This is your chance to own the first in a series of limited edition All That Glitters postcards! Fresh off the presses, these postcards are each uniquely numbered and feature Paris Green of the Belmont Burlesque Revue in Chicago, Illinois.
During the past year I’ve completed over 80 portrait sessions towards my goal of 100 from all across the United States. In the coming months I will embark on a new road trip throughout the West Coast to capture the remaining portraits. Your contribution will help me accomplish this goal.
Below is a PayPal donation button. When you click on that button and donate at least $2 or more, I will autograph one of these postcards and drop it in the mail to you. How far does $2 go? The majority of the first dollar covers the cost of getting the postcard in your hands. The second dollar (and any additional dollars you provide) will go directly into the All That Glitters West Coast fund.
Don’t delay! With over 300 million peope in the U.S. and only 600 postcards, these won’t be around for long.
As the new kid on the block I’m giving Los Angeles a great deal on headshots. But act fast because this is a limited time offer. Book your headshot session with me in the next two weeks and you’ll get two looks in natural light and two edited high-resolution images for only $250.
Refer a friend and if you both book in the next two weeks I’ll give you EACH an additional edited high-resolution image – a $40 value!
Remember, this deal is only available for sessions completed by August 31, 2010. Call now to schedule your session: (708) 212-3202.
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“All That Glitters: Portraits of Burlesque Performers In Their Homes” is a multimedia endeavor currently in production by BCJ Photography that seeks the answer to the question: What is burlesque? The project will culminate in a coffee table book, a documentary film, and gallery exhibitions in cities throughout the United States.
My plan was to blog about the All That Glitters – The East Coast and some Southern States Too Tour during the trip. It didn’t really happen that way, but I’m very pleased with the time I spent on the road and the results from each of the photo sessions.
In 28 days I drove 6,181 miles through 26 states (10 of which I slept in) and photographed 24 burlesque performers in their homes, including one “burlesque legend” known as Wild Cherry. Burlesque legends are dancers who began performing in the first half of the 20th century and in some cases still perform today.
I’m not usually a dog person, but it seems that burlesque performers own super-cute and friendly dogs, most of them rescues of some sort. In addition to the dogs, I had the pleasure of meeting many fabulous cats, a snake, and even a couple of prairie dogs named Chip and Dale.
Along with this adventure I moved my home & office from Chicago to Los Angeles. While the move helps to fulfill a number of personal goals, such as keeping my toes warm all year, it also leaves me in the prime geographical position to gather the remaining portraits and interviews for All That Glitters from West Coast performers.
I’ll begin scheduling sessions for Los Angeles performers in the coming weeks and hope to get back on the road by mid to late summer. First, however, I need to fill in some funding gaps to help cover costs of the remaining work. Once I figure that out I’ll be able to visit performers all along the West Coast.
In the meantime I’ll be sorting through the latest portraits and editing video from the interviews, so check back occasionally for some outtakes and updates.
Yesterday we got on the road right at 10am as planned, heading out of Chicagoland towards Cleveland, Ohio. The ride was uneventful, just the kind of ride I prefer.
We arrived in Cleveland about six hours later in time to grab a tasty dinner at a local diner before heading over to photograph Bella Sin for All That Glitters. Bella Sin is a sweetheart who is also apparently a workaholic who has worked very hard to spread the word of burlesque in Cleveland. Kudos to her for donating her time in full costume to a soup kitchen!
Back on the road again for another three and some change, we got in to Buffalo, New York just after midnight. Long day, that was.
Today we slept in a little bit before stopping in to Amy’s Place, a delicious dinner that knows how to do breakfast right. Mistress J Kiss of The Stripteasers was the next to join the All That Glitters project. She has a great story about meeting Dita Von Tease a while back, but you’ll just have to wait for the video.
After the shoot we headed up to Niagara Falls. I had been there as a kid, and other than there being a huge amount of water plummeting over a large cliff, it seemed as though the area had only become more commercialized and tacky.
A local grocery store provided dinner and now we’re just chillin’ with a movie, running some quick laundry so we can last the week, and calling it an early night.
