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Election Results

Posted on February 22, 2012 by bymelinda

I was recently elected Secretary for the Arizona Professional Photographer’s Association’s Board of Directors. This year will be relatively easy. If everything goes as planned, I will be the Vice President next year and in charge of the State Convention. … Continue reading →

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Benefit Concert

Posted on December 21, 2011 by bymelinda

I was fortunate enough to work with an incredibly talented group of teens earlier this month. Evan Pensis, a Senior at North Canyon High School, organized a benefit concert to help support African students with Aids. The purpose of the charity … Continue reading →

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Professional Results

Posted on November 23, 2011 by bymelinda

See the difference having a formal session makes!?! These are just a few of the images that my friend and fellow professional photographer, Ivan Martinez, made for our family portraits. I finally have a decent head shot! All of the attempts I … Continue reading →

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Creative lighting

Posted on November 21, 2011 by bymelinda

In this workshop, we discussed creativity and using found objects to modify lights. A sign was used to create the band of light on the model’s face. A piece of netting was used to diffuse the light in some of … Continue reading →

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Rim Lighting

Posted on November 18, 2011 by bymelinda

Rim lighting is amazing! I am looking forward to using this technique in a session soon. Imagine how amazing these images would be with a little directional lighting to add pop to her eyes and a little more drama to … Continue reading →

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Creativity with studio lights

Posted on November 15, 2011 by bymelinda

These images are from three different workshops. One was all about using strobes and flashes to provide beautiful light in full sun. That’s incredibly useful for photographers in Phoenix!
Can you believe the model in gold is only 12!?!
Another one was about … Continue reading →

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Reflections add dimension

Posted on November 14, 2011 by bymelinda

In this session at AfterDark Education, we experimented with using reflections to add dimension to our images. We set up a strobe inside the window near the model. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take advantage of that because we were sharing the … Continue reading →

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My Studio is Ready to Rock and Roll!

Posted on November 4, 2011 by bymelinda

I am back in business and ready to make images with you! My new studio is in our guest house. I have the shortest commute ever!
I have set up spaces both inside the studio and outside for sessions. Call today to … Continue reading →

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Sports Composites

Posted on October 4, 2011 by bymelinda

I just love being able to tell more of the story by incorporating multiple images into composites. These images show action and are stunning when printed on metallic papers! I’m looking forward to doing this with other sports, too.
Wouldn’t this … Continue reading →

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Big Change of Plans

Posted on August 16, 2011 by bymelinda

Wow! Things change quickly around here. We did move, but we ended up deciding to stay in the Phoenix area. We are renting a home with a few great features. It has an awesome pool, a huge yard, is closer … Continue reading →

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