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Elisabeth | Boudoir

Holly — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:47:19 +0000

I have so much to blog this week and share with you! Can’t say life is boring right now!

I finally got permission from Elisabeth to show one of her boudoir images. Yes, the same Elisabeth that did makeup at our boudoir event a few weeks ago! She wanted to have these done as a surprise for her hubby, but he ended up finding out anyway. So, now you get to see one of my favorites. This is the VERY first image I did. As soon as she showed me her navy nightie, I knew we had to try something on one of my green walls in the front room. I love that I can incorporate different areas of the studio into my shoots. So much variety. The mystery of the image is so awesome.

We’re still working on planning our Fall Boudoir event so stay tuned for details!

Sarah | Boudoir Peek

Holly — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:38:37 +0000

Boudoir photography is such an intimate subject. I enjoy helping women feel good about themselves and having them trust me to give them the best images. Often times, the gift of boudoir photography is something they pass on to their significant other. Sometimes, it’s just for them – maybe after a weight loss, divorce, self-esteem boost. Whatever your reason, it’s always an honor when clients trust me with this type of photography purchase. I absolutely adored working with Elisabeth Cutshall for makeup and hair the other week and she did a great job on images for Sarah.

Due to the nature of boudoir photography, I don’t always get to share these – we respect the privacy of all our clients. Sarah gave permission to post one. We consulted with her on her images and she told us how her hubby (stationed overseas currently) loves a women in athletic wear. Immediately, I thought of the Reebok commercial of the EasyTone – so, we re-created that feel with this image:

The Boudoir Marathon | Update

Holly — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:06:29 +0000

I’m pretty wiped out. It was a long weekend with so much of me shooting. I’m now doing what I love and that’s editing and proofing images. This always makes me happy. Lots of emails to catch up too. It’s all good. I’m starting to visualize how my work week schedules and processes should be before it gets busy again this summer. These are the things that make me smile and drive me to wanting to do so much more.

This Saturday, I teamed up with the ever adorable, Elisabeth Cutshall – Makeup Extraordinaire! – and we did three boudoir shoots. We LOVED IT! It was a great learning experience when you try to figure out the best way to schedule these and not let our creative minds take over and take longer than we should. We are starting to prepare for our Christmas Boudoir Marathon and it will happen some time in the Fall. Keep watching for dates. We won’t schedule more than five ladies in one day, so spots will be limited if you’re interested!

I captured some images of Elisabeth putting on makeup on our clients. There may be some sneaks of the boudoir images to come later. Our clients have to give permission for this to be on the blog and tell us which image they don’t mind. We keep this very private for them so they always remain comfortable with the nature of their images. Go check out Elisabeth’s new website too!

Congrats to our Boudoir Marathon Winners!

Holly — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:26:15 +0000

Elisabeth and I are so excited to announce the winners of our contest for the Boudoir Marathon Photoshoot. We decided that we couldn’t pick just one, so we decided to offer a bigger discount to our second and third place winners.

First Place – Free is Sarah Scott:

I know that you are supposed to have someone nominate you but my special someone is far away. My husband is in the Navy and currently in the Persian Gulf. I think that it would be wonderful to be able to give him this for Valentine’s Day. I haven’t seen my husband since the end of August and is not expected back until mid April. To win this would be the best gift for both of us!

Second Place – 50% off is Maria:

I have been obsessed with pin-up style photos since i was a kid and have been looking for a photographer to take pin-up photos for me for a few years now. When i found the post on craigslist i was so excited but the price is a little out of my budget and its something i couldn’t afford to do on my own. I recently found out that my boyfriend is going to be gone this valentines day because he will be on tour with his band. I would love to be able to have this photoshoot and give him the pictures and him open them on valentines day so i will still be with him in a way. please pick me!!! thanks!

Third Place – 25% off is Kristin Pribyla:

Ok…I know the rules stated that someone needs to enter this for me, but I am entering myself. Probably because I think it would be totally cool to do this for my husband. After having 3 boys…yes, I said 3 boys (ages 5, 3 and 6 months), I think my husband would think I would never do something like this. I think he would be totally shocked out of his gourd. He usually only sees me in my PJ pants, sweat pants and his old college t-shirts, so I think he would absolutely faint if I presented him with something like this. Now, I do live in MS, but would honestly drive up to you to do this if I won.

Ladies, on January 16th, we’re hosting this Boudoir Marathon Day! We are excited to have you be a part of this. We’ll email you this post information and you can communicate with us this way. The day will start at 10 a.m. and we’ll continue booking clients as we fill up our spots. If you received a discount and can’t use it, please consider gifting it to a friend of yours! All sessions for this must take place this day and session fees and a signed contract are required prior to January 16th.

Remember, you can still book a session for our Boudoir Marathon Day, even if you didn’t win! It’s just $499 – normally $650! You get full makeup and hair by Makeup by Elisabeth as well as two outfit changes, 20 fully retouched prints and a small, 5 x 5 little black book of your 20 prints.

Just use this form to get in touch!

Freshened Up & Reminders

Holly — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:09:59 +0000

I freshened up the blog a little bit. I want to do an overhaul, but for now this will do. I just updated my header so it now rotates with my favorite senior images. Plus, I’m addicted to white wash, shabby peeling paints. I would love to be in an entire room of just white like that. Dreamy.

Just a few reminders:

You can still register to win a spot at our boudoir marathon. Visit this post to leave your comment. Then, if you want to book your session, also contact me today to do that so you don’t lose a spot! Session is just $499 and an AMAZING deal with full makeup and hair by Elisabeth Cutshall!
Valentine mini session bookings are taking place now. Visit this post to learn what you get when you book a V-day mini session in the studio.
and, I’m having a Lollipop Smiles open session. Come on by the studio on January 27 (actually, you need to book and prepay for your session):