September 2012

 by Danea

Sophisticated and Sexy Boudoir Albums | San Jose Bay Area Boudor Photography

I am always on the hunt for top of the line products from amazing companies… Why? Because I always want the best for my clients, silly. 😉

I was recently introduced to The Boudoir Album and I instantly had a soft spot in my heart for this Canadian based gem of a company. Not only are their albums beautiful, their turn around time faster than most, customer service top notch, but I saw the potential to add my own touch. So now I am offering these semi hand made by me(I add the Swarovski Crystals myself, baby!) to my menu of products. These albums are silk laced wrapped in a leather box with an “Ice” cover and a gorgeous row of real Swarovski Crystals. It’s glam meets sexy and I swooned at the finished product! I am so excited and the feedback from this test run and guinea pig client was two thumbs up, or “I LOVE it!” or something just as approving- heck she may have even licked it, oh wait, that was me. Never mind. My point is, I so am excited! These 8×8 albums will be an upgrade option to packages or may be purchased a la carte. But enough rambling, take a look for yourself. (A product photographer I am not. LOL)

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♥Sigh♥

That is all.

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 by Danea

Boudoir Coterie Holiday Mini Marathon | San Jose Bay Area Lingerie Photography

With the holiday rush soon upon us, now is the time to book your session for sexy gift giving!

We have just announce our Holiday Mini Marathon special taking place at our new San Jose Studio on November 10th, 2012 and they have already started booking. Spaces are very limited so don’t wait long to book your session or you may miss out.  😉

Wanting a more relaxing, pampering session? Book a regular session or package and we will make you feel like a million bucks!

PLEASE NOTE:

If you are planning your session as a holiday season gift, Album and album package session cutoff is Nov 25th, 2012. Digital collection only cutoff is Dec 8th, 2012. These cutoff dates will ensure the delivery of your hot little gift in time. 🙂

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 by Danea

Fifty Shades Of Grey Boudoir | San Jose Bay Area Boudoir Photography

Yes, I went there.

I have a confession, amongst all the hype, I haven’t, wait for it… even read the book. *Hangs head in shame* But here’s the thing… after this shoot I have to say, curiosity has gotten the best of me and I am breaking down and purchasing it for my Kindle. I am intrigued. Especially after the discussion came up in a forum of fellow boudoir photographers who described scenes that would be cool to try and replicate and that the few images I shared with them were too “clean”. LOL. So as you look through these images please remember that this was simply a Fifty Shades of Grey inspired shoot. Not meant to replicate, nothing too dark, nothing too racy because after all this is a public access site. 😉 I wanted the essence of 50 Shades, a hint if you will, of sexy meets a little naughty with lots left to the imagination. It’s was fun  to get to play and my Coterie Girl, Andrea. She was awesome, beautiful and willing. Yay!

This wasn’t just about a sexy book however, but also a shoot meant to experiment in the new San Jose Studio space(which is so close to being finished I can taste it). We shot at sunset and I had the opportunity to play with gorgeous sun flare through the windows and even my lights, which I am not a huge fan of using but I always enjoy experimenting and despite my hesitations I end up liking the results. Wow, run on sentence much? Hahaha. Alas I will always be a natural light lover at heart. This session was fun, sexy and playful and I am loving the results and maybe, just maybe, it will inspired some clients to test out their 50 Shades ideas at a session! *Wink, wink, nudge, nudge*

Oh, oh, oh one last thing, many of these outfits are from Besos (black corset, bra & masks)and I am in LOVE with the ribbon bra and panties near the end. They are from a Colombian line called Ellipse( I’m so in love. ♥♥♥)and Gail is ordering these soon so head into Besos to get yours! – but save me this set, it’s on my Must Have list. 😉

There are so many images that I decided to do this gallery style, enjoy…

My apologies but this gallery has been removed… I will try to reshoot and provide even better images soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

 Are you ready to get your Fifty Shades of Grey on?

I have limited session spaces between now and Christmas and oh what a deliciously naughty little gift that would be for someone special. 😉

Contact me today 408.460.1855 or bcoterie@sbcglobal.net

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 by Danea

More Than A Pretty Picture : San Jose bay Area Boudoir Photography

I’m not sure if I’ve ever said this publicly… okay, yes I have, many a time and here it goes again…. I LOVE my job. There are so many reasons as to why, with a big part of it being the creativity. Not only do I get to guide my clients, I get to be artistic in how each girl is photographed. We work together with posing and expressions. Then I get to finish each image… more creativity. ♥ I rarely do very much to an image and try to stay as true to the woman and her natural beauty as possible. But the real reason I love this job, and as silly or cliche as this might sound, is my clients.

Every client is different from personality to ethnicity and body shape. Each woman has come to me with an openness and trust to help her look and feel her best. Strangely I never feel the pressure to do so, it just happens. I don’t doubt it will happen, it just does. Now granted when I have the amazing talent of Andrea or Melissa at my side doing hair and makeup, it’s one less thing for me to worry about. They do their magic. I do mine. But no session would be successful without the key player, the client. 🙂

Getting to know my clients can be key to successful sessions and another great “perk” of the job. Knowing what they want, how they want to look and the final images they would like to present is a fun calibration on everyone’s part and ultimately it always circles back to trust. In a recent session my client Miss J put her full trust in me. The results were magnificent. She quite literally bared it all. She told me her story, she opened up and put her trust in me and she embraced this opportunity to do something she wouldn’t normally do.

Behind every pretty picture I take, is a woman. A woman with a story. A woman  who wants nothing more than to feel beautiful in her own skin.

Sexy boudoir images and pretty pictures

What’s your story?

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