Hopped on another plane and flew from San Francisco to LA. We were eager to hit Venice Beach and hopefully get some lovely beach booty shots. Of course, the cold spell followed us and spoilt that plan. I still find it ironic that I escape to California to escape Toronto's cold, and I keep being confronted with winter weather! While we were in LA, pretty much the entire citrus crop was frozen solid by the frigid air!
It may have been cold outside....but indoors, things were about to turn steamy with our next shoot!
Presenting... Hips & Curves online lingerie. Deliciously sexy lingerie for the full-figured woman. If anyone knows how to work a plentiful tushie, it's these ladies!
Hottest part of the day: the fact that voluptuous women can rock lingerie like no other women can....
Funniest part of the day: the priceless expressions of the handful of delivery guys who peeked into the office (complete with burgundy boudoir set right smack in the middle of it!) and quickly shut the front door again -- they all totally thought they had walked in on a PORN shoot!
Most inspiring moment of the day: ALL of it. Thus far, this particular shoot and the women behind it have left the most powerful impression on me:
Brandi and Jonnie, the models who spoke to me about the pressure to be thin in La-La Land and growing up with butts that boys didn't necessarily covet...
Kizzie, the lighting director, who shared her passion to direct an incredible film featuring young girls that I would bend over backwards to help her with....
Veronica, the makeup artist, who has close ties to the burlesque world and who affirmed that my decision to explore this community was a good one...
Marcy, the style-maven-with-the-mostest -- for her warm, cheerful and supportive spirit. Her initial timidness on camera reminded me of how I get on camera...
And finally, Rebecca, the brains behind this incredible team and company. She was tireless, positive, and extremely accommodating. She turned on the charm and even became an on-camera host... and I will never forget that she was the conduit to meeting this lovely group of women.
To meet such a collective of strong women in a place like LA has been so gratifying for me. In the 2 times I've been here, I've managed to avoid Hollywood and Beverly Hills, and more or less the superficial, plastic side to this city. Instead, I've been able to wander through Santa Monica and Venice and meet talented, healthy and downright beautiful women.
Oh ya, and the lingerie was hot too. :)
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