Katchlight - Photography by Mike Long » News http://www.katchlight.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:32:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Pin-Up-A-Looza, coming to a city near you http://www.katchlight.com/blog/pin-up-a-looza-coming-to-a-city-near-you http://www.katchlight.com/blog/pin-up-a-looza-coming-to-a-city-near-you#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:58:01 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1914 I’m about to embark on my Pin-Up-A-Looza tour with Sandy Puc – heading to a city near you. If you want to learn the secrets behind my pin-up business, then book your spot NOW!!

Head over to:

Sandy Puc Tours

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The studio has been so busy over the first six months of 2011, that I can’t keep up with posting often enough.

I’ll try harder…and to make matters worse, I’ve created a 2nd blog!!

Portland Pin-Ups deserved it’s own special place, so it has a new home:

www.portlandpinups.com/blog

The Katchlight blog will remain for my family, baby and wedding photography, and the occasional pin-up that’s family friendly!!

Mike.

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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/new-blog/feed 0 All the Pals entries! http://www.katchlight.com/blog/all-the-pals-entries http://www.katchlight.com/blog/all-the-pals-entries#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 02:44:50 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1861 Here they are – all the wonderful girls and boys that entered my Pals 2011 contest!! Warning…lots of cute pictures coming up.

Why not book a shoot like this for your superstar?

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All images on this site are © Mike Long 2011. Considerable time, effort and skill was spent creating these artworks…please do not steal my work.

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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/all-the-pals-entries/feed 0 Pals! 2011 Winners! http://www.katchlight.com/blog/pals-2011-winners http://www.katchlight.com/blog/pals-2011-winners#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 01:23:39 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1857 The Pals! contest for 2011 is over, and there are two winners.

All the kids who entered are superstars, but the two with the most Facebook votes were:

Ellington

Abigail

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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/pals-2011-winners/feed 0 Mad Dogs favorite – Charlie! http://www.katchlight.com/blog/mad-dogs-favorite-charlie http://www.katchlight.com/blog/mad-dogs-favorite-charlie#comments Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:56:23 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1683 My recent dog day, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, was a huge success, and while I don’t have favorites, here’s a fella that was great fun, and his Mum now has a fantastic 3 image wall panel on it’s way to her!!

If you missed dog day, don’t despair, it was such fun and such a big hit that I’m now offering dog day sessions any day of the week! Get in touch now to get some awesome portraits of your best friend.
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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/mad-dogs-favorite-charlie/feed 0 Kyra and William – Portland Wedding Photography http://www.katchlight.com/blog/kyra-and-william-portland-wedding-photography http://www.katchlight.com/blog/kyra-and-william-portland-wedding-photography#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:48:54 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1678 This past weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of shooting Kyra and William’s wedding at the Architectural Heritage Center in Portland.

They were originally going to tie the knot outside in a park in St Johns, but the wonderful Portland weather changed their minds!

This was a beautiful wedding – with just their closest family and friends for the ceremony.

Here are my faves for the day!!

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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/kyra-and-william-portland-wedding-photography/feed 0 New self portrait… http://www.katchlight.com/blog/new-self-portrait http://www.katchlight.com/blog/new-self-portrait#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:29:46 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1644 Photographers HATE having their picture taken. That’s why most of us became photographers so we could hide behind a camera!!

But the time has come for a new headshot…and being bored waiting for some products for a shoot to arrive the other day I had a quick go at a self portrait….I think it turned out rather well….

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I’m going to be shooing their wedding at the end of the month and it’s going to be a blast!

Lauren is my friend Debbie’s daughter. I met Debbie via a great online photography site:

NoBS PhotoSuccess

and she asked if I could shoot their wedding!

I have another great friend, Jason Abbott, from Texas flying up to help out – and I can’t wait!

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen will sell out ultra fast – to register your interest please fill in your name and email here:


Email Marketing You Can Trust

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]]> http://www.katchlight.com/blog/coming-soon-dog-day/feed 0 Announcing Father’s Favorites at Katchlight Photography! http://www.katchlight.com/blog/announcing-fathers-favorites-at-katchlight-photography http://www.katchlight.com/blog/announcing-fathers-favorites-at-katchlight-photography#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 22:06:22 +0000 MikeLong http://www.katchlight.com/blog/?p=1590 Hot on the heels of Daddy and Me day – I decided to give Dad’s in Portland a very special Father’s day this year, and am now offering Father’s Favorites!

I’ve been thinking of a way to get Portland’s Dad’s the best present, rather than the usual boring sweater and colone combo that they usually get! Of course, I want my photographer to be the main player in the event…so I’ve come up with Father’s Favorites. While my Daddy and Me day is still going be scheduled as planned, I thought that what Dad’s really wanted was something to bring a smile to his face every time he looked at it…

CLICK HERE FOR FATHERS FAVORITES INFO

Check out this Amazing One-Of-A-Kind event. There are only 10 slots open and it’s first come first booked!

Father’s Favorites is taking place Wednesday June 2nd. (by appointment)
Viewing day is Wednesday June 9th. (by appointment)

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