Flagstaff Family Photography-The Micklos Family

I had the honor of photographing Dana, my partner in Celebrations Studio, her husband, Jim, and his two, beautiful daughters Kalynn and Jamie. Jim, is the very reason our studio looks so amazing! He put hundreds of hours into our new space; I hope he knows how much we appreciate him! We had a great time exploring the southside of downtown Flagstaff!

Dana and Jim... these two are a great couple. Jim keeps everyone laughing, so much, that sometimes it was hard for me to focus since I was laughing so hard!

Here's my favorite of Dana! She owns Glamorous Occasions, and I credit her for the vision and development of Celebrations Studio! Without her, I would have never taken the leap. Thanks Dana!

Little sister, Kalynn. What a beautiful young lady!

Big sister, Jamie. She was reluctant to do the photo session, but I think we got some great images of her!

Sisters!

Love this modern family portrait.

Thomas Byers-Flamenco Guitarist

Thomas Byers gets his masters degree this weekend from NAU and is about to embark on an exciting venture of opening his own business of teaching guitar. His speciality is flamenco, and he is phenomenal! I've known Thomas for a few years, his wife, Amee, is my hair stylist and I would hear about him through her stories, and then I photographed their wedding last summer. All I can say about Thomas is he's one of the most talented, sweetest, genuine guys I've ever met and I am honored to now call him my friend. If you came to the Celebrations Studio Grand Opening party, you probably heard Thomas play for our event. In addition to giving private lessons, he is also available for playing at your wedding and reception, so give him a call! We headed out one afternoon to get some images for his new website. His masters recital is today! Congrats Thomas!

I had Thomas sit on this bench and play while I snapped a few images. I really thought he was going to get some tips! (We should have left the guitar case open! :)

I love this one of Thomas, he's just so sweet and easy to photograph!

Love the texture on this wall!

Congrats Thomas!

Engagement Session-Kelly and Patrick

Kelly and Patrick are getting married this May and I can't tell you how much I'm looking forward to photographing their wedding! They were a joy to work with and so sweet. I love engagement sessions because it not only gives the couple a chance to get comfortable in front of the camera, but it also gives us all the opportunity to know one another better. Here's only a handful of my favorites, but you can see more on my Facebook page, or see their slideshow here! Congrats Kelly and Patrick!

Post Wedding Photo Session!

I am working on a special photo project, and I'm looking for a couple willing to put on their wedding dress and suit for a creative and FUN afternoon of photos. You will receive a beautiful stretched canvas to hang in your home and an online cinematic slideshow to share with family and friends on the internet. If you are interested, please email me at melissa@melissadunstan.com!

The Bakty Family

Etsi called me in the fall to take family photographs of her, her brother and boyfriend. Her parents were going to come out too, but, unfortunately, they couldn't make it from Canada. We had a great time and it was so much fun getting to know this great family! Here are only a few of my favorites, you can see more on my Facebook Account and you can see their slideshow here.

Esti is such a beautiful woman with gorgeous eyes! I love this close up of her!

Etsi's brother is a professional ballet dancer. I don't think anyone else could have pulled this off in two feet of snow!

They wanted a Beatles Abby Road photo, so here they are crossing Mt. Elden Street!

I love this one her and John, her boyfriend. What pretty eyes she has!

Featured at WPPI with Canvas on Demand!

I was so honored and humbled to be chosen by Canvas on Demand to be one of their featured photographers at this year's Wedding and Portrait Photographers International trade show this month! It was awesome to see these canvases on display! They also took a testimonial video of me, which should be hilarious since I was SUPER EXCITED! I'll post that link when they send it to me! Thank you Canvas on Demand; you really made my month!

Engagement Session-Shelly and Clay

Shelly and Clay are getting married on October 10, 2010. I've had over 25 inquiries for this date! I was already booked for a wedding on that date, but I did have the opportunity to work with this great couple to do their engagement photos. They are from Alaska, so the cold weather and snow didn't phase them at all! What a great afternoon! I just know their wedding at Morman Lake Lodge is going to be spectacular, especially with Christiana from Peak Events helping them along the way. Here are only a few of my favorites, you can see more on my Facebook Account and their slideshow here!

This is a brand new green wall in downtown Flagstaff, and even though it was narrow and I had to get just the right angle, I think it really looks great!

Love the angle of the building, staircase and clouds in this one!

What a sweet couple!

I joked with them about giving each other Eskimo kisses since they were both in Alaska! :)

How cute are their dogs? :)

It was so pretty out at Thorpe Park! Thanks for a great day Shelly and Clay!