Super Boys
Mel’s boys with swords, apron capes, and moon boots.
- Looooove it! Can't wait to get these framed and on my wall as an art piece!May 3, 2010 - 3:32 pm
- Super cute, those super boys are!May 3, 2010 - 5:15 pm
- So adorable!July 6, 2010 - 2:35 pm
- kind of magical! The first one is my favorite, but they all have sweet, nostalgic feel. Yep, those will make great wall art.July 9, 2010 - 11:03 pm
My Newest Love
I found it! Sun in Oregon during the wintertime! Jeff and I are loving skiing with our Timberline Spring passes and it lends so much to my sanity during the dark winter days. Check out the view! The picture that Jeff took with Mt. Jefferson in the background really gives you a great idea of how awesome the visibility is up there. It was so bright we could hardly keep our eyes open for these pictures. When we are on the mountain I feel like maybe I have died and gone to heaven. Then I fall and biff it face first into the snow and know I am alive. I am getting pretty good at standing up from a fallen position because that happens to me a lot!
- How fun Missy! What a view! I'm a whimp when it comes to the mountain. I've only attempted skiing 3 times, but each time it was in a "sideways snow" type situation and I figured it must always be blizzardy on the mountain, so I gave up. :) But your photos look inspiring.April 22, 2010 - 4:14 pm
Facebook Fan Page
I made one! I am setting up my blog so that it will automatically post there. If it’s easier to follow me on facebook, there you go!
Pose for Candy
I have been posting a lot of Mel and her new baby and her kids during the “off” season when the weather is generally rainy and it seems nobody is planning portrait sessions. Mel has been letting me try out new things and shoot film and it has been so great! Her kids are 2 and 4 and usually taking pictures of them is tricky. With digital you can chase kids all around and take a million pictures and you know a few will turn out because kids are super cute and it is impossible not to get some cute ones shooting that way. Since I was using film for these, I had to think of ways to get the kids to listen to me and still have fun. I took a grand total of 70 pictures and at least half of them turned out super sweet! The secret lies below 
And here is the secret to the magic! Drum-roll please…Pose for Candy! A little title I made up for a classic trick. These candies don’t cause drool or stain the tongue. I had the boys literally eating out of my hand for over an hour. I was a bit worried that this method would include giving kids way too much candy, but at the end of the session we had only gone through two rolls of smarties for two boys. Not bad for having their complete attention for over an hour!
- I love these Missy! I love there one with the swing. Kids are always a little tricky! You rocked it! MaalaeaApril 6, 2010 - 8:03 pm
- I'll pose for candy too! ;) Great job on these, Missy. I'm loving their green frog boots and overalls. I'm a sucker for cute denim overalls!April 6, 2010 - 11:26 pm
- I am totally loving film! Awesome Job!April 7, 2010 - 2:48 am
- Wow, these turned out so great!!! I can't wait to see the rest. They look so handsome, just what I wanted :)April 7, 2010 - 9:02 am
- Wonderful! I do this too with kiddos : ) Finger puppets are good too. I also like your new logo at the top.!April 7, 2010 - 11:44 am
- How darling they are! Beautiful work Missy!April 7, 2010 - 10:25 pm
- I love these pictures Missy! Melanie, what fun! MomApril 8, 2010 - 6:34 am
- Oh yeah, remember how the m&m's worked for the flash card drills? they were little and you couldn't accumulate very much, yet it made the drills and trying to beat your own records on time much more fun.April 8, 2010 - 6:36 am
- Great idea! I've switched to film as well and I've been pleasantly surprised that I have a better ratio of great pictures...at least 50% are keepers and the keepers are SO much better than the digital could ever be! Do you find it hard to sell the whole "film" idea to potential clients, though? I'm finding it challenging in a market where EVERYONE is digital and there's not a big art community where I live to appreciate it.April 11, 2010 - 2:16 pm
- I have all my film work scanned to files that are available to my clients the same way digital files are available. There really isn't a difference except the cost of processing!April 11, 2010 - 2:28 pm
- Super cute Missy! glad your still in the swing of things girl! Loving the Film!April 12, 2010 - 2:24 pm
- Very cute! I like the shots of the boys hugging/strangling each other. Those photos capture the sibling dynamic perfectly. I love the look of film!April 13, 2010 - 2:16 pm
- I can't believe how big Mel and Kev's kids are getting! It's been a long time since I've seen them. Wow!June 4, 2010 - 9:59 pm
- Pose for Candy. Coincidentally, that is also how you get me to do anything you want me to do. Candy. These are great! fabulous exposures, as well :) You're a magician of sorts!June 14, 2010 - 2:55 pm
Dancing Girl
Turn on the jams and rock out! I love that you can kind of see her little belly button through the onesie!
- Oh how sweet! What a beautiful little girl.March 10, 2010 - 10:35 pm
- Look at how sweet these are! And how sweet she is. Adorable shots - I love the black and white :)March 22, 2010 - 4:37 pm
Caylene G. Fitness Competitor
Caylene called me today asking for some pictures that she needed for Wednesday. It’s a photographer’s dream to be able to take pictures on one of the most beautiful days in an otherwise gloomy Oregon winter. Here is what we got.
Children and Family Portrait Sale
Hi everyone, here’s the deal
If you book a family of children session to take place in May, you will get the session and the 8×10 print ready disc for $350! This is a $650 value! I just bought a book about children’s portrait sessions (a very expensive book) and I want to try out the ideas. So, let’s say you want to book a session. Call me (or email and I will call you) and we will chat about what you are hoping to get out of the session. I will ask about the images you like on my website so that we can book a similar session for you. I will help you with clothing options phone and email. The disc is for your personal use only. You will still get a gallery for family to order from if they want to and it will be available to you for ordering large prints or albums, but if you only want the disc, that it totally fine!
This one is new, you pick the location (I will give you pointers when we chat). I am charging $1 a mile for any location outside of zip code 97229 and I expect to travel since everything I photograph is on location. I use google maps to figure out how much to charge for travel, so hopefully that will give you an idea. Oh, and if you have a friend who wants to do this to and we book the session for the same day and location back-to-back, I will waive the travel fee up to 50 miles and if you have two friends (three sessions) at the same location, back-to-back, I will waive travel up to 100 miles.
This Month may book up really fast, so don’t wait to call! I am so excited to get some momentum taking portraits!!
The link to children’s portfolio and the family portfolio
Baby Michael part 2
- I love all the baby wrinkles on the last one : ) Beautiful images.January 20, 2010 - 7:51 am
- So adorable! Great photos, Missy!January 20, 2010 - 10:31 am
- So adorable. I love the little feet!January 20, 2010 - 1:23 pm
- What a darling baby :)January 24, 2010 - 1:35 am
- found your blog via the film is not dead blog. great work! love the colours & tones. also love your other blog about learning film. i'm teaching myself film & have found some great info there!February 28, 2010 - 7:16 pm
Experimental Photo Session
Erika’s Ann invited me to co-shoot this session with her. She lured me there with the promise of horses and dreadlocks. It was so fun hanging out with Erika and her friends who prodused this editorial style session with resources on hand. You can see the rest of the photos here.
- These are so beautiful, Missy. The dreadlocks would have lured me in, too!January 6, 2010 - 8:24 am
- I want dreads so bad...I'm determined to get them when I'm in collegeJanuary 7, 2010 - 10:06 pm
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