Julie

A few weeks ago I attended a workshop about using ZenFolio for presenting images for viewing and selling. One of the sessions was an inspirational talk by a photographer named Julie Watts. She had great stories about her becoming a photographer and a new product she developed called PhotoPantz for women photographers.

One thing she said really struck me. She showed a beautiful photo of her local bank teller and said that she saw the woman and knew she had to photograph her, so she went up and asked. Well, all during Julie's presentation I kept thinking to myself that Julie would make a great pin-up model. She had a great face and a wonderful red curl in the front of her hair. Normally, I would see someone I want to photograph and I'd let them just walk on by. I'm too shy to approach strangers about taking their photo. But Julie just told me to go up and ask. So I did. And she said, SURE!

We emailed back and forth for a couple of days and set up a date for the photos. She had some great outfits in mind, and I got my infamous prop closet in order and here are some of the photographs we made that evening...

I'm looking forward to the day that you come over and pick out some props for your special photo session. You will have great fun!

Thanks!

Sheri

I recently worked with a wonderful new client, Sheri. We did a mixture boudoir and pin up style photo session from which she created a book to present to her husband on their 10th wedding anniversary. I was excited to show these new photos here, but wanted to wait until after she presented the photo book.

Now that her husband has the book, I'm able to share the photos and this great testimonial from Sheri...

"The experience of doing a pin-up shoot with John Cornicello was way more fun than I could have anticipated! We didn't really know each other, aside from a handful of casual conversations. His calm demeanor put me at ease right from the start. The nerves I felt were more the excited kind, anticipating the surprise when my husband sees the book of prints for our 10th wedding anniversary. He loves seeing my curves in lingerie (and bless him for that!), so this seemed like an appropriate way to give back to the man I adore. Because I love dressing up (or down as the case may be here) I enjoyed that part, but as an amateur model, I didn't know how to position my body for the camera, John had great suggestions of how to hold my arms, or place my feet, or look to the light, that really complimented my figure. The results didn't just impress the man in my life, but admittedly, I'm a little smitten with them too. It's a fabulous feeling to let go, and let a professional like John capture your essence and express whatever mood is true for you. It was such a rush, I kinda want to do it again..."

Sheri followed up a day later with a one liner...

"Who knew taking your clothes off in front of a near stranger could be THIS much fun!"

Here are a few more images from the session...

Please keep me in mind if you are considering creating a keepsake album or gift for your significant other. Or, better yet, consider making a book just for yourself. You deserve it!

Thanks, Sheri!