Stretch Your Wings. A Little Fun in the Studio

As an owner of a photography business, 95% of what we do is running our business, 5% is shooting. And of that 5% we are almost 100% shooting for clients. So once in a blue moon, we like to have some fun and shoot just for ourselves. This last shoot involved our lovely and talented model: Kimberly Anne, the always amazing makeup artist Nicole Barry, my partner in crime, best friend and co-owner of Hanlon-Fiske Studios: Michael Hanlon and last but certainly not least, our fantastic, talented and always lovely friend Tomas Flint of Tomas Flint Photographers. We had a blast, we played with lights, we got our creative on!

I hope you enjoy checking these out as much as we enjoyed creating them!

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YES! Oh YES! ;)

OK, I know it's not pc to toot one's own horn, but I feel good! As a matter of fact, I feel GREAT! This month is my birthday month. My 43rd birthday month, to be exact. I've known people who freaked out when they turned 30, I didn't. I thoroughly enjoyed it, honestly. I've known people who REALLY freaked out at 40. Again, didn't really bother me. 43? That one seemed a little rougher. Maybe it's the increased frequency with which I have to visit my favorite stylist: Valerie Schaubroeck to get my white stripe back to my 'natural' shades of red and violet ;). Maybe it's the weather. But at the beginning of birthday month (yes, I celebrate birthday month!) I was, for a lack of better terms, 'feeling my age'. So I'm doing a few things to remedy that. I'm drinking more...water, that is. I love coffee, I love to run around like mad, I love staying busy. Combine all those things and one forgets to hydrate. So now I have a lovely pitcher of water with cucumber and lemon to drink all day. It's pretty and it makes me feel better.

The other thing I did? Well, if you're going to talk the talk, you damn well best walk that walk! I'm constantly telling women that they need to do a Boudoir session for themselves! I have had many clients come to me to do a session for their significant other. By the time they leave the studio, they are feeling EMPOWERED! They feel strong, they feel beautiful, and they definitely feel sexy! They now realize the importance of that session for THEM. The opportunity came for me to do that for myself when Troy Smith from Subculture Magazine asked me to submit photos and a quick blurb. Being a Boudoir photographer, I could not simply send in a nice head shot. So, Michael Hanlon (my consummate partner in crime, business, life and love) helped me out a bit. Aaaannnnnddd, we submitted this:

OH YES! Take THAT 43! ;) That felt GOOD! Seriously ladies, I am not superficial, I don't walk around thinking 'Shit, I'm hot', but that photo? Oh yes. I feel it! I needed that little boost. I deserved that little boost! We all do!

So what exactly are you waiting for? Permission? Here it is, I give you permission to celebrate YOU! Do it! A Ciao Bella Boudoir session is exactly what the doctor ordered. ;) YES! Oh YES!

A bit of Hollywood Glamour with a very modern girl...

Bonnie is definitely a beautiful, powerful, sexy woman. She embodies all of the grace of any Hollywood starlet you can conjure up: Lillian Gish, Marleen Dietrich, Veronica Lake, Jane Russell; she just has it. We were thrilled that Bonnie was available to work with us and got started planning the Hanlon-Fiske Studios, INC old Hollywood style shoot with wedding dresses from Heart to Heart Bridal.

As always, Valerie Schaubroeck did the makeup and honestly, I think she knocked it out of the park with this one! I'm looking forward to our upcoming Ciao Bella Boudoir sessions not only here, but in NYC as well.

We are all thrilled with the results and think you will be as well.

On another note, we (Hanlon Weddings) love that we have the space and gear available to offer a shoot like this to any of our brides. While the 'Bridal Shoot' is not as popular here in New York, it's something Mike and I love! We've had couples do 'Day After' sessions as well which is another way to get more amazing images of just the two of you!

Ciao Bella!

Oh my! Beautiful, powerful, and sexy...

She had all three in spades! This was such an amazingly fun shoot! Miss E. came in with very specific ideas of what she wanted from her shoot. She is just a bit addicted to VS and so we went with that theme. I think she pulled it off quite well, don't you agree?

She came in just in time to celebrate the expansion of my studio space. I now have 1800 sq ft of dedicated studio space. And the dressing room? Amazing! It's been painted gypsy pink with a gorgeous gold overlay. Between the paint and the chandelier, you feel sexy just getting dressed. ;)

As always, hair and makeup by the ever fabulous Valerie Schaubroeck. Seriously, this girl rocks!

When are YOU doming in to get your sexy on?

 

Ciao Bellas! Come see me! Isn't it time to bring a little sexy into your life? ;)

Ciao Bella Boudoir

Take time for personal growth...

It's been a crazy busy summer. Hanlon Weddings kept me busy with weddings every weekend. What a joy to celebrate love with so many amazing couples! We were able to shoot at gorgeous barns, beautiful vineyards, locations with amazing lake views, and even a chateau in France! Check out our blog here: Hanlon Weddings Blog to see the latest updates. Between weddings we had engagement sessions, boudoir sessions, family sessions and a couple of High School Seniors. Here's one of my personal favorites from an engagement session:

Now that wedding season is over, I've decided to try to get in a few personal projects to stretch my wings a bit. I was inspired by old movie images. I've always loved cinematography. It has always inspired my photography. I think it's a HUGE compliment when someone says "That looks like a movie still!". Looking at old movie stills from Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, Jack Nicholson and the likes, I decided I wanted to create images like that. I put it out there to the universe (ok, I posted on facebook that I wanted to do this, lol) and one of my favorite people responded saying he would love to be part of my project. Let's just say I was surprised to have him be one of the first to respond! He and his gorgeous wife were more than happy to be my first subjects. We had a blast playing on a beautiful fall day. There's noting quite like two people in love. And when they're willing to emote like these two, well, let's just say it's magic! Valerie Schaubroeck did the hair and makeup. My constant partner in crime, Mike Hanlon, was my assistant. The results are more than I could have hoped for.

I can't wait to do my next session!

Ciao Bella!! Until next time.

~Teri

Beautiful, Powerful, Sexy.

If you know my brand, you know that my mantra is 'Beautiful, Powerful, Sexy'. I know that when a woman feels beautiful and powerful she is simply and amazingly sexy. She feels it. Everyone around her feels it. She can take on the world and and tame it, should she choose to. I want every woman to feel that. It's the reason I do Boudoir Sessions. I want every woman to celebrate her beauty, her power and also her sexy!

I just came back from NYC and more amazing Boutique Hotel Boudoir Sessions. My NYC sessions are in an amazing hotel in NYC, gorgeous location, gorgeous room, gorgeous women. You can't go wrong! My morning session was one of the fiercest women I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Miss A is one of the most beautiful women, inside and out I know. I always love my clients, but A and I immediately hit it off like old friends. She admitted to being a bit nervous before her session. Worrying, as we all do from time to time, that she was not going to look her best for this session. That she wouldn't feel beautiful enough, powerful enough or sexy enough. My first image of her immediately changed her mind. Miss A gave me permission to use her images on my blog immediately. She wants women to see these and be inspired to do their own Boudoir Sessions and celebrate just how amazing we all are!

The first of these images was the very first shot I took of Miss A. I think you can understand why she realized her fierce-ness was alive and well and she need not worry. ;)

Beautiful

Powerful

Sexy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There is no reason to wait to do your session. Celebrate how beautiful, powerful and sexy you are now.


Hair and makeup by the fabulous Sharon Becker of sb beauty
Photography by Teri Fiske of Ciao Bella Boudoir

All images copyright protected and property of Teri A Fiske.

Showing some love...

The first love I'm showing is to one of my AMAZING stylists: Valerie Schaubroeck. Click on her name to check out her fantastic blog. She does lash extensions now! May have to pamper myself one of these days with some. :) Yes, we should all pamper ourselves periodically!

Now some love to my other AMAZING stylist: Sara Lovell. Love that Sara's profile pic on that link is one I took for her Boudoir Session! :) Sara colors my hair as well. If you've seen my color, you know she rocks it out!

Finally some love for my other half, my other job, Photographer at Hanlon Weddings, along side photographer extraordinaire and fantastic friend (is it a job when you get to hang out with friends all day? ;)) Michael Hanlon. I'm including a pic from one of our recent engagement sessions. Yup, you are ridiculously fun to work with, Mr.Hanlon.

Here some of my favorites from that session. I do so love that magical evening light and two people in love.

I've said it before, I'll say it again ~ I simply have the best job. Love, love, love. :)