Super Kawaii Natasha

Anime lover and Cosplayer Natasha is back at it in these super kawaii photos!  This bubblegum haired babe is such a sweetie as she poses with her Domo doll.  Please enjoy another fun photoset from the lovely Natasha!

Photos by Dolly Shots Photography

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Valley of the Dolls: Sam and Reddy

Sam and Reddy are two fun-loving, fabulous ladies with fierce minds to match!

On top of being a superbly stylish woman, Sam is also a PHD student, social worker and artist.  Her series of illustrations called Saucy Nüdles celebrates diverse body types and challenges heteronormative standards of beauty and her blog Braced explores her personal journey through life with a physical disability.  In her spare time Sam is also co-editing a book on fatness and motherhood.

Reddy is hilarious lady with an unending supply of silliness and light-hearted energy.  She is a comedian and the MC for Nerd Girl Burlesque and can be seen once a month on stage hosting Tassels and Tabletops.  Reddy is truly the life of the party and always puts a smile on my face.

Hair by Natasha Kaye
Makeup by Gail Roberts
Photos by Dolly Shots Photography

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Leelando as Pinup Bettie

Leelando Calrissian is flaunting his feminine side with this week’s flirtatious photoset.  Bringing Bettie Page realness, this vintage-loving vixen is tight laced, tucked and totally in control.  Looks like man-candy, Matt Muir, needs a little lesson in discipline from Mistress Leelando.

You can catch drag/burlesque beauty Leelando at Spielberg-lesque on March 5th at the Great Hall in Toronto.  Click here to purchase tickets to this Peepshow TO production.

Photos by Dolly Shots Photography.

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2015: Another Fabulous Year!

2015 was a spectacular year for me!  I went to New York City, Orlando, Montreal and Detroit.  I performed in the Girlesque Expo, the Toronto Burlesque Festival and Pride Toronto.  I got three new tattoos including a BFF tattoo with Betty Quirk.  I watched one of my best friends get married.  I launched Dolly Shots Photography.  But most importantly I had a blast doing all these things with my fabulous friends.

The theme of this year for me was Girl Power!  I continue to surround myself with the smartest, funniest and coolest group of gals who are constantly inspiring me.  They are loving and supportive and always there to give advice, encouragement or share a cute cat photo!  I feel so lucky and blessed to have these women in my life.

I have big plans ahead for next year!  Stay tuned for more fabulousness in 2016!

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Betty Quirk and I performed our Two Little Gold Diggers act at the Girlesque Expo, The Toronto Burlesque Festival and Pride this year.
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I went on a wonderful trip to NYC with these gals.  I saw Hedwig with John Cameron Mitchell and Sleep No More.
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My brilliant illustrator friend Bryce Hallett did a lot of amazing drawings of me this year.
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Go Go Girl photo by Tyrone Islington
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Delicia Pastiche, Maria Juana and I at the Lord of the G-Strings burlesque show!
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My first official Dolly Shots Photoshoot with Delicia Pastiche.
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Mademoiselle Dolly photo by DWS Photography
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My beautiful shell tattoo from Nikko Adams.  Photo by Teri G
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Posing with Ariel at Disney World on my Orlando work trip!
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Mermaid Chibis of myself and Brittany from Atomic Lollipop.
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When Betty and I won the Project Furby contest at Atomic Lollipop.
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Joan from Mad Men photo by Elizabeth Horodnyk
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Hanging out with Mong Tho and Delicia Pastiche at Beatlesque.
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Bathing Beauty photo by Geoff Larkin
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Second new tattoo of the year at the Montreal Tattoo Expo.  Tattoo by Clifton Boggs.
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Hanging out with Delicia and Sarah in Montreal and eating all the food!
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60s Dolly Photo by Tyrone Islington
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Spending summer days at Christie Pitts Film Festival.
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Mom won box seats for Foo Fighters! Best concert of the year!
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Dolly in Blue photo by Tyrone Islington
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Taste of the Danforth with my Squad.
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Modeling for Gloomth photo by Tyrone Islington
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Betty and I got to meet Miss Fame!
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Brittany, Robin, Delicia and I on our way to Theatre Bizarre.
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Eeveelesque at the Peepshow Nintendo show! Photo by Lick My Lens Cap.
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Brittany’s Wedding!! With myself, Sara and Abi as her bridal party.
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The beautiful bride!
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Best friend forever tattoos with Betty Quirk! Tattoos by Amy Bliska.
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Meeting Fashion Santa!!
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My amazing Girl Gang!

Valley of the Dolls

2015 has been a year of new ventures and creative exploration for me.  Launching Dolly Shots has been such a wonderful way for me to explore portrait photography and share my passion with the help of my beautiful friends who have modeled for me.  While I know that I still have so much to learn I am happy with the images I have been able to put out so far.  Happier still to see how much joy it brings my models when they receive their finished photos!

Recently I decided to take my creative vision to the next level and organize a photoshoot with a specific theme that has always captivated me.  I gathered some gorgeous gals who also wanted to explore this theme and over the next few months you will see the fruits of this labour.

Bringing together a 1960s aesthetic, Russ Meyer influence and playful whimsy with a splash of vodka, I would like to present my Valley of the Dolly Shots Gals.  Stay tuned in 2016 for more photos of these buxom bombshells…

Hair by Natasha Kaye
Makeup by Gail Roberts

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Secret Agent Zilly Lilly

I always get excited to have the gorgeous Zilly Lilly featured here.  She is such a drop dead beauty and boy does she prove it in this devious photoset.  Zilly is of course one of our city’s top Nerdlesque performers and will be shaking her icy bits at the Game of Thrones burlesque show this Sunday November 29th.  Click here to purchase tickets for A Clash of G-Strings: Burlesque Inspired by Game Of Thrones.  Please enjoy these Dolly Shots of Zilly Lilly…

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Zilly Lilly

I am beyond excited to share this set of photos with you from my second epic photoshoot as photographer for Dolly Shots!

First up is the fabulous, fun, effervescent Zilly Lilly!  I seriously cannot say enough good things about this gal.   Besides being the kind of beauty that you just can’t help staring at, Zilly is a passionate person, immersing herself completely in everything she does.  She is a fireball of energy and endless creativity.  If you want to see that creativity in action you can catch Zilly at the Toronto Burlesque Festival this weekend for their Pop Culture night on Saturday.

I love the personality that Zilly brought to her first photo set and I hope you enjoy looking at these photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

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