This is a complete list of San Francisco Bay Area boudoir photographers. Click the map to learn more about each photographer or find our list of top photographers for 2026 here.
Northern Bay Area
The following boudoir photographers are located in Sonoma, Napa, Marin and Solano counties.
JG Boudoir – Sonoma, Ca
JG Boudoir creates the boudoir photos San Francisco wants earning our top pick for 2026. Jason Guy, owner of JG Boudoir, earned our top spot for his ability to guide everyday women and moms towards extraordinary, high end magazine photos.
He doesn’t do this with gimmicky AI edits or Photoshop, but instead uses traditional lighting and posing to show you what you look like from your prettiest side and lit by very delicate lighting.
- Location: Sonoma, CA. On-location sessions throughout Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, and much of the East Bay
- Pricing Transparency: All prices are clearly marked in the price menu, collections start at $1,952.
- Helpful Session Resources: Most comprehensive boudoir preparation guide we found.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: Sessions Have no time limit.
- Outfit Changes: Unlimited
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: jgboudoir.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website.
- Social Media: Instagram | X | Reddit
Adeline and Grace Intimates – Fairfield
Tiffany Walker built a size-inclusive lingerie line and studio closet because too many clients arrived without anything that fit, then wrapped hair, makeup, styling, and a guided shoot around that wardrobe.
- Location: Fairfield private studio (also works from Martinez). Serves Solano, Napa, the East Bay, and nearby Sacramento-area clients
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. Typical collections around $1,200 to $2,500
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: Full studio day with styling and reveal
- Outfit Changes: Client closet plus pieces you bring
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: Adeline & Grace Boudoir Photography
- Contact: (707) 742-3770
- Social Media: Instagram
Alyce Croft Boudoir Photography – Sebastopol
Alyce Croft runs a dedicated boudoir studio in Sebastopol focused on exquisite, artistic images that build confidence for everyday women. She treats the session as a courageous journey, guiding clients who feel camera-shy or self-conscious through professional hair and makeup, wardrobe prep, and full posing direction so they leave feeling like a model and proud of what they see.
- Location: Sebastopol, Ca studio.
- Pricing Transparency: No (inquiry only)
- Helpful Session Resources: Good prep and lingerie guides
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: 2.5-hour photoshoot
- Outfit Changes: 3–5 changes
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: alycecroftboudoir.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website contact form
- Social Media: Instagram
Karen Morgan Boudoir – Santa Rosa
Karen Morgan specializes in personal, intimate boudoir that reflects each woman’s individual style and comfort level, with a focus on body-positivity, self-love, and showcasing femininity.
She works with women ages 30–65+ of all shapes and sizes from a private downtown Santa Rosa studio in the Historic Railroad Square area, offering a full makeover before the shoot, a client closet and offers both studio and outdoor sessions.
- Location: Santa Rosa, Ca studio. Serves Sonoma County with travel available
- Pricing Transparency: No (inquiry only)
- Helpful Session Resources: Ladies-only Facebook group focused on body-positivity and self-love. No other public resources.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes, has boudoir only website.
- Typical Session Time: Not specified.
- Outfit Changes: Client closet available. No published number of how many looks you can do during your session.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: karenmorganboudoir.com
- Contact: (707) 849-5253 | Info@karenmorganboudoir.com
- Social Media: Instagram
San Francisco & Peninsula
These boudoir photographers are located in the city of San Francisco and south down along the peninsula.
Alloria Winter Photography – San Francisco
Rhiannon, working as Alloria Winter, is a beauty photographer offering whimsical model portraits rather than a classic bedroom sessions. She sees the work through what she calls enchanted colored glasses: Alice in Wonderland meets a fallen fairy tale.
The San Francisco studio is a Paris-style loft with floor-to-ceiling windows, a tufted French bed, a fairy-tale mirror, and a spiral stair up to the dressing room. The Enchanted Closet extensive with high end pieces from brands like: Agent Provocateur, For Love and Lemons, and La Perla, Chanel jewelry, and shoes from Christian Louboutin, Manolo Blahnik, Valentino, and Vera Wang. All included in the shoot at no extra charge.
- Location: San Francisco Parisian loft studio. Also Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Laguna Beach, and New York, plus travel on request.
- Pricing Transparency: Very transparent. Published menu starts at $1,500 for the Enchante collection (up to four looks, about one hour, 10 retouched images plus the full gallery) and extends up to the Aletheia Elite collection for $10,000 for a full day experience.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide. FAQ covers wardrobe, the closet, and what to bring. Planning for the larger sessions is a concept and wardrobe consult.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes, the entire website is a blend of whimsical beauty portraits, and artistic nude photography.
- Typical Session Time: About one hour on Enchante, up to four hours on Aletheia, and a full day on Aletheia Elite packages.
- Outfit Changes: Four looks at $1,500, up to ten on Aletheia, unlimited on Aletheia Elite. Enchanted Closet included. Bring your own pretty panties. Closet lingerie runs limited sizes. A larger closet is at the Malibu Lake location.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: No. San Francisco artists are booked separately. Shannon Le is listed at $150 to $200. Carwin Brice packages run $350 to $450.
- Website: https://www.alloriawinter.com/
- Contact: (800) 449-0713 | Inquiry via website
- Social Media: Instagram
Elisa Cicinelli Photography – San Francisco
Elisa Cicinelli shoots boudoir out of a private artist loft in San Francisco, framed as a magazine-style “model for a day” rather than a boudoir-only studio.
Her website outlines her process as a complimentary consult, on-site hair and makeup, a guided shoot, and a reveal about a week later where albums, print boxes, and leather portfolios are ordered. Elisa has more than 30 years of experience, and her messaging is focused on women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s.
- Location: San Francisco. Occasional location shoots by arrangement.
- Pricing Transparency: Not clear. The boudoir page does not publish a session fee or a product menu. A promotional “40 over 40” offer has been listed at $450 for the loft session. Images, albums, boxes, and portfolios are ordered at the reveal, with no pricing details publicly available.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide. Planning is a complimentary consult by phone, video, or in person.
- Specializes in Boudoir: No. Boudoir is one offering. Core public work is personal branding, headshots, beauty, fitness, and family.
- Typical Session Time: Unclear from public information.
- Outfit Changes: The 40-over-40 page asks clients to bring at least 5 looks. No outfit cap on the main boudoir page.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Makeup is a $300 add-on.
- Website: elisacicinelli.com/boudoir
- Contact: (415) 775-8944. elisacicinelli@gmail.com
- Social Media: Instagram | Facebook
Boudoir By Lily – Burlingame
Lily Yip has photographed boudoir on the Peninsula since 2012 from a private, light-filled downtown Burlingame studio. Hair and makeup happen first, then a guided three-look shoot, then a reveal two weeks later. The sitting fee is $300 and does not apply to images. The look is soft natural-light feminine work in an actual bedroom studio, not a multi-set production house.
- Location: Downtown Burlingame studio (1214 Burlingame Ave, Ste 2)
- Pricing Transparency: Yes. $300 sitting fee covers hair, makeup, and shoot time and does not apply to images. Digitals start at $850. Albums start at $2,000
- Helpful Session Resources: None found.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also maternity boudoir)
- Typical Session Time: About 3 hours including hair, makeup, coaching, and shooting .
- Outfit Changes: Three looks. One nude or white-sheet set plus two outfits you bring, or skip the sheet set and bring a third.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website:boudoirbylily.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website. (415) 508-8308
- Social Media: Instagram | Facebook
Jennifer Maesen Photography – Pacifica
Jennifer Maesen photographs luxury boudoir and fine-art nudes from Pacifica, in studio, at home, or on the coast. The $350 retainer covers the consult, a prep guide, hair and makeup, the session, and the reveal; albums and prints are bought after.
She also offers a bodyscape services for fine-art nude work, including bringing lights and backdrops into a client’s house when they do not want a commercial studio.
- Location: Pacifica. Studio, home, and coastal sessions across San Francisco, San Mateo, and the greater Bay Area
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. $350 covers the photoshoot and makeover but there is little clarity about how much images and products will cost after.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide. Guides are only included after booking.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also fine-art nude and bodyscape)
- Typical Session Time: Unclear from public information.
- Outfit Changes: Styled wardrobe as part of the session. No published outfit cap.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: maesenphotography.com
- Contact: (650) 238-7553. maesenphotography@gmail.com
- Social Media: Instagram | Facebook
Laura Squire Studios – Half Moon Bay
Laura Squire treats boudoir like a Half Moon Bay getaway: hair and makeup in a coastal studio, a client closet and theatrical props, and the option to add the beach when the session calls for it.
- Location: Half Moon Bay / El Granada. Peninsula studio with optional beach work
- Pricing Transparency: No complete public menu
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: Full studio day. Some sessions add the coast
- Outfit Changes: Client closet plus studio props
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: laurasquirestudios.com
- Contact: (650) 459-5620. laura@diamorosa.com
- Social Media: Instagram
Emily Jenks Photography – San Francisco
Emily Jenks is one of the few boudoir options actually inside San Francisco. Sessions run at her Inner Sunset studio, a two-story natural-light space with a skylight and an apartment feel rather than a multi-set production house.
Boudoir is a side offering intended to compliment her weddings, maternity, newborn, and family sessions. Hair and makeup is included for short, directed shoots and every usable image in included in a gallery so there is nothing left to buy after you leave.
- Location: San Francisco (Sunrise & Sunset Studios). Parking nearby.
- Pricing Transparency: Yes. $1,375 to shoot with Emily; $1,075 with a studio photographer ($100 less on a weekday). $100 deposit to book. All edited digitals included (typically 80–100+). Prints and extra locations sold separately.
- Helpful Session Resources: None found. Planning happens in pre-session calls or Zoom.
- Specializes in Boudoir: No. Boudoir is a side offering. Core work is weddings, maternity, newborn, and family.
- Typical Session Time: About 1–1.5 hours of hair and makeup, then 30–60 minutes of shooting with no hard stop
- Outfit Changes: Studio props plus pieces you bring. No published outfit cap.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: emilyjenksphotography.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website. (916) 337-7797. hello@emilyjenksphotography.com
- Social Media: Instagram
Her Story Images – Oakland
Niki of Her Story Images photographs artistic, empowering boudoir from a private residential studio in the Oakland Hills. The experience centers on capturing a woman’s real story with guided posing, natural movement, and light retouching that preserves scars, moles, freckles, and body shape rather than altering them.
Clients get a prep guide and consultation, access to a studio closet (lingerie XS–5XL plus robes, bodysuits, jewelry, and heels), hair and makeup by Diana, and a one-client-per-day session with no hard time limit.
- Location: Residential studio in the Oakland Hills.
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. The booking fee for a session is $450 and includes hair and makeup. Products ordered at a later appointment with photographic prints starting at $175, and fine art collections (album + corresponding digital images) starting at $1,795. No a la carte or average price published making the all in price unclear.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public guides available. Boudoir Session Preparation Guide included after booking. Her journal on the site shares client stories and tips.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes. Standalone website with a focus on empowering, artistic boudoir and fine-art work that tells each woman’s story.
- Typical Session Time: One client per day. No hard time limit; most sessions involve roughly two hours of shooting.
- Outfit Changes: Typically 4–5 looks. Studio closet available (XS–5XL); clients are encouraged to bring 5–6 options.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes.
- Website: herstoryboudoir.com
- Contact: (510) 866-3073 | Inquiry / booking via website.
- Social Media: Instagram | Facebook
East Bay
These boudoir photographers are located Alemedia and Contra Costa Counties including Oakland, Berkley and Emeryville.
Dragonfly Boudoir – Oakland
Cheshire Isaacs shoots from a private studio in Oakland’s Ivy Hill neighborhood, near Lake Merritt. The business ran for years as Oaktown Boudoir under the same photographer. The main room, spiral stairs, and loft can be lit as about 25 different settings. Hotels and client homes are available when the studio is the wrong room, and he takes occasional Las Vegas dates.
- Location: Oakland studio, Ivy Hill near Lake Merritt. Also hotels, client homes, and occasional Las Vegas dates
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. $495 session fee includes one digital. Keepsakes are a la carte. Total starts at $895. Average with prints is $2,000 to $4,000
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide. Planning is one-on-one
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also mentions he captures couples, headshots, and maternity)
- Typical Session Time: Several hours, unhurried.
- Outfit Changes: No published cap. Bring your own. Studio closet is robes and accessories
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes, for one person. $200 credit if you skip it
- Website: dragonflyboudoir.com
- Contact: (510) 551-9018 | hello@dragonflyboudoir.com
- Social Media: Instagram
Hey Lovely Boudoir – Oakland
Debra (Debs) of Hey Lovely Boudoir photographs simple, intimate, real sessions from an Oakland studio built around feeling good in your own skin exactly as you are.
She positions boudoir as recognition rather than transformation: a soft, safe space with good light, guided posing, and no pressure to perform or use elaborate props.
Sessions are available for solo, bridal, maternity/postpartum, or couples, and the site explicitly welcomes every body and gender.
- Location: Oakland.
- Pricing Transparency: Not clear. No session fee, package menu, or product prices published on the site
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide found. Planning happens through the contact process.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes, has a dedicated website
- Typical Session Time: Unclear from public information.
- Outfit Changes: The number ouf outfit changes allowed is not published. Clients bring their own pieces; no studio closet mentioned.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Information not available.
- Website: heylovelyboudoir.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website contact form
- Social Media: None found
Juicy Fruit Boudoir – Oakland
Rikki Ward shoots fantasy, character-driven boudoir on location under Juicy Fruit Boudoir. The page is built around play and costume rather than a studio closet: 1970s fantasy, naked in nature, and a phone consult to pick the location, wardrobe, and music before the shoot.
- Location: Oakland and the wider Bay Area. On location, not a fixed studio.
- Pricing Transparency: Yes. Sessions start at $497 and include hair and makeup, a styling consultation, and the shoot. Image and album prices are not published.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public prep guide. Planning is a phone consult.
- Typical Session Time: Unclear from public information.
- Outfit Changes: Unclear from public information however wardrobe is planned at the consult.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes.
- Website: withloverikkiward.com/boudoir
- Contact: (510) 993-4685. hello@withloverikkiward.com
- Social Media: Instagram
Andrea Padilla Boudoir Photography – Oakland
Andrea Padilla brings a fine-art, cinematic eye to an Oakland studio session that includes hair and makeup and up to six outfit changes, with bridal boudoir, nude, maternity, and couples work on the same roster.
- Location: Oakland / Emeryville studio at 3344 Chestnut St. Also on location
- Pricing Transparency: No public dollar amounts
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also bridal boudoir, fine-art nude, maternity, and couples)
- Typical Session Time: About 1.5 – 3 hrs
- Outfit Changes: 3 – unlimited depending on the package you choose
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: andrea-padilla.com
- Contact: (646) 474-8877. me@andrea-padilla.com
- Social Media: Facebook
Shot By Casey – Concord
Casey Quist runs a custom-built Concord studio as a full production day: glam room, fitting space, a closet from XS to 6XL, and more than a dozen built sets. Hair and makeup are included, and the studio pieces you wear stay with you.
That keep-the-wardrobe policy plus the prop closet (wings, tails, crowns, multiple rooms) is the difference from the other East Bay studios that hand you a robe and send you home in what you brought.
- Location: Concord studio at 1460 Washington Blvd
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. Many packages to choose from starting at $500 (includes 3 images), but there’s no a la carte pricing for custom collections.
- Helpful Session Resources: Studio sets / quiz. No public prep guide
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also maternity and bridal boudoir)
- Typical Session Time: Full studio day, typically 9am to 5pm
- Outfit Changes: Studio closet XS–6XL plus pieces you bring
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: shotbycasey.com
- Contact: (925) 437-6121. hello@caseyquist.com
- Social Media: Facebook group | TikTok
Azeylia Boudoir – Hayward
Natalia Mendoza spent 12 years as a MAC makeup artist, and her Hayward glamour sessions still start in the chair, with complimentary hair and makeup, an XS to 4X closet, and a published two-hour shoot. Lots of skin smoothing for women that like heavy editing.
- Location: Hayward commercial studio. East Bay and South Bay
- Pricing Transparency: Yes. Luxury sessions published from $450
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes. Glamour is the stated specialty
- Typical Session Time: Consultation, then a 2-hour portrait session
- Outfit Changes: Client closet XS to 4X plus pieces you bring
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes. Complimentary
- Website: azeyliaboudoir.com
- Contact: (510) 331-9894. azeyliaboudoir@gmail.com
- Social Media: Facebook | Instagram
Queen Alchemy Boudoir- Hayward
Dezarae produces a women-only luxury day in Hayward with a client closet, hair and makeup, step-by-step posing, and a same-day reveal, then wraps that session inside a larger embodiment-focused brand.
- Location: Hayward studio. Serves San Jose and the wider Bay Area. Women-only
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. Most clients invest $1,500 to $3,500
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: Full-service luxury session with same-day reveal
- Outfit Changes: Client closet plus what you bring
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: queenalchemyboudoir.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website
- Social Media: Instagram
Fem Boudoir – Concord
Jiyeon runs a women-only Concord studio as a single closed-loop day: hair and makeup, a fully directed shoot, then a same-day reveal where you choose prints, albums, or digitals before you leave.
- Location: Concord. Private commercial studio. All-female team
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. Fine art prints from $550. Signature collections from $2,999. Session fee and other pricing details are not available.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes
- Typical Session Time: About four hours, including hair, makeup, shoot, and reveal
- Outfit Changes: No hard cap with most clients getting between 2 & 6 outfits captured.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: femboudoir.com
- Contact: (925) 633-7774
- Social Media: Instagram
Alias Josie Boudoir Photography – Walnut Creek
Christina, working as Josie, runs a women-staffed Walnut Creek studio and handles hair, makeup, wardrobe, posing, shooting, and editing herself, so one person owns the entire day.
- Location: Downtown Walnut Creek studio (1537 N Main St, Ste R). Serves the East Bay and greater Bay Area
- Pricing Transparency: Very transparent with packages to choose from and the cost of extra images and products easy to find.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also maternity, couples, and dudeoir)
- Typical Session Time: About 2.5 to 3 hours including hair and makeup
- Outfit Changes: Priced by outfits, not by the clock
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: aliasjosie.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website. (925) 378-5309
- Social Media: Instagram
South Bay
These boudoir photographers are located in San Jose and throughout Santa Clara
Juniper Spring Photography – San Jose
Liza Head shoots quiet, fine-art boudoir in San Jose and is one of the only Bay Area specialists with a dedicated flower-bath and milk-bath offering alongside classic studio sessions.
- Location: San Jose studio. South Bay and greater Bay Area
- Pricing Transparency: Partial. Typical collections $2,000 to $4,000
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also fine-art nude, flower bath / milk bath, and maternity)
- Typical Session Time: Classic studio session. Flower-bath work is booked separately
- Outfit Changes: No published outfit cap on the classic session
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Included on the classic boudoir session
- Website: bayareaboudoir.com
- Contact: Inquiry via website
- Social Media: None Found
Boudoir By Hannah Rose – Santa Clara
Hannah Rose runs an all-female studio in Santa Clara, marketed as San Jose boudoir. The day is a guided “classic” session or the darker “Noir Rose” edit, with hair and makeup, a client closet, and a private reveal where albums, wall art, and digitals are ordered. Clients are photographed by Hannah or associate photographer Luna Sanchez.
- Location: Santa Clara
- Price Transparancy: Partial. The experience starts at $695 as stated on the homepage. Images and artwork are extra, and clients can expect to spend $1,500 to $5,000 for their full collection. Album and digital prices are not published so it’s unclear how much images and products cost.
- Helpful Session Resources: The studio blog has a “10 things to know before you book” blog post which shows the studios process, but there’s no info we could find about preparing for a session.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes. The website is a boudoir only.
- Typical Session Time: Not published.
- Outfit Changes: No published cap. Client closet available.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: Yes
- Website: boudoirbyhannahrose.com
- Contact: (408) 677-6190 | hello@boudoirbyhannahrose.com
- Social Media: Instagram | Facebook | Pintrest
Bay Area Boudoir Photography
Steve Nosanchuk shoots custom boudoir and glamour for women, men, and couples. He’s been a photographer for more than 40 years and with his experience, he helps tailer each session to his clients desires.
The about page describes a studio session built around a calm, guided shoot, however, there no public price menu, no prep guide, and no published session length, outfit count, or any information about weather or not hair-and-makeup are included.
- Location: Exact location unclear
- Pricing Transparency: Not clear. No session fee, package menu, or product prices on the site.
- Helpful Session Resources: No public resources found.
- Specializes in Boudoir: Yes (also glamour, and sessions for men and couples)
- Typical Session Time: Unclear from public information.
- Outfit Changes: Unknown how many outfit changes are allowed.
- Makeover (HMUA) Included: information not available.
- Website: bayareaboudoirphotography.com
- Contact: (925) 655-9314. info@bayareaboudoirphotography.com
- Social Media: Instagram