Introducing ‘Tales from the Boudoir’

Today we sent out our first edition of ‘Tales from the Boudoir’ our newsletter.  Its been a fun couple of weeks working on the content and the design – we are super happy with it all.  In the first edition, as well as introducing the team we previewed our new breast cancer fundraiser that we are all excited to be preparing for,  a new referral program and our first client and friends soiree that is coming up in a few weeks.

If for some reason we forgot to include you (sorry) or its your first visit to our web site,  just go to our newsletter signup area and we send it out to you straight away.   Here is a quick screen grab of the opening section.   The newsletter was designed by Heather Musil of Little Bird Web Design & Development.  I’ve worked with Heather before, she does excellent work and is great to work with.  If anyone wants to develop a newsletter I would definitely recommend Heather and her work is for sure worth checking out.

If you got the newsletter what did you think?    Did it look good on your monitor and email program?    Is there content areas that you would like us to include in future editions?    We would love to hear feedback from you, good and bad.

Top ten reasons to do your own boudoir photography session – with a twist

We wanted to write up a few of the many reasons why you should consider coming into our photography studio in Seattle for your own boudoir shoot.  We started to write this blog post ‘David Letterman-style’ but quickly found ourselves referencing something else, so we present to you ……………..

Carrie Bradshaw’s top 10 reasons to get your derriere to Seattle Boudoir Photography

By Merilee and Nicole

BTW, because Phil doesn’t own or watch TV he has pretty much no clue what we are talking about here – hee hee    So gals, don’t waste anymore time and come see us, enter your details here and we will be in touch!

Mission accomplished!

One of the most rewarding things about doing boudoir photography is hearing great feedback from our clients (I mean who doesn’t love a little positive reinforcement?).  Many people come in with the goal of giving someone a gift of intimate photographs of themselves, and we are always tickled to hear about the follow-up stories.  The lovely Ms. N was kind enough to share her experience with us.  She and her husband went away for the weekend for his 40th birthday, and this is what she had to say:

“HE LOVED THE PICTURES!!!!!  He couldn’t believe that I (Mrs. HATE having her picture taken) would do them.  He has told all his friends, coworkers, and even a few coffee stand girls about his gift.  He can’t wait to come back in and see more.  Thank you again for all that you guys did.  I am sending you the pics of his expression (sooooo funny).” 

And yep, you guessed it, here are the photos.  This is one happy birthday hubby!

Passionately Pink Boudoir Fundraiser – lets fight breast cancer together

This is without a doubt the most awesome blog I have had the honor of writing so far at Seattle Boudoir Photography.  All of us here are committed to giving back to our community, and obviously that community includes a lot of women!  We certainly wouldn’t be here without all the strong, sassy, kind, intelligent, active women that we work with who bring their beautiful fearlessness to the studio.  Along with these women, we also see a lot of ‘girls,’ if you know what I mean     They come in every size, shape and color that you can think of, and they are often an important part of our clients’ femininity and sensuality.

Special thanks to our two incredible models for this fundraiser, if you think you might recognize then then you might be right!

We just created a Facebook page for Seattle Boudoir Photography

Are you on Facebook? We just created our own special Facebook page, come check us out. We going to start to promote some of our special offers and promotions on the page so its super easy to get notifications if you are a fan, so go ahead and click on the ‘Become a fan’ button above – you know you want too

Some beautiful Seattle Boudoir Photography previews of Ms N

I’m really excited that we get to share these previews of Ms N.  She came in about a month ago with the goal of creating some beautiful and sexual photographs for her husband’s 40th birthday.  We had some much fun working with her and just so excited about how the photographs turned out.  Her husband as you can probably tell by looking at the previews is a police officer and her shirt was the perfect accessory for much of the shoot, along with some wonderfully sexy lingerie.   She had planned a little get away in San Francisco for them both to celebrate his 40th birthday and it made the perfect time to give him a very wonderful gift – more details on that soon.  

So when I asked her if she was ok with us posted some previews of her I was so excited that she said yes.  I’m sure hubby with get a kick out of seeing these as well !    I’m getting ready to update  the main gallery photographs and have a few more of Ms N for that as well

Having trouble deciding what to bring for your boudoir photography session?

Not to worry, we’ve got some pointers to help get you started, and once you are in the studio our stylists will help you perfect the look you are shooting for (that was an awful pun, but I couldn’t help myself!). One thing to remember is that whether you want to bring in something you already have or splurge on something new to wear, you will get more out of any one outfit than you might think.  There are many different ways to be photographed with any given wardrobe change (e.g. different pieces on or off, adding or taking away a prop, changing studio sets, etc.), and our team has a great eye for what is most flattering for you as an individual.
	One key element to keep in mind as you decide what to bring is the story you want your photographs to tell.  Of course you will look great no matter what, but each client is unique so feel free to express that!  If you are a lingerie kind of girl, bring in some fab garter belts and heels.  If you are the outdoorsy type, bring in some of your gear.  If your partner has a uniform, try to sneak it away for a few hours.  Items with emotional value are also great to bring as we can easily highlight things such as rings, dog tags, a special bottle of wine, etc.  These are just a few of the ideas that some of our clients have already had and achieved great results with.  I mean seriously, imagine how badass you could look in your rock climbing harness and nothing else!
Anyway, we hope this gives you a good start to thinking about your upcoming session.  We’re excited to see what your creativity comes up with!

Thinking about booking, but not sure – why not come check us out

Some of you may be entertaining the idea of doing a boudoir photography shoot but are a little anxious none -the- less.

I for one can tell you that you have nothing to be worried about. But don’t take my word for it. Come by the studio for a tour if you’d like. It’s as simple as that. There are only a few great boudoir photographers in our neck of the woods and even more not so great ones.  So come on by and check us out before you book your shoot.  You can grill us about we do,  get hands on with our wall art, folios, albums and other great gifts and basically just get a good feel for who we are and what we’re about. We’re pretty awesome if I do say so myself (wink wink).  Email us when the mood strikes and we’ll set up a time, day or evening, for you to peruse our fabulous digs! And when I say fabulous I mean, wall to wall windows, exposed brick, city and water view loft… How bout’ them apples!  Have an awesome weekend ladies and gents.

See ya’ on the flip side!

Do you use twitter? We do, come tweet with us

If you are already a twitter user or are thinking of signing up to see what all the fuss is about, then why not check out our twitter feed and follow us.   We are frequent tweeters and often give some sneak peeks behind the scenes, post the latest content updates and even give special offers to our twitter clients.  Come join us and lets tweet together    Click on the logo below to go to our page. 

Mini Sessions coming soon to Seattle Boudoir Photography

When we first created Seattle Boudoir Photography we very much designed our sessions to be focused on creating an amazing experience with full on pampering. Not limited to but including, hair and makeup, a full photography  session with multiple sets, outfits and loads of styling help.  Our regular sessions last approximately two and a half hours, sometimes a little longer.  Although I have to say they seem to fly by for us and our clients.   If you are new to our site you can read more about the experience and watch a video here and also read what our clients say about us here. 

Over the last couple weeks we have been working on our planning for the remaining part of the year, and even further out – believe it or not we are already working on ideas for our boudoir photography sessions for Valentines Day 2010!   During this process we have been thinking about how we can offer more client sessions in one day, as typically we can only schedule four or maybe five sessions each day. We also know that some of our clients can’t easily commit to the full two plus hour session, as time is a precious commodity in our lives.

So we have come up with a new concept and we are super excited that that we are announcing our new Mini Boudoir Sessions.   These sessions will include makeup that will last for about 20 minutes combined then with a 30 minute photography session.  Between getting settled, enjoying a glass of bubbly and a fabulous shoot, the new Mini Boudoir Sessions will last about an hour.   The only other difference is that the new Mini Session will focus specifically on a theme with one outfit and one set.  So far we’ve come up with some great ideas!  Once we lock in some itty, bitty details we’ll announce the dates for our first awesome promotion with these mini sessions.   Apart from that our clients will still get the same super fun and empowering experience, the same creativity from the team at Seattle Boudoir and beautiful photographs that you will treasure for ever. 

BTW, we are also getting ready to send out our first newsletter and if you haven’t signed up for that yet you might want to do so now , as the grand announcement of our first Mini Session will be included, among other things!  To sign up, enter your details here. 

Our August dates are getting booked up fast

We have had a busy few weeks with our first bachelorette party the weekend before last, amongst other wonderful clients that have visited us in the studio.   Our August dates are already getting full with both August 9th and now the 29th fully booked.   For any future brides or current wife’s looking for anniversary gifts we still have open sessions on August 30th, but hurry and call us as bookings are going quickly.  To see the current list of dates click here.  

We are also planning to add new dates for the end of the year for ladies looking for some sexy holiday gifts, more news on that soon.   OK, off to lunch for me

Introducing the Fun and Flirty Girl, the Professional Futzer, and the Honorary Girl

We just got our new business cards in, and they look great.  We wanted to do a refresh on our marketing materials and make them a lot more fun and impactful.  We ended up going with a lovely merlot red color with a interesting font.  On the other side (not visible below) we have  one of our beautiful photographs.  We actually have a series of cards with different photographs for people to collect.    If you look closely you will see that each one has a professional title and a silly (but true) one!   We wanted to represent both what we each do in the studio but also add have something fun with a little bit of an inside story.  

I feel a little left out, seeing as this project was started before I joined and I didn’t get any cards this time, but I’m told I will get some soon    However one issue is that my silly name is still undecided, and I’m curious to see what it turns out to be, votes are coming in as we speak  – keep an eye out for that breaking news… 

If this is the first time visiting the site feel free to read more about the fablous Seattle Boudoir Photography team here   

And now a bit more about the cards themselves…These cards were designed by Shanda Smith, CEO and owner of Pixel Soup.   Phil met Shanda a number of months ago and he was quite impressed with her designs and creativity.  If any small or medium business is looking to refresh their brand logo or marketing materials designs, you should check her out.  Her designs are both fun and effective at conveying your message and she is a complete doll as well.  You can find her at www.pixelsoupcreative.com 

Next we need to update our web site a little to reflect the color changes.

Seattle Boudoir Photography previews of Ms B

Ms B visited our boudoir photography studio in Seattle a little while ago and we had a wonderful time with her and her girlfriend who came along as support.  We are just wrapping up some printing for her and she gave us permission to post these photographs of her.   To me there is something really special about the colors in these prints, the dramatic red contrasting with the white sheets were some of Ms B’s favorites.   We also loved the richness of the blue sari and then the ones of her in the guy’s shirt and tie were just so cute!   And lets not forget that she looks simply beautiful!

This reminds me that I need to update the main gallery with these and others that we now have permission to post   Updates coming soon. 

Video outtakes from Merilee’s new video

A couple of days ago Merilee and I created a new video for our latest Summer Bide Promotion.  If you haven’t read her blog entry from yesterday you can find it here.    Although she says that she got asked to create the video because she is the newest member of the Seattle Boudoir Photography team that’s actually not quite true!   We’ve quickly noticed that Merilee is super quick at picking things up, is a great writer, has a wonderful personality and her humor is very dry.  So add those all together and she was the perfect one to be on camera!    So, Merilee – expect more video work soon     

Here is a quick blooper reel that I put together from the few clips that we didn’t use, if you have a spare minute and want a giggle hit the play button below.  

Heat up your summer wedding!

Being the newest member of the Seattle Boudoir Photography team has been a ton of fun, but it also means that I DO everything that everyone else DOESN’T want to do.  Case in point:  I got a text an hour and a half before work yesterday morning saying, “Hey honey, today is almost certainly a video day!” which gave me an hour to find something cute to wear and come to grips with the fact that I would be on camera.  Did I mention that people find it ridiculous when a photographer is themselves camera shy?  Yeah, well that’s me. 

In the end, the whole video thing turned out just fine.  I may have had way more bloopers than usable takes, but at least now our newest offer is up online for grabs, which brings me to the point of this whole blog – the Summer Bride promotional package!   This is a perfect opportunity for brides (or grooms!)-to-be to enjoy a boudoir session here at Seattle Boudoir Photography and get a great set of photographs that would make a fantastic wedding gift or honeymoon surprise. 

Click here to learn more about this fabulous new deal, and you’ll get to check me out in a fedora to boot