I’ve never seen one with that great plunging drape at the front.

I wish I could remember where she said she found it. If you want something similar for your own shoot let me know and I’ll ask.

You certainly don’t have to have a fancy bed for a boudoir session, but I do love this one:)

So pretty.

The leg show is in town.

C looks so calm and serene here – see, nothing scary at all!

Heavenly.

If you’re a Mum like C, you might want to take note of her wardrobe. She’s not a huge fan of her stomach, and she did a brilliant job selecting wardrobe that covers the areas that she’s not so keen on.

I think boudoir wardrobe (and boudoir posing in general) is all about playing to your strengths. My motto is this: let’s highlight your best bits and downplay anything you’re not fond of. Unless you think your legs are crap but the are, in fact, freakingamazing. In that case, I’ll be documenting just how wrong you’ve been;)

le doors

You can’t go wrong with an all black look like this. Get the stockings too, it really pulls the outfit together.

A messy updo, Louboutins, and a big smile. Win win win.

Hazy afternoon sun. If only it had been as warm outside as this image suggests.

Another bodysuit, this one with sequins!

Just lovely.

A tried and true classic…

…and this stunner to finish off the day.

C, it was SO lovely to finally do this! Here’s to a happy, healthy, beautiful next decade:)

xx

Stormy

Jess’s Boudoir Photo Shoot

by Stormy Sloane | Nov 21, 2015 | Boudoir Photo Shoots

On the blog this week: Jess!

I did some 1-1 training with an aspiring boudoir photographer a few weeks ago, and Jess was kind enough to come down for a shoot and help me teach some posing and direction tips.

I am in constant admiration of the women I meet doing this job, and Jess was certainly no exception. The more I learned about her the more impressed I was – she’s a mother, a cancer survivor, a tattoo artist, a horse lover, and just like all the rest of us, someone who sometimes struggles to call what looks back at her in the mirror beautiful. I know was hard for her to work up the nerve to do this, especially after a particularly challenging few years and lots of tough body changes, so it was a real honour to photograph her.

Like, honestly – it is not easy to be pregnant, to push a baby out of you-know-where, to deal with a diagnosis of cancer and the various operations, treatment, and the ridiculous amount of stress that accompanies that situation, to be a new mother, to loose the baby weight, etc etc etc. and then shortly after all of that, to say yes to yourself and your quiet hope of more self-confidence and reclaiming a teensy bit of your carefree self…by getting half naked in front of a stranger’s camera.

We can laugh and joke about it being a silly photo shoot in your knickers all day long, but the truth is that saying yes to a boudoir shoot is an act of pure courage. I cannot TELL you how much I admire and respect the women who show up in my inbox and at my door.

This work matters. Maybe not to everyone, but it mattered to Jess and it matters to me.

Window light is my absolute fav.

She absolutely killed this pose. You know what else killed? My back. Teaching boudoir posing for two days straight is no joke.

On the right, the classic S curve.

Jess did her own makeup for the shoot, and I think it looks lovely.

In fact, between the tattoos, the hair, and the eyeliner, it felt like we had Amy Winehouse in our midst.

A few simple bed poses up next.

On short notice, Jess bought some of those stick on false nails. They seemed great at first, but we’d lost a few by this point and more kept popping off every few minutes. I tried them once too, and they wouldn’t stick on my fingers very long either. Take it from us: avoid them for your photo shoot/important event/life in general. You had one job nails. One job.

As part of the training, we shot late into the day to practice low light techniques. Silhouettes like this one are a godsend if it starts raining cats and dogs mid-shoot.

Love this.

Legs for daaays. And big shoes. Double win.

Finally, just a few more dark and mysterious bed shots to finish the day.

Jess, thanks so much for your bravery and your patience. Lovely to meet you and work with you:)

xx

Stormy

Sara’s boudoir photo shoot in London

by Stormy Sloane | Sep 24, 2015 | Boudoir Photo Shoots

A short shoot with Sara on the blog today:)

We started simply, just classic black cotton basics and a white wall.

Makeup artist Sadaf created a beautiful brown smoky eye for this look, paired with absolutely perfect dewey skin. If a classic black smokey eye sounds daunting, this softer version is a lot easier to pull off and still photographs really well.

Just hanging out in my curtains again. If you’ve shot with me, you know why this is funny;)

This summer haze…I’m always so sad to see it go.

Look two. We ended up going for an “English Rose” sort of feel. Sara’s lingerie was the perfect shade of pink, so we used that as inspiration for her lip and cheek colour. Tia, our hairdresser extraordinaire, suggested a casual, fun top knot and everything came together quickly from there.

I tend to prefer almost everything in colour these days, but here are a few black and white frames anyway.

This faaaace. My quest to learn studio lighting continues, but I’m pretty proud of these.

And more proud of these, because CHANDELIER. Sara probably thought I was a complete idiot, as the wider view of these images is a total mess – me squeezed into a tiny hallway, loads of net curtains hanging over too-small lights in a too-small space, and random bits of equipment clipped and taped in place. OH, and me hand holding a ghetto fill light in my left hand while trying to focus and shoot with my right. Luckily, I surrendered my pride long ago hahaha! WHATEVER IT TAKES girls, I will get the shot.

A little old school film stock and texture to finish.

Sara, thanks again for a lovely shoot! Sadaf and Tia, props to both of you for doing such a great job (as always), it was such a pleasure to have you both on set. Until next time!

xx

Stormy