Ask and you shall receive...

I have been dying to photograph a redhead with great eyebrows.  I know... that sounds like a strange thing to look for.  I found this facebook group of photographers and models... and there she was... with her red hair and fabulous bold eyebrows.  Yay! If you're a photographer, you know that models who aren't booked through an agency are notoriously unprofessional.  I e-mailed her and crossed my fingers.  Turns out she's as sweet and mature as she is beautiful.  We didn't get to spend a whole lot of time together... but I think we got some pretty great shots in the 45 minutes or so that we worked.  Isn't she just GORGEOUS?!

Photography by Leslie Cersovski

Makeup by Edgar Campos

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Photo by Leslie at Lavish Boudoir

Miss L - Lavish Boudoir

Miss L and I met way back when my studio was being built.  She's the kind of woman you love to sit and chat with. She has this amazing group of friends and shares all of the shenanigans they get into.  As women grow up, friends lose that girlish fun that they have in their high school and college days... the inside jokes, wardrobe consults, nights spent NOT talking about kids or husbands.  I've had the privilege of photographing this beautiful woman three times now, and I always leave my time with her feeling like I've spent a day hanging out with a friend and not working.  L, it's a pleasure to know you and an honor to photograph you. P.S. Don't you LOVE her red hair?!

Miss L Collage

"I was extremely nervous. I am my own worst critic, but Leslie and Adeana made me feel completely at ease. They are a great team and lots of fun. Love love love most of [the photos]! I have told all of my friends." - Miss L

Miss SM - Lavish Boudoir

Meet S. A fabulously 50+ client who threw her doubts aside and booked a session for her hubby (and herself).  She absolutely sparkles from within.  That beautiful red hair most definitely suits her personality.  She had hilarious stories and mischief in her eyes.   S wrote me a very kind review on facebook, and I'd like to share it here.  Maybe she'll inspire you, just as she inspires me. "Thank you so much for our session. You are an amazing photographer who knows just how to use light and surroundings to bring out the natural beauty in your subjects. I was blown away with the results and ladies these are not those old school makeup covered faces. Leslie has a way of bringing out natural beauty in you just with her talent and your unique beauty you never knew you had. A treasure to last showing your in and out beauty. Not sure how she does it but I will never regret going for it...just regret I didn't do it sooner. My husband loved them all so much it was hard for him to choose. While it was a gift for our 25th anniversary I was very pleased when he chose not only a book but canvas wall photos as well. And Ladies, for those who may feel less than perfect or that it is only something for the young...I must tell you think again....at almost 60 I looked classy but glamorous wit a natural beauty only a gifted photographer can bring out. And Adeana just the right touch and talent to not make you look made up but just made beautiful."

• Makeup: Makeup by Adeana

• Hair: client

• Photography: Leslie Cersovski

50+ and fabulous Miss S

Miss C - Boudoir

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Miss C takes the award for furthest travel to shoot with Lavish Boudoir.  We first met on her wedding day, years ago.  Sight unseen, she hired me to shoot her wedding in Northern Arkansas.  This girl is fun!  As soon as I started talking about boudoir, she got in touch and said that she was dying to do a shoot.  One problem, she lives in Colorado.  Fast forward to this summer and she tells me that she's traveling to Virginia for Thanksgiving and she wants to swing by Valdosta to do a shoot.  If you're not familiar with the South, Virginia is still 10+ hours away.  I said that I'd meet her in Savannah, GA at her hotel to shoot.  She was a beautiful bride and was of course a beautiful boudoir model.  This girl has gorgeous curves and amazing confidence.  It's been a blessing to work with her and to honestly call her a friend.  Just watch out for her butt-kicking black boots.  Haha!