Children, Family, Styled, Tween

Pittsburgh fall photography shootout : Fall into magic

PITTSBURGH SHOOTOUT : FALL INTO MAGIC

Date: October 8th ( raindate: October 15th)

With the success of our first Pittsburgh shootout we held in the summer of 2016 : The magic within

we just knew that we wanted to host another – right away !

Tickets are not on sale yet- however, keep your eyes open because they will be soon & yes, we will let you know prior to the sale. Tickets will be limited ( the 1st one did sell out)

Here are some details that we can give away 😉

The shootout will be Styled

The session will be 3 breakouts: Family, Young adult , Maternity

All skill levels will be welcome. There will not be a class at the shootout. However, we will all be there to assist.

*Teaching will be offered at an additional cost

We cannot wait to share all the details for the Fall shootout !

Please check back often for more tips & ideas !

~xox~

Pam

Children, Mini, Styled

Pittsburgh Child Photographer offering “Just for the Sitter” mini sessions

“Just for the sitters” mini sessions

Looking to update a few pictures of your “sitter baby” ?
How about some magical professional ones 😉

Booking now !
First ever “Just for the Sitter” mini’s”!

>Price: $250 / 5 fully edited digital images emailed
(add on another “sitter” sibling for $125 & receive 3 extra photos) {$100 is due to secure your time this payment is 100% non-refundable or transferable the remaining balance of $150 will be due at the session }

>Mini sessions will be 20 minutes ( you will be asked to arrive 5 minutes prior to start time)

>White(ish) background, Props, accessories will all be included

>I only have 4 spots open for the day
10:00
10:30
1:30
2:00

>Ages welcome: Any baby that can sit on their own – 18 month’s old

Any additional comments or questions or to book email me at : pamelasalaiphoto@gmail.com

Mini, Photography Mentoring, Styled, Tips & Tools

Creating magical memories : Photographers interested in how I create my magic ? Come join me !

Creating magical memories

(my continued series for artist)

Interested in how I create my magic ? Come join me ! 

I have had some inquires lately about mentoring. I use to offer hourly mentoring & found that it just wasn’t enough time & that I had so much I wanted to share. I almost felt like I was cheating you out on knowledge . It’s taken me 4 years of blood ,sweat & tears . I am still learning & love to learn everyday. I try to keep up with new editing tools & new techniques. However, I always stay true to myself. I want to teach you what I know . 

For the first time I have decided to offer my Pixie Dust Collection : Come fly along with me as I take you on a journey. You over see a session from beginning to end. From my ideas/Brain storming , location scouting, prop section & than finally shooting. This obviously doesn’t all happen in a day for me … However, for the sake of the mentor session we make it all happen in one day. I est. about 6-8 hours with me. ( basically talk /mentoring lunch , dinner with me & shooting) Again … I give you my all. I don’t hold secrets – I feel that we are a community of photographers not competitors!

Please contact me for more information & availability *I will only be take on a few a year 

pamelasalaiphoto@gmail.com

Pamela salai photography pittsburgh mentoring

Children, Family, Maternity, Mini, Published, Styled

Creating magical memories: DIY boho teepee

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Creating magical memories: DIY boho teepee

Anyone that knows me or my style knows that deep inside I am a boho mermaid 😀 ha ha.

I love styling sessions. It’s kinda my thing…If you don’t know that already. I love the planning of it & sketching out ideas & I also love shooting from the hip with ideas. For this partial session I styled the little girl in a Joyfolie dress in cream & a joyfolie flower crown. The cream dress was made of chiffon so I knew I wanted to carry that look through out the session. It inspired me to create this teepee using chiffon fabric instead of your standard teepee cover ( which I do have from other sessions …just didn’t want to use for this session). I also knew that this session was going to be outside in grass & back lit so all these factors played into my fabric selection.

What do you need ?

Dail rods or birch branches <–That is what I used

Fabric <– I used Chiffon to match the dress (experiment try different fabrics ) I had about 2 1/2 years cut

Flowers: I used fake flowers that I had from a ton of other sessions. I save everything ( well until I have used it so many times it’s time to move on …than I sell it). I bought my flowers at a local craft store. For the most part I didn’t need anything to secure them . I did end up using a few zip ties .

Rope /hemp

Wire cutters

Than … from her it’s pretty simple. Use rope (to tie the top of the 3 branches) I fanned the branches out until I was happy with how big the space was ( this is to taste or desired look)

Than I took the fabric & tied it to the bottom of the outside 2 branches. At the top I actually just tucked it in to give it that flowy – blow in the wind look & feel.

As for the flowers … you can do this to taste too. You can add more or less or experiment with different items ( it doesn’t have to be flowers) . There was no real science here. I just played around until I liked the look ( cutting the stems as needed). I did have my friend Soozie on hand to tell me how it looked & help with adjustments. She also let me borrow her awesome vintage blanket that you see as the base.

And … that’s it ! You now have yourself a teepee as well as materials that you can use over & over again for other projects ;-D

ENJOY !

oxo

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