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NJ Boudoir Photographer | Art with Natalie Licini

August 18, 2014 /

NJ Boudoir Photographer | Art with Natalie Licini


Earlier this year, talking with one of my very best friends, we planned a girls trip at her new home in the mountains north of Seattle, Washington.   As an artist, I  look to do things differently and see and capture the world differently.  Planning this trip to Seattle, I hoped to be inspired to create new art.  I was overwhelmed with the beauty and lasting memories of my trip last week.  I wanted to share some of the beautiful portraits we made and a report of the time I spend with my dear friend Corinne Alavekios, known as one of the best Woodinville Senior Photographers.

I’ve been photographing for ten years and as a NJ Boudoir Photographer and I absolutely love making art pieces for our clients.  This trip has really fueled my creativity.

Monday: arrived in Seattle at 9:30am

What a warm and beautiful day. Seattle was breathtakingly beautiful. We drove to Corinne’s Woodinville studio.

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What a charming town! It resembles Lake Garda, Italy with a roundabout in the town center surrounded by cypress trees.  I felt like I was truly in Italy. The town is picturesque.

We had an incredible lunch and relaxing first day catching up as photographers do. Life, family, business. Sharing stories about our wonderful clients and work ahead of us.

There were some unforgettable moments during this time.  My very first moment occurred pulling up to Corinne’s home in the mountains.  It completely took my breath away that I yelled

“Stop!  Slow down!”

I was in awe taking it all in and needed to loop around and come back in one more time. The mountains and golden fields made me gasp in wonder.

We dined in and drank cappuccinos laughing till late that evening listening to the best music station on her TV.  We started to plan a few inspirational shoots which suddenly included one of me – ahhh!

We discovered our mutual love of Tracey Chapman “Fast Car”.  Which eventually became the song of the trip.

Only my husband knows, I have a  love for hay bales from my travels through Tuscany. Just under a mile from her home in the distance were a field of hay bales. I nearly leaped out of the car to hug them I was so excited.  My love of hay bales sparked Corinne’s interest in planning a shoot with me in the hay bale fields later in the week. I was so excited.

Tuesday

We had a relaxing morning talking about art and things which inspire us.  We invited two beautiful students who were friends to come and model for us. One, a high school senior and another just days away from leaving for college.

We had lunch at a beautiful resort. One of the best chopped salads I’ve ever had.  Not to mention the spectacular views.  Here’s a quick iPhone photo Stevn took of us.

Just before our shoot we visited Corinne’s magnificent Rosyln studio with the famous blue couch. It was such a gorgeous spacious studio.  We selected gowns and dresses for our shoot later that day.  As a NJ boudoir photographer, this change of pace photographing seniors was SO much fun!  Her town of Roslyn was the setting for the TV show Northern Exposure.  It was so cool!

That afternoon we met the girls and drove with them to the mountains and river.  These gorgeous blondes were absolutely lovely and kind.  Driving over, we stopped to admire the beautiful lake in front of us.  Here’s an iPhone photo of the girls.

Somehow, Tracey Chapman came on the radio and Clare announced her love of Tracey too.  We listened and sang along badly to Fast Car as we drove to our spot.    This was my second unforgettable moment.

I’ve seen Corinne’s gorgeous river photos but never realized just how rainy it was.  Boy did I find out.  As a New Yorker, I typically photograph my clients in cute dresses and shoes. This shoot was in the mountains, forest and river rapids. Sneakers and hiking gear were crucial. Ow my!

As soon as we parked the sky’s opened up and it started to pour. The rain was intense and I turned to Corinne disappointed that we couldn’t shoot and she said “are you ready?” As in to shoot in the rain.

I was in disbelief that she would shoot in the pouring rain.  At first I photographed from the car with the window down. Yes! I’m a wimp. As the rain subsided a bit we all walked deep into the mountains in search of the river. Just as we found it the rain and thunder started in. Lightning too! Its soooo hard to compose and direct in the pouring rain. Never mind our poor senior girls who never modeled a day in their life. They were hysterical laughing whiping water off their brow. The cameras were getting soaked and so were we so we dashed back to the car and headed home. We were wet ringing out our hair, pools of water drenched the inside of Corinne’s SUV. I’ve never been this soaked in my entire life.

Omg it was crazy fun though.

Except for the scary lightning I could do this again.  This was my third unforgettable experience. 

With the recent forest fires and flash floods we headed home. Although, I had way too much fun and my creativity was off the charts. The rain halted my creativity and I was soooo bummed our shooting came to an end. But luckily the girls said they could return Thursday to continue our shoot. Yay!

Here are a few of my favorites with Alise & Clare in the rain.

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We spend Tuesday evening relaxing with a glass of wine in hand, I started to fall in love with the mountains of Seattle and Corinne’s adorable puppy Brinkley.  He was the sweetest, most loving golden I’ve ever seen.  I think about him everyday and miss him.  Here are a few iPhone photos of the night.

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Wednesday
Waking up to Corinne & Stevn’s delicious cappuccinos was such a treat.  We worked on business and marketing a little bit.  Then we went to photograph my new headshot at Corinne’s Roslyn studio.

I tried not to micromanage the shoot. I failed miserably.

Hahahha hut the pictures turned out awesome. Yay!!! My first new headshot in years.  There are a few variations, and this is one of my favorites.  Thank you Corinne for spoiling me.

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On the way home we picked up ingredients to make salmon for dinner.  I thought I’d make everyone New York style guacamole to start. Stevn and Corinne loved it so much they used it as a garnish for the salmon. I was thrilled they did. Stevn was really over the moon and I was too so I asked if he liked any special desserts … Maybe a cheesecake?  He happened to love cheesecake so I offered to make my famous cheesecake. I never saw someone leave a house so fast to go grocery shopping. When he returned I made it. As you all know, cheesecakes need to sit overnight so naturally stevn had a piece for BREAKFAST on Thursday. LOL! Here are a few iPhone photos of the evening.

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Thursday
We started the day off with cheesecake for breakfast and an early photo shoot in Corinne’s front yard with Alise & Clare. It was such a fun morning. We photographed through lunch time, laughing and laughing. The girls seemed to have just as much fun running thought the golden fields.  Here are some of my favorite portraits of these beautiful friends.

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Just as we finished up Corinne instructed me to curl my hair as she prepared lunch.  She wanted to photograph me by the hay bales. The hay bales were just under a mile straight down from her home nearly in eyes distance. We needed gear and ladders so Corinne’s suggested we drive over on her tractor.  As a New Yorker, I didn’t know what to expect.  This was my fourth unforgettable moment. 

Omg I had no idea what I was getting into. I was in tears laughing so hard as she towed me, the cameras, fabric, and two ladders to this field. Mind you the tractor was going about 3 miles per hour. Which reminded me of a scene with Mr. Bean’s Holiday where he stole a moped HERE.  It was a hilarious bumpy ride. I couldn’t contain the laughter. We got stuck at one point on uneven ground and had to pull the tractor out of a ditch. I couldn’t believe we actually got it out.  What a fun experience.

Here’s a quick iPhone photo of this hysterical tractor.

And of course… just as we pulled up to our spot the rain starts in. Oye!!! Luckily Corinne’s vision was executed effortlessly and we were heading back home in no time.

After we arrived home we excitedly downloaded our photos and started editing a few favorites. What fun!!! Today felt like 3 days in one. It was so exciting and unforgettably funny. It was hard to go to sleep recounting all the stories from our week together. Some which we can’t remember or cant share just yet. Hehehehe

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Friday: flight home was quick but saying goodbye was hard! I already miss my best friend. Its rare at this age to meet a special friend, who you love and respect and trust.  Corinne has been so good to me these 3 years. I feel so blessed for her support and friendship.   She’s already planning a trip to NYC to visit me next.  This was my last iPhone photo taken as I left the mountains.  Such a beautiful and serene place.

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If you’re looking for a NJ Boudoir Photographer, please feel free to call or visit our studio to meet our team and see our picturesque castle studio.

Natalie

Je Revele Fine Art Photography Studio & Gallery: NJ Boudoir Photographer

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Alexandria Morgan runs strapless

July 24, 2014 /

Alexandria Morgan is the next icon in the modeling world.

What an incredible few years since I photographed Alexandria Morgan back in November 2011.   The moment I met her, I knew this soft spoken and beautiful young lady was heading for greatness.  She has a rare gift.  I’ve been watching her success for the last two years, cheering from the sidelines as she shot for Vogue Italia this month and then Alexandria Morgan runs strapless commercial rocked the nation this week.

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I couldn’t believe my eyes earlier this month when I read this exciting post on Alexandria’s Facebook page:

“Yesterday, a dream of mine came true. I got to shoot a major spread for Vogue Italia. It’s beyond surreal and I cannot even explain how blessed I feel to have this opportunity. Two years ago, I was just a girl in Central Illinois who worked as an umpire and had dreams too big to ever believe they’d be true. And now I am going to be featured in the top fashion magazine in the world shot by a world famous photographer! I can’t wait for it to come out and to share it with you. Thank you to everyone who believed in me!” ~Alexandria

I was so excited to hear she shot for Vogue. I immediately told my husband and family including my aunt and cousins.  After all the excitement with her Vogue Italia spread and now the TomTom Runner Cardio watch commercial Alexandria Morgan runs straplessAlexandria Morgans TomTom ad was soon banned and the media exposure skyrocked as she was featured on the Huffington Post and several other media: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/07/22/alexandria-morgan-tomtom-advert-banned-video_n_5609241.html

Alexandria’s such a versatile model, with so many sides to her beauty.  As you can see from my portraits below, she has a softness to her beauty, fierce eyes, an edgy and playful side and yet she has an elegant and ethereal side to her.  I’ve always thought she would give Victoria Secret models a run for their money.

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But let’s face it everyone, Alexandria Morgan’s beauty is iconic.  In 40 years, she’ll be thought of as one of the greats.

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Alexandria met me at the local photo convention at the Javits Center a few years ago.  I introduced her to one of the world’s best wedding photographers Bambi Cantrell who immediately said “Has anyone ever told you that Taylor Swift looks like YOU?”  Taylor doesn’t hold a candle to Alex, but I thought it was funny. hehe

Just after our portrait session, I blogged about our experience shooting together in Staten Island, New York Fall 2011.  With all the excitement  I thought I’d repost it today.  You can see first hand that this gorgeous young lady back had more raw talent then you could ever imagine at 17 years old.

——ORIGINAL BLOG: Alexandria Morgan——

I know what you’re thinking. She is absolutely beautiful.  Alexandria is a high school senior.  She has a bright future ahead of her and plans to study journalism in college and has her sights set on the University of Chicago or Illinois. Not too bad… But let’s call a spade a spade.  She comes from a talented and incredibly loving family and her mother modeled too.  She has great genes, but it’s her drive and dedication that will take her far in life. She has a great spirit and is very serious about her future.

Alexandria flew from Illinois for our photo shoot with her dad who told us so much about his wonderful family. She has a talented younger sister and brother.

Photographing Alexandria was an absolute joy. At 5 feet 10 inches she has the potential to rock the modeling industry.  She moves so gracefully and with ease.  I know we are going to see a lot more of this young lady!  In my next life, I’d like to roll out of bed and look like Alexandria =)

High school senior portraits are huge throughout the United States and are hitting Staten Island with force.  High school juniors and seniors have photos taken for their yearbook and I often year how much these students wished they did something out of the ordinary. Well here’s your chance to take fabulous pictures that you’ll cherish forever.

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Alexandria Morgan is simply a piece of art.

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Also featured on our boudoir blog, Alexandria Morgan: http://newjerseyboudoirjerevele.com/alexandria-morgan-runs-strapless/If you’re interested in portrait photography or high school senior photography email me: natalie@jerevele.com.

Thanks for reading!

Natalie

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Class of 2013 Photography

July 9, 2012 /

CALL FOR NOMINEES: 
WE’RE LOOKING FOR 
New York and New Jersey’s MOST SPECTACULAR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS

ANNOUNCING THE REVELE AWARDS: 
A Celebration of the Beauty Within Through An Artistic Photography Experience

“High self-esteem isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.” ~Jack Canfield, Chicken Soup for the Soul

Kicking off our Class of 2013 Photography season, Je Revele Fine Art Photography will be launching a local campaign to identify and honor the amazing young people in our community. This artistic photography experience will help a deserving young person not only receive recognition for their outstanding accomplishments but also an exclusive day of luxury, celebration and a confidence-boosting style session to honor their contributions to the world.  Let’s help them feel as beautiful on the outside as they are inside!

We’re looking for an incredible individual to celebrate and honor in our Class of 2013 Back to School Beauty Revelation Campaign.  Do you know an extraordinary high school senior who is as beautiful inside as she or he is the outside?

Is she an accomplished student athlete? Has he flourished despite some incredible obstacles? Is she a community volunteer with a big heart? Does he have an amazing talent that deserves attention? Is she an artistic or scientific prodigy? We want to know about them!

We’re Je Revele Fine Art Photography, a forward-thinking business grounded in the belief that beauty is revealed from within. We’re looking to show the world how beauty translates from the inside out, through determination, generosity and achievement.

With your help in the nomination process, we’ll name 2 lucky winners (one from NY and one from NJ) and 2 Runner Up recipients as Je Revele’s Class of 2013 “Spectacular Senior”.

Winning nominees will receive:

–       A personalized style consultation to get ready for back-to-school season

–       An online, customized-back to school style inspiration gallery

–       A couture hair and makeup session with our in-house hairstylist/makeup artist

–       A one-on-one photo shoot with Natalie or Cate

–       A published one-on-one interview and image showcase on our blog and potential recognition from local media

In addition, the two Grand Prize Winners will receive up to $500 in prizes including… A $200 Gift Card to use towards books, clothing or school supplies; plus a $300 print credit towards the purchase of their session’s gallery prints.

HOW TO NOMINATE YOUR SPECTACULAR SENIOR:

–       Name yourself, your child, or your student by emailing us at SpectacularSenior@jerevele.com. You MUST include the student’s NAME, SCHOOL, Date of Birth, a favorite photo of them, and tell us why he or she is deserving of this award. All entries must include the parent’s written permission and the parent’s contact information (email AND phone).

–       Like our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/JeReveleFineArtPortraiture) to stay abreast with updated information about the nominations process

–       Entries will be accepted July 9-August 15, 2012.

–       Winners will be selected and announced on or before August 22, 2012.

We hope you’ll join us in celebrating some of the many phenomenal individuals of the Class of 2013! Help us find those young people who make the world a little more beautiful with the many gifts they bring to the world. Nominate your senior today!

Rules:

All entries must be submitted by August 15, 2012 by 12AM midnight. Winners will be selected according to the content submitted by our panel of judges. You may be nominate or be nominated as many times as you wish, however, it will not increase your chances of winning. All entries for students under age 18 must include parental permission/contact information (phone and email) or the entry will not be considered. Parental verification may be necessary prior to announcing the winner.

SENIOR PORTRAIT SESSIONS

July 5, 2012 /

OUR SENIOR PORTRAIT SESSIONS … COUTURE STYLE!

“it’s all about wanting to go forward, but still having to deal with nostalgia.” – Miucca Prada, Designer & Founder, PRADA

For some, high school is about blending in.  For others, it’s about standing out. To us, it’s about looking within …to help reveal the one-in-a-million individual you are (or maybe a little over 4 million). Read on…

Every year, approximately 4.3 million students in the U.S. enter their senior year of high school. That’s a lot of senior portraits to be made! We’ve all seen many of them already… The standard yearbook headshot. The girl standing with her suitcase on the train tracks. The guy lounging on the rusty car.  It’s all been done before. You deserve more.

At Je Revele Fine Art Photography, we’re about giving you something extraordinary, timeless, and unforgettable. All the while, we’ll give you the experience of a lifetime in a couture-styled fashion shoot that makes you look and feel more spectacular than you’ve ever imagined.

We’ve spent over a decade in the advertising industry working with high fashion models, professional athletes and celebrities from all over the world. Why should our future stars be treated any differently? (Yes, we’re talking about you!).

This is a real fashion photo shoot, planned just for you. Inspired by the pages of top fashion magazines, we give our seniors the royal treatment with unforgettable images that immortalize the beauty and power of this special time in your life.  …With a sense of style!

Brand new for the Class of 2013 and beyond, we’ve created our signature Je Revele Senior Couture Sessions.  In our Castle Studio, conveniently located in central NJ, you’ll enjoy:

–       A One-on-One Consultation (in person or by phone) to get to know you, your interests in life, and your future plans so we can create your perfect shoot

–       A personalized online inspiration gallery to help visually plan your shoot

–       A wardrobe consultation… and if desired, a personal shopper to outfit your session with high-style clothing and accessories

–       Optional chauffeur transportation to and from the shoot

–       Appetizers and beverages throughout the shoot

–       Up to 3 wardrobe changes

–       Hair and Makeup artist

–       Nonstop pampering

–       In-person ordering consultation where you can choose from our custom designed fine art wall portraits, albums, online photo albums, Facebook timelines and much more.

While your photo session may only be a single day, we’ll make sure it’s the experience you’ll remember your whole life. If you’re a high school or college student, please speak with your parents and give us a call.
Sessions are booking quickly, so don’t delay. Now’s the time!

P.S. …Would you like to be a Je Revele “Nouvelle”?  We’ll be selecting a few specially chosen ambassadors at each school to represent Je Revele.
If you would like to earn great business experience for your college application, earn volunteer credits (through our extensive nonprofit work) or earn credits towards your senior session, please inquire with us. We’re seeking a limited number of qualified juniors and seniors and it could be you!

XO,

Natalie + Cate

High school senior photography in Staten Island

November 9, 2011 /

I know what you’re thinking. She is absolutely beautiful.  Alexandria is a high school senior.  She has a bright future ahead of her and plans to study journalism in college and has her sights set on the University of Chicago or Illinois. Not too bad… But let’s call a spade a spade.  She comes from a talented and incredibly loving family and her mother modeled too.  She has great genes, but it’s her drive and dedication that will take her far in life. She has a great spirit and is very serious about her future.

Alexandria flew from Illinois for our photo shoot with her dad who told us so much about his wonderful family. She has a talented younger sister and brother.

Photographing Alexandria was an absolute joy. At 5 feet 10 inches she has the potential to rock the modelling industry.  She moves so gracefully and with ease.  I know we are going to see a lot more of this young lady! In my next life, I’d like to roll out of bed and look like Alexandria =)

Portrait Photography taken in Historic Richmondtown

High school senior portraits are huge throughout the United States and are hitting Staten Island with force.  High school juniors and seniors have photos taken for their yearbook and I often year how much these students wished they did something out of the ordinary. Well here’s your chance to take fabulous pictures that you’ll cherish forever.

If you’re interested in portrait photography or high school senior photography email me: natalie@natalielicini.com

Thanks for reading!

Natalie

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