Danea

If you have been thinking about booking a Valentines Boudoir session, now is the time. I only have 3 spots available from Jan 14th to Jan 26th. All January bookings will receive a sexy little gift!

This year, give your Valentine a gift to remember.

Call 408.460.1855 or email me at bcoterie@sbcglobal.net to book you amazing boudoir session. Shhhh… but it’s really a gift for you too. 😉

Good morning ladies and gents!

This morning I placed the calls to my three finalists so it’s time to make my announcement public but first I want to thank my panel of wonderful boudoir photographers from all over the USA and Canada, they are amazingly talented and I am honored to have them join me in making these decisions. I will be sharing more information about them soon. 🙂 We received an fantastic amount of entries which of course made the decision process even more difficult. So THANK YOU, to each and everyone of you who opened up and shared your stories with me!

So here are the three finalists in random order:

Kristina Contreras

Stacy Dickinson

Due to a conflict in scheduling the 3rd finalist is now LeAnne Cecil!

Congratulations ladies! I look forward to seeing/meeting you all on Saturday for your test shoots!

First and Foremost- HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I am so far behind in blogging(what else is new) but I felt the desire to do a “Best of 2012” post. I thought it would be fun to choose my favorite 12 shots from the last year. I was wrong… it was hard, very hard. Like trying to choose a favorite kid… okay not really, that’s easy hahaha, but I do feel like every image is a part of me and represents my artistic style, so narrowing it down was EXTREMELY difficult. At first I had shots from every session I am allowed to share. LOL. Then I really narrowed it down to images that spoke to me. It’s funny because some of these may not be favorites of the ladies in them and that is perfectly fine, these are MY favorite shots of 2012, some you have seen and some maybe not yet, but I promise to play catch up on posts over the next few months as I have been sitting on some gorgeous images of beautiful women and they really need to be shared!

So here they are in random order, my top 12 for 2012… Enjoy!

I have to say after scrolling through this preview, that I really enjoy editing and how each image has it’s own style but still plays into what I like to think is *my* look. At least I hope that’s what I accomplish.

May 2013 bring you love, confidence and lots of sexy goodness! Cheers.

P.S. I was totally kidding about the favorite kid remark. 😉

Studio Relaunch Party!

190 Martha Street, San Jose CA from 6-9:30pm Thursday Dec 6th!

Tonight is the night to come check out the studio and book your sexy Valentine session- or birthday session, or your “just because I want to feel gorgeous” session. Not only will your name be entered into a drawing for a brand new Kindle Fire Tablet for booking your package at the party but there are some great deals in it for you also…

Book the Mademoiselle and receive a complimentary 5 digital file collection worth $320.

Book a Contessa package and receive all your digital files AND a Crystal Album upgrade value is worth $700!

Book a Duchess package and you will receive a complimentary 10×10 Crystal Album upgrade and a 16×24 canvas of your favorite image! A $950 bonus add-on!

There will also be refreshments, a sample shoot so you can see just how easy a shoot really is, door prizes from some of our favorite venders AND you could win a Mini session! So come on down and join the party.

Here’s a shot from last years demo shoot during our Studio Launch Party. You know, before I moved down the hall… which is a great excuse for another party, don’t you think. 😉

Hope to see you there. 🙂

It’s that time of year and I’m very excited to announce our second Annual search for our Signature Coterie Girl!

We had an amazing year with Miss Andrea and it’s not over yet- there is still more to come from this beauty! But before she passes on her figurative crown, we have to start the new search and that’s where you ladies come in! Once again, don’t think you don’t stand a chance because you are too thin, too fat, too dark, too white, too whatever… we don’t care and have no “look” in mind. At boudoir Coterie EVERY woman is beautiful! We want to see all of you and hear what you have to say. Why is it that you would make the perfect Signature  Coterie Girl? <— This part is important. 😉

Please note that you do NOT have to have any modeling experience, we will guide and pose you through each session. Lastly, this contest is open to residence of the San Jose Bay Area.

So once again, without further adieu… the details:

So here’s a little more info, recap and fine print of the details:

• You MUST be at least 18 years of age.
• There is no cash value for any prizes awarded.
• You MUST be willing to sign a model release to use your images online, in print and in promotions.
• You will NOT be asked to shoot nudes, it’s about your comfort level and we will NEVER cross that line.
• You absolutely, positively need to be available for the test shoot on Jan 5th. No exceptions.
• Past clients are more than welcome to enter, why the heck not, right!?
• The two sessions will take place throughout the year and we will of course, work around your schedule. Please do  not enter if you are hesitant about this or know you will not be available to do two shoots during the 2012 calendar year.
• Any referral credits you earn can go towards purchases you would like to make of images from your sessions or towards your own custom session at full price.
• You do not have to lose “that last 10-20lbs” to look fabulous… trust me, you look gorgeous just the way you are, right now!
• We reserve the right to veto votes, and if need be, cancel the contest or void the chosen winner if circumstances change. But we don’t want to do anything negative so let’s keep this clean, fun and drama free ladies!
• Feel free to share this with anyone you think might make the perfect Signature Coterie Girl… mother, daughter, sister, friend…
• Send an email that includes one head shot and one full body shot, your name, and phone number and why you would make the perfect Coterie Girl to: bcoterie@sbcglobal.net. FB entries will not be accepted.

*** The question about what type of images are needed for submitting has been brought up. The answer is any sort of image that let’s me see what you look like, I don’t care if you have makeup on or not, are standing with your ex and his pet turtle, or wearing clown shoes. I just need to see what you look like, just an idea. Why does it not matter if it’s an awesome shot of yourself? Because ladies, I am going to take your picture and create gorgeous shots for the voting process. Seriously all I need to see is facial features and body type. Easy peasy!

 If you have any questions or comments please feel free to ask them here on this blog post comments section(found at the upper right of this post). I will respond here so that others who might have that same question can see the response also.

I am so excited about this and hope we receive lots of entries!

Good luck everyone!!