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To celebrate her 30th Birthday, Becky Willis came in during the month of March for her bombshell shoot. During the shoot Becky expressed how excited she was about the trip to Hawaii she and her husband had planned in celebration of their anniversary. The day Becky came to pick up her photographs she told us she had planned on trying to get pregnant during the trip. However, Becky had even greater news, the day after the shoot she found out she was already pregnant! So her trip to Hawaii became not only an anniversary celebration but also a celebration of the new mom-to-be! 

I just wanted to say thanks for making my 30th birthday so special.  Spending the day with ya’ll really made the day special and unique.  It was amazing how at ease I became when I got started with the photo shoot.  I knew I had a wonderful time and that the preview pictures I saw online were great, but I really had no idea how pleased I would be until I received my book last Monday.  Wow!  It really is amazing.  I couldn’t have hoped for better.  When I shared them with my co-workers I wasn’t exactly sure if they would “get it”–but everyone has had nothing but wonderful things to say.  No one could believe that I could glam up so well and were a little surprised to see another side of me.    Needless to say my husband enjoyed them too.  Thanks for giving me such a priceless heirloom–I can’t wait to tell my child “hey you were in me when I had these made”!

Hey Angela- I just had to tell you this story. I have had my framed picture out in our bedroom for a week or so and my boys have yet to notice it or the fact that it’s me. Until today. Harrison, my 7 yr old, comes in today with a friend and says” That’s my mom’s picture but it’s not her because she doesn’t have a bathing suit like that.” I had to walk away so they would’nt see me laughing. I got so tickled and thought you would enjoy it too:-)

Holly

Steven & Charlotte

Hey Angela,

I wanted to write and thank you for the photos of Charlotte. I am just blown away by how beautiful she looks in the photos. I mean, she always looks beautiful to me, no matter what time of day, but the way you gals did her up that day is completely and totally breathtaking and awesome. I am hoping that she will come back for more photo sessions in the future (I may demand it) and that you continue to do the wonderful work that you do.
Again, thank you so much! Today I got the BEST present ever!
Thank you!!!

s l yeager

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 7:13 PM

hey angela,

it has been almost a week and I am still just giddy
when i
look at the pictures you took of Charlotte. I
can’t
thank you enough. Your work is incredible.

Emily Thomas is our Miss January 2009! Emily and 14 other army wives from the same engineer battalion in Olive Hill, KY had their photoshoot last October for their husbands deployed oversees. We went back to KY the following month to meet with the wives again for photo reviews, where we pinned Emily as our Mrs. January 2009.

Mrs. January 2009

Miss Page will always be a legend here at the studio. She was a forerunner of the pin-up era and a pioneer of women’s liberation. A remarkable lady to say the least, an iconic figure in pop culture who who had a tremendous impact on our society. Many women ask me, “Can you make me look like Bettie Page?” I always reply, “well…we can make you want to look like you when you see yourself in pictures but, nevertheless you will feel like Bettie Page when you walk out of the studio.”

Miss Page will always remain in our hearts,

Angela

Bettie Page (circa 1950)

LOS ANGELES – Bettie Page, the 1950s secretary-turned-model whose controversial photographs in skimpy attire or none at all helped set the stage for the 1960s sexual revolution, died Thursday. She was 85.
Page was placed on life support last week after suffering a heart attack in Los Angeles and never regained consciousness, said her agent, Mark Roesler. He said he and Page’s family agreed to remove life support. Before the heart attack, Page had been hospitalized for three weeks with pneumonia.
“She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality,” Roesler said. “She is the embodiment of beauty.”
Page, who was also known as Betty, attracted national attention with magazine photographs of her sensuous figure in bikinis and see-through lingerie that were quickly tacked up on walls in military barracks, garages and elsewhere, where they remained for years.

After resurfacing in the 1990s, she occasionally granted interviews but refused to allow her picture to be taken.
“I don’t want to be photographed in my old age,” she told an interviewer in 1998. “I feel the same way with old movie stars. … It makes me sad. We want to remember them when they were young.”
The 21st century indeed had people remembering her just as she was. She became the subject of songs, biographies, Web sites, comic books, movies and documentaries. A new generation of fans bought thousands of copies of her photos.
Gretchen Mol portrayed her in 2005′s “The Notorious Bettie Page” and Paige Richards had the role in 2004′s “Bettie Page: Dark Angel.” Page herself took part in the 1998 documentary “Betty Page: Pinup Queen.”
Hefner said he last saw Page when he held a screening of “The Notorious Bettie Page” at the Playboy Mansion. He said she objected to the fact that the film referred to her as “notorious,” but “we explained to her that it referred to the troubled times she had and was a good way to sell a movie.”
Page’s career began one day in October 1950 when she took a respite from her job as a secretary in a New York office for a walk along the beach at Coney Island. An amateur photographer named Jerry Tibbs admired the 27-year-old’s firm, curvy body and asked her to pose.
Looking back on the career that followed, she told Playboy in 1998: “I never thought it was shameful. I felt normal. It’s just that it was much better than pounding a typewriter eight hours a day, which gets monotonous.”

Year in Review: In Memoriam — remembering those we lost in 2008

Associated Press writers Denise Petski and Raquel Maria Dillon contributed to this report.

Angela,

Birmingham Bombshells was ingenious! I came across your ad
in the Black and White and was intrigued so I visited your
website. The photos on the Birmingham Bombshells website
were just fantastic. I tried to picture myself in some of
those shots and just couldn’t imagine I could look as
photogenic and relaxed as the women in your gallery. I was
drawn to visit the photos again and again. My 10th wedding
anniversary was approaching and I knew my husband would LOVE
some photos of me as a “bombshell” so I decided to
inquire.

The whole bombshell experience is something I think every
woman should do for herself for so many reasons. What a
treat it is to spend a couple of hours at the spa having
your hair and make-up done by professionals, just like a
movie star. For those few hours, I was taken away from the
cares of my everyday life. When the time came to take the
photos, I felt a bit silly all dressed up but you and Ashleigh
immediately made me feel at ease. During the shoot, I kept
fearing my face would show some sort of horrible grimace as
I held what I felt were “yoga like” poses with touche
out, leg up, shoulder raised, etc. But when I left the shoot
that day, I felt special. I felt like you and Ashleigh were my
new best friends. The experience was a real self esteem
boost and I certainly needed that boost since it was also my
40th birthday that day. We women all need to feel beautiful,
special, and the center of attention every once in a while.

When I got to see the photos for the first time, I was
amazed. All the photos turned out so well, I couldn’t
imagine how I would choose! The photos speak volumes for
your talent and more importantly in my case, your direction.
As for my husband, you rendered him speechless! When he was
finally able to speak, all he could say was, “Wow!” over
and over again. The photos and the book, he says, are the
greatest gift he has ever received.

I am so glad I decided to do the photos. In fact, I’d
like to do it at least once a year!!

Sincerely,
DeAnna Hadnot
‘Smokin’ Hot Mama

I do seriously think it is something that EVERY woman should do for herself. I’m still trying to convince all my friends to do it but they have excuses about losing weight. They don’t seem to understand that Marilyn Monroe, Bettie Page, Jean Harlow and the rest were not a size 4!!!

Thanks again for a fabulous time. I do love you both!

DeAnna

DeAnna’s Debut

Angela,

“Thank you so much for such a fun day in your studio and making me feel absolutely wonderful! Wesley loved the pictures and was so surprised! You have a wonderful gift and you were a blast yo work with. Hope to see you again soon for more pictures! I’ll bring Wes next time!”

-Lindsay Glaser (formerly Hightower)

We are planning another trip to Kentucky this year. Last year’s shoot wives of the Fort Thomas based 478th Engineer Battalion (near Cincinnati, OH) sent the pin-ups to there hubbies while serving in Iraq. This worked out to be a fantastic yet, unconventional way to send a care package to send to their honies. I must say, I am so glad that to have met all these women and had the opportunity to hear their stories. Not to mention, giving them a chance to be pampered and ease their spirits for a day!

This October we will be shooting 10-20 more army wives, this time in Maysville, KY. Sometimes my job is just so fun and rewarding…what can I say!

Looking Forward

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