We’re so excited about tomorrow afternoon… [b]ecker is doing a photo shoot of Marissa & I for some updated headshots! Here’s a shot of us at [b]’s last Vegas party (which was, of course, so much fun!) 🙂
I am actually able to say that I have already had the pleasure of working with Becker in this capacity before… I was a bridesmaid in a wedding he shot about 5 years ago! He’s such a talented photographer – and we are so excited about the shoot! See you tomorrow afternoon, Becker!
Hey guys – Just wanted to let you know that we’re working w/ our shopping cart system right now, trying to figure out how to make the Posebook videos downloadable! We had to split the video into 2 parts – so each part is about 10 minutes. We’re going to have 2 different links for you to download each of the parts… so right now we’re just waiting for our shopping cart support team to get back to us, making sure that the files WILL be able to be downloaded (right now the shopping cart isn’t allowing us to download them because the files are too big). We’re so excited to get this Posebook Video in your hands – finally!
The Posebook Video is going to be absolutely FREE for anyone who has purchased the POSEBOOK! We just love the Posebook – and we already think it is THE ultimate posing guide for boudoir! But we’re always looking for ways to improve – to push our products to the next level – and to create awesome resources that will be helpful to you! We’ve heard so many great testimonials from all of you about how much you love the Posebook, and we are truly SO happy that you are finding it helpful! In boudoir photography, posing your client is one of the most difficult aspects to creating your images. The lighting is one thing – but if you don’t have a good pose (and expression!), your image just isn’t as impactful as it could be. If you have an arsenal of good boudoir poses under your belt, your shoot will go so much smoother! We love our quick reference guide – it’s the perfect thing to have out during your photo shoot, to glance at it and create a plan of action for your next pose. (Rather than having to come up with the next pose on the fly, while working with your lighting, and also while trying to talk w/ your client, making sure she feels comfortable!) It’s a lot to think about, so if you have your Quick Reference guide open, it’s the perfect way to quickly & easily move on to the next pose. ALSO – the video is going to be downloadable for your iphone!!! We are so excited about this feature – it’ll be great for you to download & watch it for a quick little posing ‘refresher’ right before your boudoir shoot! Just one quick ‘disclaimer’ about the Posebook video: We realize that it’s not super-high-quality audio, as we didn’t want to professionally produce it (since it’s a freebie, we just wanted to keep it minimal & just get the basics across to you). The intent of the video is really just to demonstrate how we put a client into the poses. It’s not instructional, persay (we don’t talk a lot on the video), so it’s really more of a demo – and a visual for you. It’s great to see our best boudoir poses in the Posebook, but it’s SO much better to actually see VISUALLY how it’s done! We hope that the new free Posing video will be helpful to all of you who have the Posebook!
*IF YOU DON’T ALREADY HAVE THE POSEBOOK – CLICK HERE TO ORDER IT TODAY!!!
I certainly don’t want to sound like we’re bragging… BUT… we can hardly contain ourselves! The Boudoir Divas are THE FIRST boudoir photographers to be listed in Grace Ormonde’s platinum vendor listing. In fact, Grace had to create an entirely new category just for us! On top of that – she also asked us if she could use some of our images in the upcoming 2009 Fall/Winter edition of Wedding Style Magazine – for an article all about boudoir! So, please don’t take this as bragging, but rather pure & simple excitement from 2 gals who are just bursting inside as we see all the cool stuff that is happening! 🙂 We can’t wait to get our Fall edition of the mag! Also, on another note, be sure to check back with the blog later this weekend – we’ll be announcing the 2009 Boudoir Tour dates very very SOON!!!
… our warm-up pose for our boudoir shoots. This pose is always selected for her album and is a great way to loosen up your clients. Meaning, start off with this one while they are still nervous and stiff. It’s gorgeous and a very easy on her.
Are you on our newsletter list??? That’s right, folks… as a way to celebrate the soon-to-launch POSEBOOK VIDEO… we’re about to send out our newsletter with: 1) A big DIVA TIP, 2) the POSEBOOK video clip mentioned above, and 3) an ANNOUNCEMENT!!! Sign up here. But – it’s only available to those of you who are signed up for our newsletters! So, if you’re not on our newsletter list, you’ll want to sign up immediately! 🙂 Hurry – the newsletter is coming within the next hour!
So exciting! We’re featured in the July issue of Professional Photographer Magazine!!! Thanks, PPA, for featuring us this month… and thank you, Stephanie, for doing a wonderful job on the article! We are SOOO thrilled that boudoir is finally starting to receive the attention it deserves! We’ve worked incredibly hard over the past few years, received a bit of flack in the process, trying to give boudoir a ‘facelift’ and attempting to change the way the industry approaches boudoir – as well as the way the public views boudoir. A few years ago, we couldn’t find ANY resources/workshops/education for boudoir photography… and just when was the last time you saw a boudoir photographer on the speaking line-up for a national photo convention? There wasn’t anything! (Well, until this year at DWF, anyway) 😉 We are just so excited that we are able to say: BOUDOIR IS BACK!™ And we are also incredibly thankful/honored to be able to lead the industry in bringing boudoir to the masses! (More on that later)… 🙂
PS – now all we need is to get on the speaking line-up for WPPI &/or Imaging USA… Not sure why they haven’t gotten back to us; anyone want to start a petition to bring boudoir to these industry events? Haha, kidding. Sort of. 😉
I’m so excited about this! The Boudoir Divas official boudoir photo tour is coming to a city near you very soon! Can’t wait to launch the dates… once we launch them, the photo shoot spots are probably going to book up VERY quickly, so if you’re interested, be sure you sign up fast! 🙂 We’ve received TONS of inquiries from people (photographers and non-photographers alike), asking if we would travel to YOUR CITY to offer a boudoir shoot. So – we’re doin it! We’ll be offering one date in each city (with a very limited number of shoots available on that day!)… and we’ll be bringing boudoir to you! We have FIVE of the cities already lined-up, so that leaves TWO cities that still need to be decided. And how will we decide on those last 2 cities? YOUR VOTES! If you want to have a boudoir shoot in your city, email & put your city in the list that we’ll have everyone vote on! [email protected]
***EDIT TO ADD:
Hey all – Just wanted to confirm that this is a PHOTO tour – so it’s for you to GET a boudoir shoot! (It’s not an EDU tour for workshops/seminar/mentoring). As of right now, the only education opportunity we’ve made available is the PARIS WORKSHOP…
SO, if you are interested in learning from the Divas, you can join us in Paris! (Or, of course, you can always purchase one of our books).
IF, however, you want to feel fabulously-gorgeous and have a boudoir shoot that will get you some bad-ass, beautiful images of you (and as a result, make your hubby’s jaw hit the floor), then this boudoir tour is for you! 🙂 Hope this makes sense. Any questions – feel free to leave a comment or email: [email protected] Thanks!!!
Kimberlee shot these in Paris. I just looove them! Even if you simply left Paris with a portfolio you could post online and SAY that you photographed boudoir in Paris, it would be worth the money right there. A definite way to stand out to your clients. I want everyone to experience what a great, great thing the Paris workshop is.
That’s her up on the couch shooting. Crazy lady!
If you are considering the Paris workshop, check out the video a couple posts below.
Laura, thank you for letting me post some of your images. I have way too many favs. “Star 5, star 5, star 5, star 5.” It’s like you almost hope there is a bad one so you don’t star every image. Love it when the client is relaxed, this is the result. The top shot is again with Weston’s wonderful light. I think the umbrella image is one my favorites ever. She looks very mysteriously cool and I am in love with the parasol. -Marissa
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Filmed & Produced by: Joslyn Davis
Other filming by: Weston Boucher
Edited by: Kimberlee West
Production Company: The Boudoir Divas 😉
Thanks to all of our fabulous workshop attendees!!! I’m so bummed, but some of our video footage was lost after Paris… 🙁 … SO – if you’re wondering why your beautiful face isn’t on this video, it’s not because we were excluding you on purpose; it’s simply because we didn’t get all of the videos. Sorry ladies! Thank you to ALL of you Paris 2009 attendees for joining us in the City of Light, and thank you so much for sharing on our videos. Joslyn, thanks again for taking the time to interview everyone in Paris! We can’t wait for the 2010 workshop! PARIS is the only workshop we have scheduled between now and April 2010, so if you’ve been thinking about coming to a workshop, you should definitely go sign up; it’s going to be so much fun. See you all in Paris!
