Part of my new blog will be fun articles on some of my favorite photographers! I am so excited to feature some amazing talent who I've been lucky to work with...Photography by MJ, LLC!
You can find her on FB, her website and blog!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Photography-by-mj-LLC#!/pages/Photography-by-mj-LLC/202210723159528
http://www.photographybymjllc.com/
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Yet another reason why I love MJ Photography...she is participating in "It's a Preemie Thing!" Photography giveaway! Be sure to check it out and spread the word to friends and family who have a preemie! (baby does not have to be a newborn)
Now on to some fun questions to get to know Photography by MJ a little better!
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Tell us about the face behind the Camera, Who is Photography by MJ?
The face behind the camera.... is ahhh... not used to
being in front of the camera! I tend to work best behind it! lol.
I am Melissa Biasi, and very honored to be your first featured photographer! I am woman of many jobs actually! I am a wife, mother of 2 beautiful children, a boot camp abs instructor, a Yoga instructor, a workout JUNKIE, a chauffeur to gymnastics, soccer, school, etc. AND of course a full time photographer! Whew! I get tired just reading that! haha :)
- When did you start your photography
business and what was the hardest thing during that first year?
I started my business 4 years ago this April
actually. I just turned it into an LLC this past July, and started under my new
name, Photography by mj, LLC. Looking back on this venture, I have come a long
way. My biggest struggle in the first year was getting clients! Trying to get my
name out there, figuring out how to make it a business, and not just shooting
"friends". Running a business was also new to me, so that in itself was a
challenge.
- What is your favorite type of session?
I really like all my sessions. I LOVE doing the newborns, but
they are the hardest client to work with by far! I would say that I excel at
boudoir. I would do it exclusively if I could get all these ladies do shed some
clothes for me, lol :) I LOVE that I can take ANY size woman and make her feel
sexy. I get such amazing feedback from my boudoir clients, and it feels so good
to do that for women. We are all SO hard on ourselves, so it is a nice change
for them to see themselves differently.
Inspiration? I draw it from
everywhere. For boudoir, it comes from within. I love to feel sexy and I play
with that. Other photographer's have helped me so much with newborns, and I
think we all inspire each other actually. My kids are a HUGE inspiration to me,
and are actually why I started down this road in the beginning.
- What is your favorite newborn pose, and how have you perfected it?
Favorite
newborn pose... hmmm... I guess the hands under the chin pose. I am STILL
perfecting it! ha. I have watched countless videos on how it's done. I always do
this as a composite. Safety is the biggest concern when it comes to newborns..
it's a PERSON.. some photographer's out there overlook that (sadly) and just
want to get the shot. I always have mom help me out with that one, helping to
support the weight of her head. It's still a challenge to me.. some babies just
do not want to come up like that, and that is when you know not to push it :)
I am a Canon girl all the way :) My go-to lens is my 50mm 1.4. LOVE it!
On the 5D Mark II, it's glorious :)
The funniest thing to happen during a
session would be the explosive pooping! It shot out RIGHT AT MY CAMERA! OMG! I
had to take a toothpick to get it out of the grooves!! TMI right? haha... you
asked...!!!
I like neutral colors for pictures, with a slight "pop" of
color. Something that brings out the eye color is awesome. Staying in the same
color family is great... but NOT all matchy-matchy... I am just not a fan! Not
too fond of bright pink in camera either.
I hope to just continue on down
this amazing road that I have been on. Slowly but surely my name has gotten out
there, and things are picking up. Would like a steady flow of clients. 3-4
sessions a week would be nice. I do not want it to take over my life though. I
already spend countless hours here are this computer. I am always telling
clients that these little moments in their kids lives are what matters... so I
want to take my own advice, and not let this business take anything away from
me. Right now, it adds to me, and that is a great feeling :)
Practice,
practice, practice. EVERYONE wants to be a photographer these days and many turn
out to just be "faux-tographers". Study, learn, take a workshop, ask other
photographers that you admire for advice. I have had several offer awesome info
to me (and they still do!). Shoot for FREE until you have a good grip on it.
Once you do. Do it right from the get-go. Get your tax ID #, get a good
accountant, and attorney to help you start down the right path :) Good luck to
all of you aspiring photographers :)
Thanks so much for having me Jessica!
This was a lot of fun :)
I hope you all enjoyed reading about Melissa and Photography by MJ as much as I did! Thank you Melissa for opening up and sharing your life and business with us!
