TAKING THE GLAMOUR MAKEOVER & YOUR BOUDOIR PHOTOS A STEP FURTHER by Montreal Photographer Hera Bell

SUNDAY 20th of JANUARY 2019

After rescheduling our session several times due to our conflicting busy schedules Montreal's one of the top entertainment and event planner queens Emily was booked that stormy Sunday.  I started the day with a power failure, at my space as the temperature has become 15 Celsius. I immediately did communicate with her. Even though we had a horrendous snow storm. She did not want to cancel the session.

We started the session around 1pm.

Our goal and artistic direction  was not just to  shoot your regular glamour and boudoir shots. Since  I always offer to my clientele special collages she wanted to take advantage of it. I was there to create with the session in my studio some out of this world realistic digital collages. Taking her all the way to well known Parisian landscapes. She did chose the city of Paris specifically.

I was in Paris several times. I was going to use the images that I took from our  latest trip in September 2017 to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary.

Let's talk about Glamour makeover photography. NOT BOUDOIR...Which I have been shooting since 1998. All the way back to film era.
Today with digital photography, my work is only a step further with my clientele.
Ultra realistic photographic collages. My clients are not fairies in fairytales. They are real women. They live on earth. Last time I checked. hehehe

Ahhh! Paris...
Musee de Louvre grounds.
Today you are covered with snow.
But in 2017 September you looked like this at dusk.
With a little help of my Photoshop adventures now this space that I had photographed looks more glamourous with Emily in it.

Paris is among few European cities that competes with it's beautiful bridges that I had photographed throughout my travels.
Prague. Rome. Budapest Have all great bridges as well.
Pont Alexandre rivals many. It is a piece of architectural art that encapsulates Paris" grand splendor.

Le Jardin De Luxembourg. In the middle of Paris a pure paradise space filled with activities, enchanting walks and relaxing moments. You can spend hours watching  the sun worshippers with cloths on stinting on chairs  around the large pools and gardens. 

Let me take you  then to Chateau Fontainebleau in France.
Nothing impossible in life....

And let's step into an antiquaries' shop in Paris.

After some deserts at  the famous Café Angelina let's stroll a bit.

What can I say. How to photograph her $500.00 bathing suit in some artistic way..
MIRROR MIRROR...?
 I just had to say it. Just ask me what boudoir is. To me it is sexy Glamour.

Here are some of the regular sexy studio photos from.the same day session.

Poke Bowl for 2. By Montreal Portrait Photographer Hera Bell

My home made Poke bowls.
Originally this dish comes from Hawaii.  No veggies.  Except some algae, rice and fish.
My favorite rendition was from Sushi shop. So  my dish is inspired purely from them.
I prepare a 150 cc. sushi rice for 2 bowls. With very little grape sead oil I get it on a non stick pan. To make it crunchy  rice.
I prep my veggies. 1 Avocado. Two leaves of lettuce. Couple of chopped mushrooms. Sometimes fresh chives. If we are not going out to socialize.

I stir fry soya and diced red peppers with a bit of garlic powder.

Add the rice on the bottom. Add the stir fry soya and pepper on top. Add a tiny layer of Asian dressing. Then add the avocado.

Mushrooms. Then add the lettuce. Add the shrimps ( just defrosted  cooked shrimps).  I  drizzle some Asian seasame dressing and shiracha mayo if you don't  mind a bit spicy stuff. To avoid high amounts of salt make your own dressing. I find that the stuff I eat at restaurants is full of salt.
Voila.
Each bowl is filled  with yummy layers of fresh stuff. The amount makes two bowls. It truly fills you up.

BONNE APPETIT.