................The boudoir photo, as it is called in the trade, has often been thought of as a guilty pleasure ...............

Doug Vosler wrote:
At least 40% of the money i make from photography is this style of photography requested by women who want the confidence boost.

I think this is rather positive. I am on the contrary see a lot of misunderstanding and judgement about me doing lingerie or couple nudes I tried. And it's not like they don't like pics themselves, they just do not think it's appropriate for somebody of my profession/age/[you name it].
And I am seriously sick of this attitude. There are very few friends who understand and share it.

Lapis wrote:
As a model and a photographer, I have made photographs for women who thought they were not photogenic or pretty. I saw the beauty in them, and made photos that changed their perspective on themselves. It is very gratifying, as a photographer, a model, and a woman, to help someone else feel sexy.

Yep!
*applause*

TroisCouleurs wrote:

I think this is rather positive. I am on the contrary see a lot of misunderstanding and judgement about me doing lingerie or couple nudes I tried. And it's not like they don't like pics themselves, they just do not think it's appropriate for somebody of my profession/age/[you name it].
And I am seriously sick of this attitude. There are very few friends who understand and share it.

When I hear women say things like this (your friends that is..), I often wonder how much is just a cover for their own fear of being judged by others and jealousy about not having the guts to try it.