Michelle East Photography Studio - Will Work for Cupcakes :)

What a fantastic job I have!
I am so thankful that I get to do what I love and get paid for it.
I could not ask for anything more than this!
To top it all off, I have the sweetest clients!
Today I photographed CUPCAKES!!!!!!!!
Yes, the most delicious cupcakes in the world, GiGi's Cupcakes.

Today I went to the bridal expo and photographed the cupcake display the lovely ladies from Gigi's had set up to show brides how wonderful cupcakes can be for a wedding.  I am in total agreement on this one ladies. Just take a look at how elegant these cupcakes can be.

With flavors like Scarlett's Red Velvet, Texas Milk Chocolate, White Midnight Magic, Kentucky Bourbon Pie, Coconut Snowball, Wedding Cake, Caramel Apple, Birthday Cake, Hunka Chunka Banana Love, Lemon Dream Supreme, Italian Cream Wedding Cake, Peanut Butter Cup, Pumpkin Cream, Cookies and Cream, Boston Cream, Banana Cream Pie...............

Check out more flavors and info. at 

http://www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/germantowntennessee

This is the topper for the cupcake tier. 

Visit their locations in Memphis and Germantown and tell them that I sent you!

Enjoy the sweet life,

Michelle East Photography Studio - New Work for the New Year

I've had a great week working on this beautiful water lilly set. These are each available is size 16 x 20 and are mixed media on canvas. I may add one or two more to the series because they are so graceful and full of life.  It amazes me how they grow out of the water and into the light.  The original photography for this series was taken on Paradise Island, Bahamas at Versailles Garden.

Through out the length of Versailles garden a stone path covered in Bermuda grass connects the garden's terraces and demarcates Versailles into two mirrored halves. It is a spectacularly lush landscape set in a rectangular design which is about 75 feet wide.

There will be more to come.... my next series is on the Orchid. Another graceful and lovely flower. This series is based on original photography of my personal orchids. Beautiful purples, yellows and white!
This morning I did the base photography and so far I like what is developing.  Can't wait to show you so stop back for a look next week.

Namaste,

Michelle East, Germantown Photographer, Memphis Photographer, works with March of Dimes, Mid-South Maternal Fetal Medicine, P.C.

This ad will be used for the March of Dimes and I am so excited to have my photography featured on the ad! 

Thank you to Mid-South Maternal Fetal Medicine in Memphis for choosing me as your photographer!

Look for my work to be on the walls of their office in the next month or so. We are in the process of choosing the pictures and designing the marketing materials. I am proud to be a part of the work they are doing for high risk pregnancy families in our area.

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 – 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!!!!

Michelle East Studio (Germantown Artist) & Melissa Conroy Wooberry Dolls

What a great time I had photographing the Wooberry dolls for a project I am working on with Melissa Conroy for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital! www.wooberry.com to see these enchanting dolls!

The photos that I took will be used by author Melissa Conroy and the hospital in a display of images on the walls of the new hospital downtown Memphis! Our prayer is that the children will enjoy looking at these sweet dolls during their stay at the hospital.

While Melissa was at my studio, I also took some pictures for her to use as headshots. She's a beautiful & talented young woman with a big heart! Her current book is Poppy's Pants and you can find it at local book stores and on amazon. Your children will just love it!

Germantown Artist Michelle East with Artist Christina Katrakis

Here are some pictures from the reception for Christina Katrakis

at the Memphis Botanic Garden last week.

This painting is based on Christina's sexy stiletto shoes she had on at the reception.

Title of this painting is "The Artist's Shoes".

Wish I could wear sexy shoes like that!

To see the great work that Christina is doing, www.ChristinaKatrakis.com

I have had the pleasure of studying with her for the last month and I have enjoyed every minute of her teaching. Please join us for her workshops on Monday 10-2! She is a fabulous teacher!

For more information on her workshops www.memphisbotanicgarden.org.

Michelle East Studio (Germantown Artist) & Melissa Conroy Wooberry Dolls

The Wooberry dolls have arrived in the studio today! I am so blessed to be working with author Melissa Conroy on a project involving her sweet dolls and book titled Poppy's Pants!

www.wooberry.com

My son Luke age 5 just loved these dolls when he saw them in person today!

Melissa will be in the Memphis area this weekend at Davis Kidd Bookstore and Memphis Botanic Garden. She and I are working on a project for Le Bonheur Children's Hospital here in Memphis to bring these dolls to the children via photography!

Michelle East Studio Germantown Artist working with Melissa Conroy

Author Melissa Conroy will be in Memphis January 28, 29 and 30! Her children's book Poppy's Pants was voted best Children's book of 2009 by The Pulpwood Queens Book Club!

The best part of her visit to Memphis for me, is that she will be coming to my studio where I will have the privilege of photographing her enchanting dolls! These pictures of her dolls will grace the halls of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital!

www.wooberry.com to see Melissa's website.

Her schedule starts with a visit to:

Davis Kidd Bookseller in Memphis

January 28th from 6:00-7:00 for a book signing and casual talk.

Melissa Conroy
January 29
7:00 p.m.
Melissa Conroy, author of Poppy's Pantswill talk about her experience with creating this unique children's book.
See more about Melissa's creations atwww.wooberry.com
Call 636-4121 for ticket price and more information.

Create-a-Book Children's Workshop
with Melissa Conroy
January 30
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
Popular author of Poppy's Pants, Melissa Conroy will lead students through the process of writing their own personal poetry, then building a book to house their poems and illustrations.
Ages 6-12
MBG members $8
Non-members $12.
Materials included
Call 636-4126 to register;
space is limited.

(Pictures of Melissa's book Poppy's Pants are of my personal copy of the book.

Only for publicity purposes regarding Melissa's visit to Memphis.)

Michelle East Studio Germantown Artist Exhibits at WINGS Gallery

Hi All! What a whirlwind of a month it has been since I last posted to this blog!

I hope you are all enjoying this wonderful holiday season! Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas!

Today was a cool day! Two of my art pieces were in a gallery show and it was so exciting to see my work hanging amongst so many talented artist's work. I am not worthy!

The show is on for a month at Wings Gallery on Humphries Blvd in Memphis.

Did I mention there was a band at the reception...and wine and cheese!

These are not the best photos with all that florescent light going on in there

but you get the idea!

I will have many more paintings to show you as we enter into 2010!

All the best to you and yours,

Michelle