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Melanie Jade: Photographer bio picture

The Person

Well first of all, I try not to take myself too seriously, so it's hard for me to think about what I want to say about myself!  I grew up in Florida with a large family. My enitre family has Art running through their veins. My Grandfather was a professional photographer, Mom and Dad both have artistic qualities, and I think all of my sibblings have a knack for being creative one way or another! So here I am, married with children and wondering how in the world am I going to channel my passion into something beautiful, productive, fulfilling, and find bliss all at the same time!? But seriously, I sometimes feel like photography is my drug.

I am 6 years married with three sweet boys, 4, 2, and 5 months. (I'm going to have to keep that updated...). I love my family dearly, I love my Heavenly Father and going to church, I'm a good girl, and I never INTEND to offend anybody :) I'm very gullible, goofy, and an all around happy-go-lucky person.

The Photographer

Why Photography?  Oh goodness, I need an outlet, I LOVE people, I love love, and I LOVE adorable little baby fat rolls. I HAVE to create, I can't breathe without that.  Though being a full time mom and homemaker takes up most of my time and energy, I just can't keep myself from obsessing and dreaming about being an amazing wedding Photographer.  Over the past 4 years in the wedding industry, I feel like I've become a regular wedding junkie!  By recognizing the latest styles and wedding trends, I am prepared to capture everything that is unique and beautiful at your wedding and wrap it all up into an amazing timeless package.  And that amazing package is the work of art you will walk away with when the day is all said and done.  How well do you want to remember it?

Monthly Archives: February 2007

Before and After…

This is a fun example of our “magic”! Among many great and wonderful pictures, there is always those fussy ones that didn’t quite come out the way you planned it to! So, if you just can’t let it go, our solution is to fix it.

This is a picture of the bride in my most recent wedding. I love the angle and the smile and everything else but the lighting, the color, the blemishes, and the list goes on. But, who knew that there could be such an awesome picture hiding beneath all of that. Here is what I can see in a “throw away” picture ;)

Wedding by the Green Wall

These are some pictures from my most recent wedding. The bride was so beautiful, and they were a really fun couple to photograph. These were taken in front of a green wall that is located in Portland, Oregon at the LDS Temple. it is part of the entrance, and I really don’t see a lot of pictures taken in front of it, so I like to think it was my original idea ;)

To look at more wedding pictures, visit http://www.artisanphotographics.com/WEDDING/index.html

Baby’s First Year

We are now offering a package called, Baby’s First Year! It includes multiple sessions throughout your baby’s first year of life. At the end of that time, we will compile all of the best pictures taken (and even some of your own pictures or memorabilia), and create a fun “coffee table” album. Here is just an idea of what a page might look like…

Reverse Psychology

I was recently hired to do a photoshoot of the kids I babysit once or twice a week. Interestingly, the day they were scheduled to come and take pictures, I couldn’t get a smile out of them if I’da grown a tail! The next day though, they were coming over as usual, and as soon as they walked in the door, they wanted to take pictures, climing onto the set, smiling as big as they could! I amused them and we took lots of great pictures. Funny little minds.

Almost Newborn…

Here are a few shots from my most recent session. I took some of a three month old baby girl. She was so sweet, and we were tickled that she was able to fall asleep at the very end of our time frame. Although session had just finished, I decided to shoot these ones anyway, and I am so glad we did. Her Mom is coming to view them all tomorrow and I hope she’s as pleased as I am. I am also including one of her big sis…
To view more Babies and Children, visit http://www.artisanphotographics.com/CHILDREN%20AND%20BABIES/index.html

Family Album Design

I am working on a demo album from some of the recent families I’ve shot. We want to show our customers that we can create complete family albums, not only 8×10′s. These albums will be precious family heirlooms to last for generations to come. This is a two page spread for an 11×14 album. First attemt…