Joy in Love, What They Wear

The photography  prompt for today was "What They Wear".  I KNEW that for this one I had to feature my little fashionista. Somedays I'm not sure whose child this is... I'm such a jeans and a t-shirt kinda gal and she wore a bolero jacket, fancy scarf, skinny jeans and boots to school today.  Gotta love this girl.  :)  

Now what she would really like to do is wear a prom dress to school every day.. not gonna happen.  This girl seriously loves her sparkles. 

But it does make today the perfect day to announce my upcoming "Rock the Dress" sessions.  
On two Saturdays this spring, just before the Elko High School Prom, and just before the Spring Creek High School Prom I'm going to hold mini sessions for girls to have a rock star day.  We'll have the studio set up and plenty of room for snacks and hanging out.  Lots of mirrors and access to outlets for your last minute touch ups.  Make a fun day of it with your friends!


Call me at 775 340-5518 or email wingsofblue.melissaATgmailDOTcom to reserve your time. 

Christopher~ Spring Creek High School Senior Photographer

Chris is SO funny!  In one of my initial emails with him he filled out a questionnaire for me so that I could get to know him better.  In his answers he said that one of the things he wanted to remember about this year was Homecoming Cheerleading.  I was trying to figure out how to incorporate a cheerleading uniform and an appropriate location into the shoot we already had planned and the time frame we had.  I laughed so hard when I figured out he was talking about powder puff cheerleading... I had totally forgotten about that.  I've been out of high school longer than I thought I guess. 

 

 

Christopher was a total trooper and followed me all around downtown Elko.  There are some great spots for photos in this little town but they are certainly not all right around the corner from each other!  We also spent some time at St. Joesph's Catholic Church to get some more personal shots as religion is very important to Christopher.

Christopher's Gallery can bee seen HERE.  

More posts coming soon... I will get caught up on my blogging!

Lacy ~ Spring Creek High School Senior

I am SO excited to show you Lacy's Senior portraits today!  Lacy is an amazing young lady full of life and personality, and gorgeous to boot.  We had so much fun shooting in the beautiful light in Lamoille. Seriously, the light was amazing. 

When Lacy contacted me about her portraits she indicated she was hoping for portraits that were laid back and showed off how happy she is this year. 


 

I told you Lacy was fun!

 

 

We had a little visitor on the shoot too. 

Lacy you are beautiful inside and out.  I hope you Senior year is a blast and is the wonderful jumping off point for your future you hope it to be.  

Enjoy a slide-show of Lacy's images here.  

Fall will be here before we know it! ~ Elko Portrait Photographer

Summer has been a whirlwind!! I can not believe that August is almost here!  I have traveled from Elko, to New York City and back again.  I thought things would slow down when I got home but they haven't.  It is wonderful.  :)  It does make me nostalgic for the lazy days of summer of my childhood.  Wait, they weren't lazy, we were up for 7am swim practice every day, then home for chores and who knows what else.  Thanks mom for putting up with all that!  :)   

Photo wise I am barely keeping up with my editing, and loving every minute of it.  Seniors, have you had your portraits done yet?  If not I have a fantastic deal for you in August.  $125 for your session with a $50 credit towards the prints of your choice.  And as a bonus for booking before the end of August (shoot Aug-Sept) get a pack of 50 "411" cards.  

A Senior session includes:

~Approximately 1 hour shooting time at up to 2 locations.  

~Unlimited wardrobe change (you can change all you want, but change fast!)

~Minimum 15 images, typical is 20+, dependent on locations, wardrobe changes, props you bring.

~Minor retouching on all final images (no need to stress out over that pimple)

~Online gallery available for 6 months

~Use of web sized images for sharing via email/Facebook

And as an additional note... Families, are you starting to think about that holiday card photo yet?  Fall schedules fill up fast, so be sure to lock in the date that works best for you.    

Richard 2010 ~ Elko, NV Senior Pictures

This is actually the second time this handsome young man has come to me for pictures.  He had a session in the fall and then we have been waiting for spring to arrive to get some pictures with bright colors.  This spring has been C.R.A.Z.Y.  We actually shot this session in a dust storm kicked up before a snowfall.  Richard was such a trooper though.  He didn't complain at all, even when I made him stand still and wait and wait for a lull in the wind so I could catch his collar down.  Thanks Richard!



Full Gallery will go up here when ready. 

Kallie~ Elko Senior 2010

Kallie's mom was my 6th grade teacher, yup she was, an awesome one too.  Though I'm not quite sure why she didn't just throw the whole lot of us under the bus because there were some real stinkers in that class. I wasn't a big trouble maker but boy howdy did I have my days.  And really, who wants to deal with a bunch of moody 11-year-olds anyways?  Thankfully there are teachers as great as her in the world. 

I was THRILLED when she contacted me about taking Senior pictures for her daughter Kallie.  I mean really who does not want to take pictures of a pretty, smart, funny and just all around great girl? When I say smart, I mean s.m.a.r.t.  Kallie is a the top of her class and may even be valedictorian if all those college classes she is already taking fall into line. 

Wow!  She made my job SO easy. 




Good luck Kallie in all your future endeavors!

Full Gallery here. 

Hannah 2010 ~ Elko, NV Senior Portrait Photographer

We have had some crazy weather lately. I had this senior session scheduled for Tuesday and on Monday we got 4 inches of snow. It was GREAT! Hannah was up for anything and the sky was mostly overcast making all the snow a beautiful reflector, but no shine.


I LOVE this one, the sun peaked out for just an few minutes and I got sunflare and the snow falling( off the trees)

 


 I cannot decide between these two, the drama of the black and white, or the playful color?? 

 

Seniors ~ Elko, NV senior portraits

What is on my mind?  Senior Pictures!  Yes, I know it is snowing today, but the time is getting short for 2010 Seniors.  I totally understand wanting to wait, I did.  I waited until my braces were off, it was a rush though to get pictures printed in time for graduation announcements.  So don't put it off, get your session in the books today.  Remember, if you schedule before April 2nd (even if your session is later) you can still take advantage of my portfolio building prices. 

Are you graduating in 2011?  I am looking for some Senior representatives for the coming year.  What does a Senior rep do?  They help spread the word about Wings of Blue Photography!  and in return, you get a free session, yup that is right, F-R-E-E.  You can earn prints and other goodies as well through referrals.  There are a limited # of slots in each school, so contact me ASAP if you are interested. 

A sneak peak for Richard ~Elko, NV Senior Portraits~

It is no secret, seniors are one of my favorite subjects to photograph. I love capturing these young people during such a wonderful time in their lives.

Thanks Richard for letting me be a part.

Whirlwind Nampa Trip ~ Sneak Peaks

I was pleasantly surprised several weeks ago to find an email in my inbox from the Dalbey family asking if I was planning on coming to Idaho anytime soon as they would like to have me update their family portrait. Nothing is more thrilling (or intimidating) as being asked to return. I did have plans for a trip to see family in the area so we scheduled the day along with a few other families and I shot the day away. :) It was a fabulous trip to be able to work with so many wonderful families.

This year they have a forgien exchange student living with them. Niina is from Finland. She is super sweet, I wish I had had more time to get to know her. She is a senior this year so we got a few shots for her to share with friends here and at home.

Gorgeous!

McCrostie Family
When I lived in Idaho I would come scrapbook at their house. Again intimidating.. she has seen A LOT of portraits, and she picked me.

Izatt Family
These guys have to love me... they are family.

Kate Part 2 -Senior Portraits Elko, Nevada-

A few more of Kate. Kate was not so sure about this whole Senior Pictures thing, but admitted that she had way more fun than she thought she would. I think we came away with some really fantastic images, even with the crazy wind we had to contend with.

Not the most technically perfect, but one of Kate's favorites all made up into wallets

Kate -Senior -Portraits Elko, NV-

This was a super fun session and I can't wait to finish all these. Kate claims to not be photogenic. I beg to differ!

Kennedy

Wow! What can I say, this was such a fun session. Kennedy was a joy to photograph. I cannot wait to do more of these.

Senior Session

I finished up my first Senior portrait session today. It was such fun to work with a lovely, energetic young woman. I don't yet have a signed model release so no photos to share yet.

I could see how this could become my favorite part of summer.