Yay I'm now a published photographer!

So again I know it has been a while and I can't promise I will get better about blog posts!! So sorry!! But it has been an exciting few months so I do have some more blogs coming up with some awesome shoots I have had and a gorgeous DIY wedding I was so excited to photograph!! But right now I want to share about finally being published!  It has always been a goal and hopefully it won't be the only time but it did happen!! I was notified by the model Donna Medina about this magazine and the type of image they were looking for just so happened to be what we just shot!  So the image was picked to be a two page spread in Ethereal Art Magazine!! I am so excited and just wanted to share the link with you all and the image that was used!!  You can purchase a digital copy or print copy and get a little piece of Rangely at this link: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/987769?__r=545492

Thank you all for the love and support!!

xoxo

Cherise

It's been too long!

EEEK so it has been way too long! And I admit I am horrible at remembering half the things I need to do so blogging does not come easy to me lol! But I have had some amazing sessions lately.  Mostly boudoir so I won't be sharing but I was lucky to get Donna to model for me again!! And yes I truly believe she should model! She is gorgeous!!  I love working with her as she endures all my crazy ideas without question.  We started off her session up at The Tank which is known for attracting musicians to play in for the acoustics.  It was quite the experience and my first to play with a dramatic lighting situation! If you haven't been in there schedule to check it out and you will see how dark it can be.  It is a cool experience especially the sounds inside!  Then we made our way to the river to finish out the evening!  Such a great shoot and some truly amazing shots!! Yeah we may have had spectators haha, and we may or may not have missed jumping over a nasty water way lol.  But sometimes you have to just go for it to get that shot!! So thanks Donna for a fun and amazing session again!!
   
                          

XOXO Cherise
#ExperienceYourBeauty

For all the women

Wow I fall more and more in love with boudoir at every shoot!  Seriously I absolutely love doing what I do!  Helping woman see themselves the way they never thought!  When I hear a response like "that's me" or "wow" after seeing the back of the camera or an image it makes me so happy!  Most woman don't see themselves as sexy or gorgeous.  Especially mothers! Even those who believe they are sexy or gorgeous don't always look at themselves and see it.  Many woman see what they want different about themselves.  Sometimes it's good to just look at yourself and see the beauty that you are!  I received my album from my shoot with the amazing Alison Dudley and love it!  I love looking through it and remembering that I was brave for those moments! I remember such an amazing experience!  As a mom myself I often get caught in the I'm a mom mode and forget I'm also a wife and a woman! I deserve to break those mom roles once in a while and remember everything else I am!  I hope all you Mom's and women out there remind yourself that you too are gorgeous and sexy and brave!

XOXO
Cherise Cardin
#ExperienceYourBeauty

As promised here is an image from my session at Ali Portrait Studio

Donna~Boudoir

I am so very excited to show you all some amazing images!  This weekend I had another gorgeous woman in front of my camera!  I had a great time getting to know her better and shooting awesome shots!  I was worried because I didn't bring lights with me for this shoot and was planning to use the natural light and then it was a rainy and gloomy weekend.  Fortunately by the time we begun the light came in wonderfully and really worked how I wanted!  

Donna is such an awesome model and person! Honestly I was so nervous to photograph her because she herself is an amazing photographer!   But it was way relaxed because of her awesome personality!! I hope I get the opportunity to photograph her in the future!!  Oh and by the way that skin and body of hers is all her! No need for photoshop!

Shandra ~ Boudoir

I am so excited to share this gorgeous woman's photos with you all!  She was awesome to work with and is seriously extremely gorgeous!! (the images I have chose to share are all classy but they do show skin)

Boudoir is such an amazing experience and I love to be able to give that to women!  It is time we start experiencing our own beauty and stop buying into what beauty should be.  We all possess beauty and owe it to ourselves to realize that!  I want to help you understand how gorgeous you truly are and how you can be beautiful and sexy and yourself!  Whether you want images for yourself or your significant other the experience in letting yourself feel beautiful is worth it!  #ExperienceYourBeauty

I was lucky to be able to photograph Shandra and I'm so thankful she is letting me share her insane beauty!  But her surface beauty is not the only amazing feature she has! She is such a sweetheart and I enjoyed just spending a few hours with her, getting to know her better! Which I am also thankful for that she allowed me to spend that much time shooting and jumping around haha!  I have been lucky to also photograph her with her children and get to see how amazing she is with them and see her love for her children!  I could go on about Shandra and her beauty but I will just share some images with you so you can see for yourself!

#ExperienceYourBeauty

xoxo
Cherise

Today I was shot!

Yes today I was shot!  Finally for the first time I had my photos taken! I was scared beyond belief for no reason and I loved every moment.  I wanted to share about this experience  because so many photographers or woman in general are frightened at the idea of being photographed, especially with little to no clothes.  Let me just say DON'T BE SCARED!  Or if you are do it anyways! So I'm going to rewind time for a moment.  In 2014 I went to this amazing conference in Vegas.  Yes if you're a photographer I'm sure you either know about wppi or you have gone.  It's insane and amazing and changed my life, seriously.  While I was there I listened to an amazing photographer who shared a style of photography I had dreamed of shooting, but never actually pursued it.  Boudoir! I spent the next year studying, practicing and doing anything I needed to do to try and be great at shooting it.  I wanted woman to feel amazing, so I know I needed to work at it in order to accomplish that.  Because let's be honest if a woman comes in feeling down about herself and then you show her images that aren't great, you probably  just made her feel worse and the worst part about it is you know she is gorgeous and you can see her beauty but you didn't translate that very well. But boudoir isn't just about a pretty face and body, it's about emotion and posing  and lighting  and I wanted to understand it all before I offered sessions.  So I tried whatever I could to learn.  Then this amazing photographer I saw in Vegas was doing a boudoir bootcamp on creative live.  I decided If this is something I am serious  about then I needed to make it a priority to watch.  She had said something during her bootcamp that I knew I needed to hear.  It was along the lines,  if you are a boudoir  photographer and you have never been photographed then you need to!  I had been considering  it for a long time but always had some excuse as to why I was waiting.  Like when I lose this weight, I will book a photoshoot.  Well that was pretty much the only real excuse I kept using.  But while watching creative live I saw the wonderful group of photographers in the audience and realized that Alison just so happened to be an amazing photographer that lives only an hour away! That changed everything I can't remember if I even waited until the bootcamp was over before I contacted her to chat about shooting my session.  I was so excited that I  stopped using that horrible excuse and booked with her.  I want to be an amazing  boudoir photographer and I want to be 100% honest with my clients when I tell them it's an amazing experience and no matter your size or age or body type you should be photographed.  You deserve it! So a few weeks out and I was extremely  nervous for my session, to the point I thought of reasons maybe I should cancel (don't worry I wasn't ever going to,but I was scared).   Then I attended wppi this year and again listened to Jennifer Rozenbaum and in her class she called me a hypocrite(no it wasn't directed at me it was to the entire room of photographers who have never had their own session) and she was 100%right! You know what else I needed this shoot more than I thought! So today I was shot and it was amazing!  Alison Dudley is an amazing photographer who made me so comfortable and I felt beautiful, and sexy and she made me forget my size and my insecurities and reminded me that although I am still working towards a weight loss and getting into shape that I still have my beauty!  So I'm leaving you with the thoughts if you're a boudoir  photographer then you really need to be photographed.  If you are not a photographer you still should be photographed!  Don't let excuses stop you and start realizing  that you are amazing the way you are! And it is a wonderful experience to be pampered and get your hair and makeup done. it truly is! So I want to thank Jennifer Rozenbaum, because although I don't know her she truly opened my eyes and has taught me so much. And finally thank you Alison Dudley for being such a wonderful photographer.  You really know how to connect and your talent truly shows! And thank you for making me feel the best I have felt in years!

Much Love
Cherise Cardin

I don't have any of the images yet because the session seriously just ended a few hours ago, but I will share at least one when I get them! So for now I'm sharing a phone selfie (also new to me haha)

Hair was done by Baileigh and makeup was done by Aleece at Ooh La La & Friends in Vernal, Utah and they are amazing! Thanks!!!

So I shared a while back one of my Senior Reps for the 2014-2015 year, well now I am recruiting Reps for the 2015-2016 year!! That's right its your turn to see what the hype is about!! Email me to receive the amazing details!! cherisecardin@gmail.com
Now enjoy the gorgeous Dawn one last time in my promo video!

Book your Boudoir Experience

I am finally advertising for Boudoir! It is an amazing Experience and you deserve it!  I love to photograph woman and help you realize how truly beautiful you are!  So instead of a huge long post here it is!