I share similar thoughts to others who have already commented. I think a Boudoir shoot just for the two of you to have the photos from is a lovely idea and great for body confidence… the rest sounds dodgy.
Can I ask has Laura shown you both photos from the shoots she’s been paid for and where they’ve been published?
If you’re both okay with it then it can be a lot of fun. For me the BIG question would be what happens to the images after they are taken. Who will see them? Where / how will they be used? Will she have any say in it? Is there a contract?
Until about 10 years ago I was a photographer. I worked all over the world with some big names for fairly commercial stuff but also some slightly more revealing stuff (not going to get too specific but I’ve done plenty of this type of work with A listers). The contracts were unbelievably comprehensive. Not only the ones about the photos but everyone on the shoot had to sign NDA’s, hand in phones at the start of the day etc. It was a pain sometimes but reputations worth millions upon millions of dollars were at stake if things went wrong. It did however, make everyone feel really safe and relaxed knowing that all that stuff had been nailed down by the legal people, that burden of uncertainty and not quite knowing if you could trust people was removed.
Anyway, I digress slightly. In a nutshell, my main concern would be what becomes of the images AFTERWARDS.
Also, personally (MASSIVE hypocrite I know given my professional background) I would be hugely against my wife doing it, but then we are fairly private people so I guess she would never do it anyway.
Just thought I’d put a few penny’s worth into the mix for you…
So for me those two lines paint a very different story.
I guess the first thing is as mentioned above, check the details of the fine print on the contract.
Does this company have an online presence? Can you do any research into them or the photographer?
That said, it sounds very different to doing the ‘audition’ shoot to being asked to model again - and one can assume that you will have the option to politely decline the option of taking things further?
Has Laura said where her photos have been published? Have either of you asked to see any of her photos? Not from a perv sense, but to see what type of style they are for example.
One final question, which may seem a little bit odd, but will Laura get anything for your wife doing the pics? Like a referral fee or such like?
So yeah, my advice on this one would be to do the research and not to make assumptions. Something for the two of you is very different to something for public consumption.
To me, from what you’ve said, this isn’t quite what your fantasy entailed - you were looking for a shared experience between the two of you, rather than something that the family could stumble across perhaps.
Sorry for all the questions, it’s a little late and not able to sleep - so if I’m talking nonsense please feel free to ignore anything I’ve said 
@Peitho Yes we have seen some examples, They do look really professional.
@Mr_Kink1 I will do some digging online about those points. I’ve seen a few examples of their work, they look good
I assume Jane could decline any work offered as a result of her audition.
Laura has certainly never mentioned anything like that to either of us.
Yeah and chances are it’s is most likely to be all fine. I think it’s just a case of dotting i’s and crossing t’s and making sure you’re both happy with the set up and such like, and of course as others have said, those open honest talks between 2 of you about how feel around it really important.
Really hope all works out and you’re both really happy with the results 
That’s good and yes always make sure to have a contract to sign as I’ve seen many times when a model has wanted their images not to be shown or have money made from them unless they get a cut of the profits but they’ve not had a leg to stand on as all rights tend to go to the photographer who owns the copyrights and can do what they please with the photos 
It sounds like you wanted to do this as a couple,
However you Are now not in control, I think I would want to be at the shoot
I agree with pretty much everyone who said to proceed with caution , especially go over a contract .
Right here is the ONLY place I feel confident that my photos will not end up " out there " . Not that I am in danger of anyone wanting to see an old out of shape guy that is only hung with an average cock that is not exposed in the photos .
Yeah, definitely going to check out any contracts @Oldman
@Suffolk_Guy, I think you are right that originally I’d thought of it as something just for the two of us to enjoy and now it’s kind of something different. I don’t think I’d be allowed into the studio during a shoot as it’s a female only studio.
My wife posed for a photographer glamour type shoot, this was back in the nineties before the internet really took off so it’s totally different to what it is now. She loved it and so did I, it was so horny especially for Mrs O talking about it afterwards and great sex was had. She then went on to do more and with other photographers mainly outdoor but some studio.
We got a lot of good ones for us but they are still out there and she has no control over them. We have never seen any published and was told at the time that they wouldn’t be without consent but they may have fallen into others hands.
There’s also a video of my wife stripping that I would love a copy of. We was at a fancy dress evening from someone where I worked so she didn’t know most of them.
because she was dressed as a wpc they all kept asking her if she was the stripper gram (big in the day) so it went on and more drink flowed and the stripper music was put on. Someone grab me and pulled me into this big circle, to find my wife starting to strip. She thought I would stop her but was more than happy to see the performance, She bottled it when it got down to stockings suspender bra and knics and everyone applauded. Again great sex was had in the back garden.
Sorry I t does’t help your situation as it is totally different now with the net. you can get a buzz out of it but there is the down side of control of the images. How has the friend been with the whole experience, ask her what has happened to the images and good luck.
Did you end up going through with this?
It’s really all about trust and feeling comfortable.
Erotic photography is a hobby of mine; I shoot for fun, keep it chilled and relaxed and generally shoot with professional models.
Some couples have seen my work and have asked me to do some photography for them, create some things, sometimes capture intimacy.
It’s different to shooting professional models; it often takes a lot of courage for a lady to pose in front of a stranger, even with a partner present. I also feel nervous too as this is a different concept to working with pro models.
That said though I have created some nice couple work and solo wife portfolios. I am not a professional photographer by any means but my portfolio of work is available to people who are genuine.
For me it’s absolutely essential to build a rapport pre shooting, swap some thoughts and ideas, make sure everyone is comfortable, me included. I never jump into a shoot, take it slow, make sure ideas, limits gel. Often will meet a couple first over lunch, a drink etc and then look the go forward if we all feel good.
The shot I’ll make as chilled and professional as I can and ALWAYS the pics remain private, intimate and personal, strictly between model and parter. Again there is a lot of trust involved in that. I Never post anything beyond my professional model stuff. Even that has a restricted viewing audience:)
But in the right way, wife, couple work is so fulfilling and sexy if done respectfully and sensible:)
As others have said check the small print very carefully before you go ahead with this.
My wife is a curvy/plus size woman and we take photos at home mobile phones have amazing cameras now and loads of information online about taking the pictures from lighting to angles to use.
We started with sexy lingerie and now take full nudes. They are just for us and a close female friend to enjoy. Great for my wife’s body confident and a huge turn on for me.
Photographer here - Coming to this late but maybe it will help someone else.
What she is signing up for is amateur porn. If you are being paid, you do not own the images. Ever. You have no control of how they will be used and in the age of AI, a dozen images is enough to make an unlimited number of unrelated images and videos.
I dont care what they say in their disclaimer, if they own the images they can do whatever they want with them. As an example, they could agree to never use your likeness in derivative works. All good right? Wrong. They simply sell the image rights to someone else who has no such agreement.
If you want boudoir images, hire someone who specializes in those and PAY for them. If you PAY, you OWN. Now that wont stop a bad actor from using your images anyway but at least you will have legal recourse. If you get paid, you have ZERO control over them image.
There’s a big difference between boudoir photography and what your wife is being encouraged to do
We recently had a set of boudoir photos done for my wife’s birthday (72) and the photographer and his assistant were truly wonderful in the way they made her feel and the way they respected any even slight reservations that she had. (They are in the Lingerie photo uploads thread if you want to see them.)
If she is being paid then I would imagine that she would have very little control over what will appear in the final images and, more to the point, how they are used.