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Cake smash birthday portraits

April 28, 2011

Or – to put it another way…happy 40th birthday to me!! Yup. In a few hours I’ll be 40 years old…hardly seems possible. Anyway, to celebrate this achievement (many thought I wouldn’t make it) I thought I’d have some fun.

While in Toronto recently to present a seminar on wedding photography at the NoBS Inferno, I asked my good friend, Kelly Scaccia, to help out with something dumb for my blog. She’s an amazing baby photographer so she was the perfect choice for a cake smash celebration! This was great fun to do, but I’d not recommend any adults doing this…least not sober! Even after a good shower I was still finding chocolate in my ears and nose hours later!!

Thanks to my awesome buddy James Hodgins for videoing the fun for me, and of course to Kelly for taking the pictures.

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Tags: cake smash, Inferno, James Hodgins, Kelly Scaccia, Mike Long, NOBS
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More birthday teasing…

April 18, 2011

The 2nd of my surprise birthday portraits!! Hmmm….wonder what could be coming next!! Again, thanks to Kelly Scaccia for being behind the camera!

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Tags: awesome pinup, James Hodgins, Kelly Scaccia, Mike Long, NOBS, Oregon
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New! Name panels

April 16, 2011

These are great for kid’s doors…name panels! Each letter panel is 5″x10″ and mounted, ready to be placed on your child’s bedroom door.

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Tags: Mike Long, Oregon, photographer, portrait
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Sweet baby Cruz!

April 14, 2011

Look at this smiley little fella!! He had a ton of fun in the studio, and wouldn’t stop smilling!

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Tags: Mike Long, North West, Oregon, photographer, Photography, portrait, Retouching
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Self Portrait

April 14, 2011

Yup – waiting for a client again recently I had another go at a self portrait. This then, is the chief cook and bottle washer, head honcho, and general dogsbody at Katchlight and Portland Pin-Ups. Yours truly….

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Tags: awesome pinup, Mike Long, North West, Oregon, photographer, Photography, pin-ups, World's Best Pin up photographer
Posted in Commercial, Photography, Pin-Up, Pindora's Box, Retouching | No Comments »

Gavin – rockstar birthday shoot

April 12, 2011

Here’s Gavin! He’s Deegan’s big brother, and when the family came in for the newborn session recently, Corinne mentioned the rockstar theme for his party…and we hatched a plan for some invites! These are the final portraits that went out to all his buddies.

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Tags: Mike Long, Portland Wedding Photography, portrait
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Deegan – Portland newborn photography

April 7, 2011

Meet 10 day old Deegan!! I photographed his Mum and Dad’s wedding a few year’s ago. While shooting another wedding late last summer, and guess came to see me and said he recoginzed me as I’d shot Corinne and Spencer’s wedding.

“True!”, says I…”how are they?”

“Expecting their 2nd child” says he….!

Not long after, Corinne was in touch to sort out a newborn shoot for Deegan.

Love these guys!

k

Tags: Mike Long, newborn, portrait
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Fun birthday shots…

April 5, 2011

I’m currently in Toronto, Canada, presenting a seminar on wedding photography for the NoBS Photo Success Inferno.  After my presentation yesterday, I roped in my friend, Kelly Scaccia, to create some fun images for my upcoming 40th birthday!! This is a teaser for now, more fun ones coming soon…

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Tags: Kelly Scaccia, portrait, World's Best Pin up photographer
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Pals – search for Portland’s cutest baby and toddler

March 27, 2011

PalsFlyers

Katchlight Photography and Posh Baby have once again teamed up to bring you PALS, children photographed with their favorite toy, blankie or keepsake. This year, we are looking for Portland’s cutest!

Bring your baby/toddler (36 months or less) to the Katchlight Photography studio for a complimentary Pals session.  Don’t forget to bring your child’s favorite toy or keepsake.

Before leaving the studio, you’ll schedule a convenient time to come back to view your images.  Feel free to bring any family members or friends who can help you decide which image to select for the contest.  Once you decide, you will receive a a complimentary 5×7 of that image selected in approximately two weeks.  This is our way of saying thank you for your partcipation in the contest.
Should you decide you want anymore additional portraits, you will receive 25% off the regular studio prices.  There is no obligation to purchase anything from the studio, but the discount is another thank you from us should you decide you want more images.

For the month of June, Katchlight Photography’s Facebook page will post a Pals gallery with all the images chosen for the contest.  The two images for both categories receiving the most ‘likes’ will be declared the winners.

Voting will run for exactly one week and the winner of each category will receive a $500 gift certificate to Katchlight Photography, and a $75 gift certificate to Posh Baby.
Second and third place will each receive a $100 gift certificate Katchlight Photography gift certificate,
and a $25 Posh Baby certificate.
The Katchlight Photography gift certificates can be applied to any additional prints or canvas from the original session or an additional session for the family to enjoy for an indoor or outdoor session.  The session should be scheduled within three months.

Sessions will be between April 18th and June 10th.

Make sure you are a fan of http://www.facebook.com/katchlight to keep up with all the details.

Contact the studio to schedule your session – spaces are limited.

503.381.7828

mikelong@mac.com

Terms of entry:

Proof viewing for the full session will be at Katchlight Photography’s studio only.
No online viewing. Only the chosen image will be available online at Katchlight’s Facebook page.

25% discount on prices available at the viewing session only.

Limited to the first 100 applicants only.

One session per child.

Sessions are by appointment only.

Session times subject to availability.

www.katchlight.com | www.poshbaby.com

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Maxx – Portland Newborn photography

March 22, 2011

Baby Maxx!!! What a cool dude!

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Tags: Mike Long, Portland Baby Photography, portland newborn photography, portrait
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