I feel like all my blog posts usually center around how lucky I get on sessions with the weather. However, not only did we get lucky with the weather, we pretty much hit the jackpot on entertainment during this portrait session. I thought having two boys to ham it up in front of the camera would be enough. But, not 5 minutes into our first location, Portland Mounted Patrol came trotting down the street and stopped to say ‘hi’ to us. I think my kids were jealous when they saw some of the images! To make it even more interesting, one of the officers addresses me by my first name….”uh oh…what did I do?” Turns out we are high school classmates! What a great surprise! The boys had a blast and got a chance to pet the horses. So…we go about our merry way, proceed to our next location….and…there just parked on the side of the street was a FIRE ENGINE! I really didn’t plan any of this but was probably just as excited as the boys but for a different reason! Anyway, I had a blast and I think the boys did too! Enjoy your sneak peek Jen!

Meet our 4th Class of ’11 Senior Model Rep from Westview High School, Jem! While the highs didn’t reach near 70 degrees on the day of Jem’s model rep shoot, we were still able to duck outside for a few quick outdoor shots in between rain last week. Jem brought an awesome wardrobe full of color and texture. We had a blast! She’s got quite a great summer on the horizon, interning for Nike in Manila! A natural leader, she’s also got a load of awesome opportunities ahead of her and her senior year hasn’t even started yet! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Everybody told me when we had our daughter how fast she will grow and all the little idiosyncrasies of the trials and tribulations of parenthood  will seem minimal compared to how fast that little baby will grow into a beautiful girl.
I never really thought about it until recently when I realized what used to be our baby boy is now about to turn 4 years old. This post isn’t meant to embarrass Kendra, but to really highlight the fact that Kendra is one of the main reasons I started getting into senior portraits. I can’t believe that I started photographing her when she was still in middle school and she is now approaching the end of her junior year and embarking on her final year of high school! Wow! Time really does fly! There will be more pictures of Kendra and the rest of my model reps to come in the summer months but I can’t leave this post without expressing a huge thanks to you for being an awesome and willing subject. And to Jill and Kevin, of course, for allowing her to do this. At some point, we will do a photo montage of my test shoots with Kendra over the past several years.

Makeup by Jenna Fallon

Last week was spring break for most of the schools in this area. So, just before everybody headed out to their favorite spring break location of choice, I was lucky enough to steal a bit of time away from them on a beautiful sunny Saturday for some model reps shoot. First up was Blake, coming well prepared with a good variety of clothes, shoes and accessories to boot! I am very fortunate to have a really great team of Model Reps to work with this year! Blake’s mom kept me well entertained, snapping away several iphone photos of me in action. If I get a chance between all the model rep shoots that I need to post, I’ll post a few of her snapshots of me on Facebook! Blake…there were so many good images, it was too hard to choose!

Makeup by Jenna Fallon

I recently had the pleasure of returning for Jack’s 6 month session. He’s another one of my lucky members of the Milestone Year Baby Plan. Somehow,  my timing of his sessions always seems to be off but he was still ready
and willing to ham it up for me even though he was ready for a nap by the time we started. He is such a cutie! I love watching how these little newbies change and grow over a year. It goes by way too fast!

Check out his newborn session photos here.

Enjoy your sneak peek!

The best thing about my past experience and my current career is that I get to keep in contact with people I used to work with and see them in a much different light….so to speak. This mom, Cheris, and I used to work together at Intel.
This family photo shoot was about capturing memories. Their oldest son is about to embark on a new and honorable experience by serving our country. I know the whole family is anxious to see these portraits before he leaves for boot camp
on Saturday, March 6th. Best of luck! I look forward to seeing you after boot camp. Enjoy your sneak peek!

Guys & Girls….are you currently a high school junior? Are you looking for unique and modern senior portraits? Are you energetic, outgoing and involved in extracurricular activities? All of these attributes will help you succeed as a Model Rep in referring friends and classmates to Melissa Hathaway Photography for their senior portraits.

Melissa Hathaway Photography is now accepting Model Rep applications for the Class of 2011 Model Rep Casting Call! The Model Rep Program is an exciting opportunity for students who wants to enjoy an experience unlike any other. What’s more, the images from your sessions will be featured in our marketing materials, photo display exhibit, online web presence and Facebook!

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For those of you that celebrate Christmas, we hope you had an enjoyable day with you family & friends. Here’s a little holiday greetings from us. An outtake of our day at Mt. Hood on Dec. 23rd. Wishing you all the best for 2010! Please leave us some blog lovin’! Cheers!

Oh yeah…friends & family…holiday cards are in the mail today!