Inspiration for my boudoir photography
Each artist conveys their universe, through a unique language and visual style. When I work with clients, I find it of a great importance to explain what influences my style of boudoir photography. I feel, this way, we will better understand each other and create photographs that will be unique and personal.
What inspires me and gives me creative ideas in boudoir photography?
Guy Bourdin.
A French revolutionary of fashion photography, he made commercial photography conceptual, sensual and mystical. Each of his photographs is the result of careful staging influenced by surrealism and psychodrama. As one of the iconic photographers for Vogue Paris, Bourdin made his stories come to life by challenging the viewer's imagination. For me, the plots of Guy Bourdin contain eroticism, sensual mysticism and boudoir. I like his minimalism in interiors and graphic fashion symbols - red nails, iconic shoes, bright lipstick. The aesthetics of Guy Bourdain leaves a significant imprint on my vision of the Boudoir genre.
Aesthetics of the 80s - early 90s.
Each of us has a favourite historical era, images that make us dream, light up our imagination and inspire the creative process. For me, that time is the 80s and early 90s: the era of recklessness, freedom and kitsch. I feel close to the visual aesthetics of this era in cinema, fashion, photography and pop-culture. Yes, it has both vulgarity and excess, and ... incredible sexuality!
David Lynch.
The maestro and his work so often become an inspiration for different artists that it seems a cliché to reference him. However, I can't help but mention that colour in Lynch's films is more important to me than all the other components of his cinema. I can turn the sound off and just enjoy those rich tones of carnal red, midnight blue, neon pink. Lynch's colour carries symbolism, an atmosphere of mystery and mysticism, which I found profoundly attractive.
Yves Saint Laurent.
Creations of the great French couturier, the legacy of the fashion house to this day is the embodiment of intelligence, luxury and sexuality. A strong, self-confident woman. I find her spectacular. “Chanel gave women freedom. Yves Saint Laurent empowered them”. Pierre Bergé.
The City of Paris.
I’ve had the pleasure of living in Paris for more than 10 years, and I can say that the banal expression “city of love” became attached to this city not only because of the magnificent architecture and romantic streets conducive to kissing, the sounds of the accordion and the symbolic Eiffel Tower. In this city, flirtation is in the air. The French have cultivated intimate relationships for centuries. Romanticism and sexuality are perhaps the most important components of everyday life. It cannot be described in words, you can feel it only when you are in Paris. Where, if not in this city, to celebrate sensuality with boudoir photography?
If you would like to know more about your boudoir photo session, please live me a message, and we will arrange a coffee call to address any questions you may have.