What a beautiful day! We spent today with some very dear friends of ours, just visiting and eating great food! The pictures are of their kids. I used to nanny these guys way back when and they are my babes! (The nest at the top is Rose’s creation.)

It was so nice to relax and enjoy good company. We hope you all are having a wonderful Easter Holiday! Peace be with you!

– Mel

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

We just got back from an amazing trip to Las Vegas, Nevada for a photography convention. I can’t even begin to tell you how much we learned! We were in classes straight through from as early as 8:30am until as late as 12:30 in the morning. We didn’t eat or sleep much but it was so worth it! Our heads are so full of new ideas to implement in McLellan Studio and we can’t wait to get started! Expect to see big changes over the coming months! Thank you to all of the speakers – we enjoyed every single seminar!

Here are a few pictures from our trip. Most were taken on our last night there – we went out night shooting – I have a thing for old signs. The rest are from the trip out to see a real wedding photographed. Some of the biggest names in the industry (Yervant, Bambi Cantrell, Alt F, etc.) were hired on to shoot this wedding. It was incredible to watch them work and very gracious of the bride and groom to let us all tag along! Thank you Mark and Evelyn!

From the plane –

Too cool for school…

Bellagio water show –

What a hottie! ;)

1:30am and still plenty of traffic – it really is the city that never sleeps…

Cool old signs

My Self-Portrait – yikes!

This is me wishing I was the one behind the camera!

Photo taken by Randy Kepple of Vancouver Washington. Thanks Randy!

Thanks for looking!

– Mel

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

A few weeks ago we went on our first vacation in almost 3 years – it’s been a long time comin’! We went to Orange Beach, AL and it was wonderful! At first we didn’t know what to do with ourselves, not working and what not, but we quickly got used to the idea and didn’t want to leave! Our friends Courteney and Aspen went with us and we got them out on the beach one evening for a portrait shoot. Are they cute or what?!

Look at those cheeks! :)

And here’s one of us –

Thanks to Julian and Val for letting us use their condo – it was FANTASTIC!

-Mel

Original post blogged on b2evolution.