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Pin-Up-A-Looza, coming to a city near you
September 1, 2011Announcing Pinned-Up Motor City
September 1, 2011
Ok folks. We tried to get a Detroit date for the Pin-Up-A-Looza, but it just couldn’t happen. At the same time I’ve also been putting together a date for a full on two-day workshop….and here it is! Also, this is as close to Canada as I’m getting for a while!
Motor City!
November 12th and 13th 2011
Detroit, MI
$299 per person early bird registration
($349 per person after 9/30/11)
What is Pinned-Up?
Pinned-Up is a two-day, intensive and hands-on photography and retouching workshop. Aimed at both amateur and professional photographers. However, please note that this workshop assumes that you have basic knowledge of a dSLR camera and a sound understanding of Adobe Photoshop. Pinned-Up workshops translate to all genres of photography and will benefit amateurs and professionals alike.
What will I learn?
Live Model Shoots
Hands-on Posing Instruction
Lighting Instruction
How to Promote and market Pin-Up photography
How to Create that “Pin-up” look and feel.
Hands-on Coaching, and
Unbelievably intensive Photoshop Demonstration and Training
Learn the post-production secrets from a 20+ yr retouching master
Bonus!
All registrants receive Mike Long’s Pin-Up Posing guide.
About Mike Long
Thank you for taking the time to read this far! I’ve been a photographer and retoucher for over 20 years. My passion is to create art that stimulates the mind and creates emotion. I believe that pin-ups stir the soul and they have been my focus for a number of years. I hope to transfer some of my enthusisam for them to those attending. In the last few years, pin-ups have taken me around the World and on tour across America with the amazing Sandy Puc.
Ahhhhh!!!!
May 31, 2011Cute 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
May 25, 2011Look 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!!
Sweet baby Cruz!
April 14, 2011Look at this smiley little fella!! He had a ton of fun in the studio, and wouldn’t stop smilling!
Recent 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…..
Mad Dogs favorite – Charlie!
November 1, 2010My recent dog day, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, was a huge success, and while I don’t have favorites, here’s a fella that was great fun, and his Mum now has a fantastic 3 image wall panel on it’s way to her!!
If you missed dog day, don’t despair, it was such fun and such a big hit that I’m now offering dog day sessions any day of the week! Get in touch now to get some awesome portraits of your best friend.
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!!!
Portland Dog Day!
October 3, 2010Ok 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
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:
