I just LOVE It when I get a call from a gal who says she’s NOT a GIRLY girl! I usually tell them, “not for long darling!” As photographers, we are constantly being challenged, whether it be by the weather, the lighting, or yes, even the subjects. Not only do I embrace a good challenge, I dive right in!
When Melissa first called our studio right away we hit it off! Her enthusiasm and her desire to surprise her boyfriend for his birthday was all I needed to start working on my canvas. We worked together on a concept and ideas for hair and makeup as well as wardrobe. Melissa not only surprised me, she did an outstanding job in locating 3 HOT outfits! And she did not spend a fortune at Goodwill either! Along with our studios accessories, shoes, a fabulous makeup artist, Carol Basserman, and Hair by the Pinup Parlor in Berkeley, CA., we ROCKED this pinup! Oh and thanks to KC BBQ of Berkeley for the fab 1960′s Cadillac!
See for yourselves on our fab and fun California Pinup Style Photo Shoot on the streets of Berkeley, CA.
If you would like to get girly in front of our cameras, BRING IT…..it’s really a great experience, and you will have lovely photos to cherish for years to come! BOOK NOW and receive a BONUS gift!
Hats off to Melissa a sexy and GIRLY gal!!!
November 2011
We absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE all things Vintage and Pinup, as you all know. And last year we decided to enter our very first Pinup Calendar Photo Contest, and much to our surprise, we WON! Because YStudio is a husband and wife team, we were thrilled that each of us had a winning image published in the PL Lifestyle 2011 Pinup Calendar.
And…………we were ecstatic when I received a called from Desiree of PL Magazine, asking ME to shoot the cover image for their 2012 Calendar!! Are you kidding me? OF COURSE!!! We set up the shoot for a date in November and although it was a bit of a rainy day, we were able to get some fab images.
The hair and makeup team of The Pinup Parlor in Berkeley, CA made this all complete, along with a custom made couture dress made this shoot a lot of fun and needless to say, beautiful and timeless!
Seen here is the cover image selected by the magazine (photographed in Berkeley, CA), as well as a few of other favorites from this shoot… COMING SOON!!! Please support the magazine by purchasing your very own Pinup Calendar……you can BUY HERE!!!!
And if YOU would like to be captured in a vintage way, we have hair and makeup artists that can help transform YOU into a Pinup Calendar gal yourself!! Call us we would LOVE to photograph you, and if you purchase a PL 2012 Calendar, we will give you a 10% OFF your YStudio Pinup Shoot!!!!!
Please contact us at 510 965 1564 or info@ystudiophotography and BOOK YOUR SESSION TODAY!!!! It’s almost Valentine’s Day!!
Enjoy some of our OTHER faves from this shoot!
November 2010
We were so excited to learn that we were among the few photographers who won the calendar contest for the Pinup Lifestyle 2011 Pinup Calendar!
YStudio launched their Pinup campaign in July of this year, I had been wanting to do a vintage pinup shoot for so long and thanks to Teresa Reynolds, my close friend and Hair & MUA extraordinaire, it came through! I had mentioned to her how bad I wanted to start with pinup and her enthusiasm was FAB! She also had a model in mind, Lynnette, a voluptuous 20-something year old who had the LOOK and feel we were looking for.
What started out as a pinup shoot soon became a Vintage Epic editorial shoot we now call “Love and War in the 1940′s.” We wanted to tell a story but we also wanted to pay homage to the many men and women who fought during World War II, and we wanted to display the real lives these men and women had while at war. YES, they were fighting a war but yes, they have loves left behind, some came home and some didn’t.
YStudio and the entire team would like to send a special thank you and salute to the many who have fought in World War II and to those who continue to serve. The inspiration for this piece which began in July and ended in October displays love across the seas and a war homecoming that kept being put off until the final day, when her love came home, safe and unharmed.
Thank you all for following YStudio‘s Pinup Adventure, we are thrilled to have received recognition from the community of Pinup Lifestyle all of our clients, Facebook fans, friends, and Family who believed in our craft enough to vote for us…. none of this would have been possible without YOU!
(L-R) Barbara Yasuhara-Photographer, Teresa Reynolds-Hair/Makeup/Stylist, Mary Lou-Assistant and Mary Rosemberger-Fashion Model & Assistant
Ready to take that sexy plunge? Our team can make it happen, and you can have your very own Pinup Portrait party too! Connect with YStudio Photography, we would LOVE to hear from you. You can also find us at Facebook and TWITTER
