PhotoBee Photography: 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

The W Family

Thank you for letting me capture your wonderful family! I look forward to the next time, downtown ;D

Friday, December 18, 2009

Baby M turns 1 year!

Oh, how time flies. It is so fun to be a part of a clients life & document their little one(s) growing up. A year flies by fast, & every year seems faster.
Happy Birthday Baby M!

Monday, December 14, 2009

In wanting to capture the feelings of depression: loneliness, emptiness, overwhelmed, despair and anger. I used darker values in my images along with psychic line to help convey the desired feelings. Despite the overwhelming feelings felt when depressed, I kept the images simplified, leveled and focused purely on one emotion at a time.

As someone who suffers from but is also trying to work through my depression, capturing and trying to visually put my emotions into images helps to communicate what I am feeling inside. I chose to use a subject other than myself, since it was easier for me to direct. Consequently, this allowed me an opportunity to get an outsider's view of depression.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Grad School Update

Well this semester is about at an end. I have one week left & two final projects to finish. I'll share those soon ;)

Help-Portrait

I spent a wonderful day today with another lady taking portraits for help-portraits at the local Avon Health & Rehabilitation Center in the Alzheimer's Unit. I had so much fun taking their portraits & taking family portraits. It was such an honor & privilege to be able to give back to someone who'd most likely never have their picture professionally taken.
:D

The B Family

Thank you for letting me spend a wonderful morning with you all & taking your family portraits.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Newborn Portraits

Welcome to the world dear sweet baby Z!

The C Family

You two are blessed with three amazing little girls. It is a privilege to call you friend :D

Thank you!

The A Girls

It was such a pleasure meeting you. Thanks

J.M. Senior Portraits

Enjoy your senior year.

6 months

You two are so sweet.

The M Family

It was so nice to meet you all. Thank you.

Bun in the oven!

You two are so cute! I cannot wait to meet your new baby boy.

I do!

Thank you for letting me be a part of your precious memories :D

Boudoir

Pet Portraits

Mr. J you are so full of energy & very cute!

Pet Portraits

Mother Daughter Portraits

R & C you two rock! I had so much fun with the two of you. Thank you!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Books & Card Prices

Proof Book (spiral bond)
$80

Coffee Table Books
$125

Library Bond Black Leather Finished Albums (16 pages)
5x5 $179
8x8 $303
10x10 $420
12x12 (24 pages) $604

an additional 8 pages $72

Cards includes envelopes
25 for $30
35 for $42
45 for $54
55 for $66
65 for $78

for every 10 additional cards is $12

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Senior Portraits

Oh my, I so enjoyed photographing you! Once you relaxed we had a lot of fun! "Breathe," I reminded. lol. Despite you not liking your smile, your smile is radiant. Thanks for letting me play & trusting me, you ROCK! I've been wanting to shoot in the soy-fields for a long while now, THANK YOU!

Senior Portraits

Had so much fun on Sunday evening taking Senior Portraits at Hummel park: cousins & best friends...born 8 days apart. Thanks for winging it with me. We were not sure how it would go since it was raining on & off the whole time. But there were plenty of sheltered areas that it didn't really matter. You two young gentlemen are such a hoot! Thanks :D

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Little Miss M ~ 9 months

Had so much fun taking portraits of little Miss M at Beasley's Orchard this morning. It is so much fun to watch her grown up. She is pulling herself up & crawling. Thank you for letting me be a part of your lives! I so enjoy the privilege of being able to capture your memories.

Mom & Daughter Portraits

I had so much fun taking portraits of the L. girls at Ellis Park! Little Miss J danced for me :D & they gave each other butterfly kisses, how wonderful!!!

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Mom & Kids

I had so much fun taking portraits of the A. family! We even included Sultan, he was a very well behaved dog :)

Thank you so much for this enjoyable & fun experience.
:D

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Share your gallery!

I highly recommend sharing your gallery with family & friends. In the first 30 days of your gallery posting, all orders by family & friends will help you earn FREE prints! For every $10 they spend you'll earn a $1 towards FREE prints for your next session.

All free orders, free 8x10 and other discounted items, CDs, flash drives & refills are ordered through me directly, not your gallery (at this time).

I'll assume you want color on free or discounted items unless you specify black & white or sepia.

CD & USB Flash Drive Refill Pricing & Discounts!!!

CD $175
2GB USB Flash Drive $165 (first purchase, does include one sessions images)

USB flash drive is refillable for subsequent sessions $55/session

Available Milestones Plus Flash Drive $200 (includes flash drive + 5 sessions), compliments the Milestones Portrait Package ;)

For those of you who purchase prints...Thank you! Especially, since this is now a part of my business. I can guarantee the quality of my prints.

It is important to know when purchasing the CD or flash drive these do include my copyright release, but I can not guarantee some other companies quality of prints. I spend a lot of time setting the color...If you order prints from someone with your CD or flash drive, you should request that they not auto-correct; prints will not come out right. Most companies automatically auto-correct (to make your prints look better) but when I have custom set my prints to look a certain way, they will not print that way if they have been auto-corrected, because the auto-correcting will make adjustments that were not meant to happen.

I'll be getting a calibration device here soon & all of my images will be 100% correct. I'm really looking forward to this. I will also be getting some new software which will make my developing process much quicker & smoother. I cannot wait! At some point this fall I will be purchasing lighting equipment, that I will be able to take to location, mainly for indoors.

Okay, now some discounts on CD & USB Flash Drive refills!!!

CD price for print purchases of:
$300+ in prints = Cd $25
$250-$299 in prints = CD $50
$200-$249 in prints = CD $75
$150-$199 in prints = CD $100
$100-$149 in prints = CD $125
$50-$99 in prints = CD $150
-$49 in prints = CD $175

USB Flash Drive REFILL price for print purchases of:
$201+ in prints = refill $25
$150-$200 in prints = refill $35
$100-$149 in prints = refill $45
-$99 in prints = refill $55

The print prices are before taxes for discounts.
Collages & other created items are not included on CD or flash drive.

Graduate School

I start graduate school Thursday, September 3. I'll be working on my Masters of Fine Arts in Photography. I'm excited about learning more & improving my skills & abilities. YAY! I'll still be available to take portraits.
Have I said how excited I am lately...(squeal)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Wedding Reception Portraits

I was privileged to take the W. family's wedding reception portraits. We started with some family portraits at Hummel Park and then I got to document the wedding reception. They had a lovely sand ceremony and other traditional reception events.

PS: I may end up being a copy cat & having a sand ceremony for my own wedding, as a mother of three children, I think this would be an awesome and meaningful way to include them :)
Thank you so much! I really enjoyed getting to know you better W. family, you are an awesome bunch. Your kids are so stinken' cute & so easy to photograph!

Thursday, August 20, 2009

H. Family Portraits

I took family portraits of the H. family. They have two adorable children. Little miss H & her older more energetic brother ;) Kept me on my toes! It was such a pleasure to get to know your family better.

We actually did two locations: started at their beautiful historic home & then went to the park.
Thank you H. family for letting me play!

Family Portraits

I got to take my annual family portraits of my first client!!! Of course, everyone was able to attend this session. We had a lot of fun at Hummel Park, by the trails & white lick stream. It is awesome to see how big the kids get over one year. I'm sure it will never cease to amaze me. Thanks :)

Friday, August 7, 2009

3 month Portraits

You are such a sweet baby boy! I enjoyed as always taking your portraits. I also had the pleasure taking the most beautiful portrait! Thank you :)

New Logo & Watermark

Thanks to Shutterbug Designs I now have an official logo & watermark. I love them! You'll see my watermark on all future portraits & collages.

Friday, July 31, 2009

Splash Bash & Character Portraits

Had fun taking portraits at Gills Aquatic Center. It was nice to meet so many new people. I hope to have the pleasure of working with you all again. Thank you so much!

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Gonna turn two!

I had the privilege of taking family portraits on Monday. I wish I could start every week with a session, it's a great way to start the week. The little boy was so adorable! He made me think of my boys when they were little & my little girl. He's in the Go, GO stage. We had so much fun. I really enjoy capturing family bond time. I love my job!

Senior Portraits & the Little Bro

Took more senior portraits, the little brother tagged along (he was hoot). So, I could not resist getting some of the brothers together & getting some of the little bro by himself, he was originally not happy about having to tag along while his older brother had his portraits taken (he changed his mind when I included him). Took the portraits at a completely new public location (Falls Park, Pendleton, Indiana), it was a beautiful location.

Thanks for the ideas, I love collaboration! You were very patient with your younger brother, that says a lot about someone's character. Enjoy your senior year! Don't forget the free family session before you leave for basic next summer.

Senior Portrait Time

Been busy having fun taking senior portraits, of course it is not too late to take them if you haven't ;)

Thank you for letting me have so much fun! I really enjoyed getting to know you. You are an awesome young lady & will go very far with your talents & interests. You can be whatever you want when you grow up ;) Enjoy your senior year & remember you have a lifetime to live & enjoy.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

6 month portraits ~ Little Miss Baby M

I had so much fun taking photos of Little Miss Baby M. She is so sweet & such big girl: she can sit on her own & is standing with assistance. She is also just so stinken' cute! She has the most amazing dimples.

Copyright © PhotoBee Photography by Melissa Morgan

Monday, June 22, 2009

Volunteered for American Diabetes Association Tour de Cure

I volunteered Saturday, June 13, 2009 for the American Diabetes Association's event: Tour de Cure. I was one of the photographers asked to document & capture this very large event. I had so much fun. Due to the large amount of photos taken, I've only selected a few to share here.

There were so many volunteers & participants. It was amazing!

I hope you enjoy my documentation of the event.

Please, register first ;P

Don't forget to tune your bike ;)

Ladies & Gentleman, Children of all ages!

Let's get this party started, Let's get started quickly :)

Oh, please sign the banner

Grab a bite

& the opening ceremonies

will now begin!

Security was tight :)

On your marks, get set

get ready &

GO!

Take a break if you need it ;)
(Did I say, I got to ride on the Speedway. It was oh so fun!
I was so giddy! I felt like a little kid. It was wonderful!)