Today I had a blast going back to the 1950s for my photo shoot at Boogie Bop Dames (BBD) with a few SQPS dolls. The day started at an early 8am (trust me, you need the whole day) where Zahra, Bailey, Sam and I were greeted with the iconic smiling red lips of Pixie, our host, photographer and owner of BBD. We were quickly escorted into the beauty parlour to get our hair set in the true 50s way with rollers and a pink plastic cap hair dryer, no GHD's here! We painted our nails (red of course), had our makeup done, sipped tea and gossiped just like the house wives of the 1950s. Four hours later... with our hair, makeup and nails finally done, we all looked like the picturesque and perfectly manicured women of the 1950s, not a hair out of place! Now I should explain that generally it only takes a little over an hour to have your hair set, however if you happen to have hair as long as Bailey, get comfortable.
After picking out our outfits we were ready to shoot our first classic 1950s scene! BBD offers a number of different scenes to select from including "gangster", "burlesque stage" and "lounge room". With so many scenes to choose from, we finally decided on "bathroom", "kitchen", "coke diner" and "service station". Our first scene was the bathroom, it was like I stepped into my great aunties' bathroom with the pink pastel basin and tub, frilly dolly toilet cover, and pink shower curtain. In the bathroom you have the option to get a little cheeky and daring like Zahra with photos on the toilet, or if you’re a tad shy like moi, you can stick to the shaver and show off those pins. My timidness didn't last for long though, Pixie is an excellent photographer providing direction, sensitivity and humour, which result in the most flattering and unique photos. After blowing some bubbles in the tub with my gals (Pixie ensures that all the bubbles are in the right place so that you remain oh so lady like of course) we changed into our outfits for the kitchen. Again every detail of right down to the tea set, resembles the 1950s, it was very surreal and very easy to get into character with numerous props to work with.
With all the fun of dressing up and playing house, we were famished and it was time for lunch. Pixie provides all the delicious food and refreshments for the day, including creaming soda from vintage glass bottles, like I said, Pixie lives the 50s. Feeling a little stuffed (those chicken wraps were just too good to put down!) it was time to work off lunch waitressing in the coke diner. Pixie provides all the costumes on the day for all sizes and all scenes, however you can bring in your own outfits but I can assure you that you'll easily find something in Pixe's endless collection.
After serving up some great pic's in the diner the day was nearly over. We finished off by getting a little dirty in the service station and showing what women of the 50s were made of. The "service station" scene is one of BBD most popular and it's easier to see why, every pin up girl oozes sex appeal greased up in overalls, cut-offs or a leather jacket.
Theme and animation is the key to getting some hip, cool, killer pic's at BBD. If you’re expecting the same typical 'glamour photos' with cheesy smiles, you’re in for a big shock as every BBD photograph is unique, full of character, and simply beautiful. Pixie has a wealth of experience in knowing how to shoot the female body and how to accentuate your curves in the most flattering ways. She is able to capture every person's individual style and take the most amazing photo's that you couldn't even imagined of.
For further details see BBD website www.boogiebopdames.com
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