Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: Special Thanks for a Wonderful 2010

In April I somewhat randomly, and quickly, fell into boudoir photography. It was love at first sight. The minute I saw The Boudoir Diva's gorgeous images, I knew I HAD to do this. Boudoir photography encompasses everything I am and everything I love as a woman; hair, makeup, laughing, feeling beautiful, jewelry, an excuse to dress up, and the best gift you could ever give your husband etc. My immense love for boudoir is I think why I never doubted I could do it. "I'll just get a bunch of friends together and do it," I thought. And I did. 5 of my friends joined me in April for my first ever boudoir shoot and it could not have gone better. We had tons of fun and I proved to myself that I could, in fact, take a beautiful boudoir photo. That was all I needed!!

It happened so quickly and somewhat easily for me, but I know it could not have happened without the support of so many people. I want to thank you all, for what you've all contributed means SO much to me.

Mom & Dad- Thank you for the financial support, the constructive criticism, the room in your house, and everything else.

My husband- Always there to offer sound advice and support when I am up and when I am down.

My original 5 girls- THANK YOU for trusting me enough to do this for you all when I had never done it before. You will always remain so special to me for giving me the confidence to start this business.

Lindsay Schneider- Lindsay, I really can't thank you enough. Not only are you TRULY the most talented makeup artist ever, you are a constant sounding board, creative well, hilarious and giving soul and I am so thankful I found you on Google ;)

The Boudoir Divas- Every time you wrote me back, every time you mentioned me on your blog it upped my confidence and showed me I could do this. I admire you and hope to meet you in 2011! Thank you for what you have done for this profession!!

Ashley Maxwell- You may not shoot boudoir, but you gave me the confidence to find my niche and run with it. Thank you for always giving me advice and for letting me tag along with you and Jason in Sept. I wish we lived closer.

All of my beautiful models- Thank you from the bottom of my heart for letting me photograph you even though you were nervous. Thank you for all of your kind e-mails and comments. Every time I hear that you or your husbands loved the photos, it make me SO happy.

Happiest of New Years to you all!! Now please take a moment to vote for your favorite photo of 2010! (DETAILS HERE)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: 2010 Favorite Images Contest

As 2010 is coming to a close, we've decided to run a contest for your 2010 Favorite Image. We are giving away some great prizes too!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
Anyone may vote for their favorite image. Just click on VISIT OUR GALLERY OF 2010 IMAGES. Each photo has a number. All you have to do is leave a comment under this blog post, or via e-mail (erinmichellephotographer@gmail.com), specifying which number is your favorite.

Voting will end on January 2, 2011 at midnight (eastern time).

For your vote to count, you must be a fan of ours on Facebook!


To become a fan, go to http://www.facebook.com/theboudoirmaven and click "Become a Fan."

DRAWING:
At midnight (eastern time) on January 2nd we will tally up the votes. On January 3rd we will announce the winner!

PRIZES:
The photo with the most legitimate votes (remember, you must a fan of ours on Facebook for your vote to count) will win a FREE 11x14 of the image voted for.

Also, one lucky random voter will receive a $75 gift certificate good towards any future shoot (Cannot be combined with any other offers, discount or coupons. Not valid on "Specials" or products.) So encourage your friends to Become a Fan of The Boudoir Maven and then head over to the gallery to choose their favorite!

Here's one of my all-time favorites...

Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: Ms. Abby and Our Big TV Debut

When I was in 4th grade I decided I wanted to be an actress when I grew up. I was in tons of plays at the local community theater in Pennsylvania, and even won an award for my portrayal of Scout in To Kill A Mockingbird. I was a pretty shy kid, but when I got on stage, I just LOVED it.

As I got older though, my shyness and fear of failure (trying out for a part is scary!) stopped me from acting and I gave up my dream of being in the movies someday. I still am somewhat obsessed with Hollywood and know who everyone is and what their working on, but now that I'm older I also know the movies are not as glamorous as they seem. Long hours on set, waiting around doing nothing...doesn't sound like too much fun.

Still, when a former client and friend offered me the chance to be on Channel 7 news, I was pretty psyched. I put a lot of thought into my outfit, got the house and studio all spiffed up and I was excited/ nervous. As most of you probably know, they were featuring me and my team on their Veteran's Day program. We had given away a free shoot, including hair and makeup, to Abby whose fiance is overseas in Okinawa. Channel 7 wanted to film us getting Abby ready and photographing her and talk about us giving back to the military.

When our cameraman arrived, he immediately began filming. And he filmed for over 4 hours. By the end, we were all exhausted, and we hadn't even done the actual shoot yet! All of us were amazed to watch the 4 hours of shooting the same things over and over again from different angles narrowed down to about 60 seconds on the news. The world of television truly is an amazing thing! But the story came out great and it was a fun process.

So thank you to Channel 7 news, especially Dayle Cedars. Thank you to Jessica for setting it all up. Thank you to Abby and her best friend Brittany for being troopers and hanging out with us for 4 hours. And THANK YOU to my amazing team, Lindsay Schneider and Melina Ayala, neither of which ended up in the story, but who gave their time and skills to the shoot.

Here are some of my favorite photos from the day, as well as a link to the TV clip in case you missed it ;)

*I just want to point out that Melina and Lindsay both had to leave so they did not get to touch up Abby's makeup or hair throughout the day. So the beautiful makeup and hair you see here lasted over 4 hours...now THAT'S pretty amazing!

Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: Valentine's Day Boudoir Special

I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL Christmas! Crazily enough, it's time to start thinking Valentine's Day. If you have been wanting some beautiful, sexy photos for your husband (or even just yourself), we are offering a super killer deal. Check out the details below, and call my assistant Maria at 303-895-6464 to book your spot. Our home studio is located in Highlands Ranch, CO and is dedicated to boudoir!

Spots are limited so call ASAP! 303-895-6464

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Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: My Biggest Fan

I think it's safe to say that besides my family, Ms. L is my biggest fan. She's always commenting on my photos, referring her friends to me and FINALLY got to come in for her very own shoot.

She had a great attitude and even though she said she was nervous, we had a lot of fun. With her great set of outfits and shoes and makeup by Lindsay, she looked amazing. Thanks Ms. L for all of your support and a super fun shoot!

Here are a few of my favorites from her shoot!

This is one of our new sets...isn't it dreamy?!

Denver, Colorado Boudoir Photographer: The Influence of Burlesque

On Saturday some of my girlfriends and I went to see Burlesque. I have been amped up about this since I saw the preview back in September. I LOVE Christina Aguilera (most of the time anyway...the brunette dreads were a mistake). I think she is beautiful and her voice gives me goosebumps. Her appearance put together with a 64-year-old Cher sporting a super high cut leotard, a soundtrack to die for and a super hottie named Jack (Famous Amos anyone?) puts this movie in my top 5 favorites.

The best part of it for me as a boudoir photographer was the costume/ makeup aspect of it. AMAZING. The outfit made of pearls? HELLO! I've found some photos of my favorite looks from the movie below. It inspired me so much and I hope a lovely lady will come in soon and say "Burlesque me!" I know my makeup artist could do any of the following looks and the shoot would be stunning...c'mon ladies, what're you waiting for? SHOW ME HOW YOU BURLESQUE!!!

 Love the tights! And I loved her short wig.

This is the pearl outfit...it was killer. Whoever made it should get an award.

This was a classy, beautiful look and a very lovely song too. I loved the lighting of this whole scene.

Insane false lashes. This was a great scene too.

Oh...oops...how did HE get in here? ;)