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Boudoir is Back!™

By Personal5 Comments

The title of our workshops… and the title of our speaking presentations…

We are just oh-so-excited to see that in a very short time, boudoir has finally started to make a very cool comeback! Over the past year, more and more photographers have started offering boudoir. More and more vendors are starting to create products & marketing programs that focus around boudoir. And boudoir is starting to get a fresh look. It’s just so exciting! 🙂

Also, while we’re talking about workshops & such… it looks like we may throw together a mini-workshop in the Dallas area, probably in March. I’m trying to gauge the interest to see what location we’ll want to hold the workshop at, so if you’d be interested in joining us for a 1-day workshop (full day, about 8 hours)… let me know! Email: [email protected]

Workshop Testimonial

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We love hearing from all of our workshop gals! Thanks, Janet, for sending a little update on how things are going for you. We’re so glad that you’re loving your boudoir shoots! 🙂 Check outJanet’s site!!

Narrowing down your images quickly is something that will come with time. Your time is so valuable, you don’t want to waste any unneeded time in front of your computer screen. We limit our images down quite a bit, and we do it VERY quickly! Our best advice: go with your instinct and only KEEP the best images. Label those ones… get rid of the rest.

Plan B

By PersonalNo Comments

Sometimes things don’t go exactly as planned. For the past two weeks we’ve been planning a SUPERfun photo shoot with models and crazy styling. We were planning on going to some unique outdoor locations, but when we woke up this morning we were more than just a little bit disappointed to find rain pouring outside! So we moved on to Plan B – which consisted of one hour running around, throwing together brand new outfits and working in the studio instead of on-location. It was still a rockin’ shoot, though, and we even got to spend the last 20 minutes outside when the rain cleared for a moment. We can’t wait to share some of the shots! Marissa and I just love our model shoots. It gives us a chance to play around with new lighting set-ups, and to just try out all kinds of different styling and posing. (We try and do one of these shoots every couple of months). Here’s what the lobby looked like when we brought in all of our different outfit ideas and accessories:

We also decided to take advantage of our ‘fun photo day’ by having Weston do a photo shoot for the two of us. SO much fun. Seriously, for two gals who usually hate being in front of the camera… we really had a good time. Thanks, Weston! And we also have to say a huge thank you to our fabulous makeup artist. Catherine is absolutely amazing. She did makeup for myself, Marissa, and both of our models. We couldn’t have been happier with the way it all turned out. 🙂 Check out her site! [Makeup by Catherine]. Here she is working on Marissa:

Photos from both shoots – coming soon! 🙂
*Edit to add: If you wanna see a preview shot of our “diva” photo shoot – go check out our Twitter page!

Marissa Explains it all.

By Personal9 Comments

So after the KISSmas party on Friday night, Westissa & I were driving back to San Diego (we got home at about 4am, after a stop at Denny’s & getting lost – ahem – I mean, taking a little ‘detour’ on the 91/605/405 freeways through LA). Anyway, on our drive home, in order to stay awake, we were playing those silly roadtrip games. My game invention was undoubtedly the nerdiest game ever invented. It was a version of the abc game – you know the one where you name something starting with each letter of the alphabet – only for this version you had to name fonts. Yes, fonts. (ie, Weston starts with a: ‘arial’ – Marissa, b: ‘bickham script’ – Me, c: ‘century gothic’) That only lasted a few rounds, until we laughed at the hilarity (aka supreme photog dorkiness) of what we were actually doing. On to the next game: seeing how well we know each other by trying to guess our favorites. My favorite food. Weston’s favorite guitar. Marissa’s favorite TV show while growing up. All I can say is… you certainly do learn a lot about each other while on roadtrips, even short 3-hour trips. I learned something new! Marissa’s fave TV show? Clarissa Explains it all. This is one thing we don’t have in common, as I never watched this show (I was a hard-core Punky fan). But this insight into Marissa gave me a fun little idea. What if we do a series called “Marissa Explains it All”?! I haven’t told her about this, so I guess I still need approval – but what do you think? We’ll ask her questions about anything and everything (boudoir-related or not). I think my first question for her will be about her favorite places to shop for all her cute clothes.

So, if you have a question for Marissa (about anything at all), leave it here in the comment section! 🙂 On another note – coming this week: a new boudoir tip, photos from the KISSmas party, and our December newsletter (coming tomorrow!)

Coming this week:

By Inspiration2 Comments

Our December Newsletter, which will contain…
1) Our musings about boudoir pricing
2) Another photoshop tip
3) The details for our VEGAS WORKSHOP! – with a chance to save your spot
So… go sign up for our newsletter list! (We usually only email once a month, so don’t worry – we won’t spam you or fill your inbox with junk!)

Also, if you’re joining us in Paris, be sure you check your email, because we’re going to be sending out periodic newsletters JUST for you guys to help prepare for our “Study Abroad” Program! 🙂 If you’re coming to Paris & have any questions about anything, please don’t hesitate to contact us: [email protected]

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!

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Guess who’s going to have a booth at WPPI this year??? 🙂 We are SO excited about this tradeshow… it’s going to be awesome! AND… we’ve got free tickets for anyone who wants to come to the tradeshow this year. Simply click on the image below, then print out the ticket and bring it with you to Vegas, Baby! The biggest announcement is what new product we’re going to have for you at our booth (but you’ll have to wait to find out!)  ***EDIT TO ADD: If the link below doesn’t work for you, CLICK HERE!  Thanks!

My purple place…

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When we moved into our new office all of us were thrilled at this glorious new production area. Weston had his own window office and Deena and Crystal started to set up there workstations at two of the four desks in that area. (I think Crystal claimed hers first!). I started to set up my space in the production area as well, a bland, yet very productive looking corner. That’s when I got a very curious “what are you doing?” from Weston, my hubby. “Uh, there is an entire open office three feet away from where you are setting up.” This is where I would usually say I had a “Marissa” moment, one of those too frequent instances where my brain and my reality just can’t co-exist. But, really, I had seen that office over and over, and later found out everyone assumed it was mine, except me! I must have been in the whole “dreams coming true” shock thing. Even 6 months later I have to admit that I really love this little office. This photo was taken awhile ago, it has since had a little sprucing, but when I see this I can’t help but be so grateful to God. I have since declared purple, our production area’s color splash, the official color of gratitude here in our studio. When other little girls were dreaming of their gorgeous wedding, or being actresses, or pretending they were singing to an audience, or nursing cabbage patch dolls, I was pretending I was in my own office, doing something I loved, running a business and being surrounded by my friends. It’s late at night right now, and I am sitting in my purple office alone. I tend to be extra, extra grateful late at night. Thank you God for the amazing surprises you give us when we least expect it!