WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE LIFE, LIGHT & AUTHENTICITY
Portrait Photography
We love creating photos to remind families that in spite of the fact that the car of their floor is covered in cereal, their laundry room looks like an episode of hoarders and mom and dad are in a permanent state of exhaustion, their love and their story are beautiful.
Senior and lifestyle portraits are one of my favorites to capture. I love taking time to get to know each client, so we can curate a list of locations that best tell the story of their lives in this time. If you’re a senior who loves to dance, duck hunt or show off your music skills—I’m all for it! The only rule is, if you bring an instrument you MUST play me a song.
Are you starting your own business or just needing some fresh images for your rebrand? That sounds like fun to me! I guarantee we will have so much fun during the shoot, you won’t even be nervous and we will probably end up friends afterward. Just sayin’.
So let's plan a day, pick a location that is meaningful to you and create a slew of images that will fill up the frames of your walls for years to come
A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES
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Alabama, USA
the Pertreees
“Melissa took amazing photos of my three children! She was so friendly and professional. I highly recommend Melissa if you’re looking for high quality service and impeccable photography!”
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Alabama, USA
The Abercrombies
We absolutely loved working with Melissa Gaines for our family pictures. She was kind and worked well with my wild 4 year old. She made the most of our time, moving us around to get multiple shots of each of us. She also made sure we got all the shots that were important to us, and that matters so much to a mama. We loved working with Melissa Gaines Photography and hope to have her take our family pictures again in the future!”
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Regardless of the season that you're in, and whether your babies are big, small or furry, this time in your life deserves to be captured by something other than your iPhone.
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No one wants to look like a wet dog in their photos so if it looks like it's going to rain, snow, hail or some other weather catastrophe, we'll be in touch via email or phone to reschedule. Often, when we're scheduling our initial portrait session date, if it works for our calendars, we'll actually set up both a main date and a rain date just to make sure we don't have to postpone your session for very long if the weather is bad on the original date.
what do we do if it rains?
The sooner the better! Our weekends tend to fill up pretty quickly - especially during the spring and fall, so the sooner you reach out to us, the more likely you are to get your desired date!
To reserve your date, we'll need a contract as well as a deposit. And if something comes up and you need to change your date, just let us know!
HOW FAR IN ADVANCE SHOULD WE BOOK?
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If picking out outfits for photos takes you back to your high school days when you literally tried on everything in your closet and piled it on your bed but still felt like you had nothing to wear, you're in luck.
We put together an extensive outfit suggestion guide with tips for every member of the family (even Fido!)
WHAT SHOULD WE WEAR?
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Unless you've modeled professionally, you're probably going to feel awkward in front of the camera. Heck, we take photos for a living and we even feel like a deer in the headlights when we're in front of the camera.
You're going to feel awkward at first, but as the session goes on and we coach you through images, we think you'll find that being photographed can actually be fun. And don't worry about your kids. We're well versed in capturing even the busiest of little ones.
WE'RE AWKWARD AND MY KIDS DON'T SIT STILL.
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Within a few weeks of your session, you'll receive a link to a digital gallery that will allow you to download high resolution images.
The gallery is also set up to make ordering prints, canvases and other keepsakes as easy as turning on a Roomba to clean your floors. No worrying about tricky things like color correction, DPI and image format.
HOW WILL I RECEVE MY PHOTOS?
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Portrait sessions begin at $350
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