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Ahhhhh!!!!

MikeLong — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 04:49:40 +0000

Cute as a bug’s ear!! Amelia came into the studio for a Pals session this week. Her older brother, Liam, took part in the first Pals 3 years ago! Mum Debbie wanted her to take part so that she could get a matching shot of her baby.

More Pals sessions coming soon!

Cute Blondie! – Portland child photography

MikeLong — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:14:14 +0000

Look at this cutie pie! Violet came into the studio today for her Pals contest shoot – and I couldn’t resist sharing this one of her! It won’t be a contest entry as all the Pals portraits will be full body shots – but this one just popped out and needed to be shared!!

Easton – newborn – Portland baby photography

MikeLong — Tue, 24 May 2011 04:21:27 +0000

Just 10 days old! This is Easton. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing his brother, Hunter, a few times. This time, Hunter brought his new baby brother to see me too.

Lola – returning Pals. Portland child photography

MikeLong — Sun, 22 May 2011 04:04:45 +0000

This is Lola (and her younger sister Nico. Nico is going to be part of this year’s Pals contest, but Lola is too old now. She took part in the art show I had for Pals a few years ago, and Mum and Dad wanted an updated shot of her.

Pals type sessions can be added to any normal portrait session – please enquire for details!

Sweet baby Cruz!

MikeLong — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:56:06 +0000

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

Self Portrait

MikeLong — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:45:55 +0000

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….

Portland family photography – Jeff and kids!

MikeLong — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:39:31 +0000

Jeff and Sophia have been favorite clients of mine for a few years – I love photographing their family! This time, it was Jeff’s turn with the kids!

Portland Dog Day!

MikeLong — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 21:30:11 +0000

Ok folks, it’s been way too long since I last posted…trying to catch up!! Lots of news coming – I’ve been busy!

Been to Canada and New York teaching pin-up photography, shot a ton of awesome weddings for some wonderful people…and now into the end of summer with some more weddings, more pin-ups, and coming October 23rd…Mad Dogs and Englishmen!

Hello dog lovers! and welcome to Katchlight Photography’s “Dog Day” – or as we call it around here, “Mad Dog’s and Englishmen”!! Please take the time to read through all the info on this page, your best friend will really appreciate it, and so will I.

This studio day is dedicated to our doggy friends big and small, and even though I don’t personally have a dog, I love them and wanted to create something special for Portland’s pooches! Taking a few clues from a photographer friend of mine in Canada, James Hodgins, Mad Dogs was my way of giving dog owners an amazing way to capture their loved one, and also to benefit the Oregon Humane Society. My session fees for the Dog Day have been reduced and $10 from each one will go to the OHS, and you also have to bring along a bag of dry dog food that will also go to OHS.

There are only 20 openings for Mad Dogs, so you need to call the studio to secure your space.

Mad Dogs is October 23rd. (by appointment)

Viewing day is October 27th, (by appointment)

Mad Dogs session fee is $59 plus a large bag of dry dog food (see specs below)

$10 of each session fee and the dog food will go to OHS.

Mad Dogs is not your typical, run of the mill photo shoot. I plan on capturing the life and soul of each dog and getting their personality to shine. This often happens within a few clicks of the shutter, sometimes it takes a little longer. For this special day, I will be focussing on each dog, and not the background or props or colors. As you can see by the promo images of Mazy on this page, by making the portraits simple and black and white, your eyes are drawn right into the personality of the dog.

Sessions will be approximately 20 minutes each. I try to capture the winning shots in the first 5 minutes so we don’t stess the dogs out, making them breathe heavy with tongues sticking out (sometimes a good thing!).

More details of how to sign up here:

www.katchlight.com/maddogs.html

Alicia and Tim Portland Wedding Photography

MikeLong — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:31:24 +0000

This is the final slideshow for Alicia and Tim’s awesome wedding day at the Nines and the Secret Society in Portland. These guys are super sweet and the wedding day was great fun!

(Video: Watch this video on the post page)

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June Pinned-Up workshop – exciting news!

MikeLong — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:39:07 +0000

For those of you that follow my pin-up work, you’ll know that my very first pin-up model was the lovely Cherry Dollface – this is the first pin-up we shot together. Not very “pin-uppy” I’ll admit, but we did end up shooting some amazing images together.

She moved to LA a couple of years ago, so we haven’t shot together since. However, I can announce today that she will be modeling for me and the students at my Pinned-Up workshop in Santa Clarita in June!!

More details here…