As I started planning my shoots for Vegas next year, I was reminded that I never ended up blogging my shoots from Vegas THIS year and that had to be fixed immediately! I brought Nicole to Mexico with me for some workshop fun and photoshoots! Well, we ended up doing a few shoots, but the main one for me was when we drove out to the dry lake bed at dusk and did this shoot in like 20 minutes. I was inspired by the harness set from Little Black Diamond and scoured the internet looking for a denim bikini (which apparently is in fashion now....)! I had found some thrifted western shirts and cowboy boots and we kicked up some dust! I hope you enjoy scrolling through this editorial session that we had so much fun creating![audio mp3="https://www.terihoffordphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Rollin-In-The-Dirt.mp3"][/audio]
The Day I Became a Bad Ass In Vegas (Vegas Diaries) ~ Winnipeg Boudoir Photography
So. I did a thing. It involved me wearing very dark eye liner, holding a cigarette (which had broken in half, because I am THAT bad ass), and kind of fighting through my fears. When I went to Vegas a few months ago, I connected with Miss Amy Peacock (whom you may remember from our kick ass shoot here) Well, she also shot me and it was so much fun. I think it is super important that I go through what my clients go through and in true form, I tried to come up with every excuse NOT to do this shoot. We came up with a fun concept for my shoot. We decided that it would be fun for me to tap into my inner bad ass. Usually I am a "good girl". I have never smoked, rarely drink (and if I do it's Arbour Mist kinda wine), and am what the kids may call "a prude." I like to cause trouble in other feministy ways, like fighting against the Beauty Myth, and destroying stupid stereotypes, so it was a lot of fun for me to dig into my inner Joan Jett for this shoot! Thank you to Amy for pushing me outside my comfort zone and forcing me to find my "dark side". I still won't smoke, I will rarely drink, but I LOVED the empowerment I felt from doing this shoot and realized I wanted to incorporate a bit of this into my client's shoots. Push them a little bit and help them see that despite who they are 99% of the time, we all have an inner rebel just aching to get out! Anyhow, check out these sweet photos I got from Miss Amy Peacock!
