12 Sultry Pin-Up Photoshoot Ideas

If you’re thinking about having a sultry shoot all your own, you’ll need a few pin-up photoshoot ideas to get inspired. Everyone likes to feel extra sexy now and again. And humans are visual creatures, right? Taking pin-up photoshoots is an exciting way to gain, regain, or just exude your self-love and confidence.

One great way to get in the mood for a pin-up photoshoot is to book a setting that’s outside your day-to-day realm. Peerspace is an ideal way to find a venue to take your exciting and creative pin-up pictures. Peerspace is the world’s largest online marketplace for event spaces, including creative happenings like photoshoots. There are thousands of Peerspace venues in hundreds of cities, and you’re sure to find one that inspires your vision.

Here are some example Peerspace options that would make fabulous pin-up photoshoot sets.

1. Open to possibilities

Your creativity will know no limits when you shoot your pin-up pics in this fantastic East Vancouver production studio. It’s a large open space with bricks and beams and hardwood floors. You can regulate much of the ambient daylight with the blackout blinds, and there’s a skylight as well. This booking comes with showers and makeup studios so you can change your look mid-session, and it also includes flash lighting and backdrops. All you will need is a camera!

One of the best parts about using Peerspace to rent venues is that you can read reviews from past renters before booking. Here’s a helpful example for this Vancouver studio: “Fantastic, fully equipped space with a variety of backdrops, props and lights. And Tonino is a great pleasure to work with, super easy going and very accommodating. Highly recommend this space for all your photo shoot needs!”

2. Wild West

Create a Western-themed pin-up photoshoot in this Dallas creative space with indoor and outdoor options. It’s a large property set just outside the downtown area in the Bishop Art District but hidden from plain sight with native Texas landscaping as well as manicured lawns.

The interior spaces are fun and flexible enough to accommodate a creative pin-up photoshoot – we’re imagining cowboy boots and just a little bit of denim. And definitely don a 10-gallon hat.

In the words of a Peerspace reviewer: “Let us first start by saying that the pictures displayed do not do any justice to this ‘beautiful and serene’ place this is ! In middle of Dallas, so centrally located ! The feeling you get as you enter this place is so peaceful that you forget you are so close to downtown. Linda is super responsive, extremely nice person, just a positive person to be around.”

3. Vegas Strip studio

This retro estate in Las Vegas just screams to be used as a pin-up photoshoot setting. Every room is differently themed – for example, there’s a 1970s den and a vintage bar with a burgundy pool table. Just imagine the pin-up pictures you could take on the huge property, with its swimming pool, spa, and basketball house!

The estate also features a room with 10-foot paper backdrops in many colors and you’re free to bring your own if the available options don’t fit your vision.

A Peerspace user who booked a shoot here shares: “This place is even better than the pics show! The natural lighting is perfect & makes it so fast & easy! It’s absolutely beautiful & every corner is picture ready! Highly recommend!”

Bringing your SO along for the fun? Then let our intimate couple photoshoot ideas inspire you!

4. Motown is for pin-ups

This Corktown studio is a professional space ideal for pin-up photoshoot ideas. Included with your rental fee is the use of backdrops, professional lighting, a Bluetooth speaker, and even throne chairs! Pin-ups definitely need a throne to remind viewers that they are the kings and queens of the sultry retro genre, after all. Be sure to also check out the studio’s *hundreds* of glowing reviews!

5. Wild animals

Hidden away in Miami, there is an exotic photo studio that would be ideal for a pin-up-style shoot. It features four sets, and they all have luxurious animal prints throughout. There’s a snakeskin office room, a zebra set, a lion set, and a crocodile VIP room.

In addition to being a fun venue, it’s also a pro studio and as such includes amenities beyond the expected. There’s a green screen, quality lighting gear, and a steamer and wardrobe rack, just as examples.

A Peerspace reviewer shares: “This space was perfect. I’d shoot here again and again. The experience was great from start to finish”

6. Goth and cool

This eccentric home in Philadelphia offers backdrops and props galore for your edgier pin-up photoshoot. Each area of the house is themed, some more subtly gothic than others. When you book with Peerspace, you have the advantage of getting to see high-quality photos of the rental space, so there are no surprises as to what you’re getting into.

Further, most bookings feature recent reviews from real people who have booked the spot. This Philly house has earned five stars across all its reviews. For example, Masudi M. booked it for a production and wrote: “Every last corner is covered in something spooky and aesthetic and morbid. It would take me days if not weeks to utilize this space to its full extent. Definitely coming back.”

7. London lakefront

When we think “pin-up photoshoot,” we think of a combination of wholesome, cheeky, and sexy. Those wishing to do a pinup photo sesh in London should look into this photography studio, all ready to go.

It’s actually a lakefront home that comes complete with household amenities while doubling as a professional studio and event space. It comes outfitted with dimmable lights and blackout blinds to block the ample natural light at will. And if needed, you could rent lighting gear directly from the booking host for a small add-on fee.

8. Funky San Diego Victorian

This fun house in San Diego offers lots of rooms and nooks where you can take your pinup photoshoot. It’s a nontraditional space, with eclectic décor including a show-stopping chandelier, a kitschy magnet collection in the cottage-themed kitchen, and bedrooms with LPs and lots of plants.

You’re allowed to move simple props like blankets from one room to the other, in case something doesn’t suit you perfectly. This house will spark creative inspiration, regardless of your pin-up personality.

A photographer shared the following review on Peerspace after working here: “As always, absolutely incredible to work with. This space is stunning and I can’t get enough of it. My client was SO happy with the space and it was one of my all time favorite sessions I’ve had. The entire vibe is 10/10. You will not regret shooting here.”

9. Sporty pinup shoot

Eugene is home to the Oregon Ducks, and if you happen to be an avid fan, you’ll love shooting your sporty pin-up photoshoot in this thematic cozy Victorian-style house. Even if the Ducks aren’t your team, the green and white motif used throughout the tasteful space will make a flattering background. The natural lighting will also beautifully enhance your pin-up shoot.

Want to add more of a performance vibe to your shoot? Then you need to see our burlesque photoshoot ideas next!

10. Morocco in Minneapolis

This versatile and exotic studio in Minneapolis comes furnished with a lovely queen-sized brass bed, which would make a great prop for your sexier pin-up photo shoot. The rest of the space is adorable, too, with exposed brick, hardwood floors, boho furnishings, and two large windows for natural light shoots.

A photographer shared this lovely review after working here: “This is a beautiful studio at a super affordable price! The host, Krisitn is responsive and kind not only via online conversations but as well as meeting her in person. The studio had a variety of furniture and props accessible to upscale my photoshoot sessions with my clients. I am really looking forward to booking this studio more in the future :)”

11. Rowdy in Raleigh

Sometimes a professional photography studio is just what you need to take those high-quality pin-up shoots. Situated in Downtown Raleigh, you’ll find just that – a well-equipped full-service video and photography studio at a reasonable hourly rate. The facility is mostly white inside, allowing for the flexibility to accommodate whatever props or sets you can envision.

An artist and brand CEO clearly had a great time shooting in this studio: “Bryan was a stellar host, Not only approachable with any questions or ideas you may have, but very open minded for whatever larger than life concepts you want to output. The space is clean, & inspiring. Definitely recommend to any & all content creators.”

12. Neon television studio

Perhaps not the most traditional spot for a pin-up photoshoot, but with a bit of vision, this neon TV stage in Houston would make a very cool set for a creative session.

Most of the neon signage is for high-end luxury clothing brands, and there’s also a six-foot wall of televisions that all turn on. There’s even a phone booth that would make for some cute pin-up shots. Lighting equipment and a wardrobe rack are just a few of the amenities that enhance this unique spot.

In the words of a Peerspace user: “I had so much fun doing my shoot in the neon room! The phone booth was my favorite. The booking process was smooth and easy as well, I’d book again :)”

Pin-up photoshoot ideas come to life with Peerspace

Pin-up photos allow for more self-expression than the usual boudoir pics. While they’re also fun, boudoir photos are traditionally set in a bedroom. Pin-up photos can be taken almost anywhere, as long as the model radiates the right attitude. And don’t forget that pin-up modeling isn’t just for ladies – it’s an art form that is open to anyone who is open to it. Make your art come to life by booking a perfect Peerspace location.

And remember, Peerspace Concierge might even be able to hook you up with the photographer themselves. All this is delivered straight to your Peerspace venue, taking as much stress out of the pin-up photoshoot as possible, and leaving you time and energy for the fun part of the session.

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