Photography - Beauty, Beautiful, Glamour, Glamorous, Boudoir

I picked these words because they are sort of related, and yet they may not be, exactly - at least in photography.  Their meaning seems to differ depending where you are reading about these forms of portraiture.  If you were to use me as your photographer, the following is what I would mean when using these words.

Beauty, glamour, glamorous - pretty much interchangeably with each other.  Although glamour might be a little more sexy, perhaps a little more like boudoir, which in itself has different interpretations depending on who is talking about it.  And beautiful would encompass all the other words - I hope and do my best to make sure all my portraits are beautiful and show your inner and outer beauty.

The bottom line, though, is not how I would define these words, but what you would want to have from a photo session.  Do you want to look like a Victoria's Secret model, America's Next Top Model, or like an actress on Oscar night?

Cathy Moriarty - an actress on Oscar night - March 30, 1981 (well, it was supposed to be Oscar night, but the Oscars were postponed 24 hours when President Reagan was shot).  This photo was made at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.  I didn't care for the background, so substituted this background for it and lightened the photo a little:

In order to discuss what look you want, we have to meet on a day prior to any photo session we may schedule.  That is when we can go over any ideas you may have, you can bring photos of the way you want to look, etc.  Those photos and ideas would then be used during the session as a starting point for many similar poses and ideas.

As always, stay healthy and enjoy all that you do.