1st Edition
Body and Soul Lucrative and Life-Changing Boudoir Photography
Body and Soul presents a unique and emotionally intelligent approach to building a sustainable boudoir photography business. The higher-level strategies within these pages will enable photographers to move beyond the task of simply making pretty pictures to greater goals, such as understanding the emotional journey of the boudoir process, building meaningful, long-term relationships with clients, and creating a referral engine to sustain your business. Susan Eckert combines her professional experience as an internationally published photographer with her advanced degree in Psychology to deconstruct the boudoir experience. Each chapter is complemented by interviews with her clients, and illustrates how photographers can partner with their clients throughout the boudoir process in the development of meaningful work.
Highlights of this book include:
- Self-assessment questionnaires to help you develop your brand and identify your market
- Best practices for developing positive client relationships before, during, and after the photoshoot
- Helpful advice for how to work with the sensitive aspects of boudoir photography, such as body image
- Succinct and thorough guidance for behind-the-camera techniques that will bring your client’s emotional story to life
- Personal interviews with clients who openly discuss their photoshoot goals, comfort levels, and boudoir photography journeys
- An interview with a clinical psychologist on the role and value of the emotionally-intelligent boudoir photographer
Introduction
Part I: Working from the Inside Out: Your Transformation into a Professional Boudoir Photographer
Chapter One: Looking Within: The Importance of Self-Assessment
Chapter Two: Values, Ideas, Morals
Chapter Three: Taking Inventory
Chapter Four: Looking Outward
Chapter Five: Putting It All Together
Part II: Engaging Your Client Body & Soul Throughout the Boudoir Process
Chapter Six: Grabbing the Reins from First Contact
Chapter Seven: Now That You’ve Earned Her Business
Chapter Eight: The Sensitive Stuff
Chapter Nine: The Shoot: The Beginning of Her Transformation
Chapter Ten: The Shoot: Preparing to Address Your Client’s Emotional Needs During the Shoot
Chapter Eleven: Evolution of a Shoot
Chapter Twelve: The Shoot: The Final Phase
Chapter Thirteen: The Wrap: Celebrate Her Accomplishment
Chapter Fourteen: Marrying the Emotional with the Technical
Part III: After the Shoot: Opening the Door to a Long-Term Relationship
Chapter Fifteen: Preparing for the Review and Selection Session
Chapter Sixteen: Showtime!
Chapter Seventeen: Keep Her in the Loop
Chapter Eighteen: The Importance of Maintaining the Connection Even After All is Said and Done
Chapter Nineteen: Concluding Thoughts
Part IV: Resources for the Boudoir Photographer
Chapter Twenty: Interview with a Clinical Psychologist and Specialist on Body Image
Chapter Twenty-One: Additional Client Interviews
Appendices
Biography
Susan Eckert is an internationally published photographer, a career-long member of PPA, and a member of WPPI and AIBP. Prior to becoming a boudoir photographer, Susan earned a master’s degree in Psychology from Columbia University.
