For me, a nude photo shoot is not simply a photograph of a naked body. And it is certainly not a competition to see how explicit an image can be.
What interests me most in these shoots is the person. Their character, movement, expression, confidence, sexuality or, on the contrary, a quiet vulnerability.
I do not create your beauty. I notice it and bring it forward.
That is why an erotic photo shoot can take many forms. It might be a gentle boudoir story in a shirt or lingerie. It might be minimalist fine-art nude photography, where light, shadow and the lines of the body become the main elements. Or you may want a bold, sensual and provocative series.
Everyone has their own boundary and their own understanding of sexuality. That is completely normal.
Nude, erotic and boudoir: what is the difference?
The line between these genres is quite fluid.
A boudoir photo shoot is usually more intimate and private. It may include a shirt, bodysuit, lingerie or partial nudity. Mood, detail, soft light and atmosphere are especially important here.
An erotic photo shoot offers more freedom. It can include more sensuality, provocation, play with a character and personal fantasies.
In nude photography, the human body itself becomes the subject. Light, form, silhouette, movement and posture can tell the whole story without elaborate scenery or even clothing.
Before a shoot, however, I do not try to force the future series into one particular genre.
It matters much more to understand how you want to see yourself in these photographs.
What makes a photograph sensual?
It is definitely not the amount of naked skin.
A fully nude image can feel completely neutral, while a photograph in a shirt, lingerie or even closed clothing can be remarkably sensual.
Sensuality can be in a look, a movement or the position of the hands. It can be in light that reveals only part of the body, in the confidence of the person in front of the camera, or in what the photograph leaves to the imagination.
That is why my aim during an erotic photo shoot is never to show as much as possible.
Sometimes showing less allows the viewer to feel more.
This balance between openness and suggestion is one of the things I find most interesting about erotic photography.
How much do you need to reveal?
Exactly as much as feels comfortable to you.
An erotic photo shoot does not mean that you have to undress completely.
We can begin with portraits, then move to a shirt, bodysuit or lingerie. If you feel comfortable and want more open photographs, we can continue towards nude photography.
You can also stop at any moment.
Sometimes a white shirt on bare skin, a silhouette or carefully placed light looks more sensual than a fully nude image.
I never need to turn every erotic photo shoot into a fully nude one.
You always decide the level of openness.
Trust matters more than explicitness
I understand that a first erotic or nude photo shoot can feel intimidating, especially when the photographer is a man.
Before the shoot, we can discuss the idea, styling, mood and the level of openness that feels right for you.
Nothing during the session should happen because you feel that, having arrived, you now have to do it.
You do not.
If a particular look, pose or level of openness does not suit you, you can always say so.
Good erotic photography does not begin with nudity. It begins with trust between the person and the photographer.
When you stop constantly thinking about the camera, the tension gradually leaves your hands, shoulders and expression.
That is when the real photograph begins.
Your photo shoot should not look like someone else’s
I do not want to photograph everyone in the same way.
Some people are drawn to gentle boudoir photography. Others prefer minimalist black-and-white nudes. Some want an open photo shoot, vivid sexuality or provocation.
Others arrive with a personal fantasy they have long wanted to see not only in their imagination, but in photographs.
That interests me.
Boudoir, lingerie, nude, sensual, fetish or BDSM. We can choose a format that fits you instead of trying to fit you into a ready-made scenario.
For me, the most interesting photograph does not appear when someone perfectly copies another person’s pose.
It appears when I look through the camera and see that particular person.