Christmas Shoots, Pricing, Fun photos of my friend Chris, Volunteering today

Hi all,

Christmas shoots are in full effect! They will go on all the way until the Monday before Christmas. That's my cut off because I want the time to edit them and get them back to you!

For my past customers, just want to let you know I called Shutterfly and they informed me they will print calenders and books that contain nudity. So for those of you who, like me, plan on printing out nude or suggestive photos, they would be the ones to go through! Just remember, if you're planning on giving them to someone for Christmas, you need to order soon. It usually takes a few weeks! Hopefully, it's not already to late :)

I will print out photos for you, for not much more than it costs me :) But just remember if I print them I'd prefer you bought them, lol. That's one thing changing your mind about that can be a big deal, haha. Moving on...

Pricing:

Money is tight this Christmas. When I see people shopping carts look rather empty. I want people to be able to afford these Christmas shoots at Vintage Vamp Studios. As a result, I'm lowering the price from $150.00 to $100.00. Do I think the shoots are worth $150.00? Of course! But I know as women we tend to put everyone before ourselves, and I want you all to be able to afford it. I'm also going to have a cheaper option, as well as a higher-end option, so let's get down to brass tacks as they say.

$100.00 Christmas Shoots
2 outfits
Hair and make-up
100 shots
7 edits

$75.00
1 outfit
Hair and make-up
75 shots
4 edits

$150.00
4 outfits
Hair and make-up
200 shots
10 edits

To book a shoot simply email me at tiffanyaprilmiller@gmail.com !

Also, email me or comment here if you have any questions :)

I did one of these shoots with a longtime friend on Thursday, and I'm just loving all the photos so much! Can't wait to do more!!

I'd better go, I'm volunteering at a battered women's shelter today.

Love you all!!!!!

More winter makeup looks coming soon!!!! As well as no-heat hair styles!

Customized looks: Brown hair and Brown eyed Plum-Berry Princess!

Hi all,

It's time for new winter makeup looks!

With all this commotion of the holidays it's easy to get caught with no make-up on at all! However, I strongly recommend sticking to your beauty, as well as health, regiments as much as you possibly can. This time of year can run people down, and as women (who usually are the biggest shoppers, cooks, and cleaners of a household) it's easy to put on weight or let yourself go during the holidays. Believe me, I learned all of this the hard way!

I thought Skippy would look good with this makeup, since he is a lilac point Siamese, but he wasn't haven't it! Ugh, taking your own picture is hard enough but add in wrangling a big ol' kitty and it's almost impossible!

To keep you all interested and entertained, I'm going to do a serious of blogs for people of different hair and eye colors. I'm very excited about this, and the easiest person to experiment on first was myself! I have dark hair dark eyes and pale skin. I'm lucky in that I can wear almost any makeup look. My biggest buggaboos are orange makeup and smokey eyes.

I have been wanting to do silver eye makeup with plum berry lips for a while now. But as some of you may know, or have figured out the hard way, silver eye makeup can go very, very wrong.

Finally, I found a look that I like. I'm sure it will work for any hair and eye color, so read on if you're interested. It's super easy, and should only take makeup pros about 5-10 minutes. For those of you who wear makeup less often, allow yourself 20-30 minutes.

Okay here I am unedited...ahhh...as you can see the makeup still looks decent, so read on to figure out how to do it yourself.

Let's get started!

For this look you will need:

Concealer
Foundation
Powder
Eye makeup primer
An eyelash curler
Iridescent silver and white eye shadows
matte white eye shadow
Pink or berry blush
Berry lipliner and lipstick
Black eyeliner and mascara

Face:
Start with concealing under eye circles. Apply foundation. I only used mineral powder foundation because I hate the feel of liquid. It gives less coverage, however. If you use liquid, you need to set with a powder afterwards. Since I used mineral powder, I just used two coats. Apply eye makeup primer. Curl your lashes. Brush your eye brows and color them in if necessary.

Cheeks: Apply blush now. Start small and dust along cheekbone. Build up to a decent but light amount of color.

Eyes: Apply matte eye shadow all over lid and brow bone as well as under lower lash line. Then take a paper towel or toilet paper and hold under your eye as you apply the shiny shadows. This prevents glitter from getting in your face makeup. Dust eye lid near lash line, as well as lower lash line with white iridescent shadow. Then dust only the the middle of your eye lid with silver shadow. A little bit of white and silver goes a long way, so be careful. Line eyes with liquid or cream eye liner in black. Create a large wing if you desire (I usually do). Put black mascara on upper and lower lashes. Two coats on upper lashes. Use a lash comb if necessary to detangle.

Lips:
Line and fill in lips with a berry lip liner. Then apply lipstick from tube, or use a lip brush if you prefer. Apply a matching lip gloss if desired.

You're done!

I hope you enjoy the look! Have fun with it! I think it's very wintery, with the frosty eyes and berry lips!

Here is a list of the specific products I used:
Mary Kay concealer in Ivory 2
Mary Kay mineral powder foundation in Ivory 1
Elf eye primer (only cost a dollar! works great)
Mary Kay lash curler
Mary Kay shy blush
Mac matte white eye shadow in Mylar
Iridescent white and silver eye shadow from the Ben Nye Grand Lumiere Palette
Gel Eyeliner from Mac in Black Track
Physicians Formula Organic Mascara in black
Mary Kay lipliner in pink
Mary Kay lipstick in Berry Kiss
Mary Kay lipgloss in...I forgot, the new Berry one :)

Love you all! Until next time!

Winter Make-up look: Frosty purples and pinks

Hi all,

I've been promising a winter look, and for the first of many I would like to share one I did on my sister-in-law Stephanie for one of our fall shoots.

Winter makeup for me has always meant red lips, but I'm ready to stray from the norm. Coming next will be plum lips and simple face and eyes.

The look I'm describing today really reminds me of 90's makeup a bit, which is probably why I love it so much, haha!

Products you'll need:
Foundation, concealer and powder matching your skin tone
Iridescent eye shadow in white, light purple, and medium purple
liquid or gel eye liner
black mascara
pink blush
very light pink lipstick with iridescent tones
You will need a good eye shadow brush for the application, but cotton balls work fine for powder and blush.
I usually apply lipstick straight from the tube, but you can use a lip brush if you prefer.

Face: As always, start with a freshly cleansed and moisturized face. I also recommend eye cream, as it keeps your under eyes moisturized, helps fight fine lines, and makes concealer easier to put on. Apply concealer to under eye area, as well as eye lids. This preps for the shadows. Apply liquid or powder-to-creme foundation on face while moisturizer is still damp. Watch carefully for lines on the jaw, this means your foundation is the wrong color. After applying foundation, dust face with powder or mineral powder foundation to set. If you have blemishes, carefully cover them with concealer at this point, blending it well.

Brows: Any time you are going for a put together makeup look, you need to pay attention to brows. Fill in the gaps and make sure they look shapely. Don't pluck them to oblivion, thin brows can make you look older. I recommend plucking yourself and not having someone else wax them. If you have trouble with shaping, take a white eye liner pencil (before you are putting makeup on, lol) and draw a line under your brows in the shape you would like them to be. Then pluck along using the white line as a guide. If you are extremely hairy like me, you might need to pluck the top of the brows as well. Just be careful, do this sparingly, and don't lose the natural arch by over plucking.

Eyes: I highly recommend using a tissue, toilet paper or paper towel as a shield for your face. Just hold it under your eyes and over your face as you apply the shadows. This way you don't have a lot of fall out giving you sparkly cheeks. First, apply white iridescent shadow to the brow bone, under the eye brow. Next, apply it to the inner corner of your eyes and lids. The light purple goes on the middle of your eye lids and no higher. The medium purple goes in the outer corner of your lid. It's okay to get a little blendy with this look, but don't blend up into the brow bone at all. You will find the shadows kind of blend themselves, and that's fine. We don't need sharp lines here, like we did with the candy corn eyes.

Next, line your eyes, on top only. Keep the line thin, and a small wing is okay but not a big pinup one (unless that's all you rock). Sometimes it's best to keep it simple when you have a lot of other stuff doing on.

Curl lashes and apply two coats of black mascara on top and bottom lashes. I always have to comb my lashes with a lash comb. If your lashes tangle easily as well, it might be a good investment for you.

Cheeks: A simple sweep of pink blush on the cheekbones and apples of cheeks is all that's needed. Make sure you can see it, but it shouldn't be overpowering either. With blush it's best to build it up, not have to bring it down.

Lips: Apply light pink lipstick straight from the tube onto the lips carefully. You don't need liner, as this is a more mod look.

That's it! Pretty simple. I hope you enjoy this look, let me know in the comments if you have any questions!

List of products I used on Stephanie:
Mary Kay concealer in Beige
Mary Kay medium coverage foundation in Beige 304
Mary Kay mineral powder in Beige 0.5
Mary Kay brow pencil in Brunette
All eye shadows from the Ben Nye Grand Lumiere Palette
Mac gel liner in Black Track
Mary Kay ultimate mascara in black
Mac blush in Pink Swoon
Benefit lipstick in Mod

Pin-up Fun, Impala doing great, Living without a laptop, Lifestyle changing with the season! Finished filming Demons

Hi all!

I had the honor of being photographed by Miss heavenly~flower of Flickr at the Hot Rod Hullaballo in Lawrence, Ks. Her pictures are so amazing. Seriously, I want her camera, haha!

She really captured us well I think! Not to mention Chris' bitchin' Caddy!

Boy, did I have a great shoot last week. So fun and refreshing. I love meeting new people. My newest client is Dawn, who is just a beautiful person inside and out. She gave me permission to share her gorgeous photos, which is always nice! For those of you who don't know me or haven't done a shoot yet, I don't post anything on the internet without explicit permission. Those are your photos, and you have a right to decide who sees them! :)

Love her hair! I think I might be going red soon, after photographing all these gorgeous red heads!

She is so retro glamour. Seriously, I could pass out I love it so much! Hehe!

Pin-up shoots are my absolute favorite, and so fun! I love the feeling of making someone else feel good about themselves, and having photographic evidence, lol! It's that wonderful feeling you get after leaving a salon and getting a great hair cut, at least that's what I compare it to. Whenever I get down and feel discouraged about my business, I just look at the gorgeous photos of my clients and remember how happy they were. It always helps!

If you live here in KC, I don't need to tell you it's cooled off quite a bit! Autumn pin-up and glam shoots will probably only go to the middle of November for this reason! But don't fret, I will be doing Christmas pin-up starting next month!

I'm working on a new makeup look after the popularity of candy corn eyes and bold lips! Will post soon :)

The Impala is running great, tagged, and being driven! Love it soooo much. It's my baby. Still has ugly wheels, but my baby none-the-less :)

Right after he got washed. Guys have chick cars, but my car is a dude. I think I'll name him Dean, after my favorite character on Supernatural, lol. The show is what made me want an Impala after all!

I was so sad I had to cancel a shoot with my friends Courtney and Chris on Saturday, but I'm also relieved we finally finished filming all my scenes from Demons in the Woods. This movie is going to be epic. Very Evil Dead-esque. Maybe I'll get to tour with Bruce Campbell some day on the horror movie circuit. Hey, a girl can dream, right?!

Getting killed by Deb. I was pretty freaked! 

My laptop is still MIA for now :( But Tim is on it, and if anybody can fix it, I know he can! For a price $$$$ Ugh, who doesn't need more money, right? But money can't buy you love or happiness, or at least that's what I keep telling myself :P

I've been working out and dieting like crazy! I'm ready for a lifestyle change as far as food and exercise, and I think I'm on the right track. Not up there with Mary Elizabeth yet (my sister-in-law, "The Heat") but doing good for a prissy girl like me, lol.

Love you all! Email me if at any time you have a question about the studio, how to book a session, and prices. My email is tiffanyaprilmiller@gmail.com

Fall shoots, computer stress

Hi all,

Today was such as beautiful day! I've had a rough week so far, with my laptop not charging and having to get it repaired. Those of you close to me know I sit and work all day, either editing photos or looking for inspiration. My laptop is my portal to that world, lol. Our desktop is a great computer, hell it's been around since 2003. But it's slower than my laptop, and does not have adequate ram to support Photoshop :(

So while I'm waiting to get part of my livelihood back, I did a fall shoot with one of my sister-in-laws, Gina. Gina and I have always gotten along really well, so we just kicked it and had fun. I'm really glad she loves her pictures, and I'm excited to share a few that I think look great even without editing!

One of the biggest rewards from my business is making people happy and helping them feel better about themselves. Gina said our shoot did both, so I know I'm doing a good job.

Moving on...

I've been working out like crazy for about two months now, and am finally seeing some results. No, not on the scale (ugh) but I am wearing my skinny pants from 5 years ago. They are boot cut Lucky jeans, so not too out of style, lol.

Since I'm dieting as well, as of this week, I'm hoping to finally see some lbs drop off. Chris and I want to get a treadmill, but we just spent a butt load of money on the Impala. Speaking of the Impala, it is looking beautiful! We washed it and cleaned the inside, got new brakes, and as of today the car has tags and plates!

I'm just counting my blessings. I know I'm really lucky to have a good husband of 10 years and a healthy family. I've been feeling sorry for myself a lot lately, I think it's the shift in weather, but I'm going to quit! Sometimes I think about all the people who aren't in my life anymore that I really miss, and it makes me sad. When I have slow weeks at the studio it makes me wonder if I'm doing the right thing, or if I should just go get some cookie cutter job to bring home a paycheck.

Then I have shoots like today, and I know I'm on the right path :)

Love you all!

Fall makeup look: candy corn eyes and bold lips

Hey everyone,

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I'm so excited to share a fall makeup look perfect for photos, nights out, and even kid's school parties.

Props to pinuplovely87 and redlips67 for being my inspiration! Thank you also to my Facebook friends who requested bold lips for my newest look :)

To do this look I recommend:

Concealer
Liquid foundation
Mineral foundation or loose powder
Eyebrow pencil or powder matching your brow color
Matte eye shadow in white or light cream
Four iridescent eye shadows in the colors: white, yellow, orange and red
Liquid or gel eye liner in black
Black mascara
Long, thick false eye lashes
Pink powder blush
Red lip liner
Red lipstick
Gold lip gloss

I realize this is quite a few makeup items. When you are just starting out with makeup, don't be afraid to buy one of those mass kits from Ulta Beauty, or Sephora. These kits usually contain various eye shadow colors, blushes, and lip colors. Beauty stores sometimes run specials where the kits are about $20-35.00. This makeup isn't always the best quality vs. Mary Kay or MAC, but it will allow you to do fun looks until you start building your makeup kit up. Cotton balls can be used for applying loose powder or blush, and also for blending. You will need a good eye shadow application brush for this look, but you can find those for a low price at CVS or K-Mart. I love the Eco Tools brand.

Skin:
Make sure skin is freshly cleansed and moisturized. Apply concealer to under eye area, as well as eye lids. Blend well. Do not over apply, as this will highlight any fine lines around the eyes. Apply liquid foundation sparingly. If you have good skin, a very thin layer is all that's needed. For those with discolored areas, just apply it where it's the most red. After applying liquid foundation, lightly dust skin with mineral foundation or loose powder to set the look.

Eyebrows:
Fill in any gaps with a pencil or eye shadow. This is important for really showcasing the candy corn eye shadow look.

Eyes:
Apply a matte white shadow to the entire eye area. Put iridescent white shadow on the inner corner of eye. Keep the line strong. Next, apply the yellow eye shadow, directly next to the white, keeping the lines strong. The eyes are meant to be striped like a candy corn, NOT blended. I made this mistake when I did it on myself! Next, apply orange next to the yellow, and then red in the corners. While applying iridescent shadows, I recommend holding a tissue, paper towel, or piece of toilet paper under the eye to cover the face. You will be using a lot of eye shadow to make these colors bold, and it can fall into your foundation ruining the effect if you're not careful. Apply a small amount of the matte white eye shadow to under eye. Later, if desired, apply a small amount of the iridescent white shadow on the under eye as well.

Apply mascara to lower and upper lashes. Comb carefully, don't put too much on. Next apply false eye lashes for a more dramatic effect. If you wanna look like Stephanie in the pictures, you need some falsies! I didn't wear any when I rocked the look, and I really missed 'em! After applying false lashes, trace lash line with eye liner. Do not make a wing. The eye shadow is enough of a statement, you don't need a wing, even if it is for pinup. If you decide on no false lashes, apply the liner and then your mascara.

Cheeks:
Pink blush on apples of cheeks. Dust on sparingly, and add more as needed. Just a little rosy cheek, nothing too bold to compete with the eye shadow.

Lips: 
Line lips with red lip liner. For long lasting lip color, fill in the inside with pencil as well. Apply a thin layer of red lipstick. Add gold gloss to the middle of the bottom lip, for a glamorous effect.

That's it! Pretty simple considering the attention you will receive when wearing this look! Don't forget pretty accessories and a put together hair style! :)

Here is a list of the specific products I used on Stephanie:

Mary Kay concealer in Beige
Mary Kay medium coverage foundation in Beige 300
Mary Kay mineral foundation in Beige 0.5
Mary Kay eye brow pencil in Brunette
NYX shadow stick in Milk (I used this as an eye shadow base)
MAC eye shadow in Mylar (my matte white eye shadow)
Ben Nye Grand Lumiere Palette for all iridescent shadows
MAC blush in Pink Swoon
Loreal lip liner in Red
Estee Lauder lipstick in Fig
Mary Kay lip gloss in Gold Rush

As you can see, the look is quite different on me. Stephanie has a very large brow bone, and big eyes. This makes her an ideal candidate for any eye shadow look. It's just gorgeous. I went a little crazy with the red on the corners, giving me a more 80s look. I was okay with it because it reminded me of David Bowie in the 70s, haha, but next time I will remember to keep it light in the corners.

Yay for fall looks!

If you love Stephanie's photos, be aware that I am currently booking these fall shoots. Hair/makeup included! I have accessories and jackets, but for the most part you will provide your own clothing. 200 shots, 15 edited, all for the price of $100.00. Such a steal! These fall shoots will only go on as long as they leaves are still turning and it's not too cold. So get on it, lol!

Love you all! If you have any questions on the look or the studio, comment here or shoot me an email at tiffanyaprilmiller@gmail.com.

Byra's photos, still waiting on the Impala...Hot Rod show in Lawrence this weekend!

I'm excited to share Byra's photos, just head over to Facebook to see them all :)

Hi all,

I'm so sorry I've been an absentee mother of this blog. Stuff has been crazy, and buying the car really took over these last couple days!

As I explained before, the car has some issues. Over $400 worth, and that's not counting some frame work and new wheels and tires. I'm still very happy with my decision to buy it, but it's tough not having it at home for the fifth day in a row. Come on now. My cousin Daryl is working miracles on it. I've gotten two new motor mounts, a temp gauge hooked up (in case I overheat again, at least I'll know) and all new brakes including boots, pads, the works. All getting the car up to code so it can be tagged and driven.

We were supposed to pick it up yesterday, but it was just too much work for Daryl and he needed another day. Le sigh. It's exciting and depressing all at the same time.

My Impala, my dream car...so close yet so far away. This was taken at mile marker 66 on I-70.

Moving on...

I'm so excited to finally be able to share my friend Byra's photos. Don't get me wrong, I love doing all these Halloween shoots, but I also like to do pinup by itself, because it's so pretty.

Too cute in the kitchen with the sexy chef outfit!

To see them all just visit http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.244749535576576.75231.194811453903718

Today was Gabe's picture day, and I'm also going to visit Park University with my friend Jenny. 

This weekend is the Hot Rod show in Lawrence! So excited to go, can't wait to snap a million photos.
And the next day I've got an amazing photo shoot planned!

Things are going great, and as always for any questions on booking a shoot, prices, or the studio, just email me at tiffanyaprilmiller@gmail.com.

Love you all! :)