Valantine Photography

The No Heat Summer Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Wed, 25 May 2016 01:54:00 +0000

Last year I posted on my Instagram about the results I got from the No Heat Summer Challenge and I've had so many people ask me about it since I thought I'd write up a post for all you Challengers!

My hair from about Jr. High to mid College was the WORST! It was always short because it was always damaged and breaking. I would try to grow it out but by the time it was barely passed my shoulders my mom would give me the firm but loving "your hair looks like dead straw and it's time to cut it" talk. It wasn't until college that I started taking care of my hair enough to grow it out. And by "taking care of my hair" I mean, I died it brown instead of platinum blonde, started "deep conditioning" (aka, leaving Pro V in my hair overnight) and didn't rip it in and out of messy buns all day. The result I got was the mid back length that I wanted but it was still thin, dry and ratty at the ends.

JULY 2005

(High School Hair - Please excuse the chubby face and posture...)

Fast forward 6 years, 5 moves, 2 kids, 2 states, 1 dog and 1 husband later...

I'm back to blonde, it's the longest it's ever been but it's still dry, stringy, full of static and dead at the bottom and took me almost 5 years to grow out. I go in to a stylist I've never been to (I just moved to a new state) and she DESTROYS my hair in one fatal swoop. I end up dying it brown to cover her mess and my entire head of hair shrivels up and dies... (I cried for 3 days) I ended up chopping my hair to my chin in January 2014 and kept it short until September 2014 when I decided to grow it out again.

DEC 2013 (Just before fatal hair dresser incident, see how weedy and thin my ends are?)

My two beautiful best friends make me crazy! They are the kind of women that have the long, amazing, shiny, straight hair that grows grows like a weed! They never style, never color, never straighten and they look gorgeous every day!! I, on the other hand, come in with the thick, frizzy, wavy hair that HAS to be styled every-single-day and cut every 3 months or I look like big foot! One night I asked them both, "what do you guys do to your hair to get it SO healthy!?" to which one of them replied "well, I'd say the biggest thing I do is, while I'm in the shower, I put my conditioner in and then I just leave it in while I shave and do everything else..." to which I replied with a dumfounded look and my mouth wide open! I have been doing that for 15 years! It LITERALLY says to do that on every shampoo bottle!! I have been doing that since I could read and wash my own hair!?! WHY is their hair SO healthy!! I have been buying product after product for years, asking all my stylist friends for advice and trying all the Pins Pinterest has to offer! They don't even care about hair care! They just wash it and let it air dry everyday!!

Then it hit me ....

------ they NEVER put heat in it!!-----

They curl their hair every once in a while for church or a date but other than that, they just air dry everyday! Thats got to be their secret! Problem solved! ... So now you're probably thinking the same thing I did at this point "Yeah, but my hair air dries like a Star Trek cast member because it's too damaged... " when in reality,

Your hair doesn't air dry well because it's too damaged, but the more you air dry, the healthier your hair will be and the better it will air dry!

It's a vicious cycle and you just gotta jump in somewhere!

I remembered reading a blog post years ago about a girl who did, what she called, the No Heat Summer Challenge (and I cannot for the life of me find that post again!). Basically she just didn't put heat in her hair AT ALL for 3 months. I blew right passed that post because I could NEVER air dry my hair and go out in public. I tried to remember what I could from from her post and decided last summer I was going to do it!

I did it for 4 months and I had AMAZING results you guys!!! I am about to reach my year mark of going 90% of my days with no-heat and it's been awesome! Remember how I chopped my hair to my chin September 2014? The picture below is May 2016! That means in 21 months my hair grew 11 inches!! My hair has NEVER grown that fast! It is thick top to bottom and my frizz is almost completely gone! I have no split ends, no damage ring around the middle from excessive pony tails and it's SO SOFT!!! I wanna touch my hair all-dang-day it's so soft! Now, when I do style my hair with heat, I can go to bed with it wet, wake up and it takes me 2 minutes to straighten! 4 years ago my hair would be a matted, chaotic mess after sleeping on it! It's so healthy now, when I run a straightner through it (again, for like, 2 minutes) it'll stay that straight for DAYS!!

JUNE 2016

Heres roughly my timeline during the challenge (sorry I'm a photographer so i'm behind the camera most the time so most of these are just cell phone selfies...)

That last one (December) was taken the morning after I went to bed with my hair soaking wet!! Woot woot!!

Here's total air dry in Las Vegas at my one year mark

here's my hair straightened at my one year mark!

Again! I let it air dry and then ran my straightener through it for TWO MINUTES!!

I have NO damage line from pony tails! I have no split ends and my hair is smooth and soft and shiny!!

Okay people! I have just hit my 1.5 year mark! When I started this my hair was dry and damaged and just at my shoulders! My hair filled in, thickened and grew 13 inches in 1 and half years!

Before I started this challenge it would have taken me 5 years to get it this long and it would be dead, dry and barely qualifying as "hair" anymore! This "No Heat Challenge" went from one hopeful summer to an ENTIRE lifestyle change for me and my hair! I love it so much!! I know 1.5 years sounds like a long time but trust me, Future You, will thank you for starting now!

Here are the rules!

1- Absolutely no blow drying! NONE! zip! zero! If you're gonna cheat, don't start with the blow dryer!! It's horrible for your hair! Start with elastics (you cheaters...)

2- Obviously no curling irons or straighteners either.

3- You may only do your hair with heat for special occasions like weddings, dates, and occasionally church. (The grocery store is NOT a special occasion!)

4- NO pony tails! ... YUP! you heard me! Hair elastics are SO damaging to your hair! Resist the urge! Don't pull it up! If you HAVE to pull it up, do a loose, straight pony tail or a french braid! With braids, at least the elastic is at the very bottom of your hair where it will be trimmed soon and not in the dead center of your all your length. Also, no messy buns (those just damage everywhere) and ESPECIALLY no wet hair pony tails!! Your hair is at it's weakest when it's wet, so you don't want to make it suffer in a tight bun when it's at it's weakest.

5- Endure to the end!! I promise, it'll be worth it!

Here are the steps!

Step 1- Take a "before pic" of your hair!

Step 2 - Make a note of how long your hair is but don't stop measuring at the very end of your hair! End measuring where the damage gets really bad! My biggest improvement I saw is my hair is now thick all the way to my ends and that counts as growth! My hair grew 5 inches total in 4 months but the overall length of it only got 3 inches longer (if that makes sense?) Meaning it filled in 2 inches of thickness at the ends too!

Step 3 - Go to my Pinterest board for ideas on how to do your hair with no heat and minimal hair ties!
(Tip - My go to for the grocery store was my hair pulled through the back of a baseball hat with no elastic)
Step 4- Stay Strong! Don't give up!

There were days when I wanted to give up and just style my hair! I got so sick of my husband coming home to Beaker from The Muppets everyday. I got so tired of trying to find ways to do my hair even to go to Walmart! Keep moving forward!

I promise it will be worth it!

After a month or two your hair will start to air dry naturally and with out all the damage, it will dry smoothly. I did the Challenge for 4 months and I've kept doing it for almost a year now! The craziest thing is I actually prefer my hair air dried now over curling or straightening! It feels so soft and natural when it's air dried and I can feel the damage in my hair the minute I put heat in it!

The best part is, now when I do straighten it, I air dry it 90% of the way, blow dry for about 2 minutes, touch up the top with my straightner and it's done!! 3 years ago it would take me 40 minutes to blow dry and straighten all of my hair!! I ALWAYS get comments on my hair when I straighten it now because it's so thick and long! I seriously have people coming up to me and touching my hair...

Other hair-care tips

Tip 1- Over the years I've found two game changing hair products! They have both completely changed my hair and I tell everyone about them!

(Keep in mind, I have thick, wavy, dry hair! If you have thin, fine, oily hair these products may not work as well for you!)
(Tip 2 - understand your own hairs needs!)

You can buy both of these Products on Amazon
It's a 10 // MoroccanOil

When I get out of the shower I towel dry my hair, flip my head upside down and apply the It's A 10 leave in conditioner to my ends, then I do the same thing with the Moroccan Oil! (Don't get the oil near your scalp or you'll look like a grease ball) Get these products! Invest in your hair!! It'll change your life! You can buy them both on Amazon and both bottles will last me around a year!
Tip 3- STOP USING CHEAP SHAMPOOS!!! I'm not saying you have to pay 60 bucks a bottle, but please, for everything holy, stop buying Pantene ProV!!! Cheap shampoos are full of waxes and other things that are TERRIBLE for your hair! You can literally take scissors and skim off the wax that builds up on to your hair from those brands! I started using John Frieda Frizz Ease (Because again, Frizz is my middle name) and it was a game changer! It's only $7 a bottle and Ulta has them on sale for buy one get one 50% off a lot. Also, the clouds parted and WALMART just started selling the line!! No more long drives to get my shampoo anymore!

Tip 4- Don't brush your hair when it's soaking wet, remember, thats when it's weakest! Towel dry, add your two products we just talked about above, and then dry.

Tip 5 - This last ones hard for me cause my hair feels SO good but, there is such a thing as "over brushing and touching"! When you touch your hair it deposits oils from your hands making it weaker, when you brush it too much it breaks off pieces each time. Try to resist! At first I just carried a brush around with me all day to keep the frizz under control, now I have to resist brushing it cause it looks like gloss when I brush it out! Put the brush down and keep your hands to yourself! ;)
Tip 6- Invest in a microfiber towel! Heres my favorite one! They are so worth it! When you get out of the shower, wrap your hair in a microfiber towel while it dries (I leave mine on while I do my make up or get ready for bed) The microfiber creates way less frizz than the harsh terry cloth towels! I saw results with mine in about 4 days!

STAY STRONG MY FRIENDS!!

Turning your hair into something you love

is just at the end of the summer!!

You just have to endure some frizz and creative no-heat hairstyles for a few months!!

YOU CAN DO IT!!

I wanna see your results!!

Megan + Nate

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Tue, 05 May 2015 02:38:00 +0000

Hey everyone! I'm still here I promise! While I lived in Colorado I got brought on by a studio that kept me crazy busy with weddings! I completely loved it! I met so many awesome people and shot at so many amazing venues all over Colorado! I was so busy though, that my blog and website completely suffered! So now that I am back in Utah with 2 kiddos I'm going to take this time to catch up on my website and blog! So to start that off

This was my very last wedding in Colorado :( I did this couples Engagements and loved them SO MUCH I decide to extend my leave date just to shoot their wedding! So bless their heart for putting up with a 7 month pregnant photographer but they're wedding was the perfect finish to my 2 years shooting in Colorado.

Their ceremony was off the dock of a lake up in a mountain town in Colorado. Their bridal party was fun and crazy and full of liquor and I loved every minute of spending the day with all of them! Thanks Nate and Meg for letting me be a part of your day!

Marni's Maternity

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:53:00 +0000

This beautiful woman is my life long friend Marni. We met on the first day of the 7th grade, I got pushed and landed on top of her desk and it was love at first sight :) She earned the nickname Squid in Jr. High so thats always what we've called her. We've been through a lot and she's become my 2nd sister. My favorite thing about her is she's not anything anyone else wants her to be. She is so natural and simple and I admire her independent personality. She married a great guy who we all love and supports her so much in her natural life style, so much that he let her be nuts and do an all natural at home birth for their first baby! WHAT A WOMAN! She's amazing in all things and I love her so much. Congrats on your baby girl Squid & Paul!!

The Cutest Little Backyard Wedding

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:29:00 +0000

I had the great opportunity to shoot a wedding of a good friend of mine a couple weeks ago. She was on my volleyball team in high school but was much younger than I was so I never got the time to know her. Then as fate would have it, 5 years later, I ended up moving to St. George next door to her big brother and sister-in-law who would quickly become our best friends. Soon after that she moved in with them and she met her handsome fiancé Lewis. This beautiful bride has been through all the ups and downs of life and love and she has finally found an amazing man who will take care of her like she deserves for the rest of her life. We so much appreciate Lewis for stepping in and being the perfect man for our Kayla. Good luck in all your years to come you two! Love you!

My favorite part about shooting weddings is "The Mess Up". EVERY couple I have ever shot has had one and 95% of the time they are adorable mistakes that give the day such a fun memory.

This one I think topped my list of favorites!

During the ceremony the groom said "I do" way before he was supposed to and the couple instantly burst into laughter, the groom then turned to the congregation and said "I'M SORRY I'M JUST SO EXCITED!! LETS DO THIS!" ha ha ha!!

It was so cute and so romantic. I hope he wasn't too embarrassed about that because I bet his new wife thought it was adorable!

xo,
Meg

Proud to be an American

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Wed, 07 Aug 2013 20:09:00 +0000

I had the opportunity to do a really cool session a few months ago and I'm excited and humbled to post about it today.

>> This is the Kimber family <<

they are an amazing family who has dedicated their lives to serving our country.

We got together for this session one week before Kens 4th deployment to Iraq as a Chinook Pilot.

Ken was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom III which he was gone for 12 months and missed his son Hunters birth, he got to meet Hunter at 8 months old.

He was part of Operation Iraqi Freedom V-VI in which he was gone 15 months and missed his daughter Kierras' birth, he met her at 10 months old.

Ken helped transport supplies as well as troops. In June of 2011 he was deployed to Honduras for 6 months where he helped with capturing a Drug Cartel and helped find submarines full of illegal drugs.

Now he is in Afghanistan for anywhere up to 18 months where they are helping to close things up so that our troops can all come home.

Ken does mission planning, keeping track of troops and has been in the Aviation unit of the Army for 12 years as Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Kimber.

Support Our Toops

Vallen and Carl // New Studio!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:41:00 +0000

Big news in the studio today! I moved to Denver about a year ago and started slowly working my way into the wedding circuit. Well, about 6 months ago I actually got picked up by an international wedding photography studio!

>> It has been my DREAM job! <<

They are sending me weddings and portrait sessions left and right and I am loving every minute of it! I'm meeting so many new clients and friends, I'm shooting all over Colorado and getting booked at the most extravagant venues I've ever seen! The studio is based out of Chicago and has hubs all over the country

Miami, Seattle, Arizona, Illinois, NYC, Etc.

I got brought on as a Lead at their Denver hub!

So announcing my new slot in an amazing studio!

I've been instagramming these so I need to finally get them on the blog and site!

This is my girl Vallen and her man Carl!

Vallen is a fellow George Streeter!

She's the Denver Assignment Manager who's been getting me booked so much!

.love her.

cutest couple you've ever seen!

and such a willing Fiancé for pictures

.enjoy.

The future Mrs. Ence!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:10:00 +0000

Okay I'm about 20 sessions behind on my blog! Honestly things have been piling up because I have been WAITING AND WAITING to show this bridal session!

This bride is very special to me, she's my baby sister (in-law) Dani and she was waiting to have her Fiance see the dress until their big day so i've been holding off for 2 MONTHS on showing these bad boys!

>> we ordered this one in a 20x30 metal print and it turned out AMAZING!! <<

I absolutely love metals!

>> and my grand finale favorite <<

I asked a farmer if we could shoot on his property, towards the end of our shoot they brought out this gorgeous horse and said "We thought you might like a picture with a horse, maybe?" They even put on a blue bridal to match her flowers! too cute! I love making new friends while out at session :)

Congratulations you guys!

We love you!

SURPRISE!! // HILARIOUS testimonial!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000

GUESS WHAAAAT?.....

I've had so many clients need me back in utah that I've decided to make a few trips out

just for the love of all of you!

I still have some space available and they will go fast so if you'd like a session grab one up!

I can't wait to see you all again!

>> As a bonus on this post i'm gonna add a HILARIOUS testimonial I got the other day! <<

I ask my clients to leave testimonials about my work and my studio after my employment with them,

this helps me to improve my business.

well I asked a friend of mine to leave his the other day and this is what he left for me in my inbox...

"Megan was a good friend of mine in college and when we reconnected after several years and I saw her work, I knew I wanted her to do a shoot for me! My fiancé and I set up the appointment and Megan was so professional from the very start. She made us so comfortable during the shoot, which has not been true of my photographers in the past. As we posed there naked for the shoot, I could tell that Megan has had a lot of experience with nude photography. She even made sure the room was the right temperature to avoid any embarrassing physical reactions to the cold.

She did a great job of putting us in interesting poses and vignettes that I’d never conceived before. Her imagination really is unrivaled in this field. She uses the light and shadow so tactfully to hide body parts and accentuate others. She must do lots of research beforehand. In the past, we found our obese bodies difficult to photograph (I am 420lbs, my wife is 380), but Megan really showed her colors and did some amazing work for us. I jiggle with delight as I recall our great shoot.

I would absolutely recommend Megan for anyone looking for some memorable, unmatched nude photography. Our 11x17 prints in our front room are great conversation pieces and we wouldn’t trade them for anything."

ha ha ha ha Thanks for the laugh Adam!

Sister Mills

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:51:00 +0000

Happy New Year everyone!! I'm feeling good this new years and I've got lots of resolutions! Starting with being a better blogger! Can I just start out this post by saying how much I LOVE RED HEADS!! They are always so fun and so photogenic! Miss Abbi Mills didn't fall short of that at all!

I'm also loving all these young girls leaving on their missions and needing mission photos! Abbi is leaving for the Buenos Aries Argentina mission in the spring and we're all so excited for her!

Good luck Abbi!

New Years Resolution

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:57:00 +0000

{ Can't Wait }

Thanks for all your love and support this year!

I'm ready to kick the year off with a new and beautiful website with all my newest work!

See you there!

Porter Madness!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:03:00 +0000

I had the PERFECT fall session the other day! The lighting was amazing, the colors were perfect and the family was darling! The little guy Cameron got sick of me in his face real fast and we had to get creative with keeping him happy but we had so much fun!

Isn't he SUCH A LITTLE STUD!!

This session had a fun twist at the end I couldn't wait to be a part of!

A BABY ANNOUNCEMENT!

but not A baby

TWINS!!!

Life is about to get CRAZY in the Porter home!!

Congratulations you guys!

xo, Meg

McCurdy Family

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:42:00 +0000

This little family is one of my favorites! Such a funny couple and Debbie is quickly becoming one of my best friends here in Colorado. Tyler is attending Medical School with my husband and there little Mia is so cute I could just SMASH her! I'm shooting her 1st birthday here in a few weeks so look out for that! Can't wait!

Love you guys!

xo, Meg

PPA

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:49:00 +0000

Last week I up and decided to fly to Salt Lake and attend the Professional Photographers Associations Annual Regional Conference! It was a life changing experience to say the least! The classes were great and I enjoyed them but the part I loved the most was all the professionals I met and got to know! I was hanging out all day with these amazing photographers who were so willing to answer all of my millions of questions ha ha ha. They were so great and helped me and my studio in ways that I could never have learned by myself. The conference was 4 days long and I was pretty much doing "conference stuff" from sun up to sun down!

I was in heaven!

While I was there Jeff Johnson and Tom Hern (two pro's and past presidents of the PPA) came and introduced themselves to me and asked if I wanted to go out shooting with them! We ended up going and shooting all over Down Town and I loved every minute of it!

Tom and Jeff of course answered all of my obnoxious questions on how to get your masters, where to stay at nationals, whats the best way to create your workflow, what programs do you use, what lenses can't you live without, how to go Loan on a print! We shot for hours and then headed back to the conference for another full day of awesome classes!

For any photog's that read this blog I would HIGHLY recommend becoming a PPA member, not so you can go to nationals or go to the conferences but for the people you meet and the resources you gain! That is priceless for me!

BIG NEWS

in the studio!

While I was in Utah I blew my savings and bought me some new lenses, new accesories and the all new JUST released 2 days ago

Nikon D600!!

OH BABY!

I can't wait till it all comes in the mail!!!

Carousel

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:54:00 +0000

The fact is, that to do anything in the world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

-Robert Cushing

Its Been A Long TIme Coming

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:43:00 +0000

Hey followers! So the last little while for my family has been going at 100 mph!

We just moved to Denver Colorado and went on a month long trip to Europe so I'm way too far behind on this blog. I promise from here on out I'll be better! Since I now live in Denver I don't have much of a client base so i'm taking this opportunity to shadow the VERY talented Jessica McAllister! I can't wait to mentor with such a talented artist! Until then,

here is the Wing Wedding

...................................

This was a really special wedding for me. The Groom has been by my side almost every day since I was 15 years old and I never thought he'd get married because I wasn't even sure he'd find anyone good enough for him, and then he met this beautiful bride.

I was so glad when Darlene asked me to shoot their wedding because I really needed to get to know her better.

Turns out

I worried for nothing

she's perfect for Tyson in all the ways I hoped she would be

and a lot of the ways I never even thought of

Congratulations you guys :)

Love you always,

Meg

The Do's & Don'ts before getting your pictures taken!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:30:00 +0000

So I was reading some comments on my family blog and this DARLING girl named Steph wrote me a comment! Curious as to who she was I looked up her blog and found out she has amazing style and has the best hair i've ever seen!! As her last post she wrote a list of the "Do's & Don'ts" before getting your pictures taken and I thought it was genius! So in credit to Steph I thought i'd repost this little ditty she posted. Thanks for the topic today steph!

xo

DON'T get your hair cut the day before your pictures. you will not know how to style it & it will be stick straight where it should be flowy. get it cut 2 weeks or more in advance, just in case. don't try anything crazy or new either. trust me.

DO get your locks updated. fill in those roots (i wish i would have thought about that back then), wash & style it. possibly even invest in a hot oil treatment or something of the sorts so your hair will be sleek & shiny.

DON'T fret about zits or blemishes on your face. i'm not going to explicitly tell you what sorts of infestations came upon my face on this day, but i will tell you that i caked on the makeup & i wish i hadn't.

DO NOT cake on the makeup. it is easier to take away blemishes than to take away lots of makeup in photoshop. you want your face to look fresh & fine, not cakey & crappy.

DO wear nice makeup! invest in fake eyelashes if you so choose. wear what you normally wear, but pump it up just a bit (i emphasize just a bit because you musn't over-do it) to make it special. trust me, these pictures will be your "senior pictures" for, like, the rest of your life. you want to look nice.

DO pluck, shave & wax whatever needs be. eyebrows, lips, armpits, hairy moles, just get it off. it's so very noticeable in photos & is difficult to remove in photoshop. & yes, peach fuzz is sort of noticeable-- but it's your call. alos, lay off sodium & carbs for a few days before your pictures & drink lots of water-- that will reduce water retention & make you (at least your face) thinner & more fit.

DON'T cry over what you're going to wear. i know it's sort of a big deal to wear cute clothes, but if you're literally crying over it then just give up. have your mother or your best friend pick out something nice. you can never go wrong with a simple t-shirt & jeans, & that is FACT.

DO schedule your shoot more than a month before your graduation. i had mine scheduled for the day of our "senior sluff day" where we went up to a resort in the mountains & played outside all day. then i came home & had my pictures taken-- and it was a few days before graduation. DON'T do that.

& lastly, PLEASE DON'T be afraid of the camera. so what if some lady your mother knows from your childhood is holding a huge camera in your face & telling you to smile? OWN IT. work that updo. no deer in the headlights or "aw, but i don't like my smile. i don't like posing. i don't like blah blah blah i feel weird!" if you act uptight or nervous in your shoot, it will definitely show in your pictures. photographers are there to make you look so good, all you have to do it give them something to work with. otherwise you'll be looking at the final product and be all, "geez, these are ... how awkward am i? mom, do i really look this dorky all of the time?" do it for you.

this is all from my own experience on the "other side of the lens" as i would put it. & since i've seen both sides of that lens, i can tell you all of it my tips are true. so good luck & have FUN!

My Favorite Pin Up Girl

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:49:00 +0000

Before we get to the photos on this post let me just go off for a second about this girl

This is Cooper Fossat

She is the bright light I think every person needs at least once during their day!

Every time I'm around this girl my entire week seems to go better

She is a powerhouse of a woman and an amazing artist!

She is so intelligent and knows exactly what she wants out of life.

She's kind and forgiving and an awesome example of how people in this world should be.

She and I were both photography majors at SUU and my college experience was worlds better with her in my classes.

She's strong, courageous, beautiful and confident and it was such a privilege shooting with her.

love you coop!

Kallie

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:54:00 +0000

Good Morning everyone!

It's a beautiful morning I'm feeling very vintage-hazy so I decided to let that flow into my editing.

.blue ginger.

This is Miss Kallie

She's graduating from SUU this semester so we got together for an adventurous shoot at an old water park!

I'm literally on my way out the door to go on a 3 week long get-away to Missouri and Denver so this is all of this shoot I can post for now but I'll get back to you soon I promise!

keep

calm

blog

Meg,

oh and please pardon my blog! it's under graphic reconstruction right now!
thanks guys!

You are my Sunshine...

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:04:00 +0000

. a little ray of sunshine this morning .

Back By Popular Demand!

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:16:00 +0000

Yellowhorse Bridals

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:46:00 +0000

Janelle & Mark

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 02:16:00 +0000

I have NEVER met a more love sick groom in my life!

and WHO WOULDN'T BE with a Bride as gorgeous as Janelle!!?

Here is just a tiny sneak peak of whats to come on this shoot but I have to hold off on editing anymore because I'm off to WPPI

(Wedding Photography Conference)

in Vegas in the morning!

yahoo!

Merilli

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:51:00 +0000

I have absolutely LOVED working with this couple

and I think this photo says exactly why!
...

ha ha ha ha ha

these 2 were a major crack up the entire time I worked with them and I'm so sad their wedding is over :(

Merilli is such a beautiful bride too

I'd love to photograph girls like her all the time!

Love you guys!

Best of luck in your years to come!

Wing Bridals

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:19:00 +0000

Okay I really don't mean to toot my own horn but I am

.IN LOVE.

with this session!

I love vintage brides! Especially ones as beautiful as this one!

I have about 35 more that I want to edit from this session but I have too many other sessions ahead of them sadly.

.Maybe i'll post more next week.

until then

.ENJOY.

New & Improved and Tina & Shaun

noreply@blogger.com (Megan Valantine) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:06:00 +0000

Welcome to the new and improved blog for my work! I've finally got a logo that I love so I decided it was time for a total studio revamping to match my new logo to the works! I had an AMAZING session tonight with Tina and Shaun and I just can't wait to share these with you all! have a look!

comments make my day!

What a GORGEOUS bride!