It’s been a very full, and very good, week! Our Feb. workshop attendees were AWESOME! The workshop officially ended last night, so we just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you wonderful photogs who came to hang out with us at our SD studio for the past few days. We’ll be posting some pics and videos from the workshop soon, but for today, I came across a few random video scenes from 2008… WAYYYY back when we started our silly little video blogging. So here’s a look back for you… Enjoy! 🙂
So a couple weekends ago we went to San Diego’s annual Bridal Bazaar held at the San Diego Convention Center Downtown. It was a great turnout and we met a ton of potential clients! We have even booked 4 shoots in just 5 days after the show 🙂 Here is a short recap of the bridal bazaar and what we used for our booth this year.
Thanks to Bay Photo for providing our awesome products!
We LOVE the fact that we’re finally able to say… “BOUDOIR IS BACK!” The Divas’ San Diego studio was lucky enough to be featured on our local news (“Good Morning San Diego!”)
We’re so excited, and so honored to have been featured this morning on KUSI‘s “Good Morning San Diego” show!
You may have seen us this morning on a few live segments between 7:30-8:30am. If you missed us, we’ll ALSO be on again tonight, on the 6:00 news! It’ll probably be toward the end of the evening news, between 6:45-6:55, so check it out! (Channel 9 for KUSI in San Diego) We are so honored that KUSI is featuring The Boudoir Divas San Diego! If you’re interested in booking a shoot, please feel free to give us a call here at the studio, and we’ll give you pricing information and chat with you about the photo shoot experience! (858-485-0443). Or email us! [email protected] or click here to fill out our contact form for more info.
Mike from KUSI cracked us up as he told San Diego who and what our boudoir photography studio was about. We especially loved the boudoir poses he demonstrated! Too funny. They may become a Boudoir Divas staple.
Total hams here, how I love being interviewed for publicity sake! Yes! Thank you KUSI for exposing boudoir photograph’s new fresh facelift.
Here is what happens if you set down a mic in our studio….Ashley and Peggy steal the show, literally. Looks like they had a lot to say. Thank you to Miss Peggy Roggers who hooked us up with majorly fabulous make-up and hair. For those of you booking a shoot with us, Peggy is our in house make-up gal extraordinare. You will be in great hands.
Thank you to April, a sweetheart of a client who got up at 4am to help us out with the segment.
And another thank you to Stephanie who helped us out tremendously as well. It can be hard to be “sexy” at 5am and these
girls pulled it off brilliantly.
A reminder that we will be on the 6:30 news tonight on KUSI! Tune in. 🙂 Just goes to show that if you don’t succeed, try, try again. It took three press releases over a years time to get this fab news station in our door and we are thrilled to say the hard work pair off. Thank you again KUSI.
Our February Workshop is just around the corner and we can’t wait for all the attendees to join us in our San Diego Studio! Here is a little information on each attendee so you can get to know each other before you all arrive. 🙂
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I’m looking forward to learning more about lighting and poses, in addition to marketing a unique photography business like this. I feel I really need help understanding how to light EVERY woman in a way that is flattering. So far, I’ve dealt with glasses, wrinkles and rolls and puckering of the skin. I need to know how to improve on de-emphasizing those details without losing who she is. Also looking forward to meeting other photogs.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Better marketing techniques, proper posing and lighting of my boudoir clients.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Never. But my 17-year old daughter has been and she loves it so she’s coming with (to San Diego — not the workshop 🙂
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Women first. Weddings second. Children third. I also have a love of photographing animals…especially dogs. I have two diva dogs myself.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Either one is great. If you are asking about coffee for the workshop. If you are asking for my preference of coffee to find out who I am — I actually prefer tea.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Lady Gaga
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My lenses…especially my 50mm 1.4 and my 24mm 1.4
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Chips and salsa.
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? An artist. Nothing has changed much…guess I was a smart kid.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Reflecting Christ in how I act, speak and respond.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Meeting the Divas and checking out their fab studio!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to create an amazing business and incredible customer experience.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Just once on a business trip. I have no doubt I’ll have more fun this time!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? The sky. I am a complete geek in search of the perfect blue sky with fluffy white clouds shot.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks is a definite no.. Coffee Bean – hmmm…
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Jill Scott “Crown Royal”
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My Canon 50D.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Peanut M&Ms (favorite colors: blue, yellow and green – in that order).
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A librarian – I love books!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Having a kind, joyful, generous spirit.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop?Oh my gosh. Everything. Learning from THE experts in the industry… developing my portfolio… and just learning all that I can so that my boudoir photography will rock my clients’ world!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I’m super excited to learn some lighting technique, as I mainly use available light, and sometimes my external flashes, but I’m not experienced with studio lighting. I also am eager to learn posing techniques and ideas on how to make the ladies feel most comfortable during their shoot.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? 2… the first time was when my husband proposed to me, so I love San Diego 🙂
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I love engagement shoots… I can learn so much about people from photographing them, and it’s great to learn a couple’s chemistry together through my side of the lens.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Used to be Starbucks, but I’m making my own Coconut-Milk lattes at home these days. And tea, I love tea.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Ke$ha’s Tik Tok
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My camera. I know that’s generic, but I am seriously and deeply in love with my Nikon D3. I know it is the photographer who makes the great photos, but my D3 helps me do my job so very well.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Beef Jerky
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? Wonder Woman. I even split my forehead open and also broke my arm trying to be her when I was little… still working on it!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Making people feel good through their photos. Everyone deserves that bit of self-appreciation, and if I can help them get it, that makes me smile.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I cannot wait!!! First I have never been to CA! I am looking forward to soaking as much information in as possible!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Posing, lighting, how to talk to clients when they feel vulnerable, business techniques… and well…. absolutely everything!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? 0
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I really love it all, but mainly women. I love to see their faces light up when they see just how beautiful they are.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Coffee Bean
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Michael Bubble
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? my 18/200 lens and my 50mm…. its pretty equal
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? snickers 🙂
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? nurse
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? This is a hard question for me. I am also a full time hair stylist. I am very well known for fusion extensions in my area and women travel from all over to see me. So I guess mine would be that women/clients of mine would remember that I am the 1 person that made them feel amazing inside and out… Through photography and hair.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Oh my goodness -too much to pick one! Well excited about building a portfolio and getting hands on experience shooting boudoir.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to make EVERY woman look BEAUTIFUL!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO?lots
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?generally whatever I’m photographing in the moment but -dogs, children and nature/landscape especially
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)?neither! bottled water 🙂
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod?nothing, love the silence whenever I can get it!
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? my 105 2.8 macro lens
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food?fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookies!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I really cant remember!!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? for being kind and gracious
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop?Everything!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS?Posing!!! Oh, and lighting… and of course marketing…
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO?once
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?Engagement sessions
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)?There is no Coffee Bean where I live, so it’s gotta be Starbucks for me!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod?Toothpaste Kisses by The Maccabees
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag?my 85 1.8 lens, Canon of course 🙂
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food?fresh chips & salsa
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up?a lawyer (I loved to argue)
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for?being a loving mother
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Getting to check out that Amazing studio and meeting the other photographers!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Lots! But mostly marketing ideas and business info!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Once in high school and I loved it! Beautiful!!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? That’s a hard one- I would have to say brides! They just radiate!
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? I’m a starbucks girl:-)
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? David Gray
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 50mm 1.2
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Cut up veggies and ranch- or sour candies!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A singer on Broadway!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being a great mom and living my life passionately.
Yep, it’s true! We have had such an overwhelming demand for people wanting to attend our Paris Workshop that we are ADDING A SECOND WEEK! The dates of this second workshop will be April 29th-May 1st, 2010.
Go to our Boudoir Shop to register! If you have any questions at all, send Ashley an email at [email protected]
See what past Workshop Attendees are saying about their experience!
Wanna see how much fun you will have? Check out our silly video we put together from Paris 2009. 🙂
As mentioned above, space is limited to 14 people max! The quickest way to reserve your spot will be going to the Boudoir Shop. But, you can email also Ashley at [email protected] with any questions you may have as well!
The Boudoir Divas received the cutest and sweetest gift from Michelle OCampo, Michelle OCampo Photography. She found it at a thrift store and thought it would be a perfect addition in our San Diego Studio, and she is totally right! We love seeing all the old Pin-Up poses and women!
Thanks again Michelle, you are awesome and so thoughtful! 🙂
Yes, we use the word “Favie.” And yes, we know it’s not a real word. Whatever. Ok, SO… if you watched our video from yesterday (see the next blog post)… you’d know that we’re ABOUT to decide whether or not we’re going to add on an extra workshop week in Paris! All of this Paris talk has got us thinking about how much we LOVE it over there, and we’re already making a plan of all the places we HAVE to see again. At the top of the list is this: The Chateau de Versailles!
It was one of our absolute FAVORITE places to visit, and while we were there, we definitely channeled our “inner Marie Antoinette!” And, as usual, we had to document our adventures with one of our dorky little videos! 🙂
So we’ve already started planning our next trip to Paris, and we’re thinking about all the things we’d like to do while we’re there. At the top of the list is Versailles again. Last year we spent the whole day in a few of the gardens; we never even got to venture inside the palace! And I also just recently discovered that there’s an entire area that we didn’t get to see last time – Marie Antoinette’s estate, including the Petite Trianon, and her living quarters (such great inspiration for boudoir!) Check out this website for an interactive map (it’s the best map I’ve found for Versailles!) If you’re planning on joining us for the workshop in Paris, we HIGHLY recommend that you stay a few extra days for sight-seeing… and if you’re anything like Marissa & I, who love this time period and all the French inspiration for boudoir, you have GOT to take a day trip out to Versailles. Oh, and also… If you haven’t followed our blog for very long, we should probably explain the 2 guys in the video… first, there’s Marissa’s husband, Weston, who is an amazing photographer – and he’s also in a sick band called Spero Lumina. So then his best friend Brian is the other guy… while in Paris, these 2 were quite helpful with some of the technical details we needed to work out for the workshop (thanks, guys!) They became known as the “Broadies” — and we all had tons of fun in Paris w/ a great group of friends, photographers, and models! What could be better than living in Paris for a few weeks?!
Let us know what you think about these 4 ideas… leave your feedback in the comment box below, OR shoot us an email: [email protected]… Thanks!! xoxo, The Divas
There are still spots left for the FEB WORKSHOP!!!!!!!!!!!! Check out this video for more info & some snapshots of what the boudoir workshop is like…
To sign up: CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!!! Or… email us for more details: [email protected]
The boudoir divas cover absolutely EVERYTHING there is to know at their boudoir workshops, from boudoir posing and studio lighting, to photoshop and lightroom postprocessing, to boudoir marketing and photography studio business skills. The Divas do not hold back at their workshops; they share everything you’ll need to know to start your own boudoir photography business, or to kick-start your current biz and take things to the next level.
