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This is little Bozie – awesome name for an awesome boy! Mum and Dad brought him in for some nearly new-born portraits.
All images on this site are © Mike Long 2011. Considerable time, effort and skill was spent creating these artworks…please do not steal my work.
Here they are – all the wonderful girls and boys that entered my Pals 2011 contest!! Warning…lots of cute pictures coming up.
Why not book a shoot like this for your superstar?
All images on this site are © Mike Long 2011. Considerable time, effort and skill was spent creating these artworks…please do not steal my work.
This is Abigail! Another of my Pals contestants this year. This one won’t be her entry, because we can’t see her cute face, but it’s such a fun shot I had to share!
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!
A new project for this year – bobbleheads!! For no reason what-so-ever other than to create fun images. Personal projects keep the creative mind fresh. I’m also working on a huge project which won’t be unveiled until the end of the year, but it’s going to be awesome!!
I’ve been a bad blogger again! I have a good excuse this time – I’ve been very busy getting ready for wedding season and also hosted a workshop here at the studio for 19 photographers.
The No Limits: Portland Workshop was a 2 day intensive photography and retouching bootcamp for photographers to learn pin-up and glamour techniques.
Day one: Pin-Up.
First day’s activities were my domain – the lovely Pin-Ups! I had two awesome models join me, Mandy and Christine, and my usual make-up artist Hollie came along to work her magic. The day was split into two – the morning was given over to posing and lighting instruction, the afternoon was devoted to my full post-production techniques. For photographers reading this stay tuned – there will be more workshops in the future, and I’m also going to be adding a ‘For Photographers’ section to this site soon offering advice and products to help your photography.
Here are some shots of day one:
Day Two:
Andy Armstrong – a fantastic photography from Knoxville was in charge on day two. In the morning he instructed posing and lighting for relaxed glamour photography using both flash and available light. In the afternoon, he showed his full workflow and took questions about Photoshop and retouching in general, and demonstrated products from his Design|House range of tools for digital photographers, including the great new Destination Vegas pack.
Here are some shots of day two:
The snow here in Portland has now melted, but for a week or so it was a true winter wonderland. Here are a few more shots of Henry having fun in the snow!
In March, I’ll be hosting the first Portland Pin-Ups photography workshop. Open to professional photographers only, I’ll be going through my entire pin-up process including shooting a live model and post-processing too. The workshop is two full days, one with me, the other with awesome photographer and great friend of mine, Andy Armstrong. This workshop is not open to Portland area photographers – sorry guys, but I have to keep some secrets close for those in direct competition!!
The snow continues to blanket Portland, and over the weekend we had a pretty big ice-storm too which covered everything with about 1/4 inch of ice. By Sunday, the ground was solid ice with 6-8 inches of show underneath! These shots are from Saturday and Sunday – the ice doesn’t show very well, but those in Portland will know how much fun it is! More snow Sunday night means it’s even deeper than this now…great fun!
I’m trying out some 70′s style coloring on these ones:
For two days only, I’m offering an awesome price for your pin-up session!! Book now, these will go quickly!
