Boudoir Shoot Marathon 09.13.10

Ladies! The time has finally come. I will be hosting my first ever boudoir shoot marathon on Monday September 13, 2010 from 9am-7pm at the beautiful Chelsea Hotel in South Beach. The cost is $75 per person and includes make-up, hair styling, food, drinks, and a CD of 10 of your favorite images hi-resolution and fully retouched. Space is limited so be the first to email me at Julie@photosbyjewel.com in order to reserve your spot. Once I have received your email I will send you an email with more details and tips on outfit suggestions. There will be a 50% deposit to reserve your spot as well. You don't want to miss out! Come out and enjoy some girl time and feel beautiful, sexy, and powerful!

Here is a shot of the gorgeous room courtesy of the Chelsea Hotel.

Academy of Glam: Garden Nymphs

I'm on a blogging roll! Anyway, I've been given this amazing opportunity by my good friend, Daniela, to be a guest photographer at the Academy of Glam. The Academy of Glam is a make-up artistry school where they have both beginner and pro classes. As part of the program the girls get to do make-up for themed photoshoots and then use the images as part of their portfolio.

 This shoot in particular I was not the main photographer. I had stopped by to drop off a CD from the first shoot I did, which I will be blogging very soon, and the girls there are just so sweet and fun to hang around. The main photographer, Tracy, ended up inviting me to come along and shoot.  The models looked AMAZING. Their make-up and wardrobe was beautiful. We shot in a gorgeous park close by and I am in love with the images. I only got images of a few of the girls because I was also shooting behind-the-scene photos. The last model, Crys Marie, was gorgeous and I absolutely loved her look. Tracy and I both went crazy shooting her and got some great shots.

So enough babbling. Here are the images!

Danielle, Tim, and Tyler

I can't believe I'm old enough to have friends who are married and having babies. It seems like something you day dream about when you're a little girl, but never actually believe it will happen. Well it's happening and I couldn't be happier.

Danielle is my figga. Now you may be asking what the heck is a figga? Well my freshman year of college we were put into groups called figs, which pretty much were a group of 25 freshman who shared 3 classes their first semester of college. It was to help us make the transition from high school to college and meet new people. I personally think it was a fabulous idea! I made friends with a small group of girls and we figured out the college life together. It was awesome. I wouldn't trade it for the world. They were also my support system while my husband was on deployment to Iraq with the Marines. I'm not sure I would have made it through without them.

The day of their shoot was my first time meeting Tim. After college, Danielle and I had lost touch a little and I watched her life from a distance through Facebook of course. I saw that she met a handsome man that seemed to make her light up. They fell in love and got married. Tim is so sweet to Danielle and so attentive to her. I'm so happy that she found a man like him to take care of her. I know they're both going to be amazing parents to Tyler. He's one lucky little boy. I can't wait to meet the little fella in November. =)

Brown Family

I was so worried the weather was going to ruin this family session. The skies did not let up all day until around 2pm. Typical Florida weather, it can be beautiful one minute and hurricaning the next. I know hurricaning isn't a word, but whatever. It's my word. So we decided to just stick out and wait and see what happened at 6pm. Well the weather gods were in their favor. The sun peaked through the clouds and gave us beautiful light. The Brown family is such a nice family from New York. They wanted the beach as the backdrop since they don't really get that in NY and they were so much fun to photograph. Little Tommy and Mia loved playing in the sand and seeing the airplanes soar through the sky.

Lorena and Bill, thank you so much for allowing me to capture your family in it's natural state. Having fun and enjoying each other's company.

Ricky: Senior Session

My good friend from college, Aly, contacted me a few months ago inquiring about senior pictures for her little brother, Ricky. I couldn't believe he was a senior. I remember Aly sharing stories back in the day about her little brother who was in middle school. Now fast forward five years and he's a senior...crazy how fast time flies when you get older.

The night before the shoot, I was incredibly nervous. This would be my first time photographing a guy! I had no idea how I was going to pose him without making him look or feel ridiculous. I can't simply tell a guy to twirl around and look cute. Nope, wasn't going to work. Luckily, my husband calmed me down and told me everything would be fine just like it always is and to look to ads for inspiration. Pure genius! Why didn't I think of that? I browsed through some magazines and Internet ads and felt slightly better about posing ideas, but still, I really don't know Ricky and his personality. What if he's not really into pictures or only wears one lame outfit? Then what?

Well Internet, when I rang the doorbell and Ricky walked up with a warm smile and a handFUL of clothes, I breathed a sigh of relief. Not only was he a good looking boy, he had style! I had an amazing time photographing Ricky and reconnecting with Aly and her super sweet now fiance(yay!), David. Thank you again for giving me this opportunity.