The final stop on the Pinup Photo Frolic was a private residence with a mid-century modern/tiki aesthetic that was decked out with a beautiful pool! The models had a blast exploring this property and lounging at the pool. Enjoy!
I had the absolute pleasure of attending this year’s Pinup Photo Frolic as part of the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekend in Las Vegas! Myself and a bus full of photographers and models traveled to three locations for an on-the-fly photoshoot.
These photos are from the first two locations we visited on the trip. The first is the Las Vegas sign and the second is Frankie’s Tiki Room.
2019 has been a wonderful, magical year for me! It was a year filled with lots of fun, laughter and most importantly, LOVE! 2019 was the year I fell head over heels in love with my incredible partner, Flare, and we began our adventures together!
I worked hard this year at setting up the Dolly Shots Photography studio, but due to circumstances beyond my control I wasn’t able to open my new business or studio fully. (Goals for next year!) I did, however, have a plethora of wonderful shoots and had the chance to photograph some of my favourite performers! I witnessed two more amazing friends tie the knot with each other in a beautiful Jewish ceremony followed by a dance party complete with Drag Queens and the Time Warp! I also welcomed two new family members this year, the sweet and rotten kittens; Luna and Artemis!
This year was a trip, this whole decade was a trip! It’s been fun to look back on all the good times (and bad) and reminding myself how far I’ve come! Look out 2020, I’m coming for you!
Happy New Year!!
Photo by Teri G
Flare and I at our first Pride together
Performing at PeepshowTO’s Marvel Show with Betty Quirk, Coco Framboise, Zilly Lilly, Charlie Quinn, Sevvy Skellington and Tits Ahoy
Photo by Lunar Replicant
Performing a tribute to Anna Karina at Ladies of Burlesque at the Royal’s viewing of Vivre Sa Vie
Pinup Photo Safari in Las Vegas
Toronto representing at the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender
Photo by Photolena
In Las Vegas with Betty Quirk and Zilly Lilly
Photo by Taeden Hall for Gloomth
Bri and I watching Drag Kings at Pride
Muskoka Pride after Nuit North with Flare, Brad Puddin, Bon Bon Bombay, Black Swan and Bianca Boom Boom
Luna and Artemis
Performing at the Toronto Burlesque Festival with Sevvy Skellington, Zilly Lilly, Betty Quirk and Charlie Quinn
Photo by Lunar Replicant
Performing at Ladies of Burlesque at the Royal with Betty Quirk
Performing with Amplify Apparel
In Coney Island NY with Flare
Go-Go Dancing as an Ewok at the PeepshowTO Takeover of Sinful Sundays
Performing at Rhapsody Blue’s show in Ottawa with Flare
Photo by Barefaced Creative
Performing with PeepshowTO at Yeti Con
Kicking back at Yeti Con with Charlie Quinn and Natasha
Emma Frost at Yeti Con
At the beach with my baby
Photo by Teri G Modelling with Nymph Suicide
Curtain Call at the Pop Night for the Toronto Burlesque Festival
At the Big Apple with Flare
Photo by Lunar Replicant Modelling with Natasha
Charlie Quinn and I in Waterloo being Gremlins
Performing with Charlie Quinn at PeepshowTO’s Trick or Tease Production
This year I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender in Las Vegas! One of the excursions that I participated in was the Photo Safari in which models and photographers are bused around Vegas to shoot in fabulous locations. I had a blast at the Safari and was lucky enough to get some wonderful photos from the experience. Here are a few of my favourites!
Enjoy!
Photo by Photolena
Modelling with Vector Parallax. Photo by Rey Antonio
Photo by Maurice Cavada
Modelling with Mecav Kotobuki and Uno. Photo by Rey Antonio
Modelling with Zyra Lee Vanity. Photo by Rob Raymond
Photo by Edward Drago
Modelling with Vector Parallax. Photo by Edward Drago
Photo by Photolena
Modelling with Mecav Kotobuki and Uno. Photo by Lyle Mariam
Photo by Jeremy Meyer
Photo by Charles Scott
Modelling with Vector Parallax. Photo by Rob Raymond
Last weekend I had the absolute pleasure of attending my very first Burlesque Hall of Fame Weekender! For those who don’t know, BHOF is a weekend long convention celebrating everything Burlesque including the Tournament of Tease, a competition to crown that year’s burlesque royalty, and events that raise funds to support the Burlesque Hall of Fame Museum and our Burlesque Legends.
The weekend was packed full of events and I enjoyed many of them with my glamourous squad of Burly-Q Babes; Zyra Lee Vanity, Betty Quirk and Zilly Lilly! From the Photo Safari to the Sunday Pool Party to visiting the Burlesque Museum, the good times kept rolling and there was never a dull moment!
One of the highlights of the weekend was getting to see one of my dearest friends, Zilly Lilly, take the stage for the Movers, Shakers and Innovators showcase on Thursday Night to perform her legendary Beauty & The Beast Nerdlesque number. She certainly made our Canadian crew proud as she danced her way through a Disney Princess rendition of NIN’s Closer in front of a massive audience of her peers!
This weekend was truly inspirational to me. Seeing the Burlesque Legends, hearing their stories and learning about the history of the art form gave me a deeper respect for what we do. Being surrounded by the queerest, most passionate and innovative performers of our time was nothing short of breathtaking. I am coming off of this weekend with such a love and respect for this community and a sense of belonging in this crazy group of performing weirdos!
I hope you enjoy some fun photos from our crazy Vegas weekend!
CLASSICALLY CURVY 