Need Some Glamor Portrait Tips for Someone That's Rough Around The Edges!

[canongal]

I usually shoot babies and children but an aquaintence wants me to take some portraits of her for her boyfriend for Valentine's Day. she wants them tastfully sexy where he could display them openly! She is Mid 30's and a little masculine looking. I want to "make her" soft anf feminine. She has dreadlocks so I feel like this will be a challenge. I work with a 5D 50 1.4 and hopefully by this weekend a 70-200 2.8. I have 2 500 Bowens flashes and black, white and grey seemless and a couple of muslims.

I would love some posing and lighting tips TIA Crys

[Eyelikedurt]

My advice would be to look through the glamour and nude section for ideas, and if possible, ask around on there. Make a feature of the dreadlocks too!! And show us your results.

Also, how many muslims do you have for your backdrop? Surely youd need them to stand quite close together? ;)