As an artist I have worked very hard to find my style, everyone has a style but sometimes it takes awhile to recognize it. The style I love for my photographs is for them to look crisp, clean and modern. It is a style I use throughout my life including how I dress and how I decorate. Every once in a while though I like to step outside my style and try something different and fun! Such was the case a couple weeks ago when I spotted this really cool vintage firetruck parked at the race track! I already knew I wanted to pull the color and texture out on it in a photograph, I wanted it to be very edgy and bold which is different then my normal style. I really lucked out on the next part though because I was able to grab my sister in law and her boyfriend for a 5 min photoshoot as it started drizzling. They were the perfect subjects because their style is edgy and bold and I knew it would work for the look I was going for! Sometimes things just fall into place and they were thrilled to oblige me! We literally spent 5 min on this shoot as the rain started to pick up and I didn’t want to get my camera too soaked. Thank you to my little brother for being my assistant and holding my lenses under his shirt to keep them dry!
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.