050. Five Things To Do To Create A Safe Space For Your Boudoir Clients

Boudoir can give boudoir clients so much self-love and confidence–but it can also completely damage their self-esteem and even their mental health.

In this episode, I'm talking about the 5 things you can do to make sure your client's experiences are only positive!

Boudoir clients usually feel so great after a session.

Boudoir is such an important niche of photography. It gives women confidence, empowers them, and helps them learn to love themselves.

But, at the same time, a boudoir photography session can do a lot of damage to a woman’s self-esteem and mental health. 

But not always.

My good friend Andrea of Andrea Murphy Photography sent me this message a few days ago about a big win she had–that was due to another photographer's mistake–and it really hurt her client's confidence.

 “I sold my $8000 package this morning! This client had gone to this cheaper photographer, and although the pictures weren’t terrible, the gal had no idea what she was doing and made her feel fat and ugly the whole time. She said she cried all day the following day. But she wanted a redo and came to me and spent $8000.”

In this episode, I explain several of my own experiences with boudoir clients through the years– from body dysmorphia to eating disorders, and client's who just had a bad experience at other boudoir studios.

The five things you can do to create a safe space for your boudoir clients

1. Be very careful with your words
2. Learn to pose well
3. Learn your light
4. Shoot only what you want to show
5. Learn to retouch

Here's what I want you to know:

If you only get just one thing from this entire episode, I want you to remember how truly detrimental boudoir photography can really be to boudoir clients' mental health if you aren’t careful with the entire experience. 

Remember, women pretend to be strong, but our confidence is fragile. While a boudoir session can build it up, it can easily knock it down as well. 

Boudoir photography is a very intimate thing. Women are putting their trust, confidence, and, to be honest, their mental health in your hands.

Be careful with it.

Relevant Links:
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Session Prep Guide For Boudoir Photographers
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