Desert Wind Boudoir, Pin Up & Glamour Photography

SESSION FEE: Unlike many other photographers and studios we do not push you to buy prints, books, etc.. We simply charge a studio session fee. You will receive a link to your medium resolution images on your password protected gallery. These images are suitable for every use you might want to use them. If you want high resolution images files to print large professional prints those are available to you also. You can order prints from the professional photo lab that we use simply by clicking on the images(s) you wish to print. We do not charge a fee for this service and make no money on your print orders

One hour pinup studio session: $299

Two hour pinup studio session $399 (most popular)

What is Pinup Art?

Best described as naughty-spicy-cute art. Sexy? Yes, but really creating art that is a fun and exciting important part of the past. There are really two major types of Pinups.

The first is Classic Hollywood Pinups. These were as early as the 1920's. All black and white photography of course in the early years. Later years were photographed in both beautiful black and white and color. The end of the Hollywood Pinups was around the 1970's. The second style of pinups are the classic illustrated rather than photographed pinups and usually associated with the World War II pinup artists.

We recreate the pinup art from the 40's and 50's. These sessions require a little work on the part of the client but the art at the end is well worth it. These shoots and the resulting art are very different from our boudoir work. It is a three part process. Some of the finished images are photo impressions and others are stylistic illustrations. No other photographer/artist in Las Vegas offers this experience.

We start with the client
She will bring 2-3 outfits usually reminiscent of the era but not limited to that style. Think Bettie Page look. We are fortunate to have a Bettie Page store here in Las Vegas as well as other stores that have apparel that will be great. There is a great real vintage shop close to the Art District, Glam Factory-Vintage, they also rent outfits. There are also online stores that have some great vintage outfits. Remember, you are not limited to vintage outfits, you can mix and match
The client is responsible for hair and makeup styling.
The shoot will be between one and two hours depending on the package you chose.
The sessions are very upbeat, exciting and fun

Now the photographer and the shoot
The photographer is an expert in posing the client in the pinup style. It is quite different than posing for a glamour or boudoir session, and even more fun!
The session will take use at least two or three camera/lighting/sets to get the look and feel he is trying capture. These setup are a must to achieve the real final 40's, 50's pinup look. We even have a classic Harley-Davidson motorcycle to use on the set
The photographer has to capture the pinup look in the camera in order for the final pinup art to be achieved
The artist gets to work
The editing and art work is very labor intensive, even more than our boudoir post processing which is pretty awesome. We start with a beautiful photographic image, well lit, perfectly composed, etc.
That images is edited using the same process we use for our glamour and boudoir shoots to achieve a professional, beautiful image
Now comes the hard part. Through the use of some pretty sophisticated software and editing programs and hand drawing/painting by the artist we are able to produce an illustrated image the draws from the styles of the great pinup artists of the past, such as Vargas, Elvgren, Runci and others. The final product is no longer just a beautiful photograph but a work of art.