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6 Shore Road

Mike Panic — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 19:13:11 +0000

I recently worked with some amazing people on the campaign photos for 6 Shore Road, on what could have been the most perfect day of summer. Thanks to everyone at Melt Management for making this such a smooth and fun shoot, and everyone who helped and participate.

Jennifer

Mike Panic — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 13:21:47 +0000

Long-time friend Jennifer asked me to help update her professional portfolio photo for her business, and I happily complied.

Christy Outside

Mike Panic — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:17:12 +0000

Long time friend and regular model Christy went out for some random photo scouting and shooting this past weekend. Despite the humidity, we found some choice spots and had a good time.

Neil

Mike Panic — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:32:06 +0000

I met Neil maybe two years ago and last year started to shoot fashion for a charity based storefront he is a partner in, Cutdrop. Neil wears many hats, but getting in front of the camera is not one he’s usually fond of. While setting up for a shoot for Cutdrop I needed to stand someone in place who was roughly the height of the model while they were being prepped for the shoot. Neil’s not one for standing around but after cracking a few jokes he loosened up enough for me to capture this wonderful image of him. Some post processing to give the image a vintage feel was applied and in the end, I’m very happy with the image.

Daniel

Mike Panic — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:07:47 +0000

Daniel was in town from the left coast a week ago to do an on-location video spot documenting Hombase Skateshop’s push to get the city of Bethlehem a $250k grant from Pepsi for a Skateplaza. By the time I met up with him he had been in Pennsylvania for about 20 hours, slept less then 4 and that doesn’t include the flight from California; he was tired. In great spirits though, he agreed to let me snap some shots and it was a good excuse to test my new softbox and play with a ring flash.

Check out what a day with Daniel is all about and watch the first of two parts of video he shot and produced here.

Amanda, James & Kylie

Mike Panic — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:50:26 +0000

Just shy of one year has past since the last time I shot with Amanda, James & Kylie and while I had originally wanted to do an end of summer shoot, Amanda was dead set on fall again. Then it rained, and rained, and rained some more. After five unsuccessful attempts to meet and shoot, we were finally given a rain free weekend to get this done.

Some things are the same in this set compared with last year; Kylie’s hat for example. Amanda has informed me that she loved it so much she bought one in a larger size when Kylie outgrew it. Some things are new, like Amanda’s bump, she’s expecting next month! Amanda reassured me that she has already bought a hat for her yet to be born daughter. I have a feeling we will see these hats every year, possibly in a prom photo if Amanda has her way!

Let’s be real for a minute. When a woman is pregnant, all the focus is on them, all the time. James has put a lot of time, effort and money into his baby bump trying to keep up with Amanda, let us all just appreciate that for a minute.

Apparently Kylie loves the rain, and her umbrella and rain slicker. This poor little girl wanted it to rain so badly!

I won’t bother posting the photos of the mayhem that ensued trying to take the rain slicker off Kylie, I think the photo below sums up how she felt about having to give it up pretty well.

The time elapsed between the photo above and below was less then four minutes. I was informed that Kylie rarely takes naps, but after this two hour romp at the park it was lights out as soon as she got home!

Lucia

Mike Panic — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:47:25 +0000

For about two months I’ve been trying to nail down a day that would work to shoot Lucia (pronounced lu-sha) and her Mom but it has yet to pan out. After two rain-outs and another one today, we decided just to go to the park after it had stopped and see how muddy it really was. It was late in the afternoon and the sun was setting fast but Lucia had a lot of fun running around, trying to catch Bella, who came along for the shoot.

Marcella, Jason & Maddie

Mike Panic — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:36:58 +0000

Last Saturday was a double header for family shoots as I spent the afternoon with Marcella, Jason and their lovely daughter Maddie. The rain held out and we rushed to get a fun fill day in before they left for a trip. If I could somehow bottle up the amount of energy Maddie has it could be sold for many monies, she was a treat to shoot.

Ami, Chris & Addi

Mike Panic — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:31:41 +0000

Way back in the spring Ami got in contact with me about a shoot, but wanted to schedule it in the fall. The fall is here and yesterday was a great day to be at the park. Ami and Chris brought toys, music and many an outfit change for a fun filled day of shooting. Two hours flew by in what seemed like 10 minutes.

Ami made it very clear that she didn’t like having her photo taken so I took every opportunity I could to snap some candid shots of her, Chris paid me extra for it, heh.

Another great shot of Ami

Ami came prepared with a full wardrobe.

New shoes = blisters.

Another wardrobe change.

Sometimes you just need to stop and smell the flowers.

Another great shot of Ami.

After about an hour and a half of shooting Ami & Chris told me that it was their six year anniversary. So honored that they chose to spend it at the park shooting, I quickly took the chance to do some photos just for them.

Addi walking away will bring to an end possibly the longest blog posting I’ve done in a while. Thank you Ami, Chris & Addi for sharing the day and your anniversary with me, it was a total blast!

Amber Danese

Mike Panic — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:37:48 +0000

Finally getting caught up on a set I shot more then a month ago with Amber on an unbearably humid August morning.