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Surgery Update | San Jose Boudoir Photographer

I wanted to let everyone know that I am doing well.  The surgery was a success.  The surgeon discovered that all artificial knuckles were still inserted in the bone.  We had suspected that they had all come out when in fact all four joints had simply dislocated.  This was good news because we were worried that if the joints had come out of the bone, replacing them with the futile.

Thankfully my pain has been minimal, it’s just frustrating only having one hand to use.  On Friday my boys accompanied me to the doctors, both were dressed as clone troopers and I felt like I had personal bodyguards. HAHA. Unfortunately it seems that I will be living in sweat pants for the next few weeks.  Most of my pants are too hard to do up with one hand, well, my remaining crippled hand that is. 😉

boudoir coterie storm troopers

In other news, I discovered that my computer has voice recognition software.  I was getting really frustrated trying to type and use capitals with one hand and was mostly giving up so I was typing with all lowercase.  Would you believe that I’m dictating this whole blog posts?  This is so awesome and I am so excited, like giddy child just given ice cream on a hot day, excited. Like, husband handed an album full of pictures of his sexy hot wife, excited. Wait, not quite that kind of excited, but you know what I mean.

As for appointment times I may have one or two sessions still available in May(three consultations this week so those might fill quickly) but I still have spots available for June, perfect for late summer and Fall brides!

Lots of sexy images to come in the following weeks!

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Fashion Friday Radiant Orchid Boudoir | San Jose, Willow Glen Bay Area Boudoir Photographer

Boudoir Coterie Portrait photography When I created my Fitness Fabulous post last week, it didn’t even occur to me that I was using Pantone’s color of the year “Radiant Orchid.” I was just inspired by this cute bag from Athleta, so I ran with it.

Seeing how it’s such a pretty color for gym-wear, I decided to search for lingerie of a similar hue. Let’s just say, I was not disappointed. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of Radiant Orchid this year, and I’m okay with that. It’s such a fun and playful color and looks great with so many different skin tones.

One of the first pieces I found was this gorgeous “Orchid Pleasure Chemise” from a local shop Curvy Girl Lingerie. It’s beautiful from any angle, but I really love the sexy lace up back.

How fun would this be for a boudoir session?

 

 

radiant orchid boudoir

Of course, my search didn’t stop with this one gorgeous piece. It turns out journelle.com also has a ton of on-trend Radiant Orchid options, which pair fabulously with some shoes I found on DSW.com and heels.com. Check these out:

radiant orchid boudoir

What do you think of Radiant Orchid? Will you be incorporating it into your wardrobe this year? Are you ready to rock it for a boudoir session? Give us a call or send an email today!

bcoterie@sbcglobal.net or 408.460.1855

Nicole

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 by Danea

Getting Creative | San Jose Boudoir Art Photographer

Artsy Fartsy

I have always enjoyed creating and in many different mediums. Decorating, scrapbooking, singing, writing, photography(no kidding huh?) it’s always been a big part of me. This year I want to branch out and start shooting for myself. I have lots of ideas rushing around in my head. I want to create art pieces and experiment with layering photographs and elements. Maybe even sell prints– if I am any good at it, lol. I want to play in photoshop to create unique art pieces, heck maybe even offer specialized art pieces to clients!? Regardless of my ambitions one has to start somewhere. The other day I found an image from a play shoot of my lovely friend Miss P and decided to have some fun with it. This was a really, really simple overlay technique and I played a little more with blending and actions. I love the softness and how it turned out. I even shared it on my favorite boudoir forums for other photographers to critique, and they did and I edited some more. (Thanks everyone!)

So here is the finished image I am really happy with how it turned out, but art is subjective and that’s okay.

San Jose Bay Area sexy photo shoot

I would love some feedback on what you think about this finished image and would you as a client, have any interest in having a custom boudoir or beauty art piece made from one of your images?

Have a fabulous Thursday everyone!

Sexy Photos San Jose Boudoir Photographer

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 by Danea

Deal Sites- What You Need To Know! | San Jose Bay Area Boudoir Photography

Today’s PSA that everyone should be aware of!

A couple of weeks ago I posted my top three questions that I had not answered publicly. Among those questions was the one regarding deal sites, and in my answer I showed a stolen image. The use of that stolen image gained some attention in the boudoir community and brought forth some very interesting information about Groupon and Living Social and I think it is very, VERY important for you all to know this. Deal sights actually make it a practice to use STOCK IMAGES and  NOT the photographers work. Many photographers running deals don’t seem to care. Some insist on using their own( and yeah, they absolutely should!) but way too many, don’t. That is why it is even more important to research the photographer you choose on a deal site.

  1. Not sure if the image belongs to the photographer? You can drag and drop an image into Google Image search and website hits come up. If the image has lots of hits from different sites and usage, then it’s a stock image and results may look like this: Groupon Living Social
  2. If the image gets one hit and it links to a photographer different from the one presenting the offer with a full watermark, then it is likely a stolen image.
  3. If the image shows no original and no multiple use sources but it looks so much different than those present on the deal photographers website, then there is a good chance it’s not their work. Sometimes an image is so much better or uses lighting not consistent with that shown on the photographers website(and the sample image cannot be found on the website) then this is a good clue that you are not getting correct representation of what the photographer can actually do.

I believe wholeheartedly that if you cannot show clients a sample of your own work and be proud of that, then you have something to hide or shouldn’t be charging for your work. Sadly, I have seen many photographers use stolen or stock images to lure unsuspecting clients into booking. My belief is that this is very deceitful and can even hurt your client especially with boudoir images. Boudoir is not an easy thing to shoot and quite frankly the wrong poses and angles can take even the most beautiful girl and make her look frumpy, thick in the wrong places and just not so great overall. I’ve seen it, heck I have even done it a time or two when I was learning! LOL.

So my warning to everyone, if it seems too good to  be true, it likely is. Be careful and research the photographer. You can score some amazing deals and I am certainly not anti-deal site, but I think it’s wrong what they are doing in regards to using stock images especially when consumers assume(and have every right to assume) that the work shown is representation of that photographers skills. Sometimes it is, but more often than not– it isn’t. You can no longer assume, so please take a few minutes and check the photographer out before clicking that “Buy” button.

Want to book a session with a skilled boudoir photographer that shows all her own work, who is fun, kinda cute and will make you feel like a supermodel for the day? I know just the gal. *wink, wink*

bcoterie@sbcglobal.net or 408.460.1855

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 by Danea

Tushy Tuesday | Las Vegas Boudoir Photography

So if you read the post title you will see that I purposely put “Las Vegas” boudoir photography. Why? Two reasons, first-  that is where I took this shot last year. And two- I am ALWAYS game to travel to Vegas! Ha. 🙂

This gorgeous tushy belongs to the lovely Miss Jen who is co-owner/photographer(she works with her adorable hubby) of Breathless Boudoir. They are a fantastic photography duo and I had the pleasure of shooting them both last March. Watch for some fabulous images coming within the next few weeks as I got to try out some new lighting and playful techniques. And yeah, those unedited images have been sitting for WAY too long!!

So here you go…

Sexy photo shoot

Thanks Jen. 🙂

Happy Tushy Tuesday, everyone!

Sexy Photos San Jose Boudoir Photographer

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