We never really need an excuse to do a shoot, but our awesome sponsors, Fotacs, distributors of Vanguard Camera Equipment and Photon Lighting, recently gave us the perfect one. They needed a "behind the scenes" photo of us using their fantastic products, to demonstrate how we use them. For us, this was just an excuse to have both of us in studio... at the same time... which is very rare, and so much fun!

Rozi is not only one of our fabulous makeup & hair stylists... she is also a lady we love to work with! You may even recognise her, from some of our previous work. She is everything we love at Femme Fatale... sensual, sexy and beautiful.

However, this time, we wanted something a little different... something that complemented both Rozi's and our darker and more adventurous side. So, we settled on a steampunk theme and created a set at the Fotacs studio in Centurion.  As Rozi is so talented, she did her own makeup and hair styling and provided the outfit as well.

As you now know, the main aim was really to get some behind the scenes photos for our sponsors. But obviously, we did get  some really great shots of Rozi!  Have a peek at what we got up to, on this fun shoot:

Thank you to our sponsors Fotacs, for always allowing us to have fun, when working with you!
Lighting:  Photon Continous Lighting
Tripod & Camera Bag:  Vanguard
Model:  Rozi Cheeks - ALT Model
MU&Hair & wardrobe:  Rozi Cheeks - ALT Model
Studio:  Fotacs, Centurion
Photographers: Shelley & Chantal from femme fatale boudoir

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This weeks boudoir style guide is not for the feint hearted.  The ultra sexy, and a bit naughty feel to these outfits will appeal to those who love the darker vintage look similar to steampunk.  Crimson tones matched with fun black accessories and gold accents make this a drop dead gorgeous look for your shoot!

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The third presentation in the series of talks by Chantal at the Photo & Film Expo was 'Essentials of Boudoir Lighting'. 

Foxy Miss Roxy is so awesome to work with, so we asked her to be our model again.  This gorgeous young lady is extremely versatile, and this time she chose a sexy black steampunk feel outfit that suits her personal style. Our super talented Makeup by Monique did the most beautiful smokey eye for Roxy and finished up her look with a gorgeous hairstyle, which perfectly complimented Roxy's outfit choice.

Roxy's final look prompted us to do something a bit different from normal ... and we decided to create a simple but really beautiful set from a pop up backdrop, a red chair and some dark coloured organza.  As our demonstration was about using the Photon Continuous lighting, we created the whole look on stage, and showed how to add different lights to change the feel of the photo.  

Our aim was to illustrate the simplicity and softness of continuous lighting, and we demonstrated some easy tips & tricks to achieving great looking images, and this was really well received by our wonderful audience.   

Here is a peak at the gorgeous Roxy, who is always willing to work with us & is just fabulous in every way.

The ladies at femme fatale boudoir would like to thank everyone who attended the talks, and especially a big thank you to our fabulous sponsors: Photon Lighting and Vanguard Camera Bags & Tripods for the opportunity to not only represent them, but also for allowing us to demonstrate how to use their wonderful products on stage at the Photo & Film Expo.

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Foxy Miss Roxy worked with us previously at the Photo & Film expo when we did our talks on Boudoir photography and constant lighting, but we thought it was about time she joined us for a full shoot in our studio.

She was pampered by Shandre who did her fabulous hair and make-up while we chatted and got to know her better.  We discovered that Roxy has many things about her that make her fascinating to work with, and while she comes across as soft and beautiful, she has a sultry and sexy side too.  It was our aim to capture all aspects of this gorgeous lady, and we had loads of fun doing so!  The studio was filled with gorgeous outfits, to-die-for Iron Fist shoes and loads of giggles while we did the shoot.  We love working with Roxy, and cant wait for her next shoot!

Here is a look at a few of the images we got of this amazing, talented and really sexy young lady ... Foxy Miss Roxy!

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This weeks style guide is all about how vintage steampunk can look both fabulous and sexy during your boudoir shoot.  We just love how leather and metal works so well with accent flowers, feathers and vintage pieces.  If you love doing things differently and adding a very unique touch to your shoot, this style guide is for you!

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Ms K lives in Italy and has come out twice to have a shoot done with us. This time round, this amazing, beautiful and ultra sexy lady wanted to do something a little different. She wanted to show off her femininity and strength... and what better way than with a sexy Steampunk inspired boudoir shoot.

There was loads and loads of planning that went into this shoot, before Ms K arrived... to a very wet and miserable Joburg. The first day of her shoot was washed out due to the venue being flooded, so we had to wait for the Summer rains to subside before setting a new shoot date. 

When her shoot day finally arrived, the weather was perfect... we couldn't have asked for a better and more beautiful day! Ms K had her gorgeous hair colour touched up by Bella from Hair Mosaic before having her stunning makeup done by Shandre.

After arriving at the farm in Walkerville, Ms K sipped on some champagne to calm the nerves, before we ventured out to start her shoot. This brave lady got dressed in the car, while Monique (our freelance assistant photographer for the day) helped set-up the lighting and general set.

The minute she stepped in front of the camera, the sexy came out. This fierce and sexy lady totally rocked her Steampunk boudoir shoot. This was a really fun shoot, filled with loads of laughs, fabulous outfits and playing with different props.

Ms K, you are sexy and amazing, we love you to bits and we cant wait for you to return to SA for your next shoot with us! We would like to thank Fashion Vixen for helping source some of the outfits Ms K wore, to our sponsors Fotacs for the fabulous Photon lighting we used for the shoot, Monique Carroll for helping us with finding the venue and working with us on the day, and to our awesome Makeup and Hair team, Shandre and Bella ... you girls are fabulous!

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