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….
Archive for the ‘Pin-Up’ Category
Self Portrait
April 14, 2011Recent workshop portraits – Portland Pin-up photography
March 7, 2011I’m a little behind with my retouching for my lovely and amazing models from my workshops last year!! Sorry girls…I’m catching up, slowly. Here are 3 from my Sydney, Australia workshop, one each of Shereen, Kylie and Nicole.
The Queen – this one has me thinking about a whole new project!!!
Stay tuned…..
I’ve been pinned by Animoto!
January 12, 2011Regular readers will know that I LOVE Animoto – and I also have a little history with the company. In 2009 I shot Sandy Puc for an ad for Animoto, and they have also supported my Pinned-Up workshops!
Recently, the Animoto crew asked for a portrait of me, in my very own Animoto shirt, for use in their promo…
I *HATE* being in front of the camera…so this was fairly tortuous! While in Australia, I asked my friend Natalie Howe to do the honors and shoot my portrait…but jet lag and overwork meant I was just too damn tired! So while in Denver recently, I asked Sandy Puc to trip the shutter. I then set to work creating the final portrait for Animoto…and here it is!!
Mike Long Animoto
Portland Commercial Photography
December 28, 2010My updates have been very few and far between this year – sorry folks! I’ve been a busy boy in December… You may remember that last year I was flown to Denver to shoot the awesome Sandy Puc’ for her Animoto ad, and also for her 2010 tour posters…the pirate shot below. I also shot her 2011 tour poster for the upcoming show with Jerry Ghionis.
A couple of weeks ago I was invited back to Sandy’s studio in Denver for a two day marathon shoot where we started the process of creating a few new tour posters. This was great fun and her staff broadcast the whole thing live on the net! We shot Jared Abrams for his 2011 tour, Jack Davis for his 2012 tour. These posters will be released soon!! Finally, we shot ME!! For MY 2011 tour which is scheduled for September and October. I’m going to be presenting ‘Pin-Up-Alooza’… a fun extravaganza of live pin-up shoots, post production and marketing..coming to a city near you! Tickets go on sale soon, and the website for that will be live early January. The poster is finished, but you can’t see it yet. Here’s a sneak peak at me in make-up though!
Me, dressed, make up and ready to rock….
Sandy Puc’s 2010 Animoto ad, shot and retouched by Mike Long
Sandy Puc’ 2010 Tour poster, shot and retouched by Mike Long
Sandy Puc’ and Jerry Ghionis 2011 Tour poster, shot and retouched by Mike Long
Pinned Up Downunder fun!
November 26, 2010This year, my Pinned-Up workshops have taken me to Canada 3 times, to Chicago, LA, New York….and now, to Australia!
I recently flew down-under for to present a couple of workshops, one in Melbourne and one in Sydney! It was a whirlwind trip with virtually no time to enjoy the great country, but all the people I met were awesome!
Melbourne was the first stop, and I had all of one afternoon to explore the city – complete with massive jetlag! After a great workshop, it was off to Sydney where my friend, and great photographer, Natalie Howe and her family took me on a whistlestop tour of downtown, before heading a little further out. The workshop was back in Sydney but again, not really anytime to explore.
Here are a couple of quick videos of my time there, and some of the images so far…not many of the models worked yet…
Pinned Up New York!
October 13, 2010I’ve been a bad blogger! It’s been ages since I posted and I have tons of catch up to do…
First up – some fun from my recent pin-up seminar in Albany, New York!
This was a great workshop, and the attendees were all great fun!
My friend, Dino Petrocelli, opened his fantastic studio for us to play in. He’s a great photographer and specializes in bike photography.
My models this time were Bridget and Coco – both awesome fun!
Day one was shooting day, and everyone had a blast posing both girls! Day two was post-production.
Here’s the group shot of everyone, a shot of Bridget that I had in my head as soon as I saw her outfit and the tiny chair in Dino’s prop closet, and a couple of quick videos!
Next stop – Melbourne!!!
New self portrait…
July 23, 2010Photographers 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….
Amanda – Pin-Up Calendar Girl!
July 7, 2010Meet Amanda – she came to Portland Pin-Ups wanting a calendar for her husband for Father’s Day – sure!!!
We had a ton of fun shooting this, and I hear he loved the calendar!!
Enjoy the video and images:
Pin-up training…Los Angeles workshop debrief!
June 16, 2010Phew – that was fun!
First time I’ve been back to California since I left in 2008, and the weather didn’t disappoint!
The venue for my Pinned-Up workshop this time was the Santa Clarita Center for Photography run by Mel Carll (a new friend!) This workshop came about after I met the awesome William Innes at WPPI in Vegas this year, and he asked if I could bring the pin-up fun to Southern California…sure!
We had three great models, a bunch of fun students and had a blast. When I present these workshops we spend a day shooting, posing and lighting and then a day discussing marketing and intensive post-production.
Next stop for one of my pinned-up workshops is likely to be New York in September. If you want me to stop off in your town – send me an email!!
If you are a studio owner and want to host, get in touch! Let’s talk!
Here are a couple of the first images worked so far- the lovely Amy:
Live from PPOC Nationals, Mont Tremblant!
May 11, 2010Hello from cold and (kind of ) snowy Quebec!
I’ve had a great time here with my Canadian friends, and met some awesome new ones! Hung out last night with David Beckstead (hands down winner for best business card ever!) who is a true rockstar photographer.
My presentation yesterday was fun, although being translated was weird! At least the translator was a good friend of mine, Julie, and her daughter, Joelle, was one of my models – so much fun was had!
Video coming later today, here is the first image I’ve processed from the live shoot of Joelle. My other model, Melissa, was equally awesome and I’ll work some images of them both next week.
This is my last day in Canada before heading home – traveling slows down now for wedding season…phew!
