I’m a photographer in the lovely city of San Francisco. I photograph people — brides with their grooms, parents with their children, artists in their studios, and anyone else who would make a great portrait. I adore old cameras, French bread, funny people, and ordinary moments that feel particularly great.Tumblr (3.0; @megmessina)http://megmessina.com/<p><p class="meg-photo">Life looked better in the 1960’s & I’ve always wished I were a photographer back then. Fancy cars… snazzy suits… classy ladies… it’d be hard to take a bad photograph. Ends up my friend Sharon’s Birthday Party was a mini time travel! For a few hours that evening, we all looked our swanky best & I was so glad to have my camera… cause the photographs were easy to find.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="SharonBday_6788" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4538464112_7f5ab92602.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2714/4537834225_e093619602_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="SharonBday_6800"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4538464648_5f9632a112_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="SharonBday_6818"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4537833349_ff1b24769c.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="SharonBday_6749"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2723/4538545300_6a38420959.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="SharonBday_6752-6753"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4537833763_c8fb82ba4d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="SharonBday_6776"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4056/4538464854_b5b69be145_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="SharonBday_6822"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4041/4538465104_180c800324_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="SharonBday_6846"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Sharon_6906-6904" height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4537889647_a52e63012c_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4538465298_f3928c8c68_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="SharonBday_6856"/></p></p>http://megmessina.com/post/665811076http://megmessina.com/post/665811076Sat, 05 Jun 2010 00:24:51 -0700<p><p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4670672959_a7a421984f_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="peonies_1814"/></p></p>http://megmessina.com/post/665821179http://megmessina.com/post/665821179Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:31:00 -0700<p>Remember all that oohing and ahhing I did over the <a href="http://megmessina.com/post/593073808/the-halestorm-masked-ball" target="_blank">Halestorm Masked Ball</a>? Well the lovely writers at SfGate’s <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2010%2F05%2F21%2FLVQO1DG57F.DTL" target="_blank">The Buzz</a> felt the same way… and they even featured my Photobooth in their coverage of the event! I can’t get enough of these crazy, creative photography set-ups. You too? Well here you go, my favorites from the Dressed to Kill Photobooth!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l3izjpIjWb1qzlaa3.png"/></p>http://megmessina.com/post/665719435http://megmessina.com/post/665719435Tue, 25 May 2010 23:41:00 -0700pressphotobooth<p>The creative geniuses at <a href="http://kenfulkdesign.com" target="_blank">Ken Fulk Design</a> threw a party the likes of which I had never seen… because that’s just what’s required when you’re honoring a woman as lovely as <a href="http://www.thestylesaloniste.com/2009/07/style-icon-denise-hale-she-is-san.html" target="_blank">Denise Hale</a>! I can’t really describe the glamour of it all. But <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/11/DDKG1DAHHB.DTL" target="_blank">Leah Garchik</a> did so I’ll leave the words to her and just say that this party was a photographer’s dream. I was honored to make the memories of it.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3321/4601962638_982604e134_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="001Halestorm_2237"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4601347441_8169ce5e9e_o.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="003-011"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4601348019_2d0c451a6d_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="005Halestorm_2012"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1418/4601347899_f278fff9f9.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="004Halestorm_2017"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1244/4602838662_f30d452cf0_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="001Halestorm_2766"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1118/4601348117_a8438c365a_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="006Halestorm_2108"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3490/4601348431_43973ca856_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="010Halestorm_2163"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/4601963790_491a4ac238.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="014Halestorm_0293"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1327/4601347509_0f6f978bce.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="002-034"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1126/4601963158_11e941ff71_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="007Halestorm_2169"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1331/4601964104_c9104a651a.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="018Halestorm_2433"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1080/4601349099_01b1a5317a_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="017Halestorm_2431"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/4601349273_6dcaee6134.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="019Halestorm_2506"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1403/4601964526_ee9271e999.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="023Halestorm_2546"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1396/4601349795_c01ff8e507_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="025Halestorm_2612"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/4601963314_355c5904d8_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="009Halestorm_2132"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1271/4601348611_11b2667e3a_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="012Halestorm_2179"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/4602838864_92a3e0c6a5_o.jpg" width="500" height="735" alt="001Halestorm_2881"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4601964354_6c5bc90d6b_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="021Halestorm_0265"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4601348927_1df58d869f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="015Halestorm_2264"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4601348717_33eb7b7bbc_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="013Halestorm_2206"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1172/4601965720_45fe584be0.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="016-027"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4601964260_021b128e97_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="020Halestorm_2493"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1112/4601963258_182f060416_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="008Halestorm_2102"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1318/4601350743_eac599d786_o.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="022-026"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/4601964590_6c07a38258_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="024Halestorm_0009"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4601350171_da9789afd7_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="029Halestorm_0359"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1348/4601965160_932458f669_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="030Halestorm_2775"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1177/4601350099_36ce8f62b9_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="028Halestorm_0179"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4601350543_eec98c1e78_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="032Halestorm_0419"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1005/4601350601_1a4c667287_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="033Halestorm_2461"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1131/4601350427_2b1767910b_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="031Halestorm_0082"/></p>http://megmessina.com/post/593073808http://megmessina.com/post/593073808Wed, 12 May 2010 12:17:00 -0700bestofart<p>I recently started photographing products for a super-cool, local company called <a href="http://photojojo.com/" target="_blank">Photojojo</a>. Not only are these guys promoting the fun of photography and stocking some of the most awesome photo goods out there, they’re having a great time doing it! Today they released a new <a href="http://photojojo.com/store/awesomeness/chalkboard-bubble/" target="_blank">Chalkboard Speech Bubble</a>. While standard product shots are always necessary, Photojojo has major style. So they opted to throw a Photo Booth party to really show it off… and I was the lucky girl that got to shoot the festivities.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1chom7Kxu1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1chq1QHmO1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1ci91258X1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1cibpWRSe1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1cifp55EM1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1cisgd70r1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1ciszr9tk1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1citibUo91qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l1cityPYxA1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p>A huge applause-filled THANK YOU to all the Photojojo fans and friends that came out to the party… I couldn’t have asked for better models. Get on over to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photojojolovesyou/sets/72157623790342075/" target="_blank">Photojojo Flickr</a> page to see all your fabulous antics! ♥, Meg,</p>http://megmessina.com/post/543824244http://megmessina.com/post/543824244Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:38:00 -0700bestoffun!<p>A couple weeks ago, my good friend and fellow photographer, Jesse Freidin woke to a surprise phone call — his friend had just seen Jesse’s photos on the Regis & Kelly show! Jesse does gorgeous fine-art dog portraits (see them on <a href="http://www.jessefreidin.com" target="_blank">Jesse’s site</a>). But it was his Doggie Gaga Project that *busted out* on the world wide web and was covered by everyone from Perez Hilton to People Pets. To see those hilariously creative images, visit <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Doggie-Gaga-Project/365443474450?ref=ts" target="_blank">The Doggie Gaga Project’s facebook page</a>. Once the, uh… dog was out of the bag and Jesse’s talent was displayed all over, fame and praise and the demand for more Doggie Gaga followed!</p> <p>And who doesn’t love a second helping of something that’s so fantastic? Especially when that something is a creative collaboration among good friends! That’s why I was thrilled to photograph the making of The Doggie Gaga Project - Round 2. Jesse’s new images are launching today… here’s a look at how they were made.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0059" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4538656946_d22f99d6d5_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Pancake - always the first to take the stage.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><a title="DoggieGaga_9994 by Meg Messina Photography, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm_photography/4538025707/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4538025707_7d23a86320.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DoggieGaga_9994"/></a></p> <p class="caption">Craig & Terra, plotting the shoot.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_9968" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4538025995_6ed6fe1910_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Rebecca creates the telephone hat for Bob the dog!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0003" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4538026203_83ffcf8991.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_048-049" height="167" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4538102111_517333fa8c.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0045" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4538655298_2e987355e4_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Jesse with his favorite camera - The Horseman Field. And the shoot is underway!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0068" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4538027263_ce6d739079_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Pancake investigates the other costumes…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0014" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2708/4538657336_9e0421b269.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Jesse uses Joanna’s head to style the Coke can wig. We “test-run” only on the humans! :)</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0024" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4538027653_42f5c6c3f7.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0075" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4538028159_1a46da08c0.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Jackson gets ready for his close-up.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0100" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4538658196_ef21b7da22_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">He’s obviously destined for stardom!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0081" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4027/4538028443_df05de1944_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0156" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2738/4538658546_c3fbe40d66.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Christine Zona - an inspiring photographer with the personality to match. Check out her angle on the day: <a href="http://www.czonafoto.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/the-doggie-gaga-project/" target="_blank">www.czonafoto.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/the-doggie-gaga-project/</a></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_9972" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4538657856_4fc977cc35_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Jackson slurps up his well-deserved treat.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0118" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4538028817_0ebcf1ddfe_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0128" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/4538028979_17820026a6.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Bob patiently waits his turn…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0146" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4538029111_e5cefda070_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">…and when it comes time, he delivers like a champ!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="DoggieGaga_0171-0166" height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4538732972_102375ddbc_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">Rebecca models her masterpiece.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4538029681_9e9bd8b08b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DoggieGaga_0206"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4538659950_a5ac7e158c_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="DoggieGaga_0228"/></p> <p class="caption">The final shot of the day.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4538660374_86e54bba4b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DoggieGaga_0247"/></p> <p class="caption">Jennings makes it easy - he’s an old pro!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4538660536_3ea0f3c138.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="DoggieGaga_0275"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4538660158_426ce37956_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="DoggieGaga_0235"/></p> <p class="caption">Jesse & Craig take a break… but Jennings still wants to model.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4055/4538102469_36be215e13_o.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="DoggieGaga_0279-0280"/></p> <p class="caption">Pulling the final shot…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4538661296_e54c30d822_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="DoggieGaga_0283"/></p> <p class="caption">Congratulations, Jesse!</p> <p>*</p> <p>I ♥ dogs. I ♥ Lady Gaga. I ♥ film. And I especially ♥ all these creative, crazy friends that made such a creative, crazy project come to life! Let’s give them a round of applause.</p> <p>Photographer : Jesse Freidin : <a href="http://www.jessefreidin.com" target="_blank">www.jessefreidin.com</a></p> <p>Photographer’s Assistant : Diana Cao</p> <p>Costumes : Rebecca Gerber</p> <p>Behind the scenes photography : Christine Zona : <a href="http://www.czona.com" target="_blank">www.czona.com</a></p> <p>Assistant Producer : Craig Gotsill</p> <p>Videography : Bert DiVietri & Terra Haywood : <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TerraHaywood" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/TerraHaywood</a></p>http://megmessina.com/post/536773816http://megmessina.com/post/536773816Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:13:00 -0700bestofportraitsandpeoplefun!<p>For every holiday, birthday, or just-because gift, Craig gets me some sort of amazing camera. They’re all shapes and sizes. Plastic, cardboard, water-resistant rubber. The collection is pretty impressive… and I love every one of them! The most recent was a teeny camera that takes two images per 35mm frame. The results are super cool! Here’s a couple samples… The Flying Girls.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l18fr7rgfs1qzlaa3.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="FlyingGirls_02" height="326" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4540358671_defce3f459_o.jpg"/></p>http://megmessina.com/post/538453082http://megmessina.com/post/538453082Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:31:00 -0700arttoycameras<p>Looking back at the images that made me love photography… here’s one of the first!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4518658906_aa3fa3d57e.jpg" width="500" height="327" alt="Women and Wallace"/></p> <p class="caption">“Women & Wallace” Santa Barbara, CA 2002</p>http://megmessina.com/post/518764072http://megmessina.com/post/518764072Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:29:00 -0700bestofart<p>The wedding season is fast approaching & all the awesome chaos of those lovely days has been on my mind. So to get ready for a new season, I’m taking a look back at some of last year’s favorites. Plus, I now have a site on which to show-off all my fabulous couples! So for the next few weeks I’ll be adding content by digging through the archives and finding all the best-o-the-best… Regina & Ken were definitely at the top of my list. Here’s a look at their laid-back, sweet wedding by the sea.</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_157" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4422459791_95b95d1320_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_3378" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2759/4422438061_a0d02fef7c_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_3351" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4423202958_c134b685b9_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_3337-3310" height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4423226478_1d37184ab7_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_3301" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4043/4423202838_d0392f11a4_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_054" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2709/4422438221_96b35cb835_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_066" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2778/4422450517_30be56a3ee_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_081" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2733/4422450893_d2b451d989.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_097" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4006/4422451191_6b19191050_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_101" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2704/4422451347_045cc287eb_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_114-155" height="167" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2750/4423226046_3171ba53b6.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_127" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4422451721_2c8822f54f_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_129" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052/4422453529_848ccc9485_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_139" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2724/4423220758_d50e1930ba_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_090" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2749/4422451019_840ea8a38a_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_271" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4029/4423224938_a5dfae346f_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_161-162" height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4423226190_a2eb68fb9f_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_326" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4423225192_2b277ee778_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_329" height="750" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4423225358_d8ffc0d7fb_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_389-424" height="375" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4423226356_37293085ff_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_420" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4423225564_4e25172f40.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="RegiKen_434" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4423225772_5dea30be37.jpg"/></p>http://megmessina.com/post/439550401http://megmessina.com/post/439550401Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:42:00 -0800bridesandgrooms<p>One of my favorite little models just had a birthday! Here’s the highlights from her celebration…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Grace_Bday_2612" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4398845632_5dd61db32e_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Grace_Bday_2638" height="749" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4398078701_cb7f4d1bd5_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4398078985_6eed6b5792_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2600"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4398079243_07d43ed01b_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2621"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2803/4398846472_783acd1711_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2627"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2732/4398846680_4e1a3d436a_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2663"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4067/4398080453_ed5d55e5a9_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2725"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4398847668_3b12c1c448_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2744"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4398080253_d1e1e070b8_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2718"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4398081055_70d5c88fd0_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2792"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4398847794_e580e78bf9_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2782"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4398848234_00284e631c_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Grace_Bday_2598"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4398081361_14668fd02d_o.jpg" width="500" height="749" alt="Grace_Bday_2616"/></p> <p>Happy Birthday, Grace!</p>http://megmessina.com/post/420120404http://megmessina.com/post/420120404Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:08:00 -0800parentsandchildren<p>It’s a sunny Saturday morning! I’d like to spend it lounging around drinking lots and lots of coffee out of these…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4398825472_81a82f46b4_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="TeaCups"/></p> <p>Have a lovely weekend!</p>http://megmessina.com/post/420077976http://megmessina.com/post/420077976Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:22:00 -0800<p>I’m donating a boudoir session to Bullylicious - a fabulous event to raise money for Pinups for Pitbulls & Badrap! I’m quite excited and ready to revamp my auction displays… pretty pretty please help me chose a new display photo. You can email me, leave a Facebook comment, send a courier pigeon… I’d love to know which one you love so I can raise some money for these awesome organizations!</p> <p>Shall it be #1?</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4362884863_10427b5ee7_o.jpg" width="500" height="751" alt="Boudoir_Card_1282"/></p> <p>Or maybe #2?</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4362884939_7cc790b148_o.jpg" width="500" height="751" alt="Boudoir_Card_1754"/></p> <p>What about #3?</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4362885185_0cd9527639_o.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Boudoir_Card_1696"/></p> <p>Or #4?</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4363626988_c9f089abfa_o.jpg" width="500" height="751" alt="Boudoir_Card_1958"/></p> <p>Many thanks for your thoughts and xoxo!</p>http://megmessina.com/post/393437560http://megmessina.com/post/393437560Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:22:00 -0800portraitsandpeople<p><p class="meg-photo"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2683/4409980522_4b505e95eb_o.jpg" width="500" height="750" alt="ValentinesDay"/></p> <p class="caption">Hope you have love & heart-shaped marshmallows in your coffee today! xoxo</p></p>http://megmessina.com/post/429132456http://megmessina.com/post/429132456Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:22:00 -0800fun!<p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_9933" height="751" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4363065295_a52d62a068_o.jpg"/></p> <p>Sorry about that pun - I just couldn’t help it.</p> <p>I’ve been in Las Vegas the past few days, documenting the every move of this little guy!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_0029" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4363067369_27a08b962a_o.jpg"/></p> <p>Logan’s first few weeks in the world were really tough - he had a bad case of jaundice. You’d never know it though… he has turned into an extremely bright, extremely chubby little boy with the sweetest disposition! Here are a few more of my favorites from our session…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_9906" height="751" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040/4363065131_4291202ab5_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_0002" height="751" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4032/4363067281_0c7cec9c65_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_9910" height="751" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4363807088_6786732d6a_o.jpg"/></p> <p>Congratulations to little Logan and his family… looks like they’re all going to be just fine!</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Logan_9992" height="333" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4363807222_a674de4f04_o.jpg"/></p>http://megmessina.com/post/393599533http://megmessina.com/post/393599533Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800parentsandchildren<p>Last summer I was lucky enough to photograph Paul Benson for California Homes Magazine. Paul is an incredibly talented artisan - he creates modern furniture working on the coolest old-school machinery! I went to his studio up in sunny Sonoma and marveled at the graceful pieces he creates. You can see some of them here: <a href="http://paulbenson.us/" target="_blank">http://paulbenson.us/</a></p> <p>I’ve always wanted to photograph artists working - each person and process is different so I could make an endless series! Maybe Paul will be the jumping point for a new project…</p> <p class="meg-photo"><img alt="Paul Benson - CA Homes Magazine" height="652" width="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4518696728_0bdbfa0bc6_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">“Paul Benson” for California Homes Magazine - Sonoma, CA - July, 2009</p>http://megmessina.com/post/518817346http://megmessina.com/post/518817346Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:01:00 -0800portraitsandpeoplebestof<p><p class="meg-photo"><img alt="me & my spy camera" height="700" width="500" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/4299931352_03f85d018a_o.jpg"/></p> <p class="caption">I’ve been busy photographing with my spy camera! But I now have a fancy new blog to bring my photos out into the world… I’ll be posting tons of adventures here so check back soon! And in the meantime, you can view my portfolios on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/meg.messina.photography" target="_blank">Meg Messina Photography Facebook page!</a></p></p>http://megmessina.com/post/350356297http://megmessina.com/post/350356297Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:03:00 -0800<p>Call or email to book a session… I would love to hear from you!</p> <p>415-641-4226</p> <p><a href="mailto:meg@megmessina.com" target="_blank">meg@megmessina.com</a></p>http://megmessina.com/post/183433414http://megmessina.com/post/183433414Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800