Saturday, March 26, 2011

She Just Glows

My college roommate and best friend is pregnant with her 2nd child (girl!) and this picture just really shows her happy glow.  This definitely was one of my favorites of that bunch – I love little moments like these.  I’m sure little Boston is ready to have a playmate/sister!

(oh, and look at her hair, isn’t it perfect?? 
Hah, last 2 posts have me talking about hair, maybe I need to start practicing on mine!)

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Perfect Little Liv

Well, the Wye Mountain mini sessions were a success!  We had BEAUTIFUL weather, and everyone in Arkansas I think decided to take advantage of it and head on out to the daffodil fields ;).  While it was tough to find a spot secluded, we still got sooo many cute shots of so many little ones.  Thanks to all of you that came out and were part of the Melissa Reibe Photography mini sessions.

I’ll be sharing sneak peeks over the next couple of weeks as I edit through all of these. First up, is perfect little Liv.  She literally was perfect for me!  I just love her, she’s so pretty and SO petite!

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

What to Wear | Spring 2011

So I thought I would try my hand in creating outfits from polyvore.com to maybe help with my sessions…and oh my gosh, it is so hard!  I’m not really that fashion savvy anyways, it’s all I can do to just dress myself.  But to dress a whole family?  HARD.  And yes, I know it says Spring and you’re probably wondering why I created my people with sweaters and such, but it’s still cold here in the spring! 

As for what to wear, I like not too many prints, but some print is okay.  I like non-white shirts.  I like bold colors.  I like people to coordinate, not to be matchy matchy.  I like for you to wear what’s comfortable, and YOU.  I want you to feel good in what you are wearing, because if you don’t, my camera sees that.  I like casual shoots.  I like dressy shoots.  I like the in between.

When trying to figure out what everyone should wear, I usually like to start with one person or outfit, and make that my main focus on colors/patterns/look.  So I suggest picking one outfit, and then working around it for the others in the photo session.  Can’t decide?  Just bring it all, or email me what you have and I’ll pick for you!

And here is my first (and may be only attempt) to creating a “What to Wear”:

Ralph Lauren cotton tee
158 GBP – farfetch.com

Old Navy tie front cardigan
$30 – oldnavy.gap.com

D&G dark blue jeans
$175 – stylebop.com

Lanvin shoes
$485 – barneys.com

Soft wash utility pocket shirt
$75 – bananarepublic.gap.com

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

Wye Mountain Mini Sessions!

I’m offering a great special – mini sessions out at Wye Mountain in the field of daffodils!

Some things, in addition to above, to note before signing up:
*No outfit changes.
*Limit of 5 people, each additional person is $10 extra.
*I run a tight ship, so if you are late for your time slot, that is less time for me to shoot your session! Please be early!
*Additional high res images, prints, and products will be also be available for purchase.
*The session is $75 + AR tax and is due at time of booking to reserve your spot!
*A small portion of your session is being donated to the Wye United Methodist Church.
Now, where do you sign up?!
Go here and fill out this form. This form will allow you to pick your time slot. I will try to take off the times as soon as they are taken.
Soon after you submit this form, I will send you a paypal invoice for the $75+tax. In order to permanently book your mini session, you must pay this within a couple of days of receiving your invoice! I will email final instructions for the day of a few days before your session, but if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at melissa@melissareibephotography.com!
Directions to Wye Mountain can be found here.

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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Wye Mountain Picture Interest?

I had a client ask if I would be doing any pictures out at Wye Mountain this year for the daffodil festival, so I’m thinking about turning it into a few hours for mini sessions…would anyone be interested in that?  I’m not sure what the cost for the session will be just yet, but will figure something up if there is enough interest.  I will only have a few slots open so make sure and get on my mailing list (form is at bottom) because the email list will be the first to know!  Comment or email me and let me know if this would be something you’re interested in!  The dates would likely be March 19th weekend or March 26th weekend.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

What is a Fine Art Gallery Wrap? | Central Arkansas Portrait Photographer

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I’ve been crazy busy lately, but have been meaning to post a picture of what exactly a gallery wrap is.  Some of my collections include a 16×20 Fine Art Canvas Gallery Wrap which are one of my very favorite products!  The picture of your choice is printed on canvas and wrapped around a 1.5 inch wooden frame, so when you receive it, it’s ready to hang right then and there! 
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There is also a laminate coating to protect the gallery wrap from scuffs, scratches, and cracking.  This coating will also provide UV light protection.

Now, why did I choose 16×20 to offer in my collections?! So many people are scared of going big, but I assure you, you will LOVE big prints hanging in your house. I actually really like bigger, but it’s all about where you are putting it.

It’s rather ironic because Amy Ro, a fabulous photographer from Rhode Island, just wrote a great article on how bigger is better…be sure and go read it, it’s really eye opening and puts things in perspective on how you should decide the size of your wall prints.
(article is here: Bigger Really is Better, Version 2.0, by Amy Ro Photography)

Anyways, I did my own little experiment a couple of weeks ago and yes, just now posting it.  When you walk into my house, and look to your left, about 12ish feet away is where this 16×20 gallery wrap is hanging.  If this were an 11×14, you would NOT be able to see it.  I just love that it makes an impact for my friends and family when they walk through my front door.

Doesn’t that make you just want one?!? I can’t wait to have kids so I can plaster a bunch of huge canvases on my wall!

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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

My Sister’s Big News! | Conway Family Photographer

It seems only fitting that I finally blog my sister’s family photos now from last Fall.  I got some VERY exciting news this past weekend that my sister is ENGAGED!!!  I’m so flippin’ excited for her!  What’s even better?  We actually like the guy haha!  Lane is so good to Sara and her 3 kids, I really couldn’t pick out a better husband for my sister.  She really deserves all the happiness in the world, even if it took her several years to find it 😉  Now I get to help plan a wedding, and of course, that excites me because that is right up my alley, yay!

This family…

will soon become this (!!):

And here’s a picture of the 3 beautiful kids that are growing up WAYYYYYyyyyy too fast before my eyes!

(I edited these a little bit warmer, not sure if I like it or not yet…)

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