The February workshop has been full for awhile and we have quite the wait list, so we figured it was about time we sat down and finalized the April workshop dates! The next workshop will be held April 12-14 at our San Diego studio. Spots are already being reserved, so don’t delay if you have been considering attending a workshop. The first eight attendees will receive the add on photo shoot for FREE ($75 value!).  Details and a time line are below:

You can go to our BOUDOIR SHOP to register today!  If you have any additional questions, feel free to email Ashley at info@theboudoirdivas.com

Marissa and Kimberlee are working away at our next product to offer on our Boudoir Shop: the Lighting DVD!  We are very excited about this product and hope you all are too. :)  If all stays according to schedule, we should have it available to purchase in January.  Many of you email us asking what brand we prefer and what kind of lighting we use in our studio.  Well, we are a PHOTOFLEX filled studio!  We have everything Photoflex and absolutely love their products.  Right now they are giving away some awesome prize packages on their site and all you have to do is enter your email address and fill out a super short survey!  You can click the picture below to see the prizes and enter.  The drawing will be held on December 15th.  Talk about an awesome Christmas gift!

Here are a couple shots of Marissa and Kimberlee editing the video with John and Norma from NR3 Video Productions.

We are so happy with how it has turned out so far and  can’t wait for it to be finished!

If you need any other educational resources for photographers, check out the holiday specials we have going on right now!  Don’t forget, if you have been considering the Workshop in a Book, the DIGITAL VERSION is all we have left and it is on sale until this Friday.  Then it goes back into the Diva Vault!

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 & 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?!?  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!  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!  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….  a lot of jazz and electronic/experimental right now.  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 & 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!  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.  But I would LOVE to do mainly Boudoir and have the other on the side.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks!  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.  Quit after 11 years of playing,  Kinda regret that.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? For being a great mom and wife and friend.  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

EDIT: We sped up Weston’s guitar part and simultaneously made him sound a little off key. He is going to hate us for that!
We (M & K) are spending some time at home today planning out our upcoming speaking engagements. Our next stop is the Pro Photo Expo for PPC in San Francisco on August 14th. Shortly after that, we will be hitting the road with the WPPI Road show, speaking in Irvine on August 23rd and Dallas on September 1st. We hope to see you out and about! :)

Is it just us or is 2010 FLYING by? I swear we just got back from the Imaging USA Conference in Nashville and now we are already planning our October San Diego workshop! The October workshop will be the LAST one for 2010, so if you have been thinking about attending one, we still have spots left! Here is a basic outline on how our boudoir workshop is structured.

If you want to hear from an actual attendee, check out this awesome blog post from Denise Birdsong, a June San Diego attendee, about her experience at our workshop: You can click the image below to be taken to Denise’s Blog, and yes those are her beautiful images taken at our workshop!

So, here I am again, convinced that this IS exactly where I am supposed to be. As I have stated previously on this blog, it is a little scary, a whole lot of exciting and nothing short of AMAZING! I have to say though, that today It is a lot less scary than it was six months ago when I decided to jump into this head first………

Oh yeah, did I mention the amazing gals I got to photograph? Enjoy!

If you have questions about our workshop, feel free to email Ashley at info@theboudoirdivas.com. You can sign up for the workshop by going to our Boudoir Shop.

You read correctly, the Workshop in a Book is on sale once again! We get so many people inquiring about when it will be available, and we have quite a few books that are a little bit “damaged”. What do we mean when we say damaged? Basically, they aren’t perfect so we wouldn’t want to sell them to anyone at full price.
If you follow our blog, then you are probably aware the only time we normally sell the book is at trade shows and speaking engagements. So the books travel with us everywhere and because of this the cover pages will get a little bit scratched or bent and we end up tossing those aside as “damaged”. We figured, why not offer these at a discounted rate to those who have been waiting for the book and may not care if a couple pages are bent or scratched!

So here is a great way to get our Workshop in a Book at the LOWEST rate we will ever offer it! This book normally sells for $245 + shipping, but we are going to offer it for $175 + shipping ($8 domestic and $25 international)!! The sale will last until we get rid of all of our damaged books.

Ready to purchase!? Want more details on the book? Head on over to our Boudoir Shop.

Kaitlyne Green
City: Edmonton
Website: www.wix.com/kaitlynetyner/photo
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Seeing the Boudoir Divas Studio! Also meeting Kimberlee & Marissa, they are like celebrities to me! hehe!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Lighting is a big one, as well as promoting, marketing ect.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Never! I hope the surfs good for my husband!!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? People, I love capturing emotion and getting creative :)
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Tim hortons! I’m addicted…I hope they have it in San Diego or I am in trouble!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? I don’t have an ipod, but i do listen to the radio literally 24/7
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Well right now there’s not a whole lot in there so I would have to say my Lens cleaner! its pretty handy!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? BBQ Chips… I have an unhealthy addiction.. ask my doctor :S
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be a kindergarten teacher, I thought making crafts and napping all day would be awesome!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Making a difference in peoples lives, Making them feel loved for who they are, Help find purpose in life.

Dawn Norris
City: Boston, MA
Website: www.dawnnorris.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Being in a creative learning atmosphere with great photographers and learning from all of them and sharing with everyone:)
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? How to work with different body types to create tasteful, classic, and stunning images for my boudoir studio. Also, learn techniques to make my operations the BEST in my area so that my name becomes THE brand for boudoir photography on The North Shore of Massachusetts with integrity, candor, and intelligence. How to hone my client service to cater to a niche demographic and present my services and products with class, style, and grace.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Once and I LOVED it.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Any subject with a hard to contain and beautiful soul that can’t keep from jumping out at me in front of my lens:)
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks all the way baby (I’m a shareholder and former Barista!) – but only decaf stuff these days.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Emily West
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Canon 5D with a 50 1.2 lens
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Popcorn with a little salt and butter – yummmmm
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? An oceanographer and an astronaut who got to take pictures from space
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being an unforgettable loving mom and woman who lived with the utmost grace and strength that others will be inspired to do the same.

Ebony Stubbs
City: Charlotte, NC
Website: www.ebonyphotography.photoreflect.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? The opportunity to connect, learn and share with talented photographers across the nation…and of course just having the opportunity to hang out with Marissa and Kimberlee is well worth the price of admission
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Everything!!…developing your pricing model and product offerings, re-branding and reinventing yourself, lighting techniques for full figured models, marketing & connecting to your customers
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? First Time – super excited!!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Portraits, Maternity, Boudoir…although if I could live completely without fear I’d be a traveling concert photographer -J
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Not much of a coffee drinker
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Oooh, too many to name….I Get It In (Omarion), Rude Boy (Rihanna), Give it up to me (Shakira)
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? 50mm 1.8
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? I’m a Kettle Chip Connoisseur – Fo Sho!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? I wanted to be Debbie Allen on Fame
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? …for encouraging and inspiring others to live the life of their dreams

Marva L. Harrison
City: Oklahoma City
Website: www.adoralee.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Learning about the business aspect. I have goals to increase our business in Oklahoma and hope to gain insight into the most effective advertising for our business.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? The daily, monthly, and quarterly activities and goals for performance, productivity and management.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Never
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I don’t photograph. (attending with daughter who photographs)
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your iPod? I don’t have an iPod. I listen to the radio.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? I don’t have a camera bag but I try to help Lacy keep up with hers. Lol
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Popcorn
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A Nurse
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being Kind

Lacy Hammack
City: Oklahoma City, OK
Website: www.adoralee.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Quality time with my momma!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? The in’s and out’s of studio life, from initial client inquiry email to final product, employee organization, and maybe some lighting stuff
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? oddly enough, never
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? my 3 year old, Trinity
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? my husband says I have a SAMS problem: Sonic, Arbys, Mcdonalds, and Starbucks…lol
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? What Ipod? I don’t listen to music often, I have dirty talk radio problem.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? my fav thing IS my camera bag, shootsac of course
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? SAMS!!!!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? President
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Taking good care of my family


Frances Matteck
City: Fort Worth, TX
Studio: Moxie Studios
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am excited about visiting California for the first time!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I hope to learn new poses and techniques and how the Divas make their business work.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Never been!
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I don’t have a favorite – I love it all!
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Neither – not a coffee girl! ;)
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore in the song “Airplanes”
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag?My D90!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Goldfish crackers. =)
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? When I was a kid, I wanted to be a carpenter lol.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Helping people.

Jo Merandi
City: Dallas, TX
Website: Under construction
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am most excited about four nights of uninterrupted sleep. :) I’m just kidding! I have three boys under the age of 7 and two puppies. So a full nights’ sleep is a luxury I don’t get very often in my own bed. In all seriousness, I am super excited about adding boudoir to my business. I love the possibilities & fun it will bring. I am excited to see how the Boudoir Divas market & make this niche so successful in their area. I need all the help I can get on the “business side”!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Business! I’d love to learn how I can make a healthy living shooting what I love. I’m moving next summer to a different part of Texas. I want to hit the ground running & I think the Divas can share lots of ideas to help that happen.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? We lived in Temecula for a short time after we got married (2001-2004). So quite a few times. I still don’t know the area very well though! I can get us to the zoo, Sea World, and the Gas Lamp. And my car will automatically stop at all In-N-Outs! :) I’ll be back the following week for my hubby’s work convention.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?I love shooting women when they feel they are beautiful.
I really like shooting high school seniors as well.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)?I’m not a coffee person. I do love me some Sweet Tea though.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod?B.o.B. Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag?Duct Tape or my pocket knife. Probably the pocket knife. :) Or suckers that I use to bribe kids.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food?Anything chocolate! All-Time Fav: Baskin Robbins – Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream.
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up?Fashion Designer
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? Being a loving, spontaneous, creative, fun mom/wife/sister/daughter/friend/artist. Is that cheating? Looks like one thing to me. :)


Alyssa Flores
City: Fort Worth, TX
Website: www.lamariposaphotography.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Learning the boudoir business; it’s very different from what I am used to shooting.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Confidence within my craft to exemplify a woman’s beauty
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Once, around 2002
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? Old buildings, found objects
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Starbucks
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Death Cab for Cutie
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? Lensbaby – Composer (still experimenting with it)
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? I wanted to be just like my brothers! lol
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? My generosity and kindness


Katie Gardner
City: Brentwood, CA.
website: http://boldboudoir.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Hmmmm.. I don’t think there is just one thing. I’m excited for the whole workshop. I look forward to learning new things and bettering myself as a boudoir photographer!
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS?Structure, Marketing and sales information. I’m not the best at sales and want to get better at that to help my business grow.
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO?LOTS!!! It’s my favorite city. I used to live down there so it is special to me.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?Boudoir for sure. I love being able to make woman feel so special and beautiful.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? I love Peets Coffee but Starbucks is a close second. They have the best spinach feta wraps!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod?Flyleaf, John Mayer, Fireflight, The Used, In This Moment, Lady Gaga, Hillsong United and Phil Wickam. I’m obsessed with music.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag?Probably my 50mm lens
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food?Wheat thins and cream cheese!
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up?A rockstar or a makeup artist. =)
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for?Someone who was authentic. Someone who was real with their faults but loved God and spent my life trying to be more like him.

Teresa Nora Trobbe
City: Los Gatos, CA
Website: http://www.teresanora.com

1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? Seeing the 4500 sq’ studio and hanging with my Partner.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? biz plan…staff,pricing, marketing events…biz biz and more biz!
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? Plenty…went to SDSU.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? cougars…the ones with 2 legs. Also really like the teen grp.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Either…mostly decaf with a heavy splash of caff n cream!
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? No ipod here. I am old school MJ and Madonna
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My nikon and lipgloss
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Light popcorn with truffle oil
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A dancing Miss America
10. What one thing in life would you want to be remembered for? Oh jeeeeze…1? How about 1.5 sentence? energy,honesty and contagious humour that I bestow on those around me…oh and my fabulous booty!! I think if I have a open casket I should be on my belly.

Denise Birdsong
City: Bay Area, CA
Website: www.sweetcheeksboudoir.com
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am SUPER excited to learn all I can from The Divas and my fellow attendees and hanging out with my girl T (Teresa)
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? I obviously am interested in learning how to successfully market myself and services but I am guessing they have a lot more than that to teach. I am sure you do not become the successful women they are without understanding how to create and experience for their clients that is positive and very meaningful, I am sure we all try and do that for our clients but I suppose we all do it differently and so I am super excited to learn how they go about achieving this (as how others in attendance do as well.)
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? I have lost count. My husband and I (when younger) would attend the
San Diego Comic Con EVERY year, we are total nerds……
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph?WOMEN!
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)?Neither….
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod?I don’t have an ipod and am not a MAC user :> but I am CRAZY about
music (bit of a music and comic snob) and am listening to The Black Keys
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag?I just got a 5D mark II, woohoo!
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food?Let’s not talk about food, I am on opti fast……..
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up?Cher or Maleficent, I know, CRAZY!
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for?Being an AMAZING mother, kind loving person and if I could a MEGA
SUPER CRAZY FAMOUS HIGH FASHION FABULOUS PHOTOGRAPHER

Lorraine Orive
1. What are you MOST excited about for the upcoming SAN DIEGO workshop? I am excited that I will have the opportunity to learn something new. I have never shoot boudoir before. I believe I will be learning from the best in a fun environment with good company.
2. What do you hope to learn from the DIVAS? Lighting, poses, tips on what works best and what to avoid
3. How many times have you been to SAN DIEGO? This will be my first time.
4. What is your FAVORITE thing to photograph? I like to photograph things that mean something to me or will to someone else from different angles.
5. Starbucks or Coffee Bean (or neither)? Neither, I don’t drink coffee. I prefer cold drinks, soda or water.
6. Who are you listening to RIGHT now on your ipod? Nothing.
7. What is your FAVORITE piece of equipment in your camera bag? My camera.
8. What is your all-time FAVORITE snack food? Strawberries or candy
9. When you were a child… what did you want to be when you grew up? A successful business person.
10. What one thing in life would you want to remembered for? My wonderful personality.

Anyone who shoots boudoir will probably agree that posing can definitely be one of the toughest parts of getting a great photo. Your clients are wearing next to nothing and have the expectation of a gorgeous (and basically flawless) photo. Every woman is beautiful in her own way, and with that said, every woman is different! Finding the right poses and angels to flatter each body type is time consuming and we know because it took us years of trial and error until we had a solid portfolio of great poses for every type of body.

Because of our own experience finding these poses, we created The Posebook to add to our Boudoir Shop which is filled with resources for photographers looking to get into the boudoir photography business or just want to take their already successful business to the next level. This book is FILLED with 28 of our most popular poses, with variations in each pose. It shows which poses are most flattering on each body type and how to get the best angels. In addition to receiving the beautiful book, you also receive a DVD with a 20 minute video of Kimberlee and Marissa showing you exactly how to get your clients in these poses, using an actual client!

We love hearing back from photographers who have purchased this book (and other resources) about their personal experience using the Posebook and it is always the best to receive a letter like the one below! Thanks so much for taking the time to write us Birgit and we are so glad you love the book. :)

“I lOVE THE POSEBOOK!
I have been in the photography business for almost 5 years. Weddings, families, babies. So great I love it!
But I wanted to bring it to another level, I attended a seminar a couple months ago, it said that you have to offer something others don’t.
Had a lot of ideas, and tried them out, but I wanted more. But what ????

I get a lot of inspiration from other websites, and by coincidence I found … yours!
By then I knew it, this is what I wanted to do.
I was amazed by the beautiful pictures. So pretty, so glamorous, so stylish, but sexy too.
Haven’t seen something like that before. So I knew this was something I could do to be different!

For a couple of weeks I have been looking at the website and doing some research. Showing the websites to friends, and wanted to know what they think.
A lot of people got really excited with me, and some girl friends said they wanted to pose for me.
And although I thought the posebook in the beginning an expensive purchase, I had to have it.

And I am soooo glad I bought it.
My friend Addie was the first one.
We had a fun weekend out, shopping and dining, and stayed at a nice hotel.
A good opportunity to try it out.
After a glass of champagne we started it WITH THE BOOK!
It was so much fun. And the pictures came out great.
Addie was so happy with it, her reaction was just what I wanted!
Even I tried it out and we turned places, I was the model, and Addie made the pictures.
I am not that confident with my body, but wow I loved it, although Addie wasn’t that great with my camera, hehe.

4 more shoots are planned with friends. After some practice I definitely want to offer this to others.
So thank you , thank you , thank you for sharing your poses, ideas and pictures.

Groetjes from Holland!

Met vriendelijke groet,
Birgit de Jong”