So what exactly is “boudoir” anyway? Well, it’s a woman’s private room, like a bedroom or dressing room. Or, as the French verb “bouder” suggests, a pouting room. A lady’s boudoir might be used for bathing, relaxing, or entertaining intimate guests. And, photographically speaking, a boudoir session takes place in the bedroom in your most intimate apparel. I think bodies are beautiful and choosing to do a boudoir photo-session is a celebration of that beauty. In my mind a boudoir session should be full of lacy, frilly and silky things. It should showcase our most feminine qualities of romance, elegance and seduction. Whether it be glamorous, flirty, sexy or sultry, it’s ultimately a peak into a woman’s private world. This is Ellen’s boudoir….
