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So you want to be a model?

I’ve worked with a lot of them over the past few years and the one thing I can tell you is it isn’t always about the looks. The most beautiful girl doesn’t necessarily make the best model. What does? Being able to move and project what the photographer is looking for. It is a lot like acting. 

Case in point, I worked with another photographer teaching lighting workshops. He would bring in two girls for each class to model for the students. During one particular class we had a very beautiful brunette who was trying out for Playboy. The second model was cute and blonde, but not as strikingly beautiful as the brunette.  At first, the photographers flocked to the brunette, wanting to shoot her first.  That is, until the girls began to model. The blonde blew the brunette away with her modeling skills. She was simply amazing! Of all the models I’ve worked with she really stands out in my mind.  It didn’t take long for all the photographers to notice how good she was and they all started crowding, wanting to shoot her. We eventually had split the students up and make some of them go back to photograph the brunette.  Knowing how to move in front of the camera and revealing your personality goes much further than a pretty face alone.

I still occasionally use models for personal projects. Feel free to send me your photo if you would like to be considered for one of these shoots.  You never know what look I’m searching for.  Models should always have a clear head shot without a lot of makeup and a full length body shot so photographers can see what you look like. If you are interested in modeling you can set up a profile on sites like www.modelmayhem.com , which is where we found most of our models for the workshops.

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Southern Maryland Wedding Photographer Robin Owen, Specializing in glamour shots, sexy pictures, Boudoir Photographers.

 I’ve been shooting quite a few boudoir shoots at the Maryland studio recently. You girls are fit and tan after the long summer and ready to show off those hot bodies you worked so hard for.   Don’t forget make your appointment early if you need your boudoir or Pin-up  photos for the holidays! It is time for a few sexy pictures! 

~Robin~

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  I recently saw some amazing photos of a woman with breast cancer, and her husband. The woman was nude and her husband was lovingly caressing her. She wanted the photographs so she could always remember what her body was like before she became ill.  These black and white images were powerful and moving. I’ll never forget them; you could see the sorrow in her eyes and the love in his.  I’ll try to find images like these to share with all of you at a later date.

The new term is Boudoir.

Many women don’t know what the word boudoir means in terms of photography.  In the eighty’s it was called Glamour shots, which was a franchise that popped up in many malls around the country. Lots of women in their 40’s and 50’s still search for that term on the Internet when they are thinking of having photos taken.  Others search the words sexy or intimate photos.  They know what they want but they are not sure what it is called.  We photographers are working hard to get the term Boudoir photography recognized by the general public. It is starting to catch on. I have seen a dramatic increase in woman looking for boudoir photographers in the past year. It’s why I started The Boudoir Photography Network.  I hope that The boudoir Photography Networks blog with its photos and videos, will inspire you and give you ideas you can use for your own boudoir or Pin-up photography session. We hope the behind the scenes videos will answer some of your questions on what it is like to experience a boudoir shoot.

At my studio here in Maryland things are very relaxed, which helps ease some of the nervousness most girls feel. I never overbook the day, leaving lots of time in-between clients so they never feel rushed or pushed out the door.  You can visit my website at www.robinowen.com  I’ located in Southern Maryland and shoot women for Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.