“Have you seen this?”
…was the text message I received this afternoon.
(FFS. Truly. FFS. Are Only Fans portfolios next?)
My response was honestly no because I try not to follow what this person does because I just think sometimes it’s a little too left of center for my brain.
But, alas, here we are and now none of us can see it. Apparently this has been flying around the Internet and social media locally.
I will state for the record that I have zero problem with what they call “boudoir photography.” I know make up artists who have done it as a partnership with photographers etc. But this? You’re going to potentially pay this woman to take a picture of your naked ass with her iPhone?
Ummmm 🤨?
To me, this is a hard pass because this is the same person who charges for “photo shoots” going around the public parks to do photo sessions with her cell phone with people. Boudoir photography is also something that has been done for a while, so why would you choose this person to begin with versus a professional photographer?
Photography is an art form. I am a digital photographer but I am not a professional photographer. I am good but I will never say I am a professional photographer, because I’m not. I have done plenty of private events and occasional head shots, mostly for people I know. I have also had my photography used occasionally over the years to various publications regionally and nationally, and even some people who were using them for books or blowing them up for wall art as was the case of a photo I took almost 10 years ago of Malvern Train Station.
magazine May, 2009.
But I’m not using my cell phone. I’m using a real, grown-up camera.
I used to second a rather talented wedding photographer. I actually apprenticed with her so to speak. She saw photos I took just as a hobby and said to me one time many many years ago that I could actually do this, so she trained me and she’s a professional photographer. A photographer who went to art school. I won’t misrepresent myself. I am a digital photographer. In that vein, I humbly swear that I will not take a photo of your bare ass! 🤣
I will note I thought of photographs along this vein before my breast cancer surgery years ago and then after with the scars and I just never did it. I only point that out so that you understand that I don’t have an aversion to nude or partially nude photography, essentially. It’s all about who does it and if you’re going to do it, use a professional that you can trust. In a setting where you are comfortable.
American flag in Chester County on the anniversary of 9/11
So this new age where often random people call themselves a “photographer” on social media bothers me because a lot of these people aren’t actual trained photographers, and I think that’s very unfair to the photographers that actually are real and trained.
But if you’re going to get down to the brass tacks of actual boudoir photography, it is an art form. It’s not photos taken with somebody’s cell phone. However, I’m wondering if they can be combined with a Main Line Easter Bunny photo shoot?
Yes, this is the same person who years ago why don’t you to buy dinner for her family on Christmas Eve if you were a local restaurant, etc. etc. and when I have bought this person up in the past based upon their public posts as a public figure I’ve gotten some messages from them. When you post publicly as part of your “business model”, public comments are part of the deal. When you also post as a “public figure” public comments are part of the deal.
People are going to do their hustle, who are technically sort of gig workers or self-employed. But I can still say this kind of gives off Eau de Creepy. If this person was a legitimate photographer, maybe I would not find it so giggle worthy. But as long as these are photos taken with someone’s cell phone or iPhone, it’s kind of like capturing the moment as an upskirter IMHO. Or just a waste of good lingerie and make up.
Ick factor = high
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So whatevs’ I guess this is the evolution of this person from publicity on Christmas Eve to photo shoots with her cell phone to the energizer bunny with a flat Hal faced Easter bunny costume. That’s their jam. However, the budding boudoir photography career does make me throw up a little in my mouth. And I am allowed to have that opinion, as to many others who have seen the same posts. I mean people are talking about it.
If you are going to do this, leave it to the professionals….not low budget. Besides, how do you know your photos wouldn’t be used on their social media platforms as advertising?
IMHO this is not about empowering anyone, this is a way to make money so why not just be honest?
Xmas Eve Dinner + Flat Hal – faced Ether Bunny + Cell Phone Photo Shoots Venmo OK + Cell Phone Boudoir Photo Shoots? Damn…. so not my jam…
