8 Reasons to Do a Pinup Photo Shoot -

8 reasons to do a pinup photo shoot! There is no better time to do a pinup photo shoot for yourself, so why wait? In case you need some reasons to do this, I have 8 of them right here, so read on!

MYTH: pinups are about objectifying women, and are only for the benefit of the male gaze. Nothing could be more wrong in the 21st century! Pinups take us back to a more innocent era which was fun, flirty, and more about the clothing, makeup, hairstyles, props and backdrops.

cute pinup girl in a pink retro bedroom set

The women are modestly attired for the most part, and are engaged in everyday activities like fixing a car or buying groceries!

We are fascinated and enthralled with pinup art and pinup photography today because it allows us to celebrate a more innocent era, and to wear the clothing and makeup and hairstyles of a time when women were attired much more elegantly.

When you are ready to do a pinup photo shoot, we would love to have you visit us at Iconic Pinups in Los Angeles.

I think that we feel a lot of nostalgia for those simpler times. The women depicted in pinup art and photography have innocent, flirtatious, fun, come-hither expressions.

You can also do a maternity photo shoot! There are many reasons to do a cute pinup maternity photo shoot.

8 Reasons to Do a Pinups Photo Shoot!

1. Being memorialized in a pinup photo is capturing your larger than life, ICONIC self! First reason to do a pinup photo shoot.

It’s your chance to feel like a big screen starlet of a golden age, with professional lighting and camera and sets. This is the closest many of us get to being a retro film goddess, or a model in a magazine.

Vintage pinup illustration by Gil Elvgren in the 1950s. It is a pinup gal doing artwork on an easel. — *Classic 1950s pinup illustration by Gil Elvgren*

2. It’s empowering! Second reason to do a pinup photo shoot.

You get to do this for YOU! You get a chance to experiment with clothing, poses, camera angles, and props that are normally not your routine.

You can tap into that bombshell deep within and express your fierceness.. Just for YOU.

It’s a chance to express a sassy rockabilly attitude with professional makeup and hair.

If this isn’t your usual comfort area, how empowering will it be to tap into this part of yourself? You may come away with some new confidence.

Beautiful pinup girl lying on a bed in a pink bedroom with legs up on the headboard. — *Another gorgeous gal at our Iconic Pinups in Los Angeles.*

3. It’s a nod to history: honoring our grandmothers and the women that paved the way for us to have the freedoms we have today! Third reason to do a pinup photo shoot.

History is so important: we are honoring a really cool historical tradition: the artist’s model, the female allegory, the pinup model: in all her playful glory.

And what a lovely tribute to our mothers, grandmother, and great-mothers. Many of our clients say that they look like their mother or grandmother when they see their finished photos.

Beautiful pinup girl speaking on a vintage phone. she has vintage makeup and hairstyle — *A pinup shoot at our Vintage House in Los Angeles.*

4. It’s a chance to celebrate a fun occasion like a birthday or anniversary.

This is a really fun celebration to have with family and friends, or just on your own. It’s a different and unique way to celebrate.

5. It’s probably the BEST gift your spouse or significant other will have ever gotten from you!

This is a unique and personal gift. They will appreciate the planning that went into it, how personal it is, and how it captures something uniquely beautiful about you. And it is just for them.

6. It’s a chance to Celebrate your curves!

What a way to honor your body and embrace your curves. Women of all shapes and sizes and ages can feel comfortable and sexy doing a feminine body-positive shoot like this.

You aren’t waiting until you get thinner, or get surgery, or whatever.. You are honoring and celebrating yourself as perfect RIGHT NOW.

7. AND.. you deserve it!

This is self-care of the highest order. To tell yourself that you deserve a gift like this is really honoring yourself.

To give yourself the gift of professional makeup and hair and a professional photography session: this is star treatment that you can have NOW. You DESERVE it!

8. You can look back and say “I was a knockout.”

You will be happy you did this years from now. How wonderful to have captured your gorgeousness for your kids and grandkids!

You can look back and say “ I was a knockout”, and so will everyone else!

I hope you enjoyed these 8 Reasons to Do a Pinup Photo Shoot, and I hope it convinced you to do a pinup shoot. As always, please leave a comment with any suggestions for future blog posts.

photo of makeup artist Stacy Lande — Hi there! My name is Stacy Lande, and I am a Los Angeles based hair and makeup artist. I have been transforming women into the most glamorous versions of themselves for their weddings and events since 2009.

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