Moms are bringing sexy back!

I first met Jill on a Living Social deal I had for family photography Holiday portraits for my Lori K Sapio photography studio.  She came in with her adorable son and husband, and I forged an instant bond with her.

After discussing it for awhile, I had her come in for her first Boudoir shoot when her son had just turned a year old.  She was a bit apprehensive about showing some of her body parts.  While we had her in hair and makeup, I eased her worries and came up with our game plan.

Jill is also a bridal gown designer (her work is amazing), so of course she would come with a lot of options.... more options are better than none.

We went through her wardrobe and decided that we would shoot a couple of different gowns/dresses, a vintage slip and a bra/panty set.  You can be sexy without showing it all.

Jill killed it and I feel her nerves were at ease once we finished the shoot.......

I just wrapped another boudoir shoot in the studio with a Mom I met for her family's Holiday portraits this past December...... I love that these Moms are bringing sexy back!

2014 Indie Wed Wedding Show & Market

We were fortunate enough to be a featured vendor at today's Indie Wed Wedding Show and Market that was held in the beautiful Ravenswood Event Center.

We met so many wonderful people and look forward to the future clients we talked to.... love the energy they will bring to us!

The food was to die for, I was lucky enough to sample goodies from Elysia Root Cakes, Give Me Some Sugar, and real kitchen.... MMMMMMMMM.

Nancy Krause Floral Designs and Life in Bloom had beautiful displays of their floral creations.

Got to see the talented Red Hot Annie and her Vaudezilla troupe perform.

Vavoom Pinups had the cutest setup, their retro booth was a hit.

Thank you all for making our first Wedding event a success, we can't wait for the next one!

Our Breast Cancer Survivor, Tracy

For October, Kate Johnson and Revival Pinups gave away a free boudoir photoshoot and a makeover to a Breast Cancer Survivor.

From all of the submission, Tracy was chosen.  You may read her story here:
 http://revival-pinups.blogspot.com/2013/10/our-breast-cancer-survivor-photoshoot.html

She did absolutely amazing and I would like to share a couple of images from the ones she chose:

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

I have so much to be thankful for this year.... the birth of my daughter Viola, my wonderful boyfriend, my sweet dog Loki, my family and friends, everyone's health and my amazing clients. 

I am very fortunate as well to be able to collaborate with so many talented people.  These images were from one of many fun shoots with the gorgeous Red Hot Annie.

This year we were also published not once, but three times in a month in International Playboys!
Playboy Israel, Playboy Italia and Playboy Mexico.  Absolutely love working with Ashley Salazar.... she is something :) !

I want to wish you and yours an amazing Thanksgiving..... gobble gobble.

Few spots left for our Holiday Hotel Photo Special, 11/24-26!

We have very few spots left for our Holiday Hotel Photo Special.  We will be in an hotel in downtown Chicago from November 24-26.

Here is the special:

We are offering a Mini Boudoir Photography for the Holidays in an

Hotel Suite in Chicago from November 24-26!

   

Revival Pinup's Mini Boudoir Special:

45 min shoot with 2 looks and makeup for $200

Included are a 5x7 and 10 

Hi Resolution Retouched Digital images

 

If interested in scheduling a mini shoot with me on
November 24-26,  

a non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to book  

your appointment. 

Deposit may be paid by Paypal or credit cards

*Spots are limited* 

A fun mini shoot that you can surprise your Sweetie for the Holidays, will be doing another in January in time for Valentine's Day!

In September we were published in
Playboy Mexico, Playboy Israel and Playboy Italia.
  
We LOVE our Revival Pinups Clients! 

Please pass this offer along to your friends!

Have an amazing day,

Lori 

 http://www.RevivalPinups.com   

Our Breast Cancer Survivor Photoshoot!

We have a winner for our free photoshoot for a Breast Cancer Survivor: Tracy!

Here is her story....

Surviving Cancer….

            At present, I am a 35 year old single mother of two and a 13 year breast cancer survivor.  I have an amazing 17 year old son and a magnificent 10 year old daughter.  I reside on the north side of Chicago. 

            The news came to me 13 years ago this October.  I felt a lump and went to the doctor.  I was then scheduled for an ultrasound and immediately had a mammogram to follow because of the findings.  The Radiologist, along with my gynecologist (via a phone conference), broke the news to me, “it looks like cancer”.  I was crushed!  I was 22 years old with a 4 year old son at home and just a year into my career as an x-ray technologist.  I walked out of the room, got dressed, and went home. I was stunned into silence from the news. When I got home, I cried and cried. 

            The next morning I woke up and moved right into action.  Scheduling doctor’s appointments, further tests, and my first surgery (a lumpectomy) was on my “to do” list.  I went into auto pilot to just get a resolution to my problem.  All my appointments were done and my surgery was performed on November 24^th 2000.  I woke in a dazed state from surgery and my surgeon broke the news, “Tracy it’s malignant”. When you first hear the news of cancer, it sounds like a death sentence.  I again went home and cried.  I allowed the tears to flow for that day and the next, but then that was the end of it.  I am not allowing this bump in the road to bring me down!  I am not allowing cancer to beat me and so I didn’t.  

            The next nine months of my life was a whirlwind of action.  I began the roller coaster ride with an axillary node dissection surgery to see if the cancer had spread into my lymph nodes.  Thankfully it hadn’t.  I had my full diagnosis and prognosis at that point.  I was in stage I breast cancer with a 2cm lump and an aggressive tumor of 3, which meant it was rapid in its growth and spread quickly.  I am so thankful my cancer was caught when it was.  I had three more surgeries that year, with six rounds of Chemotherapy a sixteen week time frame, and six weeks of Radiation therapy to follow. 

            I decided in July of 2001 while I was finishing up my treatments for Radiation to have genetic testing performed.  I was so young when I got my diagnosis, even though cancer doesn’t discriminate by any means of the word, I wondered if possibly there was another explanation.  As it turned out, I did have BRCA II, an inherited genetic mutation that was hidden within the men of my father’s side. Another worry then had come to me and an even scarier thought; the chance for reoccurrence almost triples.  It was devastating news.  I decided to have a bilateral mastectomy with tram flap reconstruction.  However, my surgery needed to be put on hold.  I became pregnant in May of 2002; a real miracle considering all that my body had been through the year before.  I delivered in February of 2003 and allowed my body a year of healing before going through with the mastectomies. 

            In June of 2004, at 25, I had the 10 hour surgery of removing my breast tissue and reconstructing my body with my own tissues, the mastectomy and reconstruction.  There was another nine weeks of recovering ahead for me. I wanted the surgery though, to survive, to be there for my children, to be there for my family and friends, I wanted to live my life! 

            My survival story isn’t what I just told you, that was just the background to it.  The real story lies within my day to day life.  It is within my children’s eyes and their laughter, it is within my mother’s and father’s compassion and unconditional ways, it is within my brothers and sister-in-laws protecting arms and helping hands, it is within my family and extended families love and wisdom, it’s within my friend’s care and support.  Without all of those pieces to this puzzle my survival wouldn’t exist. Together as a whole they help me to survive, help me to be the best me, help me want to push forward every day to live my life! So, yeah I am a cancer survivor, yet more importantly I’ve learned to love life and believe in living life to the fullest!  

 Tracy now

Tracy then

As you know my Mother had a double masectomy on 11/5/13, almost a year ago.  This month my Aunt Sandy is a 5 year breast cancer survivor.  My Grandmother Marie passed from breast cancer 2 years ago.  This October to celebrate breast cancer survivor's I wanted to give away a free photoshoot to a survivor.

I enjoyed all of the stories and photos that were sent our way.

Kate Johnson will be beautifying Tracy for this shoot next month.... we can't wait to share some of Tracy's images, we are so excited to be working with her!

Giuseppina Magazine

Our photographer Lori Sapio had a fashion editorial published for Halloween in Giuseppina Magazine.

Here are the images:

 Hair & Makeup: Jen Bean
Stylist: Claire Ann
Stylist Assistant: Drea Shillingburg
Model: Kelsey Marcelline