Outfit input for photo shoot. Halp!!

polergirl started this discussion · 1/1/2010

I scheduled a time slot for a photo shoot in the near future, and now I'm starting to panic about what to wear. 🤔 I will be doing pole work plus some exotic, and will probably only have time for one change, which is fine because I hate making quick clothing changes anyway. Something always gets tucked into the wrong place or doesn't get all the way fastened or something (theater major....onstage flashbacks, oh the horror!). So I could use some help. I am not wild about my midsection and would love to keep it covered even if via a sheer net/mesh treatment. We used those in bellydancing and they were marvelous--you could see the belly, but at the same time you couldn't SEE the belly, if that makes any sense. FIgure assets: --I love my legs. They are short but way muscular and strong!! --My butt. I finally have one, thanks to workouts and pole work! --My chest. 'Nuff said, lol. --My back. It's strong, albeit not quite as supple as I would like, but I'm working on that. Poses will likely include butterfly/extended butterfly, scorpio, flatline scorpio, plank, cross ankle release, CAR bridge, inverted crucifix.....and whatever else I feel like torturing myself with. Note that I chose mostly pole moves that will streeeeettttttcccccch out that midsection and make it flatter. I'm trying to be strategic! Any suggestions? Would LOVE to hear from you ladies who have done this. What photographed well? What didn't? Any unexpected pleasant (or unpleasant) surprises wardrobe-wise? Thank you BUNCHES!!

10 replies

minicoopergrl · 1/1/2010
Ive done a few things on the pole. Ive worn pole shorts, super cute bra (im heavy at the top as well so looking for cute bras is drama w/in itself!) and a corset overtop. That way I could still do moves on the pole and not worry about anything coming out.
Runemist34 · 1/2/2010
A theatre major? My Husband is going into theatre! Yay! As for outfits, I'd say...try to stay away from too much sparkle, because if your photographer uses a flash, they'll light up like christmas lights and you don't get to see the model at all. If you like your chest, something low and push up (like, a push up bra 🤓 ), and if you like your back, too, something strappy for the back! Your butt looks good, generally, if you wear little booty shorts and things like that, and those do good things for your legs, too! If you're feeling adventurous, why not go for a bra/thong combo? I've also seen shirts that are just straps in the back, but they cover your whole front, if you can find/have one of those. 🤔 Really, it depends on what you can find and what you have, but try things on! Why not spend an evening trying things and checking stuff, to see what you like on you? Colour, cut and all that stuff! 😀 Also...trust your photographer. Sometimes they'll see things you don't, and even if you think they're probably zooming right in on something you don't want to show off, you never know what's going on in their head behind that lens! I've had times like that! 😂 Good luck! I hope you have lots, and lots of fun! 🥂 🐱
Mindy4pole · 1/2/2010
One thing I definitely recommend -- double sided tape!! Put it on edge or your bra so "the girls" stay put. I have been upside down more than once when my breast slid out of my bra, exposing me! I suppose in the right environment, that would be a feature, but I don't think it's what you are looking for! 😀 Mindy
faerie9 · 1/2/2010
I'm useless about outfit suggestions... other than wear something you are comfortable in. If you're uncomfortable in your outfit it will likely show through in the photos. If you don't want to show your tum why not try a corset? Do your more advanced moves first - doing a photoshoot is actually hard work, and you don't want to tire yourself out doing pretty 'spin' type poses (and holding them in position does get tiring!) and then have no energy for the inverted stuff 😉 You can pose about upright afterwards and it won't matter that you're tired out from advanced moves. Also give some thought to your facial expression - it's hard to smile all the time ( 😂 ) but be aware and try not to grimace no matter how much it hurts 😈 Lots of my photos I have this intense look of concentrations 😂
polergirl · 1/2/2010
I have some of the most beautiful bras and could totally do those with booty shorts, provided the photographer doesn't get any "squinchy" belly pictures, lol. Though booty shorts have a tendency to roll down on my belly pooch. Do they do this to anyone else? How do you keep them in place? MiniCooperGirl, I've tried to dance in corset-esque stuff before and found it just hindered my movement a bit more than I wanted. Do any of you have favorite websites for dancewear? I'm (apparently) always on the lookout for new places to spend money. ETA: It's not that I hate my belly. I bellydanced for years and showed it off and had no problem. But poling exposes it in a whole new way, KWIM? It's just not quite as toned as I'd like, and for the pictures' sake I don't want to be worried about it hanging all out. Maybe I'm just going to have to live with a little bit of that. I do trust the photog--she's quite good!
joni1 · 1/3/2010
Polegirl, how about a ruscha halter mini dress ❓ . It gathers/pleat all the way around down the sides. I have a few of these dresses and they are very sexy and forgiving on the tummy area. They come in different material from satin-slippery on the pole to pvc -glued to the pole. 😛 But I do love the look of beautiful bras and booty short/brazillian thongs. I just got my professional pictures last month and i can tell you its so much fun but very exhausting. My stomach is pretty flat but in certain positions like the caterpillar, I got the tummy scrunchies. 😳 OH well , at least the pose looks great. 🙄 My picks are in my profile if you would like to see the tummy scrunchies.
Mary Ellyn · 1/3/2010
Fishnet or illusion tops definitely help to camouflage the tummy. Also consider the angle of your poses - for example, front on pictures may look better than side angles when you are concerned about a tummy pouch so if you can adjust your pose so that the view is from the front instead of from the side that may help too. High cut legs on the shorts or bottoms will lengthen the look of your legs. Another outfit style to consider is a monokini and many of them have a fabric section down the front center which will also help cover the tummy. I've seen them layered with a spandex tube top or swim top underneath to further keep the chest tucked in during inverted posese.
polergirl · 1/4/2010
Empyrean, you make a good point about the angles of the poses. I trust this photographer but will pay special attention in the mirror at the studio over the next few weeks to scout out good angles! Do you know where I could find illusion net tops? I have checked locally and all I can find are the big fencenet tops. Would like one like I used to wear in bellydance....but in black, not royal blue. 😀 And I can't for the life of me remember where I bought it. Online, I'm sure.
Mary Ellyn · 1/5/2010
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polergirl · 1/16/2010
Update: we had the shoot last night, and for those of you who have wanted to do it but maybe the thought made you nervous, I say DO IT!!! Oh gosh, I had just the best time. First of all, the hair and makeup girls were amazing. Amazing. I wish they would follow me around in my everyday life and make me look that hot all the time lol. And the photographer is a former dancer at our studio, so she was great with direction, and she was very creative in placing herself to get interesting angles. It was way, way more physically difficult than I would have thought, though. I mean, I'm strong, and I can dance 2-3 hours at a time in the studio. Holding a pose for a few seconds as part of a dance is fine. Holding it while someone is taking pictures and another someone (our studio owner was a photo stylist for a while so she helped, and what a huge help she was!!) is directing me to point this, see if you can spin that a tiny bit so you're in better light, bend that leg more, turn this hip to pole, scootch shoulder away from pole, now tilt your head up, look to the side, etc. etc. etc.....was an exercise in endurance. Even tougher when upside down because you know how that makes everything feel kind of backwards, or least it does for me. They would say move your right hand up the pole, and I would move my left, and then they'd say "no, the tattooed one" and I'd get it right. 😂 In the end, I wore my Hello Kitty booty shorts with a pink corset-laced tank top, then switched to black shorts and a studio tank for some "official" shots for the website and studio. I felt comfortable and a titch pixie/punk, which is my style, plus I wasn't worried about girlie bits hanging out, hahahahaha. I'll share the photos when we get proofs back, and you, my SV compadres, can help me pick the best ones. 🙂