Tag: Body Painting

  • 6 Women Become a Fire Breathing Dragon

    6 Women Become a Fire Breathing Dragon

    The Fire Breathing Dragon, one of my most ambitious projects. I will take you behind the scenes.  Sean Avram, an internationally recognized body painter, was in Calgary on a teaching gig.  He was fresh off the Skin Wars Reality TV show. He shared how he had been eliminated the day before the multi-model painting challenge.…

  • Miss Han Mixes It UP

    Miss Han Mixes It UP

    A Calgary Boudoir Photography Session Filled with Variety, Creativity and Joy Lori described herself as a “complex woman.” “Complex” . . . She looked me in the eye to emphasize it: “I am not a complicated woman though.” She wanted her Calgary boudoir photography session to reflect the many sides of her personality rather than…

  • “Take The One With The Smile . . .”

    “Take The One With The Smile . . .”

    A Calgary Boudoir Photographer’s Insight Into Why the Most Popular Image Isn’t Always the Right One—for Her Her boudoir photo shoot was incredible! She daringly exposed the full range of her personality. She got bolder and more vulnerable than she believed she could. She is pretty excited to select images for a book, but even…

  • Why We Offer Body Fire, Body Paint & Shibari (And Why Women Love Them)

    Why We Offer Body Fire, Body Paint & Shibari (And Why Women Love Them)

    Unpacking the creative empowerment behind these unforgettable experiences. Flames race down your legs, sweep across your bum, and rise up to your shoulder blades. You are looking at the camera so you can’t see them—and oddly, the heat is barely felt. The flames leap three to four feet above your body, alive and bright, dancing…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • Body Painted Women – The Ultimate in Personal Expression!

    Body Painted Women – The Ultimate in Personal Expression!

    The first ochre-rich pigment brushed onto human skin around 100,000 years ago. This was the raw, basic start of body painting art. Tribal rituals and war paint were the first expressive use. You have probably seen remote tribal cultures still practising painting at this level.  Today, in places like Calgary, Canada, it has become part…

  • Celebrating Body Painting

    Celebrating Body Painting

    Celebrating Body Painting Body Painting Art is a creative add-on to our Boudoir and nude photography sessions. We start off with 2 hours, but most go for the 4 hours. Body painting is a matter of coverage and detail. The more of each, the longer it takes. It is emotional to watch your body disappear,…

  • Heels Are Body Painted Women

    Heels Are Body Painted Women

    Heels Are Body Painted Women I love body-painted women. Just watching their faces as their bodies transform during their nude body painting, is fun. Their nude figure becomes this personal art piece over a few hours. (check out the High Heel body painted vidoe at the end. ) My clients are embracing it too. We…

  • Is A Body Painted Lady Nude?

    Is A Body Painted Lady Nude?

    Is A Body Painted Lady Nude? Body painting is having a very sheer second skin covering your nude body. The whole body could be covered when the art is finished, or bits of skin still peek through. When you look into the mirror, you can see the transformation. So are you nude now or considered…