Germantown Great Hall & Conference Center Art Show Michelle East

Hope to see you,

Germantown Great Hall & Conference Center Art Show Michelle East

I would love for you to join me on Sept. 23rd for my first solo art show!

The theme is Southern Elegance and the works include paintings of southern plantations homes from around Louisiana and Mississippi. There will also be florals - Iris, Magnolia, to name a few.

Light Refreshment.

Germantown Great Hall & Conference Center  

1900 S. Germantown Road

Germantown, Tennessee

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Germantown Arts Alliance. 

Giving back to our local schools for Art programs. http://www.germantownartsalliance.org.

All the best,

Michelle East Photography's work at the New Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

What a fabulous evening at the Art with Heart Party last night at the new Le Bonheur Children's Hospital located in downtown Memphis, Tn!
It was a privilege to be one of the 40 artists chosen to have their work featured in the permanent collection in the new hospital.
I am so humbled and thankful to be a part of this project.

So much fun to work on this for the kids at Le Bonheur!  The three pictures of the Emu animals will be a permanent installation on the 7th floor - the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit  (EMU).  The emu is mascot for this floor to both patients and staff!

The collaboration project with dollmaker and author Melissa Conroy, http://www.Wooberry.com,
is a permanent installation in the O. R.

If you would like to be a part of this special community event and underwrite a piece of artwork,
http://www.lebonheur.org/art.

Till next time,

Michelle East Photography's work at the New Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Today my sweet friend Amber emailed me some pictures of my display at Le Bonheur Children's Hospital downtown Memphis. I have not had a chance to see the final work hung in the halls so the pictures are a great gift to me today!  I am so pleased with how it all came out!  This project started last year October of 2009 when I was asked to do some photography for the new hospital in collaboration with children's author Melissa Conroy. Melissa also makes custom dolls, the ones featured in the pictures, her site is www.wooberry.com.

In January of 2010 during a snow storm in Memphis, Melissa, Dianne Papasan and I met in my studio to do the initial photography for the project! Melissa was in town from her home in Philadelphia for a whirl wind weekend of book signing and to work on this Le Bonheur Children's Hospital project. She did an awesome job under the pressure of the terrible weather we were having and I was very impressed with her. She even allowed me to photograph her for her business head shots to be used in conjunction with her books!

Once the photographs were prepared to her specifications, I sent her the images and she added her additional artwork.  The images were then sent to the amazing staff at Le Bonheur who have spent countless hours working on the art for the hospital.

In the spring/summer the images were printed and hung and voila, there is an awesome wing in the hospital of these great wooberry dolls!  I know the children will be smiling as they travel this hallway!

Thank you so much to Dianne Papasan for the opportunity to be a part of this incredible project! I have enjoyed the entire process and it has been a privilege for me to be included on something as special as this for our community.

More to come on this project!

The Art for Heart Party is Thursday, the 26th of August in the evening. If you would like to see more of the wonderful artwork from artists all around the mid south, please join me there! It is going to be a magical night! You can purchase tickets at http://www.lebonheur.org  click on the Art with Heart tab.
(it will have an easel with a heart that say art with heart)

Hope to see you there!

Michelle East Photography Member of PPA Professional Photographers of America

 Did you know that I am a member of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA)?
From the PPA Website

Your family portraits, your children’s photos, your wedding pictures—they are all a part of your life's story and are your only visual record of the memories.

Shouldn't you use a professional photographer whose quality you can trust?   Correct posing and lighting, the ability to anticipate those once-in-a-lifetime moments can make all the difference in the visual record of your portraits.

Today, Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the world’s largest nonprofit association for professional photographers, with more than 20,000 members in 54 countries. This association seeks to increase its members’ business savvy as well as broaden their creative scope, advancing careers by providing all the tools for success...as they have since 1880.

Mission Statement
To be the leader in the dissemination of knowledge in the areas of professional business practices and creative image-making, and to define and maintain the industry’s standards of excellence.Vision Statement
To create a global perspective that promotes business first, creativity foremost and excellence always.


Just wanted you to know that I am a professional and part of the professional organization in my industry! I am not a fly by night start up company!  I am here and will continue to be as long as I have great customers like you!  Your children, your family and you - are why I do what I do!  I love seeing these little ones grow up. It is my privilege to document your lives 
in an artful way for you to reflect and remember these days gone by.


Please choose your photographer wisely.  There is much more to being a photographer than owning a camera!  :)


All the best of life,

Michelle East Photography's work at the New Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

Time	August 26 · 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Location	The New Le Bonheur Children's Hospital 50 N. Dunlap Street Memphis, TN
Created By	Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
More Info	The region’s top artists lent their talent to make the new Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital a restorative and hopeful place. Now Memphians are invited to support the effort to heal children and families through art. For Art with Heart on Thursday, August 26, the Le Bonheur art collection will be on display for the first time and available for underwriting.

To purchase tickets and to learn more about the art available for underwriting, visit: www.lebonheur.org/art

The art in the new Le Bonheur was created around the themes of courage, compassion, hope and love. From quilts and mosaics to metalwork and photography, the new hospital provides children an opportunity to see and experience all types of art.


Please join me for a wonderful evening! I am so honored to be a part of this lovely event!

Till next time,

Michelle East Photography with Painter and Writer Karen Sperling

A great painter, author and teacher, Karen Sperling @  http://www.artistrymag.com asked to use one of my portraits as an example of her oil painting techniques. I am so flattered that she choose something that I photographed! 

Thank you Karen! It is an honor to work with you!

Original Portrait that I took:

Take a look at her blog-http://artistrymag.com/blog1

Karen's Painting:

Great detail Karen!

Painting by Karen Sperling from a photo by Michelle East.

Karen writes on her blog:

I used the techniques described in the Painting for Photographers DVD and the Artistry Bonus CD to paint this portrait, and I painted it with my custom brushes on the Artistry Bonus CD.

If you would like to have an original painting of your child, pet, family member, or yourself, please call me. I would love to work with you and so would Karen.

Till next time,

Michelle East – Portraits of Shelby County School’s Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Janey Jackson!-Memphis Photographer

Congratulations to my  friend Janey Jackson who was 

awarded 

the Shelby County Schools Teacher of the Year for the High 

School level! She has been teaching at Germantown High 

School for 14 years and with Shelby County for 23 years!  

These are a couple of the portraits I did for her last month to 

be used in press releases and such!

You are beautiful Janey- inside and out! Thank you for giving

so much to our community and our children!

Wishing you to go all the way- Tennessee Teacher of the 

Year!!!!

Travel Photographer, Fine Art Photography Michelle East Photography Studio

Of course you all know that I love to travel! So this month I visited historic Hot Springs and Little Rock Arkansas. Along the way we took some back roads and explored rural Arkansas. It was a great trip! I saw and photographed so many wonderful things! Arkansas is a beautiful state with a rich history.

The one and only Arlington! Since 1875 this hotel has hosted hundreds of balls and social events. Dignitaries,

politicians, actors, and prominent citizens have graced her doors…bathed in her Bath House…danced to her music and enjoyed her splendor, charm and beauty.  Today, guests from across the Nation and around the World bask in the colorful heritage of this grand southern hotel.

More of my travels to come! I have been so many places in the last 6 months that I have fallen behind in recording my journey on the blog.

October 2009 – San Francisco CA

March 2010 – Las Vegas NV

April 2010 – New York City NY

June 2010 – Montreal CANADA

July 2010 – Hot Springs and Little Rock AR

Life is a journey! Enjoy the ride!

Memphis Artist and Photographer Michelle East- Michelle East Photography

A new painting to show! I love this one of The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, LA.

According to legend, this place is haunted! It has been featured on Oprah Winfrey and the most haunted houses TV show.

Thought you may like a look!