Beauty, Health, Fitness and Boudoir Photography

Summer is over (so is Autumn!), but if you're in the Southwest U.S., on many days it may not feel like it's over.  The Bikini Contests have ended at Venice Beach's Muscle Beach for 2014.  The contests were about beauty and fitness, but also about health.  You cannot look your best if you are not feeling your best.  You need to project that healthy energy.  These girls were the winners of the Final Competition.

You can be healthy by eating a healthy diet, proper supplements, and exercise.  There are more details about this in some of my other recent posts.

If you take care of yourself through a healthy diet, exercise, and have a healthy lifestyle, your outer (and inner) beauty will show.  You will look absolutely fantastic.  And if you have a photo shoot, it will make a huge difference in the results.  But more importantly, it will make a huge difference in your life.  I know from experience!

About Beauty and Photography - I share the same philosophy (pretty much, although there are some differences) and the love of beauty as some of my favorite photographers:  Sue Bryce,  Christa Meola (some nudity on her site), Jen Rozenbaum and Jasmine Star (a top wedding photographer).

One type of portrait photography - Boudoir Photography - has been gaining popularity in recent years - you may have seen it on the internet or read articles about this and wondered exactly what it was, and what the difference is between regular portraits, Glamour, Pin-Up, Beauty, Lingerie Photography, etc.  Below are some definitions of these various forms:

Boudoir and Glamour:  Also could be called Bedroom Photos, although not all are shot in the bedroom - it's just what you might wear in the bedroom.  It can be similar to or interchangeable with Glamour Photography.  You may be in anything from lingerie to beautiful gowns, revealing outfits, and nudity (implied, partial, or full - but tastefully done).  These make great Valentine's Day gifts, as well as almost any other occasion.  Will post more about this in the future.

Implied Nudity:  This is where the person being photographed appears to be nude, but may not actually be nude.  At any rate, everything is covered by other parts of the body, or by objects, and if clothing is worn, it may also be covered so as not to show certain parts of the body.  It is suggestive but not revealing.

Lingerie:  This is pretty self explanatory - the person is wearing lingerie or under garments, and usually the person is not nude.  Can be see through, or almost see through, garments.  It is used for glamour, boudoir, and fashion.  Victoria's Secret catalogs are the best examples of this.

Pin-up:  Usually glamour photography with retro looking make-up and clothing, like you might see on glamour calendars from the 1940s or 1950s.  Below are some girls from a retro pinup motorcycle rally contest.

Hope you enjoy the photos and the article, and can start to see the relationship between good health and good photography and why one is so important to the other.