I have 4 entries for my contest now. Thank you everyone! I will give it until Monday to get the final entries in. I have had a few people email me to let me know they are doing theirs. So, you have all weekend to work on your entry!Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!WarmlyMelissa 

I have 4 entries for my contest now. Thank you everyone! I will give it until Monday to get the final entries in. I have had a few people email me to let me know they are doing theirs. So, you have all weekend to work on your entry!Have a wonderful weekend everyone!!!WarmlyMelissa 

 

 
**I know you want to enter!** I only have a few entrants for the Everyday Inspirations contest. I need more! Come on, it’s simple. Go take pictures of the small things that inspire you daily! It’s easy and you could win $20!!!! If I don’t have enough entrants, I will choose from the few I have received. Lucky them If you need to read more about the contest click here
Email me your entries to me at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com 
I am excited to see what you come up with!

Have a great day!Melissa
    

 

 
**I know you want to enter!** I only have a few entrants for the Everyday Inspirations contest. I need more! Come on, it’s simple. Go take pictures of the small things that inspire you daily! It’s easy and you could win $20!!!! If I don’t have enough entrants, I will choose from the few I have received. Lucky them If you need to read more about the contest click here
Email me your entries to me at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com 
I am excited to see what you come up with!

Have a great day!Melissa
    

 

 
**I know you want to enter!** I only have a few entrants for the Everyday Inspirations contest. I need more! Come on, it’s simple. Go take pictures of the small things that inspire you daily! It’s easy and you could win $20!!!! If I don’t have enough entrants, I will choose from the few I have received. Lucky them If you need to read more about the contest click here
Email me your entries to me at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com 
I am excited to see what you come up with!

Have a great day!Melissa
    

Want $20?

In Pink Ink store products? Just a little reminder that you have a few more days to get your Photo Challenges to me. I am looking forward to seeing all of your ideas! So, get your entries to me quick Remember to email them to me directly at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com   and don’t forget to post them in the flickr group too  Have a great day**Melissa Koehler   

Photo Challenge

When I was thinking of ideas to do for the photo challenge lots of ideas came to mind. But, the one idea that kept coming back into my head was “Everyday Inspirations”. This could mean many things to many people, which is why I thought it would be fun to do it as a photo challenge.Here is the challenge -Take pictures of items that are details of your daily life. This could be throughout an entire day, or a few days. It’s up to you.-Display your items where you can see all of your pictures. I used one of Andie’s new storyboards for mine.-On Friday. I will choose the top 5 entries and they will be voted on by blog readers. When submitting your entry to the flickr group tag your photos as usual with Pink Ink Studios, but I would like you to email me your entry at meli@melissakoehlerphotography.com.-The winner will receive a $20 gift certificate to the Pink Ink store!!!  

So, get creating! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!Big Hugs-Melissa    

Another Gift

To help end our Wedding Week, I thought our Lightroom Users could use a little sample from us! I created this Lightroom presets to give you a taste of them. One thing I always stress to people is that no two photos are alike. If you try to use a preset on one photo it may look horrible. But use it on another and it’s fabulous. So, it’s always best to make adjustments. Use the preset as a guide to get you going or started for a certain processing look. So, always remember that and I know you will love this program and presets!

Click here to download this mini set just for you! Thanks to Emily Law for the photo!

Wedding Week Is Ending and You Can’t Miss this Team!

Okay, it’s been so much fun for me spotlighting our wedding week photographers. I have learned so much and have been so inspired. I always told myself that wedding photography wasn’t for me, but I have an itching to at least try it now! How scary is that? I guess after an afternoon of photographing dogs and cats would turn anyone towards the wedding scene (see my flickr stream for stuff from my Fall Pet Photos event and you’ll see why!)

Wedding photographs are the one thing you get to keep forever. When you get married, you can’t keep the food or the guests. You can’t preserve some things, but it’s the photographs that let you remember that day forever. It takes a special person to capture that day.

This next team of photographers has really grown into their wedding photography with their own love for one another. I did goof and gave Amber our traditional Friday interview rather than the wedding one so please forgive me. I know you will LOVE getting to know them as much as I have enjoyed watching them get to where they are today.

It’s none other than the team of Amber and Rob of Look Here Photography.

Your Name:
Look Here Photography – Amber Clark & Rob Garrett

Where You Live:
Ohio

Your Site Address or Blog Address:
www.iamambernichole.blogspot.com (www.lookherephotography.com – coming soon!)

Type of Pictures You Take…
All kinds, we are not picky about what we shoot, just how we shoot.
Weddings, Families, Children, Maternity, Engagement, Baby, Friends, Events…you name it, we will capture it in our own way.

Your Camera…
Canon 5D

Your Favorite Camera Equipment…
Canon 5D ) – seriously an amazing camera.

Magazine Must Have…
Amber – Paste
Rob – Script

Guilty Pleasure…
We love GOOD food. Really good food. Usually this tends to be expensive, but when you are used to eating super quick meals, it is soooo worth the money. We usually go for coffee after dinner at a book store and then try to catch a movie. It makes for the best date nights AND the best family nights.

What Do You Do When You First Wake Up?
Well, we are both up at 5 am.
Not really by choice, but we are still working full-time jobs as well as our photography business.
The first thing Rob does…goes to work at 5:30 am.
First thing Amber does…MAKES COFFEE and starts editing photos, goes to work at 8:00 am.

When It Rains…
We lay around the house and watch movies.

Who Do You Love?
Each other and the weeman of course…and family…and friends.

Favorite Pink Ink Product…
Old School – ACR Presets

Do You Read Your Horoscope?
Nope. Amber used to but it always lied to her.

Blog Addiction…
The Image is Found.
When we first found their site we seriously just couldn’t believe how much our lives had in common…and of course how freakin amazing their work is. Nate’s personality rocks.

Tattoos…
Amber…yes 2 and would love more.
Rob…no, but is seriously thinking about it.

MAC or PC…
Own both, but the MAC is our baby.

80′s Music…
GROSS except for a very slim selection of songs.

What’s on your iPod?
Oh man…you really want to go there? We are HUGE music fans. If you follow Amber’s blog, you would know just how much this is true. Quick list of some of our most recent faves: Iron & Wine, Jeremy Enigk, Akron/Family, Alexi Murdoch, The Beatles, Beck, Damien Rice…basically lots of folk, a little rock, and bits of metal thown in every once in awhile.  The weeman’s favorite song is “My Name is Jonas”, so lots of Weezer’s blue album as well. )

Travel Dreams…
We would love to go anywhere. We know that is so vague, but when you are from such a small town, it doesn’t really matter where you go…as long as you go…and see…and do. We try to travel as much as our jobs, company, family, and money will allow and unfort. right now, that is not very much. Luckily we have our honeymoon to look forward to!

Take a look at some of their latest images that are so amazing!

Wedding Week Is Ending and You Can’t Miss this Team!

Okay, it’s been so much fun for me spotlighting our wedding week photographers. I have learned so much and have been so inspired. I always told myself that wedding photography wasn’t for me, but I have an itching to at least try it now! How scary is that? I guess after an afternoon of photographing dogs and cats would turn anyone towards the wedding scene (see my flickr stream for stuff from my Fall Pet Photos event and you’ll see why!)

Wedding photographs are the one thing you get to keep forever. When you get married, you can’t keep the food or the guests. You can’t preserve some things, but it’s the photographs that let you remember that day forever. It takes a special person to capture that day.

This next team of photographers has really grown into their wedding photography with their own love for one another. I did goof and gave Amber our traditional Friday interview rather than the wedding one so please forgive me. I know you will LOVE getting to know them as much as I have enjoyed watching them get to where they are today.

It’s none other than the team of Amber and Rob of Look Here Photography.

Your Name:
Look Here Photography – Amber Clark & Rob Garrett

Where You Live:
Ohio

Your Site Address or Blog Address:
www.iamambernichole.blogspot.com (www.lookherephotography.com – coming soon!)

Type of Pictures You Take…
All kinds, we are not picky about what we shoot, just how we shoot.
Weddings, Families, Children, Maternity, Engagement, Baby, Friends, Events…you name it, we will capture it in our own way.

Your Camera…
Canon 5D

Your Favorite Camera Equipment…
Canon 5D ) – seriously an amazing camera.

Magazine Must Have…
Amber – Paste
Rob – Script

Guilty Pleasure…
We love GOOD food. Really good food. Usually this tends to be expensive, but when you are used to eating super quick meals, it is soooo worth the money. We usually go for coffee after dinner at a book store and then try to catch a movie. It makes for the best date nights AND the best family nights.

What Do You Do When You First Wake Up?
Well, we are both up at 5 am.
Not really by choice, but we are still working full-time jobs as well as our photography business.
The first thing Rob does…goes to work at 5:30 am.
First thing Amber does…MAKES COFFEE and starts editing photos, goes to work at 8:00 am.

When It Rains…
We lay around the house and watch movies.

Who Do You Love?
Each other and the weeman of course…and family…and friends.

Favorite Pink Ink Product…
Old School – ACR Presets

Do You Read Your Horoscope?
Nope. Amber used to but it always lied to her.

Blog Addiction…
The Image is Found.
When we first found their site we seriously just couldn’t believe how much our lives had in common…and of course how freakin amazing their work is. Nate’s personality rocks.

Tattoos…
Amber…yes 2 and would love more.
Rob…no, but is seriously thinking about it.

MAC or PC…
Own both, but the MAC is our baby.

80′s Music…
GROSS except for a very slim selection of songs.

What’s on your iPod?
Oh man…you really want to go there? We are HUGE music fans. If you follow Amber’s blog, you would know just how much this is true. Quick list of some of our most recent faves: Iron & Wine, Jeremy Enigk, Akron/Family, Alexi Murdoch, The Beatles, Beck, Damien Rice…basically lots of folk, a little rock, and bits of metal thown in every once in awhile.  The weeman’s favorite song is “My Name is Jonas”, so lots of Weezer’s blue album as well. )

Travel Dreams…
We would love to go anywhere. We know that is so vague, but when you are from such a small town, it doesn’t really matter where you go…as long as you go…and see…and do. We try to travel as much as our jobs, company, family, and money will allow and unfort. right now, that is not very much. Luckily we have our honeymoon to look forward to!

Take a look at some of their latest images that are so amazing!

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