Running out the door to San Diego! to teach Boudoir & Lighting at PictageU over the next few days. So here is part 2 of Sienna’s Wet shoot… to tide you over.
She’s just so cute!
Ooooo, so Sophia Loren, right?
Plenty more boudoir on the blog coming up… and one of these days I’ll post some of the lifestyle and travel portraiture I’ve been shooting as well :)
xo, Christa
Wow, The Workshop was an amazing experience! It was a total blast and so much fun… but what really stood out to me was the incredible openness of all the attendee’s… their incredible energy, encouragement, experimental spirit, curiosity, and camaraderie - they truly made the weekend what it was, and I couldn’t have dreamed up a better group!
I loved seeing everyone support each other, encourage each other, and most of all… laughing our asses off together. I know we all made some wonderful connections and friendships that will last, and it gave me such joy to see everyone hugging and hating to say goodbye last night. It was an event I’ll never forget - it was my first Workshop for Pro’s, and you all made it meaningful for me in so many ways.
I will be posting pics from The Workshop this upcoming week, as well as pics from today’s Boudoir Workshop.
Then lots more to shoot and blog all week - valentine boudoir session, a newborn session, an afternoon tea party, a bachelor party scotch tasting (!!), and a wedding… Whew!… how much fun and variety is that?!
Thank you to all The Workshop attendee’s - you hold a deep and special place in my heart for making my first time a fulfilling experience that took my whole job and art to a deeper level…. Love you guys and looking forward to participating even further in your growth!
xoxo,
Christa
People get addicted to shooting with me - what can I say :))) Many of my boudoir women are on their second and third shoots, but none came back as quickly as Madison… who you’ll no doubt remember from last week’s Room Service boudoir sessions Part 1 and 2 at the Biltmore Hotel. Those pictures brought my little ol’ blog here to record high traffic numbers… and it has stayed up :)) wink wink.
This time we hit the studio and the talented Mr. Jeff Siegel did a phenomenal job with make-up.
Ah, the fun you can have in a chair….
These pics were more about Madison’s love of jewerly and being comfortable in her own skin, relaxed and happy and barely covered. Whereas the Room Service pics were more hot hotel mistress and part fashion shoot… Which ones do you prefer? Anything else you’d like to see… Let me know!
Actually, you will be seeing more - this weekend I’ll be shooting some fine art nudes :) stayed tuned!
xoxo,
Christa
Hello boys! If you didn’t get enough of Madison’s hotel boudoir shoot yesterday - here is a peek inside Room #703. Whew, M’s got one kickin’ silhoutte!
Can’t you just feel this?!
I don’t know why, but I love this one. Maybe it’s the look in her eye and the messy imperfect hair…
We just had to do this once we saw that sign in the room…
Well we were all wiped out after that shoot, had a drink at the hotel bar, grabbed dinner at Bottega Louie downtown (my new favorite place), and went to bed early! Coming up: Beach shoots, Boot Black No.2, albums, fine art, and more…
xoxo,
Christa
I love hotels. I love luxury. I love Room Service. Breakfast in bed. Big bathtubs. Bathrobes. City views. Late night snacks. At-your-service staff. Oh, I can go on and on!!… Here’s a recent boudoir shoot with Madison at the Biltmore in downtown LA. It’s her birthday today (Happy Birthday Madison!!), and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate then a boudoir session at a great hotel with your best gal pals :) More to come tomorrow….
“Love in an elevator!… Livin it up when I’m going dowwwwwn!”…. -Aerosmith
I love this historic photo-mural on the wall at the Biltmore… when men were men :)
More pics of Madison tomorrow… when we get inside the hotel room!!
xoxo,
Christa
Prancing around naked in my studio is always a lot of fun. Most girls start out asking for a robe and within minutes they’re sporting nothing but a smile. Before Simone and I got crazy with the whipped cream shooting our take on Herb Alpert’s album cover (see yesterday’s post), we tried to capture the more serious moments in between the silly… so here’s the beautiful dramatic side of Simone…
Uh ohhhh, the silly popped out :)
“Whipped Cream and Other Delights” by Herb Alpert’s Tijuana Brass… seems this album cover really affected a lot of young lads during the mid-60’s. Including Simone’s husband Nick when he was a preteen. Nick recently confessed to Simone that he felt stirrings for the first time in his young life when he saw this image. So when it came time to decide on a gift for her soon-to-be husband, Simone decided to recreate this iconic image with my help.
Ps. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Simone resembles the woman on the cover exactly.
What really intrigued me about this shoot was the “Other Delights!!” - I wanted to really make sure that Nick was provided with some Other Delights and that title wasn’t just an empty promise, as before. Well, we wound up with so many juicy sexy hot bonus de-lightful images that I need to post this shoot in two parts. More to come tomorrow!…
Warning: my site honors the human form in all his and her glory aka: nudity!! Hide the children.
Jane is one helluva gal. I photographed her wedding three years ago, and now her whole extended family has become close friends of mine. She and I cooked up this surprise boudoir shoot while her husband John, a film producer, was away at the Cannes Film Festival… and boy will he be welcomed home!
The shoot was inspired by three main elements: 1) John’s love of black and white film posters from the French New Wave or La Nouvelle Vague, 2) Jane’s gorgeous skin, which made me think of Bouguereau paintings like “Evening Mood” which I once posed for! (a story for another time), and 3) her upcoming transition to being a nonsmoker.
So we wanted to celebrate all of these influences, and the results make me so happy.
I would love to share my favorite most beautiful pics from the shoot, but those entail a see-through scarf and nothing else but a smile!… Credit goes entirely to Jane, who never thought she could do “this type of thing” and wound up going all.the.way. I love it when people push outside their comfort zones. That kind of courage is really attractive.
Tomorrow, I’ll post pics from my wonderful boating outing this weekend!… and soon - the album design from this shoot, an engagement session, my favorite character, photo parties galore and plans for shooting in Italy!
xo,
Christa
Nothing sexier than a girl having a good time!… especially if she’s a brunette in jeans and a white tank top… or no jeans and no tank top… or, well it does go on and on, doesn’t it?…. That’s if you’ve got the right girl!
It’s torture not to share my favorite images from Nadine’s shoot, but they are definitely Rated R, and this is a family show.
So here are a couple of G-Rated ones… sorry fella’s :))
Whew!… I’m so exhausted I can barely keep my head off this keyboard. So, here’s a quick peek of today’s shoot… a boudoir bonanza with gorgeousness galore! More tomorrow :)))
