Category: Creative Experiences & Behind the Image

  • Powerful Women in Costumes

    Powerful Women in Costumes

    Her wicked grin hovered just above the charged barrel of The Righteous Bison Particle Smasher. Finger on the trigger. Fully powered. Liz was having a blast with my steampunk ray gun—a Dr. Grordbort original—and fully channeling its sci-fi sass. This week, I’m raising a toast to the incredible women cosplayers from last weekend’s Calgary Comics and…

  • Body Fire Sessions: Gone In 4 Months

    Body Fire Sessions: Gone In 4 Months

    Our Body Fire add on to our boudoir photo shoots and nude photography are popular but soon won’t be available. They are amazing, like a phoenix rising flames race from breasts to toes, across arms and from shoulders to bums.   We have had flames dancing on the brims of cowboy hats, traveling down silver chains…

  • Body Painting is Boudoir Photography too

    Body Painting is Boudoir Photography too

    Body Painting is a unique and powerful personal expression. It has been popular in our Boudoir photography mix for several decades. Back in the 1980s I got an accreditation in body painting photography.  Showing is always best. Here are some stories to go with some of our more interesting body paint sessions.  She loved Steampunk.…

  • Blowin’ In The Wind

    Blowin’ In The Wind

    Deb It is always a lot of fun exploring a new idea with a client. Deb had already been in a couple of time for boudoir and nude portraits and wanted something different this time.  You never know where you will get inspiration. Mark had seen some interesting images of a fashion shoot in a…

  • Chandra & The Tiger Boudoir Session

    Chandra & The Tiger Boudoir Session

    Years ago, we used to get exotic critters in our studio, mainly lions, wolves and tigers. Our Calgary Boudoir Photography studio is known for its unusual and creative sessions. Tasha was a very young tiger who loved our studio and human attention. These sessions were always popular. For Chandra, it was a once-in-a-lifetime moment. She…

  • Reliving Highlights of 2024

    Reliving Highlights of 2024

    As 2025 starts up we are taking a moment to reflect on our highlights of 2024.  Boudoir Photography in Calgary was one of our best. Who Were The Women Of 2024Like past years, they were diverse in age, with the youngest 31 and the oldest 70 years old. Body shapes varied too, from super lean…

  • Creating “The Aviator”

    Creating “The Aviator”

    Writer Terry Groves had a problem. He needed a cover image for his book. His inspiration was the  1918 calendar print “The Sky Pilot” by Musselman, based on pilot Harriet Quimby.  Little trivia: in 1911, Harriet became the first licensed female airplane pilot in America. In 1912, she crossed the English Channel, a rare thing back…

  • Santa & The Grinch

    Santa & The Grinch

    You can tell it’s Christmas when Santa and the Grinch arrive. While we usually do buoudoir and nude photos, this is a whole new thing. Our body painters create complete characters. These three are a perfect example. Usually, our studio is the home of boudoir photographs and nude photography but we also have body painting…

  • Eve’s Star Trek/Christmas Boudoir Session!

    Eve’s Star Trek/Christmas Boudoir Session!

    It was her first boudoir session. It was going to be as unique as she was, as her special request was going to be, if she could find the studio who could do it. She researched photogaphers. She personally visited each studio. We were her most recomended studio. When she came to us, she knew…

  • Bubbles- What A Boudoir Blast!

    Bubbles- What A Boudoir Blast!

    Bubbles – They’re Tricky With a Mix Master whirring and a whisk twirling, I struggled to create bubbles for my bubble sessions.  Then, a client offered her solution; it was a brilliant approach! With no effort, big, fluffy bubbles appeared in seconds from just a little soap. It felt like magic, and it was so much…