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Sunday Morning Shoot

Posted on June 22, 2008 by MattJune 14, 2019

Before Natalie and Dave left for their ride back to Oakland, we had time for a short shoot in the studio. Natalie wanted to do a corset shot, and when she mentioned she loved hats, well, I had to pull …

Katy

Posted on April 20, 2008 by MattJune 13, 2019

Today it was another shoot with Katy, whom I’ve worked with many times over the last 5 years. This was our first Victorian shoot since she had her son Julian and she was still able to squeeze into the tiny …

Renee

Posted on April 19, 2008 by MattJune 13, 2019

We’re going to be selling off some of the vintage clothing collection so I’ve been trying to get those pieces we haven’t photographed yet documented. Since I have wonderful northern light to work with in the new studio, I thought …

Christmas Bride

Posted on December 23, 2007 by MattJune 11, 2019

On the way down to San Jose for the holidays, we stopped at Scott and Betsy’s Victorian home in Alameda. They graciously allowed us to use their home for a photoshoot with Natalie. Natalie had the perfect figure for this …

Warm Here

Posted on January 15, 2007 by MattJune 3, 2019

At least the studio is warm. Stephanie came by for another shoot today and demonstrated some of her excellent ballet skills. It ended up being a very productive shoot, and I have several people changing their minds about ballet and …

Black Lace

Posted on January 9, 2007 by MattJune 3, 2019

We also photographed Stephanie wearing some vintage lingerie, including this black lace bra. If I had a photograph from yesterday, it would have shown us celebrating Lori’s 45th birthday, which we did by having dinner at May’s Noodle House, and …

Blue Velvet II

Posted on January 7, 2007 by MattJune 3, 2019

I haven’t been taking photos very much lately because with the Fuji S1 dead and the Pentax Optio in the shop for a new LCD screen, I’m down to one camera. I’ve felt safer having it stay in the studio. …

Kristina

Posted on November 7, 2006 by MattMay 31, 2019

I had a photoshoot yesterday afternoon with a new model and had planned to spend the morning getting everything ready for it. The fire took up most of that time so then I thought we would just shoot outdoors, since …

Lori’s First Dress

Posted on October 2, 2006 by MattMay 30, 2019

Here Melaine is modeling the first vintage dress that I bought for Lori which really started the collection. I had photographed Lori wearing this dress in the very first photoshoot that I did when I bought my first studio flash …

Leap of Faith

Posted on June 29, 2006 by MattMay 28, 2019

A few of weeks ago, a guy came into my studio and mentioned that his 17 year old daughter was interested in photography as a career. She was going to be visiting him from Illinios in a week or so …

Mountain Peek

Posted on June 28, 2006 by MattMay 28, 2019

Today I travelled out to one of my favorite spots with Katy and my intern (more on that tomorrow). If I knew the name of this spot I would tell you, but it is so far away from anywhere that …

Blue Velvet

Posted on April 10, 2006 by MattMay 24, 2019

Just before we went to see Earl Thomas, I photographed Mabel and Ryan in the studio. When Lori and I were last down in the Bay Area, we went to the Vintage Fashion Expo, which we hadn’t been to in …

My Favorite Pond

Posted on September 6, 2005 by MattMay 21, 2019

I stretched a three day weekend into 4 days, and went out to my favorite pond for a shoot with Mabel. The exact location of this pond will have to remain a secret, but it’s pretty remote. Even though it …

View from Above

Posted on August 9, 2005 by MattMay 21, 2019

I shot this from a bridge that goes over the creek. I then reduced the saturation in Photoshop to give it that old time “hand tinted” effect that goes along with the 1930s chemise she is wearing.

Katherine

Posted on May 22, 2005 by MattMay 18, 2019

Saturday was probably the most gorgeous day we had in Ferndale this year, and the weather forecast promised even warmer temps for today. Which was good news because I had two photoshoots planned for the day. Haley still owed me …

Cowgirl at the beach

Posted on November 4, 2004 by MattMay 15, 2019

Last night I tried to squeek in a shoot before it got too dark (and cold!). My plan was to go to my favorite spot in Lotela but when we got there we found that with hunting in season, the …

Kate’s 40s Suit

Posted on October 16, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

Here’s Kate again, this time wearing more clothes, but still playing the sexy secretary. She’s obviously aiming for a raise in her salary

Sexy Secretary

Posted on October 15, 2004 by MattMay 14, 2019

I put this little office scene together to photograph Kate in some 40s underwear from our collection and a 40s suit from her collection. The typewriter was being sold in last year’s city wide garage sale by my accountant. It …

Victorian Corset

Posted on September 22, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

This is the first corset that Lori and I purchased, and still my favorite as it is by far the fanciest. I’ve photographed it several times over the years, and in fact it was worn by the first model I …

Mabel’s 21 Inch Waist

Posted on September 2, 2004 by MattMay 13, 2019

Here’s the first few layers that Mabel was wearing under the bodice and skirt featured yesterday. In all she was wearing: drawers, brassiere, corset, petticoat, corset cover, another petticoat, skirt, and bodice. Makes getting dressed in the morning a bit …

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Category Archives: Vintage Clothing

Sunday Morning Shoot

Katy

Renee

Christmas Bride

Warm Here

Black Lace

Blue Velvet II

Kristina

Lori’s First Dress

Leap of Faith

Mountain Peek

Blue Velvet

My Favorite Pond

View from Above

Katherine

Cowgirl at the beach

Kate’s 40s Suit

Sexy Secretary

Victorian Corset

Mabel’s 21 Inch Waist

Mabel

Lisa Marie

Going for a dip

Shelley

Erin

Take a Powder

Sharp Dressed Woman

The New Backdrop

A Man in Uniform

Another Visit From Kate

Multiple Exposure