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One Reason to Engage in Intimate Portraiture ...
"Never let a Love Story die a silent death because you did not maintain it -
Speak your love language often and loud from your heart!"
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Embrace Yourself and Enjoy a Private Experience to Remember
Let yourself in -
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“Let someone love you just the way you are... as flawed as you might be, as unattractive as you sometimes feel, and as unaccomplished as you think you are. To believe that you must hide all the parts of you that are broken, out of fear that someone else is incapable of loving what is less than perfect, is to believe that sunlight is incapable of entering a broken window and illuminating a dark room.”
Marc Hack
“Photographs allow for connections to be made and for time to pause - to appreciate all the world has to offer.”
Dustin Thibideau
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.
What you have caught on film is captured forever…
It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”
Aaron Siskind
A TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE
For Me, Myself, and I
Indoor & Outdoor Photoshoots
The nude form is nature's mantle without the crust"The girl with dark hair was coming towards him across the field. With what seemed a single movement she tore off her clothes and flung them disdainfully aside. Her body was white and smooth, but it aroused no desire in him, indeed he barely looked at it. What overwhelmed him in that instant was admiration for the gesture with which she had thrown her clothes aside. With all its grace and carelessness it seemed to annihilate a whole [oppressive] culture, a whole system of thought.”
George Orwell
A Body-Positive Value-Adding Experience
Forget about awkwardly posing in front of the camera
We know how to get the best angles to work for you and find the compositions that visually reflect the outcomes you desire.
Creative approaches throughout the day ensures that your photoshoot is skillfully directed to capture the best angles and features - also your personality. This experience can be intimate boudoir or implied nude, artistic, or fine art of the nude human form, with a focus on body lines, the play of light and shadows, etc. Or it can be outdoors in a natural setting that guides us along gently - regardless of the genre you opt for, we want to reflect the organic you that you can be proud of.
We want to show you what your mirror does not tell about the beautiful you!
NO NEED TO LOOK FOR POSES - THIS IS DIFFERENT
Laugh, play, enjoy - be your authentic self - JUST BE!
this time with yourself is so importantBoudoir sessions can be sultry or sensual, romantic or really kinky - there is no one answer, except it is about YOU.
It is a way to own your femininity and focus on yourself - just because. The shoot always starts with a few beautiful portraits. Rest assured, you will feel a bit decadent ... and then you'll walk out with your head held high knowing you are WORTHY. What is inside will come out during your photoshoot.
Have fun and remember to let go and unleash your inner self - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE NOW!
It’s not about taking photos, we build MEMORIES
“A photograph is a secret about a secret...... and the more it tells you the less you know" Diana Arbus 1923-71
Nudity is natural but not until a person accepts and loves who they are. The most important day is the day you decide you're good enough for you. It's the day you set yourself free. If we base our self-worth on something ever-changing as our bodies, we'll be forever on a roller-coaster. Our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance. A boudoir photoshoot is the first day of the rest of a lifelong romance.
Our Process
Say Hello & Consultation
By the time you say Hello, you have been thinking about making contact for a while. Taking the first step to let us know you are considering a photoshoot, is all we need to be in a position to plan and take care of things. It is important that you share all with us during the consultation - your special requests and wishes, as well as fears.
A consultation also introduces you to the photographer and get a feel for all the different possibilities you may expect on the day of your shoot. From this very moment we hear from you, we aim to make you comfortable and understand what it is you wish to gain from your photoshoot. It may be for a partner, or yourself, or just because.
Whichever the reason, we want to get to know you and hear your heart's desires for the photoshoot.
Feel free to ask questions at all times.
Throughout the process, you are in a position to decide what you feel comfortable with to do.
Booking & Preparations
Once we have established the foundations of your photoshoot, we consider possible dates and confirm your booking. At this time it is important that a deposit is paid so as to ensure your time booked, remains yours.
Various preparations sometimes need to be taken care of and we will ensure that all is in place so no time is wasted on the booked date. Studio or alternative venues and colour settings are discussed also. If we plan an outdoor shoot, we may need to keep an eye out for weather patterns.
We communicate with you in the time leading up to the photoshoot and guide you with some tricks - the do's and dont's of preparing for your shoot. You may also wish to shop around for special items you want to incorporate. If hair and make-up is done by yourself or professionally done will need to be discussed ahead of time so shooting time is not reduced by time spent on this at the studio.
Day of Photoshoot
Your day has arrived and all are ready and waiting. This is when you let us do what we do best. Most clients like to page through our albums to review ideas possible to incorporate in their own shoots. There may be time to use some of your own ideas, should you also have specific concepts in mind.
Our main aim is always to help you feel comfortable, and most of all, enjoy this special experience. We want this day to be another huge success! It is important that you are not distracted during your shoot, and we therefor would not allow a friend on the set during our photoshoots.
You will leave a different person than the one who first walked in, not because you have attended an acting class, but because you very soon find yourself being free to be the you you really are.
This day is the first day of the life-long romance with yourself and we make it the very best it possibly can be.
Post-Production & Delivery
The best images from the photoshoot will be selected and be retouched professionally. Once completed and checked, we upload preview images online on our website where you are able to login with a private password to view and select images you would like to order.
Since various packages offer different quantities of images, we ensure that we upload more than the package allows. You will be notified that the upload is complete and ready for viewing. Should your selection of images exceed the package for the photoshoot, you may still request to order additional images and these will be charged at a set price per image.
During this time of viewing, you may already know which images you wish to turn into wall art, which you may intend to present in a photo box or album, or request our very special photo painting to be done for specific images.
Once completed, you are again contacted and may download your high resolution images directly as applicable.
Boudoir Intimate Portraiture
"A beautiful shoot isn't just about gorgeous photos, it's a decision to say I am beautiful as I am. A new chapter in your life that says I love who I am ... I am beautiful"
"I wanted to capture that light that shines through her ... "
Katy Noel Lund
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Couple Nude Fine Art
"I love the people I photograph. I mean, they are my friends.
I have never met most of them, or I don't know them at all, yet through my images,
I live with them"
Bruce Gilden
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Solo Nude Fine Art
“You don’t make a photograph just with a camera.
You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.”
Ansel Adams
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Artistic Soul Nude Fine Art
SOMETIMES ADVENTUROUS, YET HUGE FUN.
"Photography, as a powerful medium of expression and communication, offers an infinite variety of perception, interpretation and execution."
Ansel Adams
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Maternity
"To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and distressingly inhabited.
Soul and spirit are stretched along with body - making pregnancy a time of transition, growth and profound beginnings."
Anne Buchanan
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Mother & Baby
"Birth is not only about making babies.
Birth is about making mothers - strong, competent, capable mothers who trust themselves and know their inner strength."
Barbara Katz Rothman
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Personalised Wall Art
"Photographs allow for connections to be made and for time to pause to appreciate all ..."
Dustin Thibideau
"Art finds her own perfection within, and not outside of, herself.
She is not to be judged by any external standard of resemblance"
Oscar Wilde
Price on Request
Would you like to book a
Photoshoot?
Say hello.
Let's work together.
Let us guide you with a 15-minute phone consultation where we can chat and make sure all are aligned so as to best bring the results you are after. Feel free to discuss all that comes to mind and ask as many questions as you like.
Send your message and we will respond within 24hrs to discuss.
Studio:
Beachview, Gqeberha, South Africa
Enquires:
photo@privatephotographer.co.za
hello@asna-art.com
Whatsapp:
+27 (0)83 627 1232