Boudoir photography is increasing in popularity, so what exactly is it? Pronounced "boo-dwar," the word literally means a woman's dressing room or bedroom, so boudoir photography takes a peep and reveals the sensual side of a woman.

Now, don't get your panties in a ruffle! This style is more pin-up than pornographic. "I'm all about empowering women because during the [boudoir] session and then even afterwards, not only is it empowering for my client, but it's empowering for myself too," says Jacalyn Mains, owner of JMM Photography and local photographer.

While a big surge of brides as clients has come about, 90 percent of Mains' clients are mothers, particularly mothers looking to give a 10th-wedding-anniversary present. "So they're mothers and maybe they're not feeling as sexy as they did when they were in their 20s or even maybe 30s," Mains says, but boudoir photography can help them realize the beauty that is still there.

  "You don't even realize that you can look like that, and for someone like [Mains] to be able to shed light on you that you've never even seen yourself in before makes you pretty proud that you're a beautiful woman and that you can take beautiful pictures. And you don't have to be a supermodel to be able to do that," says Dallas Huang, whose baby was 9 months old at the time of her boudoir session with Mains.

To bring out that beauty, women can wear sexy lingerie, but Mains recommends getting a little more personal. Whether it's your own stethoscope from nursing or your rodeo man's cowboy hat, bringing in personal items really can intensify the heat in the photos. "I think some of the sexier things I wore were my husband's oversized white-collar shirt and tall boots," Huang says.

  Women often give themselves a chance to relax and have fun during the photo shoot, but it isn't until they see the finished products that their sense of self-beauty really sets in. Mother of two Marisha Pence loved "every single picture" from her session because Mains focused on specific items and parts of the body to really bring out the best in her, Pence says. "I looked beautiful."

For more information about boudoir photography or to set up your own sexy session with Mains, head to the JMMPhotography Web Site.

PHOTO CREDITS

Photographer: Jacalyn Mains

Top photo model: Holly Jackson

Second photo model: Dallas Huang

Third photo model: Marisha Pence

Linda Palacios
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		Linda Palacios, an East-side native, is the editor of Cincy Chic. Send her an e-mail at lpalacios@cincychic.com.
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Last update: 08-02-2010 07:16

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