Why is Boudoir Photography Expensive?
It’s true, Boudoir Photography is a luxury service.
We know we’re an investment - and that does mean that, sometimes, as with things like holidays or a special treat, you may have to save before you come to us, or use our payment plans, which is totally okay!
But that still doesn’t answer the question…why is Boudoir Photography expensive? It’s an important and good question to ask. So, let’s get down to it.
Firstly, because it is an entirely personalised, highly skilled service that requires years of training and learning!
In my first week at Divas, I remember Neill telling me a story about a woman who approached Picasso in a restaurant. She asked him to draw her something and said she would be happy to pay whatever he deemed fit. Picasso agreed, creating something for her on a napkin, looked up and said, “That will be $10,000.”
“But you did that in thirty seconds,” the astonished woman replied.
“No,” Picasso said. “It has taken me forty years to do that.”
Do you get what we’re saying here? Think about the amount of training, of time, of money, of lessons learnt, of hard work, it has taken for us to get where we are today.
Want to see what we mean? Just take a look at the timeline of Neill’s career below… (Neill is our Head Photographer!)
Obviously, it’s not just Neill too. It’s the whole team that make up your experience. Jesse has been working as a photographer for over 10 years. Our make-up artist Shannon is also incredible at what she does, and part of that comes from the money and time she put into her own training.
Point number 2… People aren’t just paying for photography, they are paying for meaningful long-lasting impact, a change in belief, and a confidence boost that has potential to change their life!
In fact, we asked our Group of 3,200 Divas if their Boudoir experience had a long-term impact on their confidence (i.e they felt better in themselves months & years after their experience) and 96% said yes.
Our entire blog section is dedicated to showing how a Divas experience can transform people’s life… Read any of those stories and you’ll see, what they walk away with isn’t “a nice photo”, it’s an entirely elevated sense of self-belief!
How many other photography studios can say that?!
The reason people come to us, and the reason people invest hard-earned money in their artwork, is because we deliver transformation.
And these aren’t just words we throw away, it’s a whole approach that we train incredibly hard for. Our discovery calls are an incredibly important part of what we do and we have done countless, countless hours of training by industry experts to be able to do those calls!
Jo, the co-founder of Divas, trained as a life-coach and as a NLP practitioner - and she brings all of these invaluable skills to your experience. All of the training she had about how to help people rewire negative narratives or to change beliefs, are all infused into our experience.
And talking about myself (hi, Jess here!) I’ve had a whole ream of training myself, including undertaking a mental health first-aid course several times and recently getting a certificate in level 2 counselling skills.
Sarah, another member of the team, is also a trained Wellbeing Coach who has a number of qualifications under her belt!
We hear again and again in testimonials from incredibly nervous people who have suffered from paralysing body dysmorphia their whole life, that they felt ‘instantly at ease’ in our company. Additionally months, or even years after their experience, Divas come back and tell us about the fundamental confidence boost that happened for them - and this doesn’t happen from chance!
I know lots of Divas who have tried to do an alternative, cheaper option and found it actually dented their confidence. Not every studio is alike, and it’s one of those where the old phrase is true - you get what you pay for.
Take a look at the video below to see what we’re talking about!
Let’s not forget the level of personalisation too…
Another thing you’re paying for is the TIME that is put into learning who you are. Other photographers will be cheaper, but they will also see more clients and spend way less time with them. They will have a set of poses and ideas that they do with nearly every client. We do NOT do that.
Whilst we have some golden poses that we have come to love and everyone adores, we spend around an hour, maybe more, getting to know you before you even walk through the door. We know your fears, your desires, your vision, your style, your interior design choices… In fact, you even have a consultation with your photographer before you come in so you can talk ideas. This level of personalisation is unique, and, crucially, a luxury service!
Not to mention that on the actual day of the experience, we are with you for over five hours and, when you’re with us YOU are the only person we are thinking about.
And, have you SEEN the studio?!
I mean, really, have you?! Nearly every single Diva comments on how gorgeous the studio is. We’re in a converted church with different rooms for different photoshoots. We have a cinema style design consultation room (seriously, we have film nights in there as a team as well), stained glass windows, beautiful wooden flooring, hand-crafted sets (including a warehouse style window), incredible technical equipment… The list goes on.
But what about the artwork, that’s where the main costs comes in…
The first thing to say is that our artwork is exactly that - ART. Think about what you would pay a top artist to paint something for you…
It also goes out without saying, we provide only the best quality of artwork. We spend ages finding printing companies that produce only incredible work, that last you a lifetime. You wouldn’t be able to find our level of printing on the high street, put it that way!
These are Art pieces that will be in your home for years to come. Think about the money you would spend on furniture or other interior design pieces! This artwork is just as meaningful.
An example of our wall collections…
Long story short, you’re not paying for a day, you’re paying for the belief, the bucket list-experience…
We are a luxury service, with top-end quality expertise and an approach that helps spark long-term confidence, even for women who have struggled for years.
So, yes, we may be an investment - but for good reasons. We may not be cheap, but we are one of the best. And our testimonials speak to that again and again and again… Things are worth what they make us feel. How much would you pay for confidence? Or an experience of feeling truly connected with yourself?
When you have a special occasion, when something is important to you, you may have to save up for it, you may have to spend more, but you do it because it’s worth it and, in truth, because you are worth it too! You are allowed to spend money on yourself, and to want nice things for yourself.
After-all, when people buy Loubitions, they don’t do it because they need a pair of new shoes, they do it because they want a pair of Loubitions. Think of us the same. You don’t come to us for a photo, you come to us for a Divine Divas Experience!
One final thing to add is that, despite everything I have said here, we do really try our best to make the experience accessible. Our artwork starts from £250 and you can spread payments for up to 12 months - which you are more than welcome to do! The only thing we care about is that you walk away with something that makes you feel absolutely incredible.