On Saturday, December 11, 2010 we were at the Murrieta home of Miss Jen to photograph her in adorable pin-up inspired poses. This boudoir portrait session would be the final one of its kind that we’ll be shooting for the foreseeable future, as we have shifted our focus to all things weddings as of 2011.

Jen was so much fun to work with, and never hesitated [...]

Prior to her wedding day, Lindsay came in for a very special (and top-secret) boudoir portrait session so that we could design a very special book for her to give to her very special husband on their wedding night.

To say that Lindsay was a bit shy at the beginning of the photo shoot would be an understatement. But with encouragement from her sister [...]

Lisa Wunderlich has been a longtime friend of mine and, as a fellow actor, we have even performed together in a couple local stage productions (“Lend Me A Tenor” and “Rumors”) as well as a short film for a book trailer (“When Universities Are Destroyed“).

Lisa’s second anniversary has just passed, and so now that the surprise won’t be spoiled, I can reveal a few of [...]

On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 17th, Ginger Kunkel was in our Murrieta home studio for her boudoir portrait session as an anniversary gift for her hubby, Jeremy. Ginger was a castmate of mine in the recent Temecula Valley Players stage production of “Lend Me A Tenor” — she played Maria, and I played Max. It was a blast!

Ginger is not only a great actress, [...]

On February 7th, Sara Quintero Vargas was in my studio for a boudoir session as a gift for herself. She said there was no special person to give the pictures to at the moment, but she had recently reached some personal fitness goals and was inspired by the just-released Kim Kardashian calendar. So, she got her hair and makeup done in Kim Kardashian-style and wanted [...]

Bridal Boudoir portraits are a popular new gift idea for brides to surprise their new spouse with on the wedding day. Unlike traditional boudoir portraits, which are a great gift for many different occasions — Valentine’s Day, birthdays, anniversaries, etc — bridal boudoir portraits are unique in that they are specifically wedding-themed.

These portraits are either taken in advance of the wedding day (in [...]