Shooting a couple in a way that looks genuinely intimate can sometimes be a challenge. Those in a relationship can, at times, get “giggly” during the photo shoot and two models who are effectively strangers can be a little hit-and-miss, depending on their acting abilities.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

That said, it does present an opportunity to deliver photographs with a lot more story and emotion than solo shots often can and every now and then I get a request to shoot a couple. Normally, it’s accompanied with either a few “Calvin Klein-esque” shots as a reference point or a request for standard “boudoir photography”, but last month I got a request that was a little different.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photography Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London PhotographerIntimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

On a cold Sunday morning, I was photographing Alex Wilcox (an established model) in some product shots for a company in Greece – and a short while before the shoot itself got a request to extend the time and capture a series of “couple” images for his portfolio.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

For a model, such images are really powerful in a portfolio as it shows not only acting ability but also clear proof that they can work well with others “on-set”.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

Calling on a local model, Rebecca Bone, and after finishing the product photography we set up 5 different looks throughout the afternoon. Despite shooting a wide range including wet-look photos, classic underwear shots and some nice wintery-clothing commercial images, at the end of the day this series was by far the most convincing and unique.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London PhotographerIntimate Couples Boudoir Photography Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

Bearing in mind neither model had med before the shoot itself, you have to give them credit for working so well together – and they definitely ticked the box of not delivering a “standard” (cheesy!) couples or boudoir photography shoot.

Intimate Couples Boudoir Photos Shoot - Alex Wilcox and Rebecca Bone Nude models - Paul Reiffer Professional London Photographer

Using the black wall as a background really worked along with the hard light making their skin “pop” on-screen. From the selection in this post, the idea was to present a storyboard of images which suggest the two are really intimate with each other. Hopefully that worked… 🙂