Glamour Photography Orange County CA

Best friends for years, these ladies were tired of iPhone photos of themselves and decided for a glamour day out with a double glamour photoshoot! There was a lot of laughter and fun while they were at the studio, with curlers in their hair, new dresses with the tags still on, and lots of glittery jewelry to try on. With all this fun, it was easy to get lots of beautiful photos of these ladies.  We could imagine this would be a great idea for sisters, mother/daughter shoots, and any relationship you wish to celebrate. Be sure to click the ‘Read More’ tag to see all our favorite glamour photography portraits of these two! PS – found some of the dresses at my favorite thrift store, Portobello Road, which supports a women’s shelter called “Laura’s House”.

The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift that Gives to You, Too!

A Glamour Photoshoot is the ultimate gift for your mother, sister, aunt or best friend this Mother’s Day, as you get to join in all the fun!

Our Mother’s Day Glamour gift certificate includes 2 Glamour photoshoots and $100 toward print purchase, all for 75% off the normal price of $450. Your total cost is only $112.50 for two double make-overs, 1/2 day photoshoot, and a great girls day out! Also, be sure to book a fun evening as you both will be looking gorgeous and will want to have some fun!

75% Off Deal Expires May 9th!

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You will be receiving a physical gift certificate, so be sure to include the address you would like me to send the gift certificate to.

Feel free to call if you have any questions: 949-247-5171

Much love to all you beautiful women and mothers out there!
- Rachel

When I met Diana for her glamour photography session, I was stunned by how upfront she was with what she called ‘the wonderful surprises of aging’. She spoke of her laugh lines, crows feet, hooded eyelids, and this annoying vein under her eye that has the unfortunate habit of showing up at the worst times (like on the day of her photoshoot!).

What she didn’t realize was that I was completely taken in by her beauty.

While I was over at her home chatting about the upcoming shoot she shared old newspaper clippings of when she headlined theatres, and talked of being on the stage performing old ’40s songs nightly. In her bedroom is a beautiful painting of her from when she was in her early twenties. Beautiful, long golden locks ran down her back at the time. Today, her hue is a dark red and cropped short with these wonderful wisps that float down in crazy angles. When I commented on how much I loved them she said she tells her hairdresser to do anything, “But don’t make me look like an average Orange County housewife!”

She is anything but ‘average’!

On the day of her shoot

Portrait of a High School Senior

Emily is a High School Senior and an avid reader, dreamer, artist, singer, and poet. She didn’t want a traditional photoshoot, but wanted something unique that showed her how she was, right at that moment. To help prepare for the photoshoot, we looked at photos of styles she loved – retro 70s hair with big ‘cat’ eyes. Dark moods and humor, like ‘Emily the Strange‘. I collaborated with her on the style of the dresses and make-up so she would be happy with them.

On the day-of, she came with gowns that her mother wore when she was on stage singing old 40s hits, plus a number of other outfits she loved. I had also made two dresses for the photoshoot, which you can read more about below. For now, enjoy the video that shows Emily during her hair and make-up session, as well as the photos that she said were her ‘favorites’.

Making the Dress

Two of Em’s dresses were made for this shoot. The first was a black tulle skirt that I added to a tube top to create a ‘black princess’, something she had mentioned to me during our chat a week before the photoshoot.  The all black outfit was a beautiful contrast to the gold, traditional couch she lounged on.

The second dress was

16 years ago today we went to the courthouse and sealed our love and fates together. The only photo we have is a black and white from your point and shoot. I held it up as we put our heads together and I clicked, both of us hoping it would turn out when we took it to the lab. It was one of the luckiest shots ever, and how fitting as it is so lucky that we found each other. You and I were born in completely different cultures, yet we seemed to have been pulled together – perhaps by our love developed from lives past.

I don’t think we’ve had a good photo of the two or us since that auspicious photo 16 years ago, and I am so happy that we finally took some last month. I love them, and I love seeing them on our walls among our other memories – with space around them for the many happy memories to come.

Thank you, My Love, for being my family, for being the one I can trust to always be there, and for being my life long partner in this crazy adventure. I love you.