A Pinterest mood board is a collection of images you “pin” to your digital board on Pinterest. It’s a way for us both to see what kind of images inspire you.

When you place photographs together it reveals all sorts of preferences you didn’t know you had, like:

• What poses do you like?
• Do you like black and white over colour?
• Do you like dark and moody or light and airy?
• Are you professional or relaxed?
• What nudity levels are you comfortable with (for my boudoir clients!)?

First, download the Pinterest app onto your phone.

Once you have an account go into the app and tap the “+” sign at the bottom of the home screen.

A window will open asking you to create an Idea Pin, Pin or Board.

Choose “Board”.

It will then ask you to name your board. Type in something like “Boudoir Mood Board | [Your name]” or “Creative Portrait [Your name].

You have the option to keep this board secret so only you can see it. If you want that then tap the toggle and it will shift to the right.

Tap the red “Create” button in the upper right corner.

You did it!

To find images to save to your new board, tap the magnifying icon at the bottom of the screen. This icon is the search feature for Pinterest.

For a boudoir photoshoot type “boudoir” into the field and hit “Search”.

For a creative portrait type “creative portraits” into the field and hit “Search”.

A selection of images will appear.

You can scroll through these and if you find something you like just tap on it to select it.

It will give you the option then, to Visit or Save — select Save.

Select the mood board you just created from your list of boards.

Once you’ve selected which board to save it to a message will appear informing you that the image was saved.

This is where the true magic of Pinterest lies!

If you go back to the picture you just pinned and click on it, similar pictures appear at the bottom of the screen!

This just cut your searching time in half! It’s the best feature.

Enjoy getting lost down the rabbit hole!

To delete a pin from your board hold down on the image.

Several icons appear including a pencil.

Tap on the pencil icon (edit) and the option to delete the pin appears.

Tap “Delete this Pin”.

The pin may still appear on your board until you refresh.

Click out of your board or use search. When you return to your board the image will be gone.

You’ve picked between 10 – 20 images! Fantastic. Now you’ll want to share your mood board with me a week or so before your shoot. This is so I can prepare myself and be ready to talk about your preferences at your style consult.

Tap your account icon in the lower right corner.

Open your mood board by tapping on it.

Tap on the “+” sign under the name of your board near the top (next to your account icon).

Tap ‘Collaborator’.

Search for my email address [email protected]

Tap the red ‘Invite’ button.

I will be invited to your board! Hurrah!

If you’d like to see more photographs to get some ideas, visit my Boudoir Gallery or my Creative Portraits Gallery