Away from the Office doing Boudoir Shoots
I will be away doing a couple of Ginger shoots for the next 2 days. If you need me in the meantime, feel free to email me at info@hauteshots.net and I will get back to you as soon as possible. For new inquiries, please contact me via my contact form at hauteshots.net/contact
Happy Sunday to you all!
xoxo
Stacie
Shooting Beauty - Interview for Design Democracy
In my previous life as a Graphic Designer, I was hired by what ended up being the best boss I ever had…Arnold Dela Cruz, an extremely talented Designer and Creative Director. Through him I was able to find my voice as a designer, which I’m sure helped me grow as a photographer too. He knew the power of inspiration for us creatives and he always kept things fresh and regularly encouraged our growth as professionals. Arnold ended up branching off and started one of the coolest sites out there for designers and creatives, called Design Democracy. They are starting a new monthly interview series and kicked it off with an interview of me! I’m incredibly honored!
You can check out the article here. Be sure to look around his site while you’re at it!
Penelope Cruz Knows How to Turn it On
I recently watched an interview with Penelope Cruz on 60 minutes and was impressed with how down-to-earth she was. One of the sexiest actresses of our time admitted to feelings of insecurity, not really knowing how sexy she truly is. But what struck me the most is how she is able to switch the sexy on for her roles in films even if she suffers from self-doubt in that area. For me, that is one of the biggest lessons I have learned about self confidence in general is that by just acting as if you are confident, you can find it from within. For a boudoir session I encourage my clients to do this. You can even act as if you are one of your favorite sexy actresses, like Penelope Cruz! The camera loves confidence, even if it is implied!
To read or watch the interview, click here: The Rising Star of Penelope Cruz - Charlie Rose Profiles the Sexy Superstar
{{ image via: Cinema Is Dope - Official still that was used in the original US release of the film. }}
French Girls - Sexy and BRAVE!
Stumbled upon this video today by French Electronica group, “Make the Girl Dance” and was blown away by the bravery of these girls. Their confidence is incredibly sexy and I love how their nakedness seems almost natural and rather innocent if it weren’t for the shocked glances of onlookers. Fun song too! It’s being used for the new Victoria Secret Bombshell commercials. Love the French accent! Ohh la la!
She’s Got The Look - Vegas Boudoir
She walked through the door wearing a stylish black wrap-around dress and fashionable boots with no makeup, hair unstyled and I was immediately taken aback by her natural beauty. Mrs. A was a statuesque stunner for sure, but was also one of the most genuinely nice and interesting women ever. Her photos (see below) are sure to knock her hubby’s socks off, don’t ya think?
Thank you Mrs. A for a fun session! It was a true pleasure getting to know you during your boudoir session.
(( Hair & makeup by Kat & Rachel of the award-winning HERA Beauty ))
Valentine’s Day and the Single Girl
This Valentine’s Day I want to celebrate the often over-looked single girl! I am offering a free one hour luxury suite boudoir photo session to one lucky winner! All you have to do is write the winning short essay on why you feel you would be the best candidate for a photo shoot that celebrates you in all your ’single girl’ glory!
To enter, please send your short essay in an email with Valentine’s Day Contest in the subject line to info@hauteshots.net. Tell me what you love about being single…tell me what you hate about being single…tell me why you want a photo session with me and why I should pick you. You get the idea, right? You MUST be single - not in a relationship. Please include the url to your facebook or myspace account so that I can verify that you are indeed single. I will announce the winner by email on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2010.
This does not include hair/makeup or photography products. Please let me know if you will be wanting my hair/makeup teams services. The photo shoot will take place at my convenience (when I have an open spot) so you should have a semi-flexible schedule. I will give you quite a few options though. You will have time for two outfit changes during your shoot. Must be a Las Vegas resident or can easily pick up & travel to Vegas for your photo shoot.
Entry deadline: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Good luck ladies!!! Soo excited for you! Let me know if you have any questions…
xoxo
Stacie
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P.S. Because of this contest the song below popped into my head and it’s stuck on repeat! 
Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)
Beyonce | MySpace Music Videos
New Year’s Resolution - Work Out Regularly
One of my resolutions for the New Year is getting back to the gym regularly. I had been slacking on that big time throughout the holidays and have found myself trying desperately to find motivation to go again. While finding motivation to actually go can be pretty difficult, I have found that once I am there music is the driving force in keeping me there!
What are some of your favorite tunes to work out too? I am sharing some of the songs that make me want to take those extra steps on the cardio machines in an iMix (see below). I find that I am drawn to alt-rock sorts of songs with high energy that are a bit on the quirky side. But I also want to start adding more pop and hip-hop! These are just a couple in my regular rotation. Enjoy!
Bathing Beauty Boudoir
A few fun bubble bath shots from a recent session with a gorgeous and rather adventurous client!
{{ Hair & Makeup by Kat & Rachel of Hera Beauty }}
Image Thievery
It was brought to my attention recently that one of my images was being used to market boudoir photography services by a ’so-called’ photographer in Edmonton (Kaitlyne Tyner - The Boudoir Ladies). She went to the trouble of removing my watermark on the image below to promote bridal boudoir services to unsuspecting women. This is absolutely not acceptable. It sickens me to think that a person would try to fool the general public like this especially when women are trusting them with photography of such an intimate nature. Very, very shady, indeed. So, when looking into hiring a photographer for your boudoir pictures, please research them before booking your appointment ladies. Look for consistency with the style of photography they are featuring in their galleries and ads. This girls images (which were all apparently stolen) had different ‘looks’ to them and I could tell they were not from the same photographer. So frustrating.
Thank you to the professional photographer who alerted me to this.
Miss J - Fun & Fiesty
Miss J had just moved to Vegas from San Francisco when she decided to get boudoir pics done as a gift to herself (the best kind of gift, right?). She and I emailed back and forth and spoke on the phone several times and really got to know what she was wanting from her photo session. Miss J had studied the art of burlesque back in San Francisco, which completely fascinated me. She even showed me a couple of moves during her shoot. She was AWESOME! Thanks for a fun afternoon Miss J! You are fabulous!
One of Santa’s Sexy Helpers
Miss C took part in our holiday boudoir marathon and really maximized her session. She chose outfits that could stretch into 3 different albums for different occassions. So, she gave her guy a book with her Santa ‘look’ for Christmas, with some more cool ideas to follow. I’ll fill you in once the occassions are over.
Miss C was an absolute pleasure to work with. She knew exactly what she wanted and had some really fun ideas! Definitely hope to get to work with her again!
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