Berkeley Parents Network: Photographers for Adult Portraits

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Photographers for Adult Portraits

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Jan 2008

Can anyone recommend a photographer for glamour/''tasteful'' boudoir shots? Preferably one who's in the East Bay, who also works with or can recommend a stylist. The recommendations in the archives are several years old. I'd love to hear if anyone has had a good experience doing this. I'm uncomfortable in front of a camera even under the best of circumstances! Oh, and I'm middle-aged, not glamourous and don't usually even wear makeup - but my husband would love a gift like this and I'd like to make an effort. Will need a glass of wine for this

Give Pia Navales-Cook a call (510-387-7927) to get your boudoir photographs taken. I am working on a design project with Pia and she showed me a recent boudoir series she did, and the photos are *gorgeous*! She must have made the subject quite comfortable during the session to get these lovely, natural images. Also, we just had a family portrait photo session with Pia and I thoroughly enjoyed the session and love the results. Jocelyn

August 2006

I would like to have a few pictures of me done by a professional photographer specializing in portraits and close-ups. Would you please post some new recommendations? Thanks Simona

Hi, I have been very pleased with Amy Perl's services. I heard about her from Crackerjack's baby store (also fabulous!) on Piedmont Avenue and had her do a home session for my 6 month old son. She is wonderfully creative and her personality is a hoot. I really enjoyed working with her, rates are quite reasonable Megan

We used Eliot Khuner as our photographer. He has a way of relaxing everyone, works well with children, and the quality is excellent. (510) 524-3569 www.ekphoto.com Stu S

I would like to recommend Dennis Galloway for folks looking for a truly talented portrait photographer. His services seem underpriced for the quality of his work. Dennis is a very dependable, ethical, honorable, kind and gentle soul. Contact him via email: dennis[at]dennisgalloway.com or by phone: (925) 969-1140. Nancy

Pat Boyd is an EXCELLENT photographer. She is detail oriented and is truly passionate about her work. Pat is easy to work with and her rates are reasonable. I've recommended her to a bunch of my friends and poeple I know and all the feedback has been nothing but positive and wonderful. We are actually going back for another photo shoot with her in November! This is her contact information: www.patboydphotography.com pat[at]patboydphotography.com If you need more info, you can also shoot me an email and I'd be happy to talk to you more about her. P.S. She also does Pet portraits! tetandjeremy

I'd like to recommend Adina Meastas, I was so impressed with her work! She first photographed myself pregnant then photographed my newborn and older daughter together, in one word ''WOW''! She is an extremely gifted photographer, our only dilemma was narrowing down our images to our favorites because we truly loved all of them! She made us all feel very comfortable and just made the whole experience special. Her info: www.photographyam.com, photography by Adina Meastas

Sept 2003

My husband revealed to me that there was nothing he'd like better for his birthday than a nude photo of me (nothing showy or tasteless, but arty, in black and white, with no ''parts'' showing, just something provocative). Well, I don't even know where to begin to look for someone to do this! This will be a difficult thing for me to do, as I am fairly modest, and I would only be comfortable doing this for a female photographer. Please don't suggest having a friend do it; as much as I would like to, I don't know anyone with good photo skills. Any ideas??? anon

Jen Molander specializes in artistic, tasteful images of women nude. Her 'bare truth' porfolio of natural and compelling images can be seen at http://www.jenmolander.com/baretruth.html . Angela

There's an AWESOME photographer in San Anselmo named Jeanette, who did similar pix for me many years ago. She's not as good with ''public pictures'' (like weddings) in my opinion, but her ''private pictures'' were tasteful, sexy, and artistic - not just in my case, but throughout her portfolio. If nobody else happens to know her, I can try to find her last name for you. Email if so. Kathleen

Limor Inbar Hansen took some beautiful photos for my website (not nudes!) She is very easy and comfortable to work with. Her own website shows many portraits. www.indelible-images.com bscadeng

I'd like to recommend a fellow photographer to you. As a male photographer I completely understand your interest in a female photographer for this purpose. While I photograph children and families I usually refer women who want maternity shots to female photographers for the same reason. Laura Turbow does excellent work and I'm confident she could help you feel comfortable. You can view her work here: http://www.ltphoto.com/ Look under portraits for sample pictures. She is based in El Cerrito but will do work at your home. If it turns out she is too busy, let me know and I can refer others - she's just the top choice in my book. Jonathan Payne

When I was pregnant I had a photoshoot with Jen Molander. She takes black and white, artsy photos. On her website (www.jenmolander.com), look under Bare Truth for an example of her nude photography. SHe was very easy to work with and made me feel totally comfortable. Anita

a wonderful photographer friend has a website you can visit to see her work. some stuff is ''experimental'' yet beautiful. one particular photo came to mind after reading your request of a black n white shot of pregnant woman that is quite lovely. she does 35mm, digital, color and b&w. go to: photosbyalyssa[at]yahoo.com

Contact my friend and EXCELLENT photographer, Anna Myers. Her website is www.digitalmecca.net She is very friendly and professional plus she does amazing work. You won't be sorry. On her website there is a contact page with her phone number and email address. Tell her Jessica sent you. Jessica

I would look no further than patricia kingsley (www.patriciakingsley.com). Very good, very tasteful, very good. She does B/W well and is a female. pvgdad

Hi. I highly recommend Jen Molander. She does various kinds of photography and one of them is a series called ''Bare Truth.'' They are sensitive, tasteful, stunning nude portraits of women in natural settings. Her website, where you can see samples of this work, is http://www.jenmolander.com She also took all of the photos for my web site which is http://www. cometoyoursensesevents.com Good luck! Best, Sondra

We had very classy nude and semi-nude b/w and color photos taken by Debra Seal when I was 8 months pregnant. We were VERY happy with the session, the photographer, and the photos. Her style for the nudes and semi-nudes is artsy, dreamy, classic. Her knowledge of lighting, timing, and exposure are exceptional. And she is very easy to work with, coming in with her own expertise but willing to work with your ideas too. I thought her prices were good - and we looked around a lot. She even did some great photos that included both myself and my husband. Now she specializes in babies, children, family, and maternity photos but she may be willing to do a similar style to her maternity photos even if your not expecting. I don't think she would do more of a boudoir type session but it's worth asking if that's what you're thinking-if not she may have a recommendation. The best thing about her sessions (especially for the shy) are that they take place in your home but look like you went to a studio. You can see some of her work at Debraseal.com and there is a mostly clothed example of our photo shoot in the maternity section. It's the b/w one of the man and very pregnant woman with the very long hair. Good luck. S.W.

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