I have found that the old saying about a cobbler’s kids having holes in their shoes and a carpenter’s house falling down around him holds true with photographers too, or at least me in that my old headshots were not the greatest. There are things I do myself as a photographer that can’t be replicated on a tripod or by handing your camera in Auto mode to a friend. So finally I can step away from the tripod shots of myself and welcome new headshots taken by my lovely workshop friends at the MJ 2 Day!!! So this post is all photos of yours truly!!! Thank you so much to the following ladies for their photos of me, Claire Birmaher (hurry up and launch your site so I can link you!), Melissa Pardi, Caroline Rentzel, Miranda Reger and of course Melissa Jill. This worked out great too because I was able to order some prints from my lab to send to Afghanistan for David to put on his desk. Now maybe my new clients will recognize me at our initial consultations!! haha! So onto the Me show!
Melissa Arlena is an award winning lifestyle newborn photographer in Charlottesville and Richmond, Virginia who has earned her Master Photographer Certification from NAPCP in maternity, newborn and family photography. Her natural and simple work has been featured in magazines and online blogs worldwide. She has been named Best Maternity and Newborn Photographer in Richmond and Charlottesville, VA in 2024.
Yay! I’m famous : ) Great post and great shots of you Melissa…you look awesome.
Beautiful Melissa!