Just checked the diva blog & saw that M posted Sophia C’s video, (which I LOVE, btw)… And I gasped out loud when I saw the scenes from the vid, because less than 24 hours ago, I was walking in those scenes! In April, I never got to see the Palace Gardens, so that was a must-do this trip. The tree-lined pathways are just oh-so-PARIS. If you’ve never been to this city, you have GOT to go! (And what better time than next Spring, for The Paris Boudoir Workshop?!) 🙂
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This image was in Glamour magazine this month. All I can say is, “Glamour Magazine, I love you!” This is REAL sexy. A woman who is the typical body type, loving who she is and not worrying because she isn’t a size 4. This is exactly what we are all about. Loving your body and who your are right now! Whether you are are naturally thin or a little softer around the edges, let’s just truce with ourselves. As long as we are healthy, that is all that matters. Now I just need to be good about reminding myself that every morning!
Thank you Glamour Magazine for confirming exactly why we believe in boudoir photography so very much!
Corneli, a 2010 Paris workshop attendee, posted this on Facebook. It so beyond cool. Tres tres chic to be exact. AND, what I love even more, is that Miss Dior Cherie is MY scent. And, triple cool, is that the commercial was done by Sofia Copola. The creator of the recent “Marie Antoinette” move that was just to die for and an inspiration for the marketing in my early boudoir days. Oh Sofia, can I please just borrow your creativity for just one day. The things I would see and create. Ahhhh. -M
Isn’t this photo just beautiful? I love how soft and delicate the lighting is and the way her top is loosely falling of her shoulder.
We have a similar set up that we use here at The Boudoir Divas, we call it our “Centerfold” lighting. And, this is exactly how we recommend ladies do their hair for their boudoir shoot with us. Lots of volume, rollers, and majorly hairsprayed. It seems like that do is just always a winner in photographs.
Hey everyone!  Kimberlee here… If you haven’t noticed, M has been holding down the fort the past week. I left her just after I finished the Posebook video, so she’s been such a trooper in answering all of the emails and taking care of all of the little issues that have arisen with that. Thank you, M, for taking care of everything and giving me the freedom to leave for a few weeks! 🙂
So anyway, I just wanted to write a quick update to let you know: a) where I am, and b) why I’m here.
a) I’m in Burkina Faso, Africa!
b) I’m here with an organization called Compassion International; I’ve been commissioned as their photographer to document this country and to show what actually happens in the field. Â Being here the past few days, I’ve already seen how much this organization has impacted the lives of many, many children & families in real & tangible ways. Â Some of you may know that my degree is actually in this field (non-profits/international relations/etc), so this stuff just captures my heart! Â I know that there are many different ways of doing development, and I know that there is no one perfect way of doing development. But this organization is doing a lot of great things, and I have been honored to participate in documenting part of their story. My life quote is: “The best use of life is to use it for something that outlasts it.” (William James)… this is something that I want to remember every day, and my desire is to use everything that God has given me in a way that gives back. M & I have never been afraid to openly express our thoughts about our faith. It is the most important thing in our lives, and I know that Marissa (and her hubby Weston) are also on the same page as I am, as far as giving back. They are so awesome, and they are constantly challenging me with how much they give to others. One example: they’ve been sponsoring kids through World Vision for years (their goal is to add one new kiddo for every year that they’ve been married, so I think they’re up to 7 kids now – how cool is that?!) I JUST decided to sponsor my first little girl here in Burkina Faso, after seeing the cool things Compassion is doing in the communities here. I got to meet her and talk to her about her family… I just can’t wait to come back and see her again!
Shooting for Compassion is just one small way that I am able to help out, and honestly I don’t even feel like I’m doing anything huge/great/humanitarian. It really is more of a privilege for ME to be able to do this. This has been my dream for a LONG time – to be able to mesh my 2 great passions together: photography and development. My hope is to bring these stories to life through my images, and to help this organization continue to impact the lives of these beautiful children. [See photos of day 1 in Africa over on my blog]
Being behind the lens this week, I don’t have many photos of myself… but today I just HAD to set my camera down for a few minutes to hold these precious little girls. So someone from the team discreetly snagged my camera and got these shots of me. Aren’t these kids just adorable?
PS – I wonder what M would do if I just don’t come back for about 6 months… hmmm. 🙂 J/K Marissa, I’ll be back soon – I know we have a lot of things to tackle in the coming months. But I know that I will be back in Africa again. The children and their stories have captured my heart.
Look at this photo Clare sent with her boudoir photography posebook! How much does that rock! Top that and we will blog you too! Thanks Clare.
Well after a few roadblocks, well let’s be real here, a lot of road blocks, our gift to those who bought THE POSEBOOK is finally ready for viewing! YAY! It’s a video showing us, The Boudoir Divas, demonstrating some of our favorite boudoir photography poses and giving tips on how we photograph boudoir sessions.
Unfortunately, the file was too large to post on our Boudoir Shop for downloading so we have posted the boudoir posing video in two parts on Vimeo.
HOW TO RECEIVE YOUR LINK AND PASSWORD:
*Email [email protected] , subject line “Posebook Video”
*Include your receipt for purchase of the Posebook or attach a photo of yourself holding your Posebook
We will email you a link and password. Your password is only valid for 48 hours so you will need to download the video asap.
Do not send the email until you are sure that we will be free in the next 48-72 hours to download, since we probably won’t be able to answer your email ASAP.
*Please note that Kimberlee and I simply don’t have the man power to answer your email immediately. We will try to respond within 48 hours, M-F, with your links and password. Also once the email is sent, we ask that you please follow the directions within 48 hours. Again this is meant to be a free gift, and we don’t have the resources to be answering questions or resending the email multiple times. Sorry! Hate being a toughie. But I would hate for you to feel neglected if we don’t get back to your questions.
PS. The audio isn’t fantastic. While filiming we were focusing more on the visual aspect of how we interact with our clients. So I apologize that the audio quality isn’t great. So we ask that you techies out there hold off on emails letting us know that the audio is terrible, as my spanish teacher Mrs. Legg always said, “a caballo regalado no le mires el diente.” Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. Lol!
Hope you all enjoy the videos! We suggest putting them in your itunes or on your ipod! If you find posing the most difficult aspect of boudoir photography, than the more you watch the video, the more comfortable you will be posing your boudoir clients.
xoxoxo- Marissa & Kimberlee
Psssss. Kimberlee devoted an immense number of hours to this project so I would really love it if you all gave her a shout out below! Thank you K!
*EDIT: Dawn Norris was having difficulty downloading the videos yesterday. If right clicking and selecting “save as” doesn’t work (hers must be the MAC solutions, yes, I am still a PC) she figured out the problem, thanks for sharing Dawn!
“Hi Ladies,
I reviewed the download instructions again and did some troubleshooting for the PoseBook videos. I know you can’t answer every email but did want to let you known that when I held down the control button and clicked on the mp4 link download link in Vimeo I did “save link as” to my desktop and it worked. A bit different from an automatic download to iTunes (I’m using Mac too) just in case others have a similar problem with the directions (I did read them ;).
Hugs,
Dawn”
… Some shots from past shoots! Â Lots of fun images that I never really did anything with… I think I might design an album w/ some of these shots of Vanessa. Getting ready to travel to Africa (tomorrow morning!) So excited! I’m especially excited about my 2-day stop in PARIS on my way back home. Photos to come when I get back. xoxo -K
Designing a little Paris boudoir promo thingy this morning and I went to use elements from this PSD that K designed for us awhile ago.
While totally adorable K, there seems to be something a little odd about us. First off, didn’t you know that tripods are totally out these days.
And secondly, I personally liked having arms. Did you decide you didn’t like yours? What gives? Lol.
I just LOVE all of these little accessories! (All found at my absolute favorite vintage store) 🙂 So I’m in the midst of packing today, and I’ll be gone for the next 2 weeks… first stop: Denver! Then Burkina Faso (Africa), and then just a couple days in Paris on the way back from Africa. I’ll be sure to post pics when I get back home! xoxo, K
