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 …
Two years ago I met Melaine at the fair, and we did a couple of shoots together that were really fun. I had hoped to work with her some more but she doesn’t live in Humboldt County, and I lost …
Melaine had told me her waist measurement was 26″ before the shoot, so I had picked corsets that were 23-24″ for the shoot, as usually a 2″ reduction is about right. But the two Victorian corsets that I picked out …
Towards the end of the fair, I was mentioning to Lori that with all of the women walking by our booth the whole week, I still hadn’t seen a single woman who could model for a photo I’ve been dreaming …
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 …
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 …
Once again Kate has stepped into the time machine, but this time we see her arrival in the 1700s. This corset is Lori’s and she made it for her 1700s riding outfit, which I still need to photograph.
I met Kelsey while she was modeling for some hair product shots that Greg was photographing. Since she is very petite (5′-1″) I knew she would be ideal for some of Lori’s really tiny Victorian garments. One was this corset, …
