BPix is short for boudoir photography – often called glamour photography.  The unique thing about bpix is that they are usually made as a gift for a “special someone.” Women are also making images for their own use in places like Facebook. There are as many different styles of BPix photography as there are women, and we shoot it all — cool and fashionable, hot and sultry, elegant and refined, or edgy and alternative. Our style from beautiful old Hollywood glamour (think black and white with dramatic lighting), to hot Maxim “tease,” to Playboy-style nudity, to 60s-style cinéma vérité. What direction we go in is entirely up to you — we provide the settings, lighting, and photographic style to perfectly complement your look and comfort zone. You decide — create pictures so tasteful and refined you could show your mom, or something hotter and wilder!

What We Offer

Our experience shooting hundreds and hundreds of model portfolios and glamour sessions over the last eight years allows us to give you a relaxed and comfortable photo session that will result in true works of art.

We aren’t a cookie-cutter “glamour shots” mall-store studio with a stash of feather boas and a pose book that will make you look exactly like every other woman they’ve shot. And we don’t provide wardrobe — you bring your own clothes and lingerie. What we DO offer is the knowledge and years of experience to make you look your very best, to put you into settings and locations with incredibly beautiful lighting, and help you feel completely comfortable and at ease while we create a unique work of art.

How sexy and undressed you become is your choice — we respect your comfort level, and work with anyone from the shyest introvert to the most outgoing “bad girl.” We promise that whatever your personality is, we’ll create gorgeous artistic images, and put you totally at ease while doing it!

Who’s There?

Some women are a bit shy or just want to be able to concentrate on how they look, and want a closed set with only the photographers in the room. Other women like a party atmosphere, and bring the whole posse and a cooler full of champagne (a glamour session is the perfect way to start your bacholerette party evening!). We’ve even had moms come along on glamour sessions. Whatever your wishes, we can work with you. We know how to make everyone comfortable and keep the experience enjoyable and fun. Most women choose to have both Paul and Brenda photograph their session together — but if you are more comfortable with a “girls-only!” set, Brenda can shoot your entire session – no boys allowed!

In terms of the photo session, you have four choices for location:

We can shoot in our studio, which offers a variety of different looks, and we have all our lighting equipment here to make you look your best. For a lot of looks and styles, the studio is the perfect choice. And we’re always adding new settings, fabrics, props and looks to our studio — it gets better all the time.

We can shoot outdoors – we know some beautiful locations. When shooting outdoors, we have to work during the time of day with the best light — usually very early in the morning, or late in the afternoon. We often do combination shoots both in the studio, and outdoors.

If you are looking for a luxurious classic “boudoir” look, we can shoot in a hotel suite or bed and breakfast room. The settings can be stunningly beautiful, but of course, you have to pay for the room for one night.

Finally, some of our clients have access to interesting or beautiful spaces to shoot in, and we’re happy to shoot at a location you provide. Our lighting gear is compact and portable, and we can set up anywhere.

Style!

The next choice is style. The choices are almost infinite; it really depends on your personality, the wardrobe choices you bring, the location we use, and a million other variables. Usually Brenda likes to chat with you on the phone or in person before the shoot to come up with a shooting plan that gives you a look and style that you are happy with. We are definitely not a “cookie cutter” studio, and we work really hard to do artistic, creative work that suits your personality and style.

Makeup

You can do your own makeup, you can hire an in-studio professional artist to be there throughout the shoot, or you can have it done at a salon or spa before you come to the shoot. Avoid the temptation to do tanning unless you are VERY familiar with it and have done it before. A lot of people come out streaky the first time, and it can be almost impossible to fix the streaks in photoshop.

Time

Generally, a b-pix session takes around two hours, depending on the complexity of the setup, makeup, whether we shoot in just one location or several, and so on. We’ll never rush you or hurry you out the door — we shoot until we are confident we have a good selection of great images! If you have a makeup artist present during the shoot, that usually adds about an hour to the time you will spend with us.

Making You Comfortable

We understand that some women have never had anything like BPix photos taken before, and we do everything possible to make you comfortable and at ease. If you have arranged for a makeup artist, she will get down to work right away (makeup usually takes around 45 minutes to an hour). When you’re ready, Paul and Brenda will start shooting — generally, Paul handles the technical side (lighting, etc.) while Brenda helps you find poses and makes sure that you look your best. Bring your iPod!

After the Photo Shoot

OK, so once we have taken the photos and gone through and edited them, we upload them to a private password-protected secure web site that only you can access. We shouldn’t have to say it, but we respect your privacy, and your pictures are never displayed or posted publicly on our websites. The images you see here are models who have given their permission for us to display their images.

There are several options for delivery. We always provide the hi-res images on a DVD. But beyond that, one of our favorites is a beautiful 20-page softcover book. They look awesome. We can also do a one-year calendar, with an image from your shoot on each month.  And of course, we can make prints in a wide range of sizes from 4×6 up to 20×30, mounted or framed. The turn-around time on the books and prints is very fast – usually just over a week after you approve the layout.

Note, however that due to circumstances beyond our control, such as time you take to approve the book layout, as well as possible delays at the printer, we do not guarantee delivery by any particular date. If you need to be absolutely sure to have your photos by a certain date, we recommend booking your photo session four to six weeks in advance of when you need the photos.

How Much Does It Cost?

Go to our Menu and Pricing page for a complete list of options.

Whatever you want, we’ll work within your budget to get you the best photographs possible. We love our work and will surpass your expectations!

To discuss YOUR photo session, call Brenda at 518-526-9970!

In addition to bpix, boudoir, glamour and model portfolios, Paul and Brenda offer many other types of photography services. To learn more about our wedding, engagement, and trash-the-dress photography, please visit http://upstatephotographers.com

To learn more about our headshot photography, please visit http://albanyheadshots.com