Hello everyone! Ashley here, and we are getting the final details together for our FINAL boudoir workshop of 2010. It is taking place at our studio in San Diego and we are very excited (as always!). The weather has been HOT! (Literally in the 90s-100 this week), so hopefully those of you traveling from the colder areas will get some nice weather here next week. 🙂 As always, we do a blog post to introduce all of our workshop attendees and for each of them to get to know each other a little before arriving. Enjoy and we can’t wait to meet all of you in person! For those of you who missed out on this workshop, have no fear! Our next workshop is taking place February 1-3, 2011 at our studio. Click HERE for details and HERE to register on our Boudoir Shop. (Space is limited and already half of the spots have been filled, so don’t miss out!)
Steve
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I love to watch other photographers shoot, observing their  line of sight, how they position for lighting/ backgrounds  Taking it all in so i can look within and apply new concepts that work within my style of shooting.( as i develop a style LOL), Seem to always make new friends along the way, i suspect that to be the case here also.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Lighting and posing ,Learning to  interacting with a client in this scenerio, but the area i need the most work in is Sales, close the deal, also marketing
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO ? 8-10 times
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Animals always tug at my heart strings.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Both, Starbuck’s Pike’s roast,  Coffee Bean, light or medium drip coffee,  sugar, no cream
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Darn forgot to charge that little thing again, its on  shuffle, jazz, blues, 80’s rock ,country
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? flash (s), video light, reflector, its all about the light,
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? tie between trail mix and cheese-its
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? rancher &Â carpenter
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Amazing photographer who was a joy to work with .Great husband, father, grandfather and friend are nice too LOL
Connie
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am looking forward to the camaraderie and experiences shared amongst attendees and hope to develop friendships with other photographers.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I am looking to further develop my studio experience both in lighting and posing. I would like to learn how to make a women of any size feel beautiful in front of the camera when they are revealing their more intimate side.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? About 5-6 times
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? That is so hard to say…I love photography! I am drawn to the emotions of people, but I also love architecture/design and the way light dances on a surface.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks – mocha frappachino or iced carmel macciato (sp?)
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? I have an itouch but I haven’t had the time to customize it with music.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Without my base, Nikon D3, lenses and flashes won’t get me very far so I think the camera body is the core.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Does ice cream count – LOL.
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? Don’t remember a specific career – possible a cruise director or wedding planner.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? The impact of my images.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Working and learning along side talented & empowered business women.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I hope to learn lighting techniques, posing, and how to start a successful boudoir business
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO ? This is my very first time to San Diego & California…yea!!!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I love photographing people…turning their photograph insecurities and nervousness to a fun filled session
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Either…gotta have my daily dose of java 😉
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Variety right now, but I would have to say Usher, Raheem DeVaughn, and Maxwell…but I’m loving Katy Perry and Bruno Mars lately!
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Right now it has to be my 50mm/1.8 which I hated at first usage. But after forcing myself to shoot more with it…I’m liking my images more…still trying to master it though
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? oh wow, now that’s a difficult question…but if I had to pick just one it would be Haribo Gold Bears Gummy Bears!!!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a veterinarian…I’m a huge dog lover
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? That I brought a purpose to someone’s life
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am mostly excited about the work flow you have worked out and meeting new photographers.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to become Divine Myself!!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Been to San Diego a couple times once but both times were personal not business related.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? landscapes and people not looking at me.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? SB ..all the way.. tall non fat chai tea is a great way to start the week or end it if need be!!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Not at the moment really but love Lhasa and loads of classical.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 100mm
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Loving soft dried fruit and cashews at the moment
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? an archeologist or a priest
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? That I truly gave of myself to others and that I was fun to be with.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Traveling to San Diego, and learning about Boudoir Photography!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Posing and Lighting
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? I’m a San Diego Virgin
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Anything I can “painting with light”
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Coffee Bean (I’ve never tried it)
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? The Tragically Hip – A long time running
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My 24-105 lens!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Chocolate
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? Marine Biologist
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being a wonderful person, who took “great” photograph’s
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? where to start?!? Â soaking in everything possible in a couple of days, but also to spend some time with other photographers in this field
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? lighting tips (I use constant most of the time), better coaching, selling boudoir – both sessions and products
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? zero
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? love shooting boudoir of course, but I love photographing high school seniors, and kids are a close 2nd to our seniors
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? either
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? usually Moby or Zoe Keating
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? my new 24-70mm 2.8 lens – before it was my 70-200 but my favorite for boudoir has been my 1.8 50mm
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? anything with cheese 🙂  do yourself a favor and get a box (or several) of Macaroni & Cheese crackers (or maybe don’t they’re addictive!)
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I never really had anything set, but I’ve always had a passion for art, worked for another photographer for 5+ years and fell in love with this business!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? being a great mom, friend and daughter of Christ
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Meeting all you Divas!! Having some time with you all and learning from the BEST! I admire everything you all do. How you got away from weddings to do this fabulous thing for women! It seems like you just have such a great team and you all have a lot of fun! I enjoy that!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to make it!! Lighting and posing. Really a lot! I want to take in everything I can : ) At a place where I really need to make some change and make things happen!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Once! And I LOVED it. My brother is stationed there! USMC sister and proud of it!! He comes home Oct 1st so I am hoping to see him too!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Boudoir and Brides!
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks baby!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? I like it, Enrique LOL
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 70-200 2.8
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Fruit and Veggie trays! I know… I am random Don’t get me wrong I love cookies and naughty foods too!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A Doctor
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Always being me : ) Crazy girl with a big heart
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am most excited about LEARNING from these awesome Divas! Â I love and respect their work and business savvy techniques:)
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Lighting, tips on how to start-up/run a boudoir business.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO?Zero! Â I’m super excited about that too…visiting SD for the first time!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?. People, emotion, expression
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)?Either
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Baths, Dimlite, Pursuit Grooves, Frou Frou, Mapstation, Gideon Van Gelder…. Â a lot of jazz and electronic/experimental right now. Â But I listen to a bit of everything.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 50mm
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Grapes, chips & Pico De Gallo
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A dancer
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? My work as an artist
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Everything! Lighting, posing the business!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to succeed in this profession and have fun doing it!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? 4 or 5
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Probably children…They aren’t afraid and truly let their personalities shine thru.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Probably Starbucks. We don’t have Coffee Bean here.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Eminem
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Light meter
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Well, I don’t eat it anymore but cheez its and peanut M&Ms
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? National Geographic Photographer and Wonder Woman 🙂
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? My drive and determination to succeed at everything I do
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? learning from the divas
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? posing, lighting and sets/props
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Once but at a convention and no time to sight see
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? children and beautiful people
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? don’t drink coffee:) double chocolaty chip fraps;)
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Zac brown band, Keith urban, Rascal Flatts, XM top 20 on 20
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 1D Mark IV
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? M&Ms
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? pediatrician
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? being the best mom and wife I could and helping others/making others feel good
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Since I have 2 young kids I am most looking forward to an uninterrupted nights sleep. 🙂 Next to that I am really excited about seeing the studio and  the lighting setup.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Mostly lighting and post processing – getting some new pose ideas as well.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? This will be my third or forth. They say it doesn’t rain in San Diego, but it’s rained every time I have been there.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? For fun, my kids….professionally, boudoir!!
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Dunkin Donuts!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Lot’s of audiobooks actually. Right now I am listening to Anthony Bourdain
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Hmmmm…I guess, my camera!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Doritos – I can’t be in the same room as them.
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I wasn’t ever really sure, I just knew I wanted to do something artistic and I never wanted a 9-5 desk job.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being an amazing mom and wife.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Learning! Learning! Learning, seeing SD studio and getting the one to one time with the divas about starting the business.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? All about starting a successful boudoir business and boudoir shooting techniques.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? None, this is my first time in SD and California.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? People & anything that catches my eye.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Alicia Keys, Katy Perry, Amy Winehouse, Pink, Sexy Lounge Divas, Caetano Veloso, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Jerry Rivera, Deepak Chopra and many more 😉
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My lenses.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Apples (Fuji or Gala)
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? Theater Actress
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? First, I would like to be remember as a good mother to my son, I think being a mother is the most important role of my life. Also, I would like to be remembered as a positive, independent woman, that follow her dreams. As a sympathetic friend that was ready to listen, laugh or cry when was needed, as some that enjoy life and love family, friends, good food and wine 😉
Laurie Lalonde
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Learning lighting and poses specifically for boudoir…and to meet the Divas !
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? All their secrets to getting the prefect shot, PP and how to create the perfect boudoir studio for myself and clients.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? First timer here, my kids are completely jealous !
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? My children and family &Â Flowers.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Tim Hortons.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Buck Cherry, Nickleback, Shinedown, Disturbed, The Offspring, Default….
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? I love it all.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Baked lays. YUM!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A florist, a nurse, an artist…I couldn’t make up my mind.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Hopefully there will be many things I am remembered for.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Learning from the Diva’s of the Boudoir empire and meeting all these other great photographers.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Everything!  Lighting, posing, you name it, I want to learn it!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? I’ve never been, but has always been on my list of places to visit! Â I’m so excited I’m actually going and for a great experience at that!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? All time favorite my baby girl, even though she now looks the other way when the camera comes out. But other than her, I do families and kids. Â But I would LOVE to do mainly Boudoir and have the other on the side.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks! Â My Vanilla Bean Frap!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? GaGa, Enrique, Oreja de van Gogh, Bangles & Katy Perry
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My camera!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Apples, cheese & Strawberries! Just not together!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A pianist. Â Quit after 11 years of playing, Â Kinda regret that.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? For being a great mom and wife and friend. Â And for putting everyone before me, thinking of myself last.
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am so excited to see the layout/setup of the divas studio. I plan on opening my studio in 2011 and want to get a good feel for what works!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I think I am pretty good at flattering every figure, but I hope to learn more about natural posing and lighting to bring out the best in my clients.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? ZERO
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Wedding Dresses…Yes, a slight obsession.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Diet Mtn Dew
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack, Britney
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 50 mm 1.2
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Plain M&M’s
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? a Math Teacher
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being generous
Oh and if I haven’t showed you enough, here is a mis-mosh of the type of adorable images that can be found on her blog.
