Things I like: my family, old cars and scooters, pin-up gals, Halloween!, 50's atomic doo-dads, low-brow art, hunting for treasure, sideshows, Authentic 70's style pimps, traditional Hot Rods and Kustoms, Ephemera, Blaxploitation films. Old educational films, nudie x-rated and risque collectibles, paint by number art, Black velvet art, DIY, gay bingo, sublime stitching, pop art, drag queens, pugs, bad movies, big boobs, tattoos, big hair, umbrella drinks, Shag, Von Franco, Johnny Ace Studios, Googie Architecture, Monsters, 50's dinnerware, drag queens, good smells, pretty feet, vintage girdles and stockings, glittery things, grease under my nails, thrift stores, feather boas, dirty books, shriners, vintage living, artful cocktails, tough chicks who don't take any shit, wandering, leopard print, burlesque, glam rock, expensive chocolates, egyptian cotton sheets, 'pre-implants' porn, and other points of view.
Music
Big Band, Lounge/Exotica, Burlesque Music, Crooners, Bowie, Iggy Pop, Lavay Smith, She Wants Revenge, Horrorpops, Sasquatch and the Sickabillys, Kaiser Chiefs, Jimmy Eat World, Green Day, Tori Amos, Arctic Monkeys, Jill Tracy, Death Cab for Cutie, The Killers, Louis XIV, Ursula 1000, Ultra Lounge, The Cramps, The Cure, Erasure, Elvis Costello, Louis Prima, Les Baxter, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Depeche Mode, Patsy Cline, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Johnny Cash, Reverend Horton Heat, Wanda Jackson, The Carrie Nations, Tony Bennett, Chet Baker, Swing (all types), Early glam rock, Eddie Clendening and the Blue Ribbon Boys, The Mighty Blue Kings, ELVIS!, My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult, Lords of Acid, old punk, etc etc etc...
Movies
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill!, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Trainspotting, Amelie, American Pimp, Velvet Goldmine, Hot Rods to Hell, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Napoleon Dynamite, Wild at Heart, Wheels of Tragedy/Mechanized Death, Best in Show, Mother's Day, ABC's of Sex Education for Trainables, Ilsa- She Wolf of the SS, Deadly Weapons, She Devils on Wheels, Blood Feast, Polyester, Pink Flamingos, Fiend Without a Face, Night of the Living Dead, Harold and Maude, Priscilla- Queen of the Desert, My Own Private Idaho, Switchblade Sisters, Make them Die Slowly, Children Shouldn't Play with Dead things, The Incredbily Strange Creatures who Stopped living and became Mixed up zombies, The Violent Years, Manos Hands of Fate, Attack of the the eye creatures, Daddy-O, The Gore Gore Girls, Black Belt Jones, Dolemite, Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, and most B-movies from the 50-60's, etc.
Television
COPS, Sopranos, Curb your Enthusiasm, MST3K, Da Ali G Show, So Graham Norton, The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Penn and Teller Bullshit!, Judge Judy, Maury Povich (you are NOT the father), and The League of Gentlemen (the British show, not the movie)
Books
Mental Hygiene, Gallery of Regrettable Food, Bad Hair, Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, Peepshow, American Psycho, Retro Luau, Artists' Archives, Shit Magnet, Answer Me!, Men's Magazines, Taschen picture books, Hot Rod magazines, 50's decorating books, 50-60's smut/pulp.
Heroes
My husband Frank and daughter Lily,vHerschel Gordon Lewis, Russ Meyer, George Barris, Tura Satana, James Lileks, Russ Meyer, Bettie Page, David Bowie, Big Daddy Roth, Johnny Cash, Chesty Morgan, John Waters, Bunny Yeager, Divine, Mom & Dad, Judge Judy, and Queenie from the She-devils on Wheels (without her I'd never have met Mr. Right!).
My name is Action Girl, and I'm a hot rod gal, scooterist, photographer, artist, and quite possibly one of the most fun people you'll ever meet.
For as long as I can remember I've been fascinated with all things vintage, especially pinups dating from the war years through the early sixties. I've made it my personal mission to make the pin-up look accessible to the modern girl wanting to recapture that demure, sweet and sexy elegance made popular in the past.
I strive to be THE BEST as what I do and so it's no accident that Atomic Cheesecake is one of the finest pin-up studios in Baltimore.
Here's what you can expect when you come here for a shoot:
- the largest selection of props, wardrobe, furniture, and backdrops in town.
- Expert posing assistance, coaching and direction that can help even the most inexperienced girl look like a pro!
- Stunning make-up, fantastic vintage hairstyling and period-perfect wardrobe styling.
- An experience like no other, working with someone who LOVES her clients, and works harder that anyone to make everyone look PERFECT.
- State of the art equipment, expert retouching, and affordable packages that are ALL INCLUSIVE.
- A fun studio atmosphere- I dare you to come here and NOT have a great time!
I shoot ALL KINDS of girls in many shapes and sizes, so don't be afraid of getting in front of my camera if you're a little curvy... in fact, for the eras i'm shooting, "skinny" wasn't really in fashion. My extensive wadrobe accommodates one of the largest size ranges in the business, from a size zero up to a dressmaker's size 18.
I do not shoot ANYONE under the age of 18, and I do check ID when I'm not sure.
So, you think you're ready to book???
Everything you need to know about shooting with me can be found on my Studio's website.
http://www.atomiccheesecakestudios.com
Please read it FIRST and then ask questions. I get bombarded with messages asking questions that are very clearly answered there, and I've taken a lot of time to build a site that explains everything in detail.
ALL COPY ON THIS PAGE AND ON WWW.ATOMICCHEESECAKESTUDIOS.COM BELONGS TO ME AND I WILL AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE ANYONE WHO ATTEMPTS TO STEAL MY WORDS FOR USE ON ANY OTHER WEBSITE. ALL WORDS AND IMAGES ON THIS PAGE ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED- 2001-2008 Stacey Barich, Atomic Cheesecake Studios
Who I'd like to meet: I have the best friends in the world, and I'm always looking for new and interesting folks to have adventures with. For starters: All those lovely ladies, Models (experience not necessary!), Retrophiles, Car enthusiasts, Artists, Photographers, Swing Dancers, Grease Monkeys, Glamazons, Drag Queens, etc. And if you love pin-up, then we're destined to be friends.
If you want to know more about "me", click on Action Girl in my number one friend spot, that's me- the girl behind, and sometimes in front of the camera.
