INTIMATE PORTRAITURE Intimate portraiture has been gaining immense popularity in recent years. As women, we spend endless amounts of time and money pampering ourselves to feel beautiful. By investing in portraiture of ourselves, we can capture and document our beauty to treasure for a lifetime. My goal at STUDIO BRAVO is to create unique, sexy, flattering portraits for all women within the privacy of our female-only studio. Every woman is very different and has something fabulous to capture. An intimate session is the perfect way for you to feel beautiful. Regardless of age or body type, I specialize in offering all women an incredible opportunity to commission their own personal and unique collection of stunning, modern boudoir portraits. While my sessions are designed to create a personal, romantic gift for your significant other to cherish for a lifetime, they are truly designed for you. The whole experience is fun, empowering and confidence building. Although the end result is for him, you’ll find it is just as much for you! Whether it is a defining moment in your life or anytime you want to show how beautiful you are, together we can create a collection of flattering, gorgeous portraits. Your images will be produced as an album to give as the ultimate wedding gift for any groom, a beautiful anniversary surprise, a romantic present for Christmas, Valentines, Birthday or Father’s Day … or just to say “I love you”. SESSION DETAILS Packaged to pamper, all photo-shoots include unique sets, beautiful lighting, flattering posing, professional photographer and digital retouching. I will enable your true beauty to shine. Feeling nervous or self conscious about having an Intimate session? There’s no need to worry, it’s natural to feel this way. I will guide you through each pose and know exactly which angles to capture for all body types that best exemplify the beautiful woman you are. There is no need to know how to pose; you won’t have to do any performing. I’ll show you how to get those sultry bedroom eyes, sexy poses and enticing looks. Most sessions involve approximately 1-2 hours of shooting which allows plenty of time to unwind and feel comfortable. So leave everything up to me … relax and enjoy yourself! ADVANCED BEAUTY RETOUCHING Advanced beauty retouching is fundamental in creating my STUDIO BRAVO signature look. After your session, the best images will be selected by me for editing. Each image chosen for your product will be flawlessly retouched to perfection in my digital darkroom to make your portraits the works of art hat you expect from our studio. FOR THE BRIDE STUDIO BRAVO sessions are this year’s most fashionable and unique wedding gift. What better time than now, just before the most beautiful day of your life, to indulge yourself in intimate portraiture and create the most personal gift for your groom-to-be. If you are searching for a unique, sexy wedding gift for your groom, then STUDIO BRAVO portraiture is for you. My shoots are glamorous, sexy, and flattering. Present your groom with your album the night before your wedding and he will be blown away at what an incredibly beautiful woman he is about to marry. A wedding gift guaranteed to be cherished forever. THE INVESTMENT Approximately few days after your session, I will send you a password to a private, password protected, online gallery for your viewing and selection. I ask that you give me 2-4 weeks from your session date to complete your order. Please keep this in mind when booking the date of your session.( Rush editing is available ) Boudoir sessions range in price, and truly depend on how you would like to display your images. For every package your portraits will be produced as a gorgeous collection of images of you looking beautiful, sexy and seductive. Whether it be a beautifully finished bedside album, a keep sake image box, a wall art calendar, a beautifully finished fine art flush mount album or a one of a kind wall art canvas, there are many options to choose from. Gift Certificates are available. The perfect gift for any man to give to his bride, wife or girlfriend! An intimate session is also a perfect gift to give the bride-to-be or a unique present for anyone, anytime. ----------------------------------------------------------------   Q&A An Intimate Session is a completely different experience than regular family portraits and it’s certainly not something we do everyday. For some of us, it’s a once in a lifetime experience and, as such, many questions may come to mind. The following information has been designed to answer some of the frequently asked questions I am asked at Studio Bravo  - from wardrobe selection to picking up your final products. If you have any questions that are not answered below, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I am more than happy to speak with you on an individual basis. What is Intimate Photography? Intimate portraiture has been gaining immense popularity in recent years. As women, we spend endless amounts of time and money pampering ourselves with beauty products and services, clothing, accessories, fitness and even plastic surgery to make us feel beautiful. By investing in portraiture of ourselves, we can capture and document our beauty to treasure for a lifetime. Regardless of age or body type, we specialize in offering all women an incredible opportunity to commission their own personal collection of stunning, modern boudoir portraits. Flattering your best features, Studio Bravo Photography provides you with something truly unique to show how beautiful you are. While my sessions are designed to create a personal, romantic gift for your significant other to cherish for a lifetime, they are truly designed for you. Can I just right-click and print my proof pictures instead of purchasing them from you ? It is a common misunderstanding that it is ok to right-click and save your proofing pictures to your computer for personal printing or displaying on the internet. However it is illegal to download, copy, print or reproduce the images in any way. I spend a great deal of time after your session in my digital darkroom, perfecting your images. I ask that you respect what I do for a living, and the laws set in place to protect them. My pricing has been carefully structured to be able to maintain my business. If I allowed theft of my images, I would not be able to offer this unique and beautiful service to women. My session is booked – how do I prepare ? In preparation for your shoot, please think of the following things: Hair touch-ups, waxing, eyebrow shaping, manicure, pedicure, tanning and moisturizing. Once your session is booked, we will send you our Client Guide which goes into further detail regarding preparation. Do you provide hair and makeup services ? No I don’t, however I have few wonderful and affordable places I can recommend. What should I bring to my shoot? Do you supply wardrobe? Yes, I do have a selection of shoes, lingerie and some fun accessories. Unfortunately I cannot guarantee it will fit every body type so it is better to bring your own selection of lingerie. I have some great suggestions on what to purchase and bring with you. Please bring a variety of lingerie, shoes and jewelry. I will work with you to create the look you want. When you are choosing lingerie, consider choosing more than one set to get a variety of looks. Most important bring a variety of different colors. Lingerie can include bra and panty sets, a corset, teddy, chemise, camisole, garters, thigh high stockings and robes. While black is the standard in sexy, all colors are great and give a nice variety of looks to your final images. For brides, consider bringing your favorite white lingerie Don’t forget the veil and a garter to complete the look. Other items to bring include a variety of high heels, high boots, jewelry, scarves, hats, ties. Feel free to bring anything with you to accessorize your shoot and make it a more personalized experience. A piece of your mate’s favorite apparel – shirt and tie perhaps or a sports jersey – he’ll love it! Have a look through my galleries for inspiration. I’m a little uncomfortable about nudity Nudity is certainly not necessary and I will not push you to go further than you feel comfortable with. Sexy isn’t always about how much you show, it’s all about how you show it! Most men feel that leaving something to the imagination is much sexier than baring it all. Sounds great … but I’m feeling nervous about my shoot ! Feeling nervous or self conscious about having an intimate session ? There’s no need worry, it’s natural to feel this way. We guide you through each pose and know exactly which angles to capture for all body types to make you look like the beautiful woman you are. You don't need to know how to pose, you won’t have to do any performing and won't be put on the spot. I’ll show you how to get those sexy poses and sultry looks. Our sessions are designed to allow plenty of time to relax and feel comfortable which really shows in the final images. So leave everything up to me … just relax and enjoy yourself ! I have a little problem area that I don’t like about by body – is there anything you can do? Regardless of age or body type, I specialize in offering all women an incredible opportunity to commission their own personal collection of stunning, modern boudoir portraits. Flattering your best features, Studio Bravo Photography provides you with something truly unique to show how beautiful you are. Every woman is very different and has something incredible to capture. My advanced retouching includes skin perfecting, body contouring and feature enhancement. Every detail is covered from wrinkles to acne, scars, cellulite and stretch marks. You don’t have to worry about these little imperfections. I have everything covered. If you have a particular problem area that you're not happy with, let me know. My advanced posing techniques are designed to emphasize the positives and disguise problem areas. In addition I can perform a little “digital liposuction” in the retouching stage. I will not however completely change the shape of your body – after all that just wouldn’t be you ! Will my session be with a female photographer ? Yes ! With such personal portraits it is reassuring for both you and the man in your life that Studio Bravo is run from start to finish by a female Photographer I’ve had my session – what a blast ! When do I get to see my images? Within 1-2 days of your session, your first edited images will become available for you to view on a private password protected gallery. Please remember that it is illegal to download, copy, save or print the images within the gallery. . How many images will I have to choose from ? Many images are captured during your session. Afterwards, each image is put through a careful selection process. You will see only the images that meet the standards of Studio Bravo. Images that do not meet these standards are removed permanently during the selection process. Will my images be shown on your website or in your studio ? The images shown on my website, blog and in-studio displays are shown with the client’s permission only. At the end of your session you will be given an optional model release form that is completely voluntary to sign. If you choose not to sign the release, your images will not be seen by anyone other than employees of Studio Bravo. I fully understand and respect the privacy of my clients. I have a friend who is excited to book an intimate session as well For each new client that you refer to Studio Bravo who books a session, you will receive a credit towards an additional session for yourself. Take advantage of the referral program as often as you like by spreading the word! Credits are awarded once the full session fee is received from the new client. Credits have no cash value and can only be used by the original referrer and are not transferable. I’d love to give a session as a gift. Can I do that ? Certainly ! Gift Certificates are available for session fees and/or products. I have a question that isn’t listed above If your questions haven't been answered here, please feel free to contact me at studiobravo.ca@gmail.com or call me at 250-870-3272 . I am are more than happy to speak with you on an individual basis.