Boudoir photography has been around for over thirty years now. Jan and Michael Stern noted in this social phenomenon in their Encyclopedia of Bad Taste. And, to date, practically all subjects of boudoir photography are women.
Why do women choose to pose? A few do so because they are pressured into doing so; but the largr number do so for other reasons: as a present for their fiancé or boyfriend, to celebrate successfully obtaining some attractive store-bought ta-tas, because they want to see (and be seen) an a non-ordinary sensual way, to celebrate their beauty or vanity, or as a memento for the future of how they had been more beautiful at one time. I'm not going to be presumptive to censure or ridicule any of these reasons.
Anyway, now to my story.
Clarissa was a professional photographer. She did the usual business: wedding portraits, baby pictures, family portraits, and occasionally some school pictures (which were lucrative). As a sideline, she offered boudoir photography as well, obtaining a collection of possible costumes, possible props, and posing ideas. She read on what kinds of poses and costumes did customers like: nighties, transparent bras and panties, bikinis, décollété, leg shots, and so forth. She became regionally known for her ability to produce flattering pictures.
One day, she had an inspiration: Why not double the number of potential customers by offering boudoir photography for gentlemen? So she did. She got costumes for guys: spandex shorts, form-fitting shirts, teeny undie bottoms, lounging pyjamas. I must say that the standards of boudoir photography involve implied sexiness, not actual nudity or porn. She would turn away any customers who requested such photography as being unethical.
However, Clarissa found that most unaccompanied guy customers chose to pose in briefs. And not colored ones, either!
Clearly, there was a lack of a well-defined aesthetic when it came to male boudoir photography. Clarissa did, however, find a partial solution: quite a few guys selected a pose in which they reclined, but had a top hat covering their lower torso. A few enterprising fellows selected the sombrero alternative, despite the rule that no one looks good in a sombrero!
Finally, Clarissa found the winning formula: a reclining pose in which the guy posed in a speedo; but wore a baseball cap with the logo of his favorite team! Clarissa was astonished to discover that apparently there was such a large number of female sports fans out there that would find that to be sexy!
Why do women choose to pose? A few do so because they are pressured into doing so; but the largr number do so for other reasons: as a present for their fiancé or boyfriend, to celebrate successfully obtaining some attractive store-bought ta-tas, because they want to see (and be seen) an a non-ordinary sensual way, to celebrate their beauty or vanity, or as a memento for the future of how they had been more beautiful at one time. I'm not going to be presumptive to censure or ridicule any of these reasons.
Anyway, now to my story.
Clarissa was a professional photographer. She did the usual business: wedding portraits, baby pictures, family portraits, and occasionally some school pictures (which were lucrative). As a sideline, she offered boudoir photography as well, obtaining a collection of possible costumes, possible props, and posing ideas. She read on what kinds of poses and costumes did customers like: nighties, transparent bras and panties, bikinis, décollété, leg shots, and so forth. She became regionally known for her ability to produce flattering pictures.
One day, she had an inspiration: Why not double the number of potential customers by offering boudoir photography for gentlemen? So she did. She got costumes for guys: spandex shorts, form-fitting shirts, teeny undie bottoms, lounging pyjamas. I must say that the standards of boudoir photography involve implied sexiness, not actual nudity or porn. She would turn away any customers who requested such photography as being unethical.
However, Clarissa found that most unaccompanied guy customers chose to pose in briefs. And not colored ones, either!
Clearly, there was a lack of a well-defined aesthetic when it came to male boudoir photography. Clarissa did, however, find a partial solution: quite a few guys selected a pose in which they reclined, but had a top hat covering their lower torso. A few enterprising fellows selected the sombrero alternative, despite the rule that no one looks good in a sombrero!
Finally, Clarissa found the winning formula: a reclining pose in which the guy posed in a speedo; but wore a baseball cap with the logo of his favorite team! Clarissa was astonished to discover that apparently there was such a large number of female sports fans out there that would find that to be sexy!
7 comments:
Boudoir photography can range from the naughty to the downright pornish. I've not seen boudoir photography for guys, though. How far would they go? Weeners?
Real boudoir photography is very classy. I think lots of women (and men) would like to have a classy photograph to serve as a remembrance of how they looked before time and gravity took their toll. I enjoy taking portrait photographs, but would probably have a rough time taking boudoir photographs of someone (of the opposite sex) I knew...
Bilbo, I agree. Boudoir photography is different from candids or point-and-shoots. It's an art to depict both the human form and reveal the essence of the person posed.
Boudoir photography is misunderstood by people who are unfamiliar with it.
A great idea. Guys look sexy in as speedo.
You really learn something about a speedo-wearing guy. It's like nippleage on a girl with big boobs.
Nice being bi.
Banana Oil, there's truth in adverising for his sausage.
Post a Comment