The beautiful Miss E came into the studio to do a fun boudoir session for her special man who was off serving with the military overseas. She was so excited to do something special for him, and we had so much fun! She brought a girlfriend along with her for the shoot to encourage her and cheer her on. I think Miss E’s exact words were that she isn’t sexy at all. Uhm, I have no idea where she got that from, because she is stunning!

She brought along a jersey for his favorite football team, always a fun way to make it personal! She also brought her favorite lingerie and a pair of toe shoes! Ballet meets boudoir – excellent!

Thank you again, Miss E for being SO awesome to work with! I look forward to seeing you again soon! Maybe for the wedding day? (When her boyfriend got back stateside, he proposed!)

Considering doing a boudoir session? Be sure to get in on our Summer 2010 Specials!

Already had your session but didn’t get a book at the time? You can get in on this special too! Just let us know!

Now that should help make things toasty!

See all the details about the Valentine’s Day Specials here and then contact us to set up your shoot!

Miss K is having a destination wedding at the end of the year, and decided to surprise her sweetie with a boudoir album full of awesome, yummy goodness! She was gracious enough to give me permission to share a few of our favorites! We did a session at the studio, and had such a great time!

In Miss K’s own words – from a comment she left over at the wedding photography site, “Christine just shot my boudoir shoot and it was AMAZING!!! She made me feel SO comfortable…and the pictures are beautiful; very “soft and sweet” yet sexy. Thanks Christine!!”

I just loved that she incorporated things that she knows he loves into the session. They are both fans of the Buffalo Bills, so she brought a jersey along, he loves the red shoes she is wearing, so she was sure to include them, and he plays soccer, so she brought a soccer jersey as well!

Aren’t those shoes awesome? They are her shoes for her wedding day! I love the purple – they are going to be such a gorgeous accent! Thank you again to Miss K for such an awesome, fun session!

Interested in doing a boudoir session? Be sure to check out our Holiday Specials! -and- if you book a date in 2009-2010 by Nov. 30, 2009 you will get an EXTRA $100 off the shoot! Ready to set it up? Contact me today!

I can’t WAIT to hear what you’re looking for!

In the past year of Boudoir sessions, I’ve discovered that some of my absolute favorite photos are the most simple, the most pure – ones that involve nothing more than a white sheet or towel. No outfits. Just beauty. (Makeup in the above photo by Jennifer Aronson.)

In honor of this, I’ve decided to add a White Sheet Session to my package lineup!

THE WHITE SHEET SESSION
1 hour photo shoot at the studio in the Heights. No outfits photographed – just a white sheet.
Your choice of one of the following:
20 page coffee table book, 8×10 or 10×10 in size, in our artistic layout of one image per page to showcase your beauty, with a leather cover; OR
DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release.** (Note: no special retouching will be done to the images.)
Options available to upgrade your album to the top of the line albums that we offer, to add more pages to your book, digital files of magazine retouched images or prints.
Special Price:
$400 for album -or- the DVD with print release (normally $800)
$500 for album -AND- the DVD with print release (normally $1000)

This is just in time for the Holiday 2009 boudoir season! Yes, I realize Christmas is 6 months away, but why not take advantage of that beach body you’ve been working on now? These specials are in effect until the end of September, 2009.

Read all the details below about ALL of the Boudoir Sessions options offered! Of course, you can opt to have the white sheet be one of your outfits if you choose to do one of our full sessions! Sessions are available during the week, with limited weekend sessions available. 50% of your selected package price is due at the time of booking to hold your date; the balance is due 1 week before your session.

Not limited to Houston sessions! – Live somewhere else? I would love to come visit you there. Travel costs vary, but I’m happy to consider *anything*! We need to talk! Have a few friends that would be interested in a shoot as well? Contact me and we can organize a boudoir party!

I will be traveling to Atlanta, Georgia and Savannah, Georgia in late June, and New Orleans, Louisiana in mid-August – let me know if you would like to set up a session in one of these cities while I’m there!

Some of our other specials have been so popular, we’ve decided to continue them!

Know Someone Extra Nice? Give Them Something Naughty!
1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or at a hotel of your choice.*
10×10 or 8×8 coffee table album with leather cover and 30 pages. Album will feature the artistic layout of one image per page, showcasing your beauty!
Options available to upgrade your album to the top of the line albums that we offer, and you can always add more pages to your book – be sure to check out the options at your session!
DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release, delivered with your album.**
The DVD will also include the 30 retouched image files featured in your album.***
The top of the line package, at a very special price! $900 (normally $1700 for weekdays, $1800 for weekend sessions!)

Feeling crafty?
Maybe you’re super crafty, and you prefer to make your own book of photographs? Then this one is for you!
1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or a hotel of your choice. 3-5 Outfits.*
DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release**, delivered 2 weeks after you select the 20 images for special retouching!
Yes, you read that right – you select 20 images, and I’ll do all the special retouching magic to them and include them on your DVD!***
Special price: $700 (normally up to $1400.)

Pretty, Pretty Pictures!
1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or at a hotel of your choice. 2-4 Outfits*
Your choice of one of the following:
20 page coffee table book, 10×10 or 8×8 in size, and with a leather cover; OR
20 5×7 or 8×10 fine art prints; OR
DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release.** (Note: no special retouching will be done to the images.)
Options available to upgrade your album to the top of the line albums that we offer, and you can always add more pages to your book – be sure to check out the options at your session!-
Special Price:
$600 for Album -or- Prints -or- DVD (normally up to $975.)
$700 for Album -or- Prints -and- DVD (normally up to $1250.)

Prices do not include applicable sales tax.
* Hotel and travel outside of the greater Houston area not included in fee.
** Full proof DVDs are available for sale at an a la carte price of $300.
*** Once you select the images to have retouched, it will take up to 2 weeks to prepare the DVD of files for you.

Please note: It can take up to 2-3 weeks for the proofing of a session, and once images are selected for printing, it can take up to 2-3 weeks for delivery of albums, prints or DVDs. Be sure to plan accordingly! Rush times are available, please check to make sure I can make your date and inquire about the Rush delivery rate.

Holiday Deadlines: The session deadline for guaranteed for Christmas delivery is Thursday, November 19, and all orders must be received by December 5, 2009 for the holiday deadline. Orders placed between December 6 and December 12 will incur a 50% rush fee. Orders placed after December 13 can not be guaranteed for Christmas delivery.

I’ve been offering boudoir sessions for eight months now, and in that time I’ve had a lot of sessions that are somehow related to babies — several of my clients have talked about how they are trying to get pregnant. One of my clients was just a few days pregnant when we did her session – she didn’t even know it yet. Ms. E came to me shortly after she found out she was pregnant and asked if she could do a boudoir session because she wanted to capture how she looked before her baby was born.

I immediately asked her if she would be willing to pose for me when she was closer to her due date, and I was thrilled when she agreed! For a long time, I didn’t get maternity photography. Why would anyone want that? Then I realized, in part thanks to my AMAZING boudoir clients, that every single woman is beautiful. Pregnant women truly do radiate a special light though. They are just stunning.

Ms. E called me when she reached the 30 week mark and we set up a session time. It worked out that the only day that we were both free was right after the open house this weekend, so we pulled out all the stops on Sunday and did our shoot.

We had such a great time. I joked that in the future, I need to set up a “Bootie to Belly to Baby” package, photographing boudoir through maternity and then the newborn session too. Oh, who am I kidding – it wasn’t a joke. I’ve already got dibs on her newborn photos! I can’t wait for the baby to arrive in a few weeks! (You’ll have to watch for her over on the regular blog.)

Let me know if you would like to book a maternity session with a little boudoir flare!

More photos from Mrs. L’s session coming tomorrow!

Good news! Good news!!! GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!! (That is me, shouting it from the rooftops!)

After what is a rather long, boring story, I’ve made the decision to take over the ENTIRE building where my studio is located at in the Heights! The whole thing! I’ll be working on adding new vignettes for photo shoots, and maybe even props we can use over the next few months – in addition to the ones that are already set up. Wheeeeee! I’m so EXCITED!!!

The holiday special packages were SO popular, I’ve decided to continue them to celebrate the studio expansion! So here they are so you can check them out!

These packages are good until April 30, 2009 – so book your session right away! (You can book a session for any time in 2009 at these rates!) I’m always happy to discuss a custom package for you — let me know if there is something special you have in mind!

Sessions are available during the week, with limited weekend sessions available. 50% of your selected package price is due at the time of booking to hold your date; the balance is due 1 week before your session.

Boudoir sessions make the perfect gift for your wedding day, your anniversary, or just because! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, how can you resist?

Not limited to Houston sessions! – Live somewhere else? I would love to come visit you there. Travel costs vary, but I’m happy to consider *anything*! We need to talk! Have a few friends that would be interested in a shoot as well? Contact me and we can organize a boudoir party!

Know Someone Extra Nice? Give Them Something Naughty!

• 1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or at a hotel of your choice.*
• 10×10 or 8×8 coffee table album with leather cover and 30 pages. Album will feature the artistic layout of one image per page, showcasing your beauty!
• DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release, delivered with your album.**
• The DVD will also include the 30 retouched image files featured in your album.***

The top of the line package, at a very special price! $900 (normally $1700 for weekdays, $1800 for weekend sessions!)

Feeling crafty?
Maybe you’re super crafty, and you prefer to make your own book of photographs? Then this one is for you!

• 1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or a hotel of your choice.*
• DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release**, delivered 2 weeks after you select the 20 images for special retouching!
• Yes, you read that right – you select 20 images, and I’ll do all the special retouching magic to them and include them on your DVD!***

Special price: $700 (normally up to $1400.)

Pretty, Pretty Pictures!

• 1-2 hour photo shoot at the studio, in your home, or at a hotel of your choice.*
• Your choice of one of the following:
• 20 page coffee table book, 10×10 or 8×8 in size, and with a leather cover; OR
• 20 5×7 or 8×10 fine art prints; OR
• DVD of all proofs from your session with a print release.** (Note: no special retouching will be done to the images.)

Special Price: $500 (normally up to $975.)

Simple & Sweet

• 1 hour photo shoot at the studio in the Heights. (1-2 outfits)
• DVD of 10 retouched images of your choice with a print release.***
• Option to purchase albums or prints at a 20% discount off of the normal price.

Special Price: $300 (normally up to $700)

Prices do not include applicable sales tax.

* Hotel and travel outside of the greater Houston area not included in fee.
** Full proof DVDs are not normally available for sale — so this is a very special holiday treat!
*** Once you select the images to have retouched, it will take up to 2 weeks to prepare the DVD of files for you.

Please note: It can take up to 2-3 weeks for the proofing of a session, and once images are selected for printing, it can take up to 2-3 weeks for delivery of albums, prints or DVDs. Be sure to plan accordingly! Rush times are available, please check to make sure I can make your date!

Matter of fact, our holiday specials were so well received, I’m going to extend them through Valentine’s Day! There are just a few weekend sessions left, plus weekday sessions as well. Not in Houston? I’ll travel anywhere for very reasonable rates. Gather up your friends and you can split the travel costs!

Here is a sneak peek from one of the studio sessions of what is soon to come – thanks so much to Mrs. K for giving me permission to share these!

We held the session at a house, and we were blessed with fabulous light for it! We had a ton of fun – it is hard to get the steamy, sultry shots when you can’t stop laughing!

All sorts of photos coming soon – with vacation and getting things ready for the holidays, posting to the blog has been put on the back burner. Yes, there is a holiday special coming on September 1st! Including a session + book package, perfect for a holiday gift for the special someone in your life!