Category: Fashion

Halloween Mini Sessions in Richmond,Virginia! 2019

July 26, 2019

So I have been doing these awesome mini themed sessions for the past two years now and they seem to be a BIG hit, we started with our steamy showers sessions, our summertime pool sessions and we did 3 HALLOWEEN Minis last year at a awesome remote location!

This year I am bringing spooky back with our mini halloween sessions! We will be having them October 19th-20th at a super spooky location! Alright I guess I can tell you! It’s an old 1800’s haunted school house!

It isn’t abandoned owned by a nice little lady and SHE HAS GIVEN US exclusive usage just for our sessions! So as a thank you for her we are donating some of the proceeds of the shoot to her renovations of the beautiful building!

Last year we had a spooky cemetery set up, this year were going full on spooky ghost abandoned haunted house feel. We will have SMOKE Bombs again! Only outdoor usage of course!

These sessions will include smoke bombs, 8 HIGH RES IMAGES more than our normal mini’s, SPX makeup, and online gallery to purchase from for the super steal deal of $250($200 without makeup!) ! We have limited spaces so you will want to book fast! To get in on this deal that’s too good to be true! Each session is 45 minutes of hauntingly delighted GORE! Why are you still reading this? CONTACT US NOW!

Barbarella Desert Sesh

July 15, 2019

This session was so much fun, Devon and I were up with the sun, wandering around the luscious green desert in early months of spring. When she told me she wanted some Mad Max/ Barbarella vibes I was totally vibing with it.

Joshua Tree National Park is a wonder and every place in that 1500 sq Mileage is different. It gives a very extraterrestrial vibe, and I wouldn’t be surprised if one day I have an alien hit me up asking for a boudoir session.

Dealing with harsh lighting, crazy heat indexes we made this set look flawless and easy. Taking shelter between 1000 year old stones and rocks, and Devon laugh echoing through. I love having my creativity and skill-sets challenged. This was one of those times, and we crushed it.

The Devil Does Pole – Butter and Filth Session

February 15, 2019

Hannah being her artsy creative self wanted to do a session that was kinda out of the box, and wanted to incorporate her new skills she had been learning at Butter and Filth a badass duo of pole working ladies, empowering the Greater Richmond Area. Of course I had to oblige!

Hannah wore this PVC Delightful Devil Suit while suspending herself in mid air for the the magical pole tricks I could capture. We had Nia (the filth of Butter and Filth) put on some sexy tunes, to create the mood for the pole flow!

Hannah as you can tell isn’t shy in front of a camera and this definitely wasn’t her first rodeo. She has been a model, artist, aerialist, hooper, and now pole extraordinaire for years! I always admired her confidence in whatever creative endeavor she would embark on and I can’t wait to see what other cool tricks she pulls along the way!

If you want to get glammed up and learn what she does make sure you head on over to butterandfilth.com and check out their classes you won’t regret it, I promise 😉

Cabin Fever – A Male Boudoir Session

December 30, 2018

Nothing is better than getting cozy under some warm blankets in the dead of winter in a cute little cabin. I am always telling my clients boudoir is for everyone. It isn’t about feminine or masculine beauty, it is about the beauty in accepting who you are and your body in the form that it is.

I love doing male boudoir sets, because many men don’t think they can be sensual, sexy or beautiful in such a delicate form of photography. That is where I step in. YOU ARE WORTH IT.

This set is a raw, intimate, and vulnerable. The smiles and laughs exchanged in between shots, created such ease in the whole experience. This happened to be a friend of mine and it was his first time in front of the camera. The adventurous mountain man he is, I only saw it fit for his first boudoir session to be in a cabin in the Appalachian Mountains. After a fun weekend of hiking and wandering Dragon’s Tooth, we settled in for this awesome cabin in the woods, on a outdoor survival camp.

The dark and moody cabin with only soft light from the small windows set a beautiful stage for the imagery we came up with. See guys? Boudoir is for everyone even long haired hippie mountain men. No excuses 🙂

30 Days till 30

August 18, 2018

So today is my birthday. My 30th Birthday to be exact. And I would like to say I will miss my 20’s but I am quite relieved they are over. I learned a lot over this decade, with heartbreak, loss of friends and family, divorce, bankruptcy, losing myself, rebuilding, creating art, and making a business. My 20’s have not been an easy go but it has built the foundation of finding out who I am and who I want to become. A lot of my skeletons, have long since wasted away, and no longer chain me to that closet door. I have really came to understand the beauty of growing up. Not only do you bloom in to the person you are meant to be but you are challenged to truly appreciate that growth.

I used to live in regrets, anger, and sadness. Now a-days, I feel fulfilled, loved, and grateful. If it wasn’t for all the pain, I don’t think I would truly be thankful for the happy moments. I realize even with all the hurt, and sadness, that it doesn’t make me a person unworthy of love. But I also understand that I cannot have love without giving love to myself. I spent last year, taking care of others and their happiness on my birthday, which was gratifying but it didn’t help me take better care of myself. So this year, I decided to challenge myself. And do the things that scared me. I decided to spend 30 days till my 30th doing things for the person I spend most of my days with. ME.

 

Self-care is very vital key to happiness and so many people, get in a funk thinking how selfish blah blah blah. But look at this have you ever met a person who is truly living their best life and not taking care of themselves? No? Didn’t think so. In order to properly love and care for others you must first take care of yourself.

So let me take you on this journey of self discovery.

My 1st day.

I need a vacation: I travel a lot but it’s always for work. Or I end up in front of a computer editing the whole damn time. I needed a break from electronics, the social media ladder, and plugging in to the matrix.

So I scheduled a mid-week break. I took my pups and my Friend Nichole to Asheville,NC to a litte airbnb tiny house perched up on a mountain. No cell service, cooked in the tiny kitchen, watched the sun-rise with Leo, hiked with the pups, it was a well needed detox and it made me realize how much of our society runs on internet validation. I am super guilty of it. But it was nice to be in moment for the actual moment and not for the likes I’ll receive on the picture later.

My 2nd day.

I haven’t been feeling very good about my body lately I have had health issues and the stress of running a business also puts a strain on you, so I wanted to get in touch with how beautiful I am, so I scheduled a photoshoot with one of my favorite photographers Marie Killen. She was down in Greensboro so I trekked it on down, to check her out and we had a blast! And the pictures look killer, I was like DAMN I look better at 30 than I did at 20. 

3-15 Days.

I work 24/7 being self employed, I always feel guilty hanging with friends when I have work to get done. So I made an effort to make time in my schedule to ACTUALLY hang with friends instead of stating “I’m busy”. It was nice went to concert with my girl Liz, went to see Arctic Monkeys with my QOTSA crew buddies, went to a couple friends house for hang sessions, visited my little nieces in Hampton, had breakfast with the Godfrey’s, and it was great. I think as adults we forget what it feels like to actually have down time and kinda lose ourselves in work and paying bills, but MAKE TIME for your FRIENDS. Even if it’s just an hour lunch! PUT THAT PHONE DOWN. Look at them, catch up on life, it’s awesome to be able to share that real connection, don’t take it for granted.

Day 16

My friend Joey McIntosh is a badass illustrator and Artist. I commissioned him to draw Me and my pups, as Peresphone and Cerebrus, and it is awesome. It will be tattooed on my body one day lol.

Day 17-30

I have been having health issues, and trouble keeping a normal weight, my weight fluctuates about 30-60lbs yearly. Which isn’t good, so I decided to try and research some healthy options to get my weight under control and take back control of my body.

So I started a program with Renew health and wellness. To help get my weight and metabolism in order.

I also started an awesome workout regimen with Dave Robinson of Get Strapped! He has this awesome app, for accountability, and does weekly group workouts in beautiful places around Richmond.

I also have been more embracing my sexy since it is what I do for a living 😉 So I started taking pole classes at Butter and Filth. Let me tell you, Nia and Heather are AMAZING, and they welcome everyone and help you find that inner sexy bitch. I highly recommend them!

I also did a cupping Session with Miss Alyssa at Mint Day Spa Boutique. Get that blood flowing!

Day 30

Today. I am opening pre-orders for MY FIRST BOOK. YES, I am publishing a book. It is a poetry and photography project I have been working on for 5 years. I started it in 2011 and now it is finished. We had a successful show for it in January and now I am bringing for everyone to see! RVA Mag did an awesome write up on the show you can read about it here.

And if you would like to pre-order the book click here.

 

So in turn doing all these things for myself, did it stop me from getting work done? NOPE. Did it make people hate me? NOPE. Did it create chaos and upset the balance of power? NOPE (Mercury in Retrograde does that lol)

So why aren’t you doing more for you? NO excuse do it. Don’t put it off another day, this is YOUR LIFE, start living it and you will start loving it.

Now I am going to get back to work! <3 Love you guys! Thanks for being on this crazy ride with me!

30 here I come.

-Ash Mari whatever my name is lol

We’re Changing our Name!

August 1, 2018

As some of you awesome people that follow our Facebook page already have seen is that we are changing our NAME! Yes! We have been under Sound Snap Photography for about 3 years now but now we will be diminishing the Pink name and switching everything over to Sound Snap.

This will be Sound Snap Boudoir! But you will still be able to use Pink links to get to us so don’t distress! This is for the good with fully embracing the Sound Snap brand we will be able to bring you more amazing products, services, and a moodier more sultry vibe.

Also ANOTHER STUDIO LOCATION! Yes. We are going national kids! How awesome is that?! We will be opening a studio space sometime next year in JOSHUA TREE CALIFORNIA! For our Virginia Clients don’t stress! We will be here for you guys! But we will also be traveling to locations and doing destination boudoir sessions! A lot of big changes but all of them are good!

We are excited for our rebrand and to make this cross country journey! It will be a blast! The one things that won’t is YOU, we love creating beautiful images, empowering our clients and giving you the experience of a LIFETIME! So Thank you for going on this next leg of our journey with us! It can only get better from here!