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Posts Tagged ‘Jerry Ghionis’

Portland Commercial Photography

December 28, 2010

My 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….
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Sandy Puc’s 2010 Animoto ad, shot and retouched by Mike Long
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Sandy Puc’ 2010 Tour poster, shot and retouched by Mike Long
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Sandy Puc’ and Jerry Ghionis 2011 Tour poster, shot and retouched by Mike Long
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Tags: Jerry Ghionis, Mike Long, pinupalooza, Portland commercial photography, Sandy Puc
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WPPI Las Vegas recap

March 17, 2010

Phew. Well, it’s been a few days since I returned home from the WPPI conference in Las Vegas, and I’m now suitably recovered enough to give a quick rundown!!

This was my first WPPI, and what a way to start! The purpose of my trip was for networking – to meet sponsors for my workshops and speaking tours. I’m very happy to announce that it was a huge success, and would like to thank all who will be helping in the future! No name dropping yet, but some of the industry’s largest vendors will be partnering with me.

Aside from handshaking and back slapping, I also took some time to help my friend, Andy Armstrong, on his Design House stand for a while. Andy’s software is amazing, and I use it everyday, which is why I had no problem at all helping him through the show.

I’m a moderator at the NoBS Photo Success forum, and the co-creator/owner of the forum, James Hodgins, is a great friend of mine and we spent much of the time there meeting sponsors and generally having way too much fun. I also need to thank James (or Hodgy as he is known) for all his help – without him, and NoBS, I’d have no sponsors, and my business wouldn’t be where it is today. If you are a photographer – check them out!

Finally – I entered 3 prints in the 16×20 competition – my first time – and received an Accolade of Excellence for this shot of Mandy Apple, titled…’Next!?’.

Here are a few shots from Vegas – none of which were taken by me!! Most are from Hodgy, the group shot from Dan Morency – also from NoBS.

Can’t wait for next year!

The NoBS crew in the bar…before much beer…
The NoBS crew in the bar...before much beer...

Me, Rebecca (Animoto) and Hodgy
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With Jerry Ghionis (Superstar!)
Jerry Ghionis

With Roy Ashen (Triple Scoop Music)
Roy Ashen

With the NoBS and Silverlake crew
NoBS Crew

Crusin the strip in style – in a limo!
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Tags: Andy Armstrong, Animoto, Jerry Ghionis, Las Vegas, NOBS, Silverlake, Triple Scoop, WPPI
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