Do you have questions about what to actually expect at your boudoir session?

Besides showing up with a suitcase of little lacy things and leaving with a full face of makeup, there are some extra details that are helpful to know about the actual boudoir photoshoot itself. Each boudoir studio operates a little bit differently, so these details may change depending on which photographer you’re using! Remember to book the experience with the photographer and process that makes you the most comfortable!

Here are a few of our FAQs! To read our full list of boudoir session FAQs click HERE.

Who will be at my session?

Your boudoir session will be a closed event. You and your photographer will be the only people at your session. Should you opt-in for our hair and makeup option then your hair and makeup artist will be there for a few images to make sure that everything looks great on camera!

Where do we even HAVE the session? My house is less than ideal, plus I’d have to make up an excuse to get the kids out of the house.

We totally understand, plus who has the time to clean your house these days? Most sessions take place in our studio in West Midtown Atlanta, but we HAVE photographed in homes, AirBnbs, hotels, and event halls! If we are shooting on-location (not at our studio) we require that we see pictures of the space in order to vet it. I want to make sure I’m not being led into an Indiana Jones-type of lair. I’ve listened to too many crime podcasts to not need to see photos of where I’m going.

How long does a session last?

Our boudoir sessions last anywhere from 2-6 hours depending on which session you choose. I know that’s a big range, but we like options!! While we know you’d love to spend all weekend with us drinking champagne and getting amazing photos, it just isn’t feasible and eventually the champagne runs out anyway.

Can I bring a friend or my significant other?

Unless you are booking a couple’s session we ask that you do not bring any friends or significant others to your session. Our ability to laser focus on capturing gorgeous images of you will be interrupted and definitely lacking. We will spend brain power trying to make sure everyone is comfortable, has enough snacks, isn’t too bored, likes the music, knows where the bathroom is, loves our jokes, doesn’t feel ignored… it’s a whole thing. Let’s just keep it the two of us!

**The exception to that rule is that you can have someone around for hair and makeup, but after that they will need to quietly exit and let us have all of the fun. We have plenty of fun activities for them to do around the studio!

Client Appreciation month has 10 days left! - RSVP to our dinner right here so that you can come hang out with us next Monday!

We should have done this like 7 years ago, but I’m so glad that we finally are doing it now! Our client appreciation month is in full swing and sadly only has 10 days left! Once August 31st hits we’re back to our regularly scheduled programming. Don’t worry, we still appreciate clients a LOT, but in August we like to make a big stink about it. 

Did you know that at the start of Client Appreciation month we’d photographed over 1400 women over the last 7 years? We’ve increased our boudoir club since then, and with fall being our busiest season we are on track to clear 1500 boudoir babes by the end of 2019! Welcome to the club, it’s a fun one to be a part of. 

To give you an idea of what we’ve done in the last month we’ve had: 5 giveaways (including some with our favorite Atlanta boutiques, like RAW Bronzing Studio), 14 boudoir sessions, a SOLID “Can you stump me” session where you guys gave us ideas for boudoir shoots (I’m waiting on someone to fill a bathtub full of rhinestones for their shoot), sent out what feels like a million birthday cards, scheduled client dinners, booked pole dancing classes, and a few more surprises that I can’t disclose because it would ruin it (duh)!

Really what I want to brag about is how honored I am to look back and know that we are able to give our clients an experience that changes them. It’s easy for me to roll my eyes at that statement, but I have to check myself. We give our clients an extremely special experience. That can mean that they get to spend 4 hours on ONLY themselves; sitting in hair and makeup, listening to music that they like, seeing images of themselves that they LOVE, etc. It can also mean that they are taking a huge leap in trusting someone to photograph them when they’ve been terrified of photographs, maybe they’ve even hidden from photographs, for as long as they can remember. 

I appreciate you guys, WE appreciate you guys, and I’m so thankful to get to know you! 

Love this shot from last year’s sessions in San Francisco!

Ready to book your session with OWN or just get a little more information on what we are all about? Get in touch right here!