Lifestyle - Boudoir photography India

We are so glad you are considering a Boudoir Photo shoot! From the moment you book a boudoir photography session with us, till your images our delivered to you, our focus is on providing you with the highest quality of service. For women subjects, We have an all women team available to make you feel comfortable and relaxed during the shoot. We work on capturing each woman’s unique beauty, in a way that will leave you feeling empowered and sexy. We believe that every woman’s boudoir experience should be as unique as her! This is why apart from our standard packages, we have the provision of a custom boudoir package too.

What happens during a Boudoir Photography shoot

Each of our boudoir photography sessions takes place in a gorgeous suite at a high-end hotel. Before the shoot we will be consulting you on the attire, props, do’s and don’ts related to the session. We will also be discussing a few poses so that this will make planning the shoot easy. Before the shoot , we’ll meet physically or on a virtual video call, so that you are comfortable with your photographer and don’t spend the photography time on the big day, in getting comfortable in front of a stranger.

Basically, we want you up and ready, walking into your boudoir photo session feeling fully confident. It’s ok to feel nervous about the shoot especially since it’s a first time experience for many people. But at every step of the way, we try to ensure that you feel comfortable. IF you have chosen a package with makeup and hairstyling, then we will start the day with that. After this the photography will commence in private. The only people in the room will be you and the female photographer. If touchup to the makeup is needed then the makeup artist or hair stylist may enter the room. Finally after the shoot is done, the edited images will be delivered to you in 5-6 weeks.

This photo essay covers the “behind the scenes” preparation by artists who perform multiple shows of Ramlila at Ramlila maidan (Red fort, Delhi) every year. A chance visit to the Dusshehra mela at the same grounds resulted in the curiosity to see what happens behind the stage. Following the trail of empty metal & paper carcasses of Raavan, his brother Kumbhakaran and son Meghanath, I stumbled upon an opening near the stage which seemed to be where the “army” was getting ready for the upcoming performance. After taking permission to click pictures from someone who seemed to be the Ramlila committee chairman, I jumped beyond that Lakshman rekha, pun unintended, and entered the large tent where the first thing I saw was a character casually strolling around with a tail on his rear. The large tent had a separate enclosure for the women folk getting ready. The character playing Hanuman also doubled up as the makeup artist for the male characters. He was busy doing makeup for all the men folk, at the end of which he would do his own makeup. The cast included people from all walks of life, men, women, children (mostly part of monkey army) who were literate and loved doing this as well. They were not too concerned with a photographer with a huge camera stalking them, but the gender of the photographer seemed to surprise them a little. The women folk were generous with their compliments. Almost all of them had been doing the same roles since over decades and knew their roles in sleep. They were polite, cordial and friendly. We were offered tea, coffee and chairs to sit when it seemed appropriate. The images present the find that was unearthed.

7 of these images got published as a photo essay in the Sunday Guardian this week. The article had a short description and I’ll let the pictures do the talking :).

The photo essay can be seen here – [jpg doublespread], [pdf] . A ‘very low res pics’ version of the article is online as well.

The entire album (38 images) can be seen on my Facebook page.

Category: Lifestyle

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What happens during a Boudoir Photography shoot

Cloak Tale – a Ramlila photoessay, published in the Sunday Guardian