Melissa Hathaway | Behind the Scenes

Nan | City Christian HS | Portland Senior Pictures

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:40:50 +0000

We have been enjoying quite a mild winter here in Portland. Or, maybe it’s more ‘normal’ this year for us as compared to last year. However, there are times where rescheduling sessions due to rain becomes a drag.
Nan came to me back in January for her senior portraits and while we were able to schedule the studio portion of her session, we had some difficulties with mother nature with scheduling the outdoor portion of her
session. Fortunately, a date that we set 6 weeks in advance worked! It was a gorgeous day outside…albeit cold, but definitely great shooting weather!

Enjoy your sneak peek!

Check out Jack! | Portland Baby Photographer

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:26:01 +0000

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 Jones Kids | Portland Model Portfolio

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:49:01 +0000

Meet the Jones kids! Aspiring actor, actress, and child models! Look how easy and comfortable they both are in front of the camera. Our session went quicker than most of my normal kid/family sessions because they were so relaxed in front of the camera Look forward to seeing more images of these gorgeous children in the future from MHP!

McFarland Family | Portland Family Portraits

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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!

Winter 2010 High School Photo Contest Winners!

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:28:31 +0000

First off, a huge thank you to all of our participants in this year’s 1st Winter High School Photo Contest! We wouldn’t have been able to have this contest without all of you willing participants.

And, of course a BIG CONGRATS to our winners! Our winners have been notified and you will see images from their friends session soon!

Brenna

Kendra

Ashley

Vote Now! Winter 2010 MHP High School Photo Contest

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:59:58 +0000

The contest is now CLOSED. Thanks to everyone for participating. Contest winners will be notified on Monday, February 22nd. Results

will be posted here on Tuesday, February 23rd.

VOTE & HELP YOUR FRIEND WIN!

Have fun & tell your friends to come and vote!

You may cast ONE vote in the poll below = 1 point
You may make ONE comment on THIS blog post = 1 point (e.g. “I pick Joe!”)
You may make ONE comment on the Melissa Hathaway Photography Facebook Fan Page = 2 points (e.g. “I pick Joe!”) – please comment on photos in this album
Any negative comments will be removed

With the Winter 2010 Olympics in full gear, we interrupt your attention to help out our high school clients with a little photo contest. We invited our 2009 high school clients to participate in a little photo contest.

PRIZES:

1st PLACE – $100 Gift Card to any retail store of your choice PLUS a complimentary “Friends Session”. Bring up to 4 of your best friends OR family members to the studio for a 1 hour group session. Includes (1) 5×7 metallic print of your group of friends and (1) web resolution image for Facebook for everyone.
2nd PLACE – $25 iTunes Gift Card PLUS a complimentary “Best Friends Session”. Bring your best friend for a 1 hour studio session. Includes (1) 5×7 print & web resolution image for Facebookfor each of you.
3rd PLACE – complimentary “Best Friends Session”. Bring your best friend for a 1 hour studio session. Includes (1) 5×7 print & web resolution image for Facebookfor each of you.

CONTEST RULES:

You must have been photographed by Melissa Hathaway Photography in 2009
You must have parent consent to participate
Contest begins Monday, February 15, 2010 and ends Friday, February 19, 2010 @ midnight.
Photo session prizes must redeemed & completed by March 19, 2010.

: #1 – Kwynn

: #2 – Brenna

: # 3 – Daniel

: #4 – Kendra

: #5 – Whitney

: #6 – Colin

: #7 – Meagan

: #8 – Taylor

#9 - Ashley

#10 Blake

#12 Ashlie

Owen’s Bringing Sexy Back! | Portland Baby Photography

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:26:23 +0000

This post is LONG overdue. I photographed growing Mr. Owen when he was just a wee newborn and then again just before Thanksgiving right around his 6 month mark. We are making plans for announcing our new ‘Milestones Baby Plan’ and Owen and his family are graciously participating in being the ’samples’ for this new plan. At any rate, these images were shot just before Thanksgiving and the poor little guy had a bit of a problem with some major diaper rash. As you can see however, this apparently didn’t seem to bother him as long as mom continued to play Justin Timberlake’s, “Bringing Sexy Back”. Owen got his groove thing on and danced like a champ through the photo session.

Enjoy your sneak peek!

http://www.melissahathaway.com/blog/2009/07/meet-owen-8-weeks-portland-oregon-newborn-photography/

New Studio Phone Number

admin — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:25:07 +0000

Just wanted to post an update that the studio has a new phone number. Here it is:

503.770.0MHP or 503.770.0647

Contest | Out & About with Melissa Hathaway Photography

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:13:59 +0000

Melissa Hathaway Photography on Facebook

Killer Music Mashup by DJ Earworm

admin — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 04:11:28 +0000

I just stumbled upon DJ Earworm on YouTube by accident. Totally diggin’ this music mix of Billboard’s Top 25 of 2009. Check it out