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Ashley and Ben – Cannon Beach Wedding sneak peak!

MikeLong — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:25:32 +0000

Wow! What a great day! You may remember Ash and Ben from our recent pin-up themed engagement shoot… Well today they tied the knot out at Cannon Beach, and it was great fun. While messing around getting the shot of these two out by the breaking surf, Ash (after much prompting from me all day long) finally announced: “Eff it, I’m sitting in the sea!!!” and she plonked down into the cold water….I get off 4 shots before the water got too cold and the sun sank below the clouds – a fantastic and impromptu Trash The Dress session!!

Vicki and Dan – Crazy Canadians!

MikeLong — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:00:04 +0000

If anyone ever asks you if the water flowing from Mt Hood is cold…you can tell them from me that it’s FREEZING!!!

Meet Vicki and Dan. Vicki is a friend of mine from a photo forum, and a fellow photographer. Her and hubby Dan are from Canada and very used being out in the elements. She contacted me a while back to see if I could capture them in a portrait / Trash the dress session when they hit town for a few days….certainly!! I had no idea they’d be this much fun! After an hour or so messing around in my favorite Portland location (abandoned factory) we headed for the Gorge and a waterfall. Both game for a laugh, they got right in there…under the waterfall, and laying down in the freezing waters! I got in there too, up to my knees only though….I had a camera to protect!!

Here are the first few….what an amazing session!!

Catriona – bridal fashion part 2..

MikeLong — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:41:20 +0000

A few weeks after part 1 – but I’ve been busy!! Here is the lovely Catriona rocking a bridal fashion shoot. I even got her to sit right on the train tracks…

Catriona – Bridal Fashion part 1

MikeLong — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:20:26 +0000

Another great bridal fashion shoot…this time with the lovely Catriona! This turned out to be a rather large shoot, and there are lots of images to come!!

A second dose of Cherry…

MikeLong — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:13:28 +0000

Because one is most definetly not enough..!! A few more from the awesome bridal fashion session with the incredible Cherry Dollface…

Cherry – Bridal session

MikeLong — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:20:50 +0000

Meet Cherry – one of the most amazing women I’ve ever photographed. Not only is she awesome looking, but she’s happy fun and smart and brought a huge energy to the session! We shot these Bridal fashion images – not really a Trash The Dress as such, but you really don’t need to trash it to have fun – and we also shot some ‘Intimate’ images which are destined to form a portfolio for a new service I’m launching later in the year…stay tuned on that one!

Kristin – bridal shoot

MikeLong — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:00:18 +0000

Meet Kristin – an amazing young lady who wanted some awesome, different shots in her vintage wedding dress. Certainly!! We had a ton of fun on this shoot, she’s a natural!