Dear Constant Reader,
I recently had the pleasure of shooting with La Photographie Boudoir again. When Stephanie put out a call for participants in her “Mystery Box” shoot, I couldn’t sign up fast enough. Usually, when she does a Muse Call (i.e. she waives the session fee in exchange for using the images promotionally), there are limited themes to choose from. In this case, there were a whole bunch of options, but the final choice and all the wardrobe and styling were up to her. I loved the idea of letting her have total artistic control.
After I selected my favorite themes from her list, she picked two. I decided to shoot during my birthday month (that would be February), but I was a little regretful that the date ruled out anything outdoors, like the Night Garden or Enchanted Waters. But still, it’s a great birthday present to myself.
It was a little bizarre to head off to Connecticut without a big pile of wardrobe (I always bring extra options, just in case), just a couple of items Stephanie asked me to bring. I was delighted that my stylist was China again, who did my look for the Halloween shoot and had a lovely time chatting while she did my makeup to Stephanie’s specifications.
Our main shoot was zodiac themed. Since I’m a water sign (Pisces), it was all blue and silver. There was mylar on the floor, which made some neat reflections, and a smoke machine for the occasion drift of mist. The gown, jewelry, and wig were all provided. Once I finished being a water goddess, I shed my celestial regalia. I donned my Manuge et Toi pasties & eugie, the fishnet bodystocking Kitten Natividad once gave me for my birthday, and red Pleaser pumps, then Stephanie draped me with an amazing piece of body jewelry.
As usual after the shoot, she presented me with a gallery of images and then we played “yes, no, maybe”. I headed home (after a stop at Rein’s Deli) and she sent me a link to the final edited images exactly one week after the shoot.
I’m sharing more on my Patreon, but here’s a tease.
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Oh, The Glamourous Life! 