Now that we've covered the differences among pinup, glamour, and boudoir photography, it's time to continue the discussion with a look at some of Marilee's favorite genres: cosplay, sci-fi, and horror themes.

Cosplay is a super-broad category, embracing virtually all photos that include models costumed or styled like fictional characters from a variety of media (and occasionally, famous real-life historical - or even contemporary - public figures). Sometimes, cosplay can include elements of pinup, glamour, boudoir, horror, or sci-fi. A theme like "Disney's Snow White, done as a 1940s pinup" is a classic combination of pin-up and cosplay, for example.

Horror and science fiction photography are two genres that often fit within, or alongside, cosplay. If you're portraying a "generic" (I use quotation marks because original characters are much niftier than the term might suggest) glamorous vampire, for example, that shades more into general horror than cosplay. But if you're portraying the Brides of Dracula or an enraptured Lucy Westenra, you're definitely doing cosplay (even if it's just your own interpretation of the literary characters from Bram Stoker's epistolary novel).

Whether your interest here is in replicating the look of a specific character or in becoming a character of your own creation, Marilee can help. She has sets, wardrobe, and hair and makeup skills to turn you into a romantic vampire, an enchanting witch, a sassy space explorer fighting a tentacle beast, a murderous 1950s housewife, or even the bride of Frankenstein's "monster" (you can go full Universal Horror Elsa Lanchester style if you wish!). You can even reenact a scene from The Creature From the Black Lagoon, playing Kay alongside Marilee's Gill-Man prop.

The sky's the limit, and Halloween is really just the beginning! There are even publication opportunities as various pinup and glamour magazines focus on cosplay, horror, and sci-fi themes year-round.

Interested in putting your own spin on one of these themes? Contact Marilee to book a shoot and brainstorm some ideas!