back from north carolina

february has been unusually full this year – typically it’s just spent bundled up and sending out valentines day cards/working on my business plan for the year but this february I went to two photography workshops and they were so much fun! 

made so many new friends.  a big thank you goes to wonderful Laura (the amazing mmp office manager) for holding down the ‘email’ fort so i could go and learn and jason (my wonderful husband) for watching audrey while i was away.

image 1- my digs in bald head island for the week – my bedroom was the 4 large windows on the left side of the house…totally dreamy! 

image 2 – me…i went to this cute cabin that had been used in location shoots for j crew and ll bean…so darling on the inside and out.

image 3 – critique #1, believe me, it’s a challenge to make a great image when there are a ton of other photographers around – i’m more of a ‘let’s get to know each other and warm up to one another’ photographer so it was a fun stretch to make an image super fast like this. 

image 4 – critique #2, as part of the workshop we had a couple shooting times and while everyone else was trying to get the couple’s attention, i noticed how cool they looked from the waist down.  the whole island is dreamy and this was over by a beautiful old lighthouse.      

so, your too happy photographer is back, totally recharged and so excited for 2008!  we’ve got portrait sessions booking in august already so if you have an idea in mind, jot us a note, we’ll talk and get yours on the calendar. -m-

Workshopphoto of me by: shannon montez (my new sweet friend in california)

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kim - February 28, 2008 - 4:41 pm

I just did a quick tour of your website and your blog.. I was right that YOU were actually the “cool girl” who just invited us to hang out! I love your work and your style. I wish you lived closer to us so we could hang out. I know we must have been really good friends in a past lifetime…
miss you. hope to cross paths with you several times in my life.
kim from kim and niki, photographers

sally bewer - February 28, 2008 - 5:00 pm

Lovely! It was so fun meeting you. I hope we can meet up again soon.

Kristen Duncan - February 28, 2008 - 8:59 pm

you are THE cutest, talented girl ever!

Susannah Roitman - February 28, 2008 - 9:42 pm

I am ready for my edgy/dark photo shoot this summer.

Kris - February 29, 2008 - 3:51 pm

Oh I bet you girls had so much fun. I was dying to attend this workshop, but the funds were not there. I hope they will hold it again next year. Fun pictures! Beautiful location.

Mandy Daugherty - March 3, 2008 - 8:49 pm

Beautiful picture of you, and I love the one at the bottom! That dress is amazing!!!!

melanie - March 10, 2008 - 7:03 pm

kris – nothing is official but yes, i think the plan is to hold it again. such a great experience!
kim – i so miss you guys, too! thankfully, i’m hopelessly smitten with your town so i’ll let you know when i’m headed your way. thanks for the great company!
susannah – i’m so not the dark & edgy type…you know that!

Julie Afflerbaugh - April 16, 2008 - 3:40 pm

Melanie,
I have been a huge fan of your work and your blog since I started my biz almost two years ago. It would be oh so fun to meet you sometime. Can you share which photography workshops you attended. Might be fun to join the fun next year.
Have a lovely day!
Julie

melanie - April 16, 2008 - 4:15 pm

Just sent you a note, Julie :) -m-

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