Cool Dude Pinup

The first Cool Dude Pinup Session Ever! Mel and I convinced our colleague Kyle to help us out with our portfolio. For the longest time, we were asked if we do "Guy Pinups" and we wanted to say yes, but had nothing to show for it. Well now we do! We transformed Kyle into James Dean, Buddy Holly, and the dude from Jessica Rabbit (Laurie B is going to add art to that one).
It was FREEZING cold, just -30 or something and I said to Kyle to just pretend he was cold to keep his shoulders hunched like JD. Not a problem. We got some awesome shots and he even ordered a 2010 Calendar for the girlfriend - just in time for xmas.

SuperGirls@ Astoria Studio

Superman? No way, we're uping it a notch and photographing the all-empowered Super Girl!
This session was sooooo fun for us. The poses look tricky, but we used, medicine balls, industrial fans, benches, boxes etc to try to get the perfect flying girl. We also only had one outfit, so for the BFF pic I had to merge them together in Photoshop. Where did the clouds come from? Astoria Photography stock file from my trip to Vancouver last year. yep, those clouds are from the true Rocky Mountain sky - somewhere over Alberta...




Again, these pictures can all be seen at the Calgary Comic Expo which will be at the BMO Round-Up Centre April 24&25. See you there! :)

1920's Vintage Vixen Pinup Session

We're mixing things up a bit! This year, we'd like to incorporate the 1920's look as well as Burlesque sessions to our packages. A different era, but just as sexy! Thanks Erica for doing such a great job modeling for us! You played the part perfectly!

Astoria BFF Pinup Magazine Cover

Here it is.... the first ever Astoria Photography BFF Magazine Cover! These two pinups came for the BFF session (Glamour Girls - $395 each) and left with a magazine cover. I must also add that they were in full training mode for the Internation Woman's Weight Lifting competition in France! They did so well there and they each came home with medals. Way to go Astoria Pinups Michelle & Andy! We're all proud of you!

2010 Pinup Calendar Girl!

Our 2010 new Astoria Calendar template is in and here's our first client to take advantage of it.She chose the Classic Diva full day session, so we had lots to chose from for the secret Christmas present.

Copy Cat Kari

October was a good month for Astoria, and we landed a super client, Kari, that came to us all the way from OTTAWA! As usual, we asked if she had any special requests, and she sent us a couple of pictures that she liked. Below left is the one she sent us, and, you guessed it, the right one is ours! Not to brag, but I think it's fantastic and even better than the magazine pic! Thanks Kari, for the inspiration and adding a new "pose" to our list! :)

Buggy Baby Pinup

For some strange reason, I thought I needed an old fashioned baby buggy. I searched the classifieds and then Kijiji and found one for $25. No less than a week later, Miss Kim phoned and asked for a pinup session, and if it was alright to bring her 4 month old baby. Well of course! We were set and ready to go. Kim did a wonderful job, as did baby who watched - and maybe cat napped - for the 4 hour session. I may also add that Kim is the superstar for keeping secrets who kept the session a surprise for 4 months more til Christmas. Now if only all of us had that much self control! Looking forward to the next buggy and or buddy session :)