Top 10 Boudoir Photographers in New Orleans

Boudoir sessions are so much more than the end result. They’re not only the images you receive to share with your significant other but the feeling of empowerment and owning your body that is so treasured by many women.

New Orleans is home to no shortage of talented boudoir photographers who are helping women throughout Southern Louisiana to reveal their inner goddess. In this guide, we’ll share 10 of the best who are making waves in the industry.

Isaac Fenter Photography

Based out of New Orleans, Isaac Fenter is a fashion and portrait photographer who also shoots in the boudoir world. He has worked with numerous models to help build their portfolios, as well as agencies that include FT45 and Essence Fest. His intimate boudoir portraits are artistic, to say the least, with unique props and styling that means no two sessions are the same. He takes a collaborative approach to his work, ensuring the final images meet your vision.

Beausoleil Boudoir

Beausoleil Boudoir is a Southern Louisiana-based boudoir photography business that’s all about redefining boundaries and re-imagining the genre. It’s led by Tina Rodosta, who got her start in the industry as a makeup artist before becoming a photographer. She describes her style as “part editorial, part fashion, and 100% glam”, with New Orleans’ iconic architecture and backdrops often featuring. A boudoir session with Beausoleil includes an unforgettable experience with their stylists to ensure you feel your absolute best in front of the camera.

Whiskey Reverie

Mary Katherine Leslie is the owner and lead photographer at Whiskey Reverie and has worked as a professional photographer since 2011. She says that her curiosity with boudoir photography stemmed from her time in the church and is a vessel for helping women to unlearn the shame that’s often associated with sensuality. Mary is all about helping women find ownership in their bodies, whether they’re stay-at-home mothers or single career women (and everything in between).

Brittany Paiyarat Boudoir

Specializing in self-love and empowerment, Brittany Paiyarat Boudoir is one of the leading boudoir photography studios on Louisiana’s Northshore. After receiving her Bachelors of Fine Arts from the Brooks Institute of Photography in 2012, she began focusing on boudoir and hasn’t looked back since. Through her work, she strives to help women fall in love with themselves and describes this as the “best job possible”. We love the intimacy and rawness of her images, reflecting how her subjects truly feel inside.

Bella Bodies Boudoir

Bella Bodies Boudoir is the brainchild of Kayla Boissiere, who is all about celebrating women of all shapes and sizes. She’s on a mission to show that women should be able to feel sexy in front of the camera, no matter what their body looks like and whether or not it conforms to current beauty standards. Kayla is on a goal to reflect her clients in the best possible light and we think her images do just that!

New Orleans Ladies Boudoir

New Orleans Ladies Boudoir has a knack for bringing out their clients’ inner sass, with images that are boldly colored, editorial, and often infused with sparkle. They understand that it takes courage to walk into a boudoir session and take your clothes off in front of a near stranger and are honored with the trust their clients place in them. New Orleans Ladies Boudoir purposely doesn’t retouch any images before the initial reveal, so that their clients can see how amazing they look without any post-processing.

Rachael Kuivinen Photography

achael Kuivinen has been working as a photographer since 2009 and recognizes that in our busy lives, we rarely have time for celebrating ourselves. That’s why she loves working one-on-one with clients to reveal what is unique about them while making them feel empowered and amazing about who they are. She says that her goal is “to ensure that you get the look you are trying to achieve, remove the fear of the unknown, and help you enjoy the experience.”

Nicole Nichols

orn and raised in New Orleans, Nicole Nichols moved to Denver, Colorado in 2005 but regularly returns to Louisiana to shoot boudoir sessions, weddings, and portraits. She’s a strong believer in experiences being more valuable than material goods and says that while your partner may love your boudoir images, they are really a gift for you. Clients rave about their sessions with Nicole and her ability to take gorgeous images that make them see themselves in a completely different light.

Stanwycks Photography

Vicki Stanwycks has worked as a commercial photographer for more than 25 years and has established a reputation as one of the leading photographers in New Orleans. In addition to advertising, promotional, and lifestyle images, she also regularly does boudoir sessions in her studio shooting people from all walks of life. When she’s not empowering women, she’s offering workshops, life coaching, and model mentoring. Vicki also does headshots for talent, corporate executives, and politicians, as well as photographing events of all kinds.

Erika Parker Boudoir

Based out of a studio in the Lower Garden District, Erika Parker Boudoir offers boudoir photography to clients throughout New Orleans. Erika’s style is elegant while still being sensual, with unique angles and framing that reveal more than a classic portrait does. We particularly love her use of soft drapes and whimsical light, as well as detailed shots that reflect the uniqueness of each of her subjects. When she’s not photographing in New Orleans, Erika is traveling the world, having visited everywhere from Africa to Thailand and the Caribbean.

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