Miss O and her hypnotizing gaze | Austin Boudoir Studio

Y'all.  

Seriously.  Y'all.  I had one of the most fun photo shoots of my career last week...which is a pretty bold statement to make, because all of my shoots are the "funnest".

Miss "O" rocked my socks off, completely NAILED her photo-slash-video shoot, and the photos we got are so freaking incredible. This is going to have a to be a two part (or maybe even three part) blog post. TODAY, you get the beauty in white...tomorrow we'll sass it up a bit. ;)

Before. Still cute as a button.

After. Wowza.

Such a classic beauty, this one! She was so natural and effortless in front of my lens.  I cannot WAIT to share Part II with you tomorrow! It's insanely insane in awesomeness. Be prepared. 

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to Kendall of Mayhem Beauty for rocking out Miss "O"s hair and makeup for this shoot, and for UNDERWEAR for the beautiful wardrobe. Va Va Voom.

Want to be in front of my lens? Let's chat dahhling!

Sexy at any size | Austin Beauty Photographer

I initially "met" Mandy on Instagram. Her selfies actually blew me out of the water. Her features are absolutely incredible and I knew that I had to get my lens on her sooner rather than later. Her complexion is absolutely stunning, her eyes are mesmerizing, her EYEBROWS leave me oozing with jealousy (seriously--they're perfection!), her hair is always fun and funky, her style makes me want to be her friend, her tattoos are SO fun and colorful, and her curves are rockin'! Flash forward about 2 1/2 years.....through her Instagram feed, I found out that she was working very hard to lose 100 pounds and her efforts were proving to be really successful. Her drive, positivity, and results were such an inspiration to me. So I did something I NEVER do (like....never ever.): I told her WHEN she hit her goal to get in touch with me and I would treat her to a celebratory beauty shoot. She was SO excited about this, and I was even more so!  ALAS- we finally had out celebratory beauty shoot. And.DAMN. It was awesome!  SEEEE?: 

Here is what this beauty had to say:

“There is no wrong way to be a woman. Regardless of your size, you are allowed to feel sexy!”

— Mandy

"These are words that after struggling with my appearance for years, have helped me accept my curves and more importantly, love them. To me, true beauty is confidence and we all should feel nothing less than that about ourselves. Body positivity is essential to me and I dream to be a role model for all woman. Love yourselves, ladies. You are all goddesses!"

"I want to thank the lovely Kara Trombetta for the opportunity to work with her. It was an amazing experience and I enjoyed every minute. I appreciate the comfort and confidence I was able to hold with her. Kara's direction was fantastic and she is an amazingly talented photographer!"

SO, yeah--she's pretty much awesome, eh??! Love her AND these photos we created together! It was a pleasure documenting such an important time for Mandy--in all her curvy sexy gorgeousness!

Are you ready to celebrate YOUR sexy!? Let's chat, dahhling!

One badass bombshell! | Austin Boudoir Studio

The hardest and least favorite part of my job is DEFINITELY keeping secrets! It's such a challenge....especially when I'm sitting on such awesome images!!

THIS badass bombshell came to me a few months ago in hopes of creating an awesome anniversary present for her husband.  We had the most amazing time during her shoot and got some of my all-time favorite images.  And her husband "LOOOOVVVVVEEESSSSS" the images ;) 

Right before we started this set of images, this client said "How do you pick who gets to be on your blog?" To which I responded "Ummm....ANYONE who I photograph can be on my blog if they want to be!!" So she said "Can I please be on your blog!?!?!"  Hell yes you can, my dear. Hell yesssss.

PHEW! It feels good to get that off my chest. ;)

I love how she rocked out plaid, leather, lace, and ended with a super soft and feminine set! It was SUCH a versatile shoot and it was such a pleasure to photograph her!!! 

Ready for your turn? Let's chat, dahhling!

Miss Monday on Monday | Austin Boudoir Studio

Just thought that Monday would be a fitting day to share a few images from Miss Monday's mini beauty shoot!  

If you are looking to get a beauty or boudoir shoot in before Christmas, NOW is the time! My schedule is rapidly filling up--don't miss your chance to feel as beautiful as you should!

Let's get you in front of my lens, shall we?

A Classic Beauty... | Austin Boudoir Photographer

I have photographed miss "J" before, in a much different capacity, and was absolutely DELIGHTED when we started talking about getting her in front of my lens for a boudoir shoot.  She and her husband had a milestone anniversary last week, and she knew that she really wanted to knock his socks off for this one.  Mission accomplished. 

“I wanted to express how grateful I am to be shown that all the parts of myself that I see as imperfections are really not imperfections at all, but instead make me beautiful. ”

— Miss J

Insanely beautiful, isn't she!?  Her boudoir experience was so much fun and I was literally DYING trying to keep this secret for so long!   We were texting back and forth on the evening that she gave her husband the incredibly amazing album and he said the pictures are exactly the way that he sees her all the time. AHHH!  Be still my heart. 

Makeup done by the talented Lauren of Lola Beauty!

Ready to be blown away with images of your true beauty? Ready to blow someone else away? Let's talk beauty and boudoir, dahhling!

Anonymity at it's finest | Austin Boudoir Photographer

She came into the studio last week glowing with excitement. We posed, we laughed, we beautified, and we had an absolutely outstanding shoot.

Ready for your turn?? Email me, dahhling! Hello@clickchickboudoir.com

The curvaceous Miss "K" | Austin Boudoir Photographer

I honestly don't think a whole lot of commentary is needed for this set of images. As you can see, Miss "K" brought her A game to her beauty and boudoir shoot earlier this month. She also brought her absolutely AMAZING curves....and she was sweet enough to fill me in on her butt workout! Holy moly!   Not sure I could work that hard....but she proves that the discipline totally pays off, wouldn't you say?!

She's a personal trainer (bet you didn't see THAT coming? ;) ), a fitness competitor, and one of my amazing hair and makeup artists!  While I've photographed Miss "K" before, this was the first time for her doing a boudoir shoot. 

BAM!   I'm doing all sorts of happy dances over these images! Love them SO much! And Miss "K" does too :D 

IT'S YOUR TURN, DAHHLING! LET'S CHAT ABOUT YOUR SHOOT!

The elegant Miss "S" | Austin Boudoir Studio

Ooooh--eeeeeee! I just freaking adore this set of images!!  Upon showing them to her boyfriend, he said that Miss "S" looked "SO ELEGANT" and I thought that was the perfect word to describe them. 

Boom! 

Extreme jealousy has taken over me because of this woman's insanely long and thick and beautiful hair, and her GORGEOUS skin!  And those OUTFITS?! Uhhh...killer!!! 

All of the rockin' pieces Miss "S" is wearing in this shoot are from UNDERWEAR of Austin, with the exception of that SKIRT (cue the angel choir...) from Sunroom. 

THANK YOU to Miss "S" for allowing me to share her stunning images with you!

READY FOR YOUR TURN IN FRONT OF THE LENS? LET'S CHAT, DAHHLING!

The photographer who couldn't see... | Austin Boudoir Studio

Welp. I'm back on the work train. HALLLEELLLUUJJAHHH (or however that's spelled)!  I had a pretty unfortunate and clumsy and stupid and...and...just...ugggghhhh  "incident" with a heavy-duty backdrop stand a little over a week ago. CLUNK. Right on my head from 10 feet up.  I sat on the floor with my legs sprawled out in front of me like a broken doll, with stars...LITERALLY STARS...whirling around my range of vision. 10 minutes I sat there wondering if I should call someone.  Can I stand up? Can I wiggle my fingers? What's 2 + 2? Surely if I'm running through all these brain tests in my brain it can't be serious. I'll just wait a few minutes and get up. 

For about a week now I've suffered from a massive headache, cloudy thoughts, short-term memory loss....and all those other concussion symptoms that I can totally handle. What I COULDN'T handle was the loss of my perfect vision. My OH-SO-PERFECT-I-CAN-SEE-THE-TINIEST-DETAILS-ON-A-SIGN-5-MILES-AWAY vision. For the first 3 days I was seeing DOUBLE. What the shit?!  The panic, of course, set in as I pondered "What if?" "What if my eyesight never restores and it can't be corrected?" "What if I can NEVER TELL if I'm shooting in focus?" "What if this is the end of my photography career?!?!?!?". Yep, I was being all dramatic. Whether or not I was being OVERLY-DRAMATIC is yet to be determined. 

While I'm still left with a nagging headache, massive mood swings (sorry, husband!) and only slightly blurred vision...it's improved drastically and I can now function as normal(ish).

I try to remind myself often about the things I take for granted. Running water, shelter, an amazing little family......but honestly, until this incident, I really never considered the fact that my EYES are such a blessing. Being able to see is a beautiful thing and is why I can do what I do. I hope to always have my eyesight...even if, someday, I have to correct it with glasses or contacts....I couldn't bare to be unable to create any longer.

Thank y'all so much for bearing with me on the scarce blog posts and lack of online presence for a while. I'm BACK.  So let's freakin' shoot, eh?

xoxo

Kara Marie 

This is 30... | Austin Boudoir Photographer

Well holy crap. Here I am. 30 years old today. 30. I distinctly remember an episode of Friends where Rachel cried at the dinner table when Chandler gave her a funny card about being old. From the age 20 and on I have dreaded the big 3-0. But now I find myself oddly excited for what this decade brings. I have never really made a very big deal of my birthday...this year, though, I'm doing it up big and celebrating!

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So, does 30 make me "legit" yet? Have I finally been on this planet long enough to be taken seriously by anyone older than me??  I hope so. Because all the comments about being "just a baby" or "too young to know what hard work is" got really old. Eventually I just kept my age quiet to avoid hearing all of the inevitable comments. 

Here's to living life to the fullest, to making inappropriate jokes, to laughing at things that sound dirty but aren't, to wearing purple nail polish, to being told by my 6 year old that I'm being annoying, to whining about having to eat healthy. Here's to spontaneous dance parties with my kids, a closet that is overflowing with shoes, and acting like a teenager with my husband.  Here's to continuing to bust my ass at work...but only because I want to and not because some corporate big shot is telling me to.  Here's to slugging champagne from the bottle while sitting in a bathtub with balloons wearing nothing but heels and a tutu.

Copyright Go West Photography

Copyright Go West Photography

CHEERS TO 30! Now who's coming dancing with me tonight?! ;)

I have to give a huge freakin' shoutout to MICAEL of Go West Photography! I came to her for a concept of a bright, colorful, fun boudoir shoot filled with balloons and bubbly and she hit the nail on the head!  She suggested the location which worked out perfectly and she was a flash-master (thank goodness!) in a small and dark room.  Also the amazing Kendall of Mayhem Beauty who rocked out my hair and makeup. We had SUCH a fun shoot and I'm so glad that I celebrated my birthday with a boudoir shoot for ME (although I will tell you that my husband has already set the background for his computer and phone to the bathtub picture...so I guess he kind of benefitted too!)!

(If you feel like watching an animated ice cream cone twerking...I highly recommend you check out my music video choice of the moment below ;) )