Foxy Pinup (Pin-up) Sessions | Kansas City, Missouri Pinup and Boudoir Photographer

This is the email you receive when you book your Foxy Pinup Session! Just thought I'd post a copy here for all you guys to see. Also, this video might put you in the Pinup Mood. The Satin Dolls on Youtube.

Hilary Hope's Foxy Pinups
Thank you for booking your Foxy Pinup Session with Hilary Hope Photography! We are so excited for your session, and we know that you are too! Here are some things to remember for your shoot: We are located at 914 E 29th St. Apt 3. This is about 5 minutes driving time from the Crown Center. For parking, drive past the apartment building and then make a left before Harrison Street into the parking lot. We are located on the third floor. If you get lost, please call Hilary at either 708.498.HOPE or 509.859.3388. Ring us when you get here and we will walk you upstairs! Each appointment lasts about 3 hours, with a good portion of those 3 hours being prep time. We've got all the clothes, including undergarments, for you to wear. However, if you have anything that you would like to wear, bring it with! Your sessions includes 1 Pinup outfit and 1 Lingerie outfit. If you'd like to do any additional outfits, you may do so for $25. We ask for you to wear a pair of your own underwear under our undergarments for your photographs. If you own nude or black panties/thongs, these work best. If you are a well endowed women, please bring a brazier that you feel pretty in to wear as well. Come with a clean face! If you forget, don't worry. We have awesome Mary Kay products for you to wash your face with. All our makeup and facial products are hypoallergenic. You must have clean and dry hair on the day of your pinup shoot. This makes it easy for our stylist Amanda to curl and pin-up up your hair. She is fantastic, so please don't forget to acknowledge her superb styling skills with a gratuity if you feel so inclined. Our genre of pinup is called "cheesecake," and it's just as cute and tasty as it sounds! This means that we are a no nudity studio. We take photos of implied nudity only, like in the heart photo above. We coach you the whole way through your session, so there is no need to worry! If you have any questions on pinup poses or if you have ideas that you'd like to try, feel free to email us before your session, or just make sure you tell us your ideas the day of. We love collaborating creatively! Please remember, all the poses we select are true to the era. We are all about being cute, sweet, and of course, sexy. All three together is what makes Foxy Pinups so unique and fun!  If you are a Groupon Appointment, Don't Forget Your Groupon! We cannot photograph your session if you are without your Groupon. Visit our "foxy pinup sessions" tab on our website to clarify any further questions. If you still have questions, we would love to answer them for you. Like us on Facebook and post on our wall, give us a ring, or drop us a line. We love talking to our Foxy Pinup Gals! In the meantime, set your mind to our pinup vibe! Channel some of these awesome Pinup Girls by one of the greats (Gil Elvgren) and feel inspired. See you soon, kitten! ;) ___ Hilary Hope Photography 708.498.HOPE hilary@hilaryhopephoto.com facebook...twitter...blog

Marilyn & Madalyn | Vintage Photography in Chicagoland, Kansas City Photographer

When Marilyn came over to visit my sister on Friday, she had no idea she would be modeling in a session with my sister. In fact, I had no idea it was happening either! Madalyn (my favorite little model ever) came up to me and asked me for a photoshoot of her and Marilyn-which NEVER happens. Madalyn-though gorgeous as ever, claims to hate to have her picture taken...


ALL LIES!

...So, as soon as she asked, I knew this was going to be simply the most amazing session ever! Marilyn loves everything vintage (and so do I! and so does Maddy!) Marilyn went home and grabbed some awesome stuff, like her grandpa's old camera and her pretty white dress. We raided Maddy's closet for some shoes, which of course, perfectly coordinated with Marilyn's outfit. Then we raided my suitcase for shoes for Maddy, which worked perfectly with the dress Liz Medema had just gave me for pinups. I did both Maddy and Marilyn's makeup and hair and we went to town!

Believe it or not, the area in the photographs is behind my parents' fence. When we were little (and when Madalyn was a baby) my dad had planted these teeny tiny trees in the backyard there. Now they're huge and are the perfect backdrop for this kind of photo session.

I completely love photographing Madalyn's friends and Maddy. I'm not sure if this is because I'm still a 15 year old girl at heart or if they're just all the most beautiful girls ever, but really-it's probably both reasons. Marilyn and Madalyn shined throughout this shoot and I had the best time there. Here are a few of the photographs! Feel free to listen while you look <3

The Cocokios Siblings | Kansas City Photographer in Chicagoland

I've known Marisa for quite awhile actually, since I've been 15. We were in the same youth group together! Both Marisa and Christian attend Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, which is the same church I went to when I lived in Orland Park. It was so awesome when Marisa asked me to take her and Christian's pictures for their parents' fiftieth birthdays. I'm so glad that this worked out! I couldn't wait to photograph these cuties!!!

Our session last Friday was completely amazing. We had the perfect lighting and a fantastic backdrop for their sibling shoot. The barn on 139th St. and Wolf Rd. really worked well with their outfit choices. I loved how the brown barn wall brought out the Cocokios's beautiful brown eyes! (Seriously-what AMAZING eyes you guys have!) I especially loved the photos in the field with the silo behind the two.  

The second set of outfits was great as well! Christian's olive green shirt perfectly blended into the country scene, and Marisa's beautiful floral maxi dress with hints of that same green really brought the two together. We had so much fun doing all different kinds of poses! The two were naturals at "the model" and at "be serious." 

My favorite part during the shoot was when Marisa said, "knock it off Christian!" He was making faces at her for the next three frames of photos. It was simply brotherly.

I had the hardest time picking favorites from Christian and Marisa shoot. They literally were ALL fantastic. I went through to star my 20 favorite images and ended up with 40! Then the hard part from there was bringing the number down. These are obviously just a few of the favorites.  Feel free to listen and browse!

The Strid Sisters | Kansas City Photographer in Chicagoland

The Strid Sisters are absolutely fantastic people! We had the best time last Thursday evening during their sibling session in Orland Park. I know Stephanie, the oldest of the three, through Winter One Acts at Lewis University. When she contacted me about doing photos of her and her sisters for a family gift, I jumped at the chance!

Stephanie, Penelope and Victoria looked fantastic the whole session through, even in the extremely hot weather. These girls were all vogue! Seriously, anyone of them could be models. I really mean that! They're gorgeous! They were coming up with the best posing ideas and so great at communicating what they wanted. It made my job easy! They even brought props. Seriously, this session was all creativity, on both the girls end and on mine! I absolutely LOVED all the photos! Below are just a few of my favorites :)

If you'll notice, there is a pretty sweet tea set in the picnic photos. The tea cups belonged to the girls' Aunt who recently passed away. I loved that they used them in their photographs! I also loved how each of the girls was wearing a color coordinating hue! They thought out everything-it was completely awesome.

(I have to say, probably one of my favorite things that happened during the session, besides our awesome photo-ing, was when I put my sunglasses on over my nerdy glasses and Stephanie said she did the same exact thing. Yessssss!!! Hahah. )

I know the girls like Taylor Swift, so without further a-du, feel free to listen and browse!