Let’s ring in the New Year baby!

This past year has been a blast. Business has been great and I have met some seriously amazing people. I know 2012 will be just as incredible, strike that, it’ll be better. With so much fun stuff on the horizon I’m feeling ridiculously excited about the coming year.   

2012 is a year for me to have some fun and explore new ideas with my work too. I’ve got a 12 in 12 plan. What’s that? One of my goals for 2012 is to do 12 themed sessions in 12 months all revolving around themes I want in my portfolio or things that I just love to shoot.  This is in addition to the classic sets you all know and love. Along with the 12 in 12 I’ll be offering Album sessions, calendar sessions and whole line up of hot new products that you are going to want for yourself. I’ve got so many new things in the works that it’s well worth checking back often just to see what I’m up to.

Since January out to be national boudoir month (in my opinion anyhow) and our boudoir albums are on the top of every guys list for sexiest gifts you can give, I introduce part 1 of my 12 in 12. January is Noir Boudoir month. This session features all the intensity of classic Hollywood Film Noir and a seductive blend of Modern Boudoir and is sure to please your Valentine. Stroll on in for a full hour photo session complete with 2 outfit changes. You can add hair and makeup styling to your session to complete the look. This set utilizes our classic boudoir set with some old Hollywood touches. This Valentine’s Day indulge in a Noir Boudoir session and give a gift that will really leave him wanting more.    

More details are after all this hotness:

 

The creative fee for this session is $200 and you can add hair and makeup styling for just $75. Plus when you do your session in January you’ll receive a $50 credit toward the album of your choosing or one 8x10 fully edited and mounted display print. Book your session by January 31^st to lock in 2011 pricing. The non-refundable $200 creative fee is due at the time of booking to secure your date and time. This is your last chance to take advantage of 2011 pricing so book now! Any session booked after 1-31-12 will be at 2012 pricing.

Want to do a classic pin up session instead? That’s fine too the same deal applies and you can use either the Domestic Diva set or the Malt Shop. Additional sets may be added for an additional fee.

ginger@422studio.com or call 804-833-0888

Holy holiday craziness batman

As I'm wrapping up the season (literally and figuratively) I realize I've been seriously neglectful of the blog. Sorry! New pictures will be up after the holidays. I'd hate to spoil someone's super sexy gift by releasing pictures before they've been seen by the intended audience. This holiday season has been fantastic and I just want to thank all of my clients, so Thank You!!. Gentlemen if you've been following me thinking I'd LOVE to have pictures of my lovely lady done by 422 Studio then don't I have the perfect gift for you to give. Gift certificates to 422 Studio are available in any dollar amount. They are the perfect way to tell her, "I think you are sexy, beautiful, amazing and I want to treat you to something  you'll love and you deserve so much". I hear at every session how much fun my sessions are and how good these ladies feel once they have done one. The special woman in your life wants to feel that good too. ginger@422studio.com to get yours today.

Also, hot off the press is our latest publication so be sure to check it out. It would make a fantastic stocking stuffer. It's the 2012 Pinup Perfection pocket calendar. Ms January is ours featuring Aje Lew. Available on Magcloud.

We're published!

This has been a whirl wind week. I had the chance to work with the wonderful team at Bombshell Salon in Richmond, VA. We did our first themed Pin Up session together and it was great fun. What a fantastic group of ladies to work with.

This month you can get your hands on the latest publication 422 Studio is in. The Cat's Meow magazine November issue. Be sure to grab your copy so you can see the lovely Nichole Moore photographed by 422 Studio. Find it here!

And of course here is little miss eye candy herself Nichole Moore,

Because I love my clients

I'm offering a first for 422 Studio.

I have had the pleasure of working with so many wonderful, brilliant, outstanding, women in the last 12 months. Actually throughout the whole operation of my business I've been blessed with amazing clients. Year after year I see more beautiful people (and I'm not just talking pretty faces here). So as a thank you to my clients who've come to see me in the last 12 months I'd like to offer you a special HALF OFF reprints. That's right! If you've done a session with me in the last 12 months you are eligible to receive half off any reprint order.

What qualifies as a reprint? Any previously ordered image can qualify. For example you may have ordered a 5x7 print from a boudoir session and your husband has been begging for you to order it as an 11x17 print so he can adore you in a greater form. Perhaps you ordered an album but didn't order any of the images from it as prints and now you'd really like to add a couple of them as 8x10's.

Well this is your chance to do just that and save half off of my regular print prices. All you have to do is call or email me and I'll get the information from you that I need to do your reprint order.

If you did your session more than 12 months ago check with me to see if I still have the images in storage.


The fine print:
This does not apply to previously unedited images (contact me if you have questions about those).
It also does not apply to Canvas' and Mounted Wall Art however you can still save 30% on those though.
Special rate applies to my current pricing.
5% VA sales tax will be added to all orders.
Sale ends November 30 2011.

And now for the eye candy because no blog about Pinup photos is complete without a picture.

If you love lipstick

and let's be honest who doesn't, then you'll really want to read this post. A while back I went to get my hair cut by the fabulous Jennifer Mantura. She has been cutting my lovely locks for the better part of 2 years now (perhaps longer my memory is not so good) anyhoo she had just gotten samples of some incredibly color rich lip sticks from Cosmetic Psychiatry. After she finished my new hairdo she popped one on my lips and wowed me with the formula. Right then I knew I wanted to help the creator of this fantastic lipstick in the best way I knew how. I'd use my big chatty mouth to talk it up and I'd showcase the lip colors in a photo session so you all could see it too. Jennifer and I teamed up and this is the result. Beautiful ladies in these fantastic colors. But there's more! I'm also going to tell you how you can help Robert, the creator of Cosmetic Psychiatry, make his dream a reality. See he has this Kickstarter account set up to raise money to cover the start up costs. What is Kickstarter? It's this amazing place where artists and creative minds can set up accounts to gather the funds and donations to make their dreams a reality.Here are just a few samples of Roberts amazing lip colors.

 From Robert's Kickstarter page:
"Cosmetic Psychiatry is a line of artisanal lipsticks celebrating creative self-expression and the power of color to affect the way we feel. It's mission is to fill the color gaps in  the lipstick market, produce pigment-rich formulas with great wearability and provide superior personal service, all at a reasonable price. My aim is to not only push the boundaries of the color palette currently available in lipstick, but the boundaries of personal expression and fashion as it applies to lip color."

Hali and Bryan's tattoo shop esession

I met Hali when she signed up to do one of my classic Pinup Photography sessions. She is such a fun person to work with that I was super excited when she contacted me to say she was getting married. Plus it's a tattoo themed wedding so you know that's right up my alley. I can't wait for the big day. They are getting married 11-11-11 ( easiest date to remember EVER). Their engagement session was done at Lucky 13 Tattoo  in Richmond, VA. Byran is an artist there. That's enough talk out of me! Enjoy the pictures.

 

 

Beautiful Backyard Wedding

I posted Paige and Dan's photo booth earlier this week. Now for their actual wedding! 

There are quite a few pictures in here so I'll keep the chatter to a minimum. This beautiful wedding took place in Maryland (so yes I do travel) on the heals of hurricane Irene and in the remnants of tropical storm Lee. Their original venue got damaged so much during Irene that they had to move to a second location, which flooded the day before the wedding. Can you image having to find 2 new venues the within 2 weeks of your date? Yikes! Their families really came together and made this work though.I personally think it made the whole day that much more amazing. It's really spectacular what people can do when they are helping someone they love. 

Congrats Paige and Dan!