Hello ladies!!
Its been a busy few months here at VI! Sherrie and I are working on the information for our spokes model search! We'd love some feedback on what you'd like to see, how you'd like us to choose and what you think qualifies a person to be a spokes model! I do know this person will be Sherrie and I's go to muse, our photo shoot genie pig and our promoter.  They will also get a private shoot a year, complete with some other goodies. So let us know what you want to see, who you want to see and anything you think we should consider :)

Remember we'd like to have her located in and around the st. Louis area for easy access to pin up shoots and boudoir shoots.

Vintage Imagery is located in Troy IL, just minutes from downtown St. louis, MO. We offer the areas best pinup recreations and modern pinup & boudoir photography! www.sexytransformations.com

Curvy boudoir confessions, St louis MO photography

Meet Lynsi. I am a 28 year old mother, student, and woman looking for that true love. As a woman, who some may consider larger than average, I am forced to sometimes see myself the way others may look at me. Though I am comfortable with my body, I need an extra boost of confidence from time to time, a new way to see myself, a view of positive rather than negative. The opportunity to do this photo shoot with VI Photography gave me a chance to do just that; to show the world and myself the real beauty I hold within and out. For me, the shoot was fun and exciting.  Sherrie, the hair and make-up artist, brought out some of my best features that shape my face and body. The photographer made me feel at ease, giving me ques and tips to carry myself in the photo that brought out even more of my beautiful shape. Worried about the outcome of the photos, I was given a great sense of relief when they were released. In the photos I am iridescent, classy, and relinquished from the box society has put me in. The many others, along with myself, who have saw or will see these photos, will also see my renewed pride of who and what I am.  I am a beautiful young woman filled with desires, dreams, will, and fear, just as everyone else. 

What are you waiting for?

I've heard it all from, "I'm so going to do a boudoir shoot once I lose this last five pounds" to "I'm waiting for my hair to grow out" to "I'm waiting for a boyfriend to give them too"

Well tell you what. Why not just do it?

Located in Troy IL, Vintage Imagery Studio takes care of it all. We teach you to LOVE your body how it is NOW!
Yes, thats right, as it is NOW.

I've found that if you wait around for things in life, they tend to just never happen. Life passes you by.

So what if you have stretch marks!? Who doesnt? Extra skin, Yes, well thats 99% of us! Instead of struggling with it, Embrace it!

You'd be surprised how much you WILL get with your photography session. Something we always include at no extra charge is confidence! You will EXUDE IT!

But all those girls in photos are either perfect or photohopped! WRONG!!! While we use photoshop (like most other places) we use it to enhance what you already have! 99.9% of your "problem" areas are going to be addressed with lighting, wardrobe and most importantly, POSING! You'd be surprised just how little photoshop we need to use!

So Stop worrying about that extra weight, those wrinkles, acne, bags under your eyes, cellulite or whatever it is and start loving yourself whether you are plus size, skinny, average, curvy, stick thin, young, mature, apple, pear, banana or whatever shaped!

I can personally attest to this and get my photos taken often. I had my first set when I weighted over 130LBS more than I do now, and all the way along my journey. I think they are ALL beautiful!

Sexy pin up, boudoir and glamour photography Troy, IL Pinup photography St louis mo

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Bridal Photography, Boudoir and Glamour all in one!

Marissa and I in Montana, living it up!

 I had the pleasure of photographing a dear friend of mine, Marissa, this past week. She was one of my first clients when I had first started my business over 5 years ago! I meet Marissa while in Montana. She was a neighbor of mine and just happened to be from Illinois too! We just hit it off! Marissa is a kind soul, very artistic and outgoing. I was floored when she asked me if I'd do her wedding, I was honored!

Marissa and Steve's wedding was a blast! There was a hint of a beetles theme running throughout!

To see more Uselton sneak peeks visit us here

 A few months have now passed since their wedding day. Marissa decided to take the drive down from Bloomington to visit and to do her Bridal Boudoir shoot. 

You can do a bridal boudoir shoot before or after you're married. Some women like to give them to their soon to be grooms on their wedding days as gifts (and then wear the matching lingerie later  ;)  )

Marissa Au natural and all Vixen-ed up

Some like to do like Marissa is, and get them a bit after they are married as a gift. Either way, your man will swoon!

 

Marissa also was able to participate in a "Vamp the dress" session. This session is the opposite of "trash the dress". She brought in her dress and we added a few touches to vamp it up. 

 Sadly, Marissa was only able to visit me for 3 days, but we had a great time! I know she'll be back, both to visit her old Montana friend and to capture even more of lifes moments. I cant wait for the day to do her maternity session and her newborn babys photos! :)

 To schedule your bridal boudoir or glamour shoot, or vamp the dress email me at info@sexytransformations.com

2 Big reasons why you feel bad about yourself and how to fix it.

The 2 big reasons you feel bad about yourself and how to fix it.

This will not apply to everyone, but 10 to 1 you will find some of you in this article. 

1. You bad talk yourself. 

You know what I'm talking about, you step in front of the mirror and immediately go at yourself.  "Oh, look at my tummy its so big and gross!", "I have stretchmarks on my thighs, my arms are so flabby", etc etc etc

Fix.

STOP. When you find that you start putting yourself down, STOP! Then Reverse, reverse! Say it out loud to yourself. Seriously! Say what you do love. For instance, ... "I love my legs", then say something about them not related to appearance, because really, that's not all there is too you. "I love my long legs because  I can run fast with them!"  "My stretchmarks are from my daughter/son and reminds me of how much my body took care of them for 9 months" Whatever it is, make it a positive! Want to know mine? I have extra skin on my Tummy from my weight loss. It may or may not go away. At first I hated it, but now I remind myself that the extra skin I see is because my body is doing what I asked it to do. Be more healthy, have a smaller waist measurement etc. I see that extra skin as a victory!

  

2. You bad talk others.

OMFG. Fucking stop it. Seriously. I'm so sick of girls bad talking other people. Online, in public, to their friends, to strangers... No wonder you feel like people are talking about YOU. Because you do, don't you? I mean after all, that's what makes us self conscious. The thought of other people judging us. Right? How many times did you think. Oh, I shouldn't wear this, people might... *insert worried thought about people judging you here*. You are doing something called self projecting. You are putting your insecurities out there, and thinking that people feel that way about you, when in reality, they're probably too worried about themselves to even notice you.
Fix.
Stop being a troll. Its pretty easy. If you don't have anything nice to say about someone, then do us all a favor and shut up. Instead of looking at people and saying "OMG, she should NOT be wearing that" or whatever random snarky opinion you think of, look at them and COMPLIMENT THEM. "Wow, She looks great in that outfit, I want her confidence!" Then all of a sudden you realize that hey, maybe people are saying NICE things about me. Are they? You'll probably never know. If we got everyone in the world to be aware that everyone has feelings and saying rude shit is hurtful, its be a much nicer place, but the reality is there will always be some asshole that is going to say or do something that's not nice. The way YOU can control that is to have it in YOUR head that instead of people talking poorly about you, that they are actually taking you up, and all of a sudden you will walk with more confidence and feel much better about yourself, and in turn, people will see you as a confidant person, and confidence if fucking sexy. You know whats not sexy? Girls that dog other girls looks, morals or whatever it might be. Its GROSS and IMMATURE. If you find yourself doing it stop and think to yourself "Why do I find it necessary to say that?" More than likely you will come back with the answer that goes back to "self projection", in other words, you are calling out flaws that you find in yourself that bother you. Think about that...

Here's a nice little article (written by a brilliant person) that I LOVE too. take the time to read it

Why I dont hate "skinny" women 

and a final thought

 Stop basing your worth as a person on your appearance.

There is much more to you than looks and besides, you are the sexiest you out there and they're are reasons why others will never be as awesome as YOU. Write down your positive qualities, both physical and non physical. I bet you come up with more than you think! Have you're friends help too! Ask them what they like about you. You might just be surprised! Keep them and read them often. :)