Downtown L.A. Boudoir

I had the pleasure to shoot a boudoir session at a Downtown L.A. showroom a few weeks ago and it was an amazing experience. This place was huge, so many details, decor and clothing...I've died and gone to clothing heaven. I shot Gigi at Tanda Showroom and at the rooftop of the building.

Tanda actually has 2 showrooms: Mens and Womens. We ended up shooting in the women's which is a very dangerous place for me (and my eyes) to be.

We intended for this shoot to be boudoir but why not have fun with it? Upon entering the showroom in the very beginning I noticed this bicycle hanging out and thought maybe we could incorporate it. Gigi was such a sport so we ended up taking the bike up the rooftop (along with this amazing luggage) for a different type of shoot. We chose Gigi's yellow dress amongst the hundreds and hundreds of clothing and thought it was a perfect match for her. In case you guys were wondering who the designer is, it's called Dear Creatures. Since then I've been obsessing over how cute the clothing line is (and apparently a clothing favorite of Zooey Deschanel...I love her style! Ok, I digress).

A rather cute detail on the bicycle handle bars.

What an amazing shoot and amazing experience!

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12.01.11

It's the beginning of a new month. WOW. Here's a teaser of a boudoir shoot I did a few weeks ago. Here's a note about boudoir photography:

I thought long and hard about getting into boudoir for the sole fact that it's a very intimate photo session, clients are letting you into a very intimate moment. So it's very important to make them feel comfortable. You've probably thought why am I posting these sessions on my blog, well...I do it, with PERMISSION. When it comes to boudoir's I don't just post as I please. I ask clients for permission to post certain photos. Nothing too risque goes online, those are saved for that special someone in my clients' lives.

So keep posted, because a really amazing Downtown L.A. rooftop/showroom boudoir shoot is well under way!

Books & Trains: A Downtown Engagement

I (Marianne here) have known Song since middle school. We actually met through a Saturday program that should eventually "lead" us to Medical school. 15 years later, she's a PhD candidate for Bioengineering and here I am a law student. Let's get on with the engagement! Song met Masa during her undergrad years at UC Berkeley. At the time, Masa left the comfort (and I say this with much affection) of MIT's Physic's Dept... just kidding Masa! These 2 met during Song's junior year when she moved into the house he was living in and instantly reveled "in his sense of humor and his ability to prepare rice". Ha. Their friendship was solidified after episodes and episodes of Law and Order, silly conversations and Japanese green tea. Love blossomed during their walks in Berkeley Hills, eating pizza at Cheeseboard, watching Beatles movies and long conversations. When Masa finished with his Master's at UCB he moved to Maryland where they gave long distance relationship a try: a difficult move which Song says "made Masa sick often"...poor Masa. At the end of song's undergrad years she did her best to be closer to Masa so she packed her bags and moved to New York! Song was able to join Masa in the DC area and it's DC because Masa's favorite monument is the Lincoln Memorial. It is here when Masa proposed. They made Florida their home but Song departed for Georgia to pursue her advanced degree. Song believes that their time spent apart made them a stronger unit which has also allowed them to cherish the things that other couples may take for granted. So here they are: Florida and Georgia, two old comfortable souls slowly making their way towards each other and THAT's what I call love.

The day began at Downtown L.A. Union station, mixed in with a little bit of Metro, stopped for coffee at the CoffeBar, did a little bit of reading at The Last Bookstore, proceeded on to the "Cornfield Park"...minus the cornfield and polished the day off having dinner in Little Tokyo. Congrats Songbird & Masa!