Author: Melissa Kelly

She is a member of the Professional Photographers Association and the Kansas Professional Photographers Association. In addition, she has been recognized by OnOne Software for her portraiture work as well as celebrity and fashion photographer, Michelle Moore for her work with teens. Her work has also been recognized by the International Model & Talent Association (IMTA) in New York in 2013 for fashion print and theatrical headshot. And has been recognized over 4,500 times by the online photograhy community, View Bug.
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Creativity, Depression, and the Winter Slump: A Photographer’s Perspective

Hey friends. Melissa Kelly, Master Photog., CPP from Andover, KS here. I want to take a moment to be honest and frank. It’s a new year filled with new possibility. Opportunity awaits around every corner, BUT that also means that January has come and gone. February was gloomy. I know with March there is hope on the horizon. Right now it’s still gloomy, and I long to see the sun warm my face. This happens every January and lasts until about mid-March. There’s a feeling that creeps in, especially if I don’t attend ImagingUSA or we have a hard […]
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How to Flex and Make an Award Winning Photograph

I run a full time portrait studio focusing on families, children, high school seniors since 2011. And although I absolutely love my clients, I also crave to grow as a professional photographer and participate in print competitions. Before I shoot something that makes me feel creative and feeds my soul, I plan out the session. I research costuming, what lighting I want to use, backgrounds. I make notes in a journal and eventually storyboard for me and the person I […]
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