Congratulations, Melissa!!

Melissa was recently named a Silver Medalist during Professional Photographers of America 2014 International Photographic Competition.  Melissa’s work will be on display at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, February 1-3, 2015.  This International Photographic Exhibition is held in conjunction with Imaging USA, an annual convention and expo for professional photographers and several photographic associations.

A panel of 45 eminent jurors form across the United States selected the top photographs from nearly 5,000 total submitted entries.  Judged against a standard of excellence, just over 1,800 images were selected for the General Collection and 918 (roughly 18%) were selected for the esteemed Loan Collection—the best of the best.  The Loan Collection images will be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection” book and over 200 selected General Collection images will be published in the “Showcase” book by Marathon Press.

The level of the award is determined by how many of those four images receive the highest possible honor: acceptance into the PPA Loan Collection, which is displayed at photographic exhibitions, conventions, and other photography events.  Miroslavich was named a Silver Medalist, meaning that one of her four merited images entered the PPA Loan Collection.  In 2014, she was named one of only 104 Silver Medalists.

About PPA:

Professional Photographers of America (PPA) is the largest international non-profit association created by professional photographers, for professional photographers.  Almost as long-lived as photography itself, PPA has roots that date back to 1869.  It assists more than 27,000 members through protection, education and resources for their continued success.  See how PPA helps photographers be more at ppa.com.

A Boy and His Dog

We've had such fun photographing pets and owners for the Pet Feature in the Stone Mill Farms/Dancing Waters Connector Magazine!  Recently we met cute and spunky Duke, a 12-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, his equally spunky and handsome buddy Mason and Mason's lovely Mom Angie.  We had such fun playing with and photographing them! Mason was pretty excited to discover he got to pick out a sticker at the end of the session.  We bet he's going to be even more excited this Fall when a new baby joins this cute family!

Kobis the star!!!

Reeently, we began photographing for the local Stonemill Farms/Dancing Waters Connector magazine and were selected to be the exclusive photographer for their Pet Feature each month!  It has been a blast meeting and photographing local pets (and sometimes their family members).  Recently we met Kobis who is a bearded collie and one of his family members, Gwyneth, age 12.  Kobis, who is now 3 years old was adopted through Second Hand Hounds by Gwyneth's family when he was an 8 week old puppy.  Kobis was the star of the session and certainly loved his moment in the "spotlight"! Melissa so adored photographing him. What a sweet boy!!!

A little Jamaica on a cold day!!

On this cold wintery day in Minnesota, we thought everyone could use a little bit of "Jamaica" to warm them up!! Jamaica, our furry friend, that is!!  Jamaica warmed our hearts a few weeks ago when she and her owner, Mark, came to the studio for her very own photo session! Jamaica's older "brother", Parker (who is a bit of a rock star himself in the studio with his very own collage on display!) had his own photo session awhile back so now it was Jamaica's turn! All decked out with a gorgeous hot pink collar, Jamaica dazzled us during her session!!  Her portraits will now be added to Parker's portraits at home to make it complete.  Next up: Parker and Jamaica together someday soon!!!

All round good Sport!!!

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to spend the morning with Megan, a University of Minnesota veterinary student, and her lovable rough collie named Sport.  Megan is a sweetheart and Sport is a gorgeous boy who absolutely adores Megan.  Seriously, he could not take his eyes off of her!!  Sport had fun running and leaping on the grounds of the U of M St Paul campus.  We couldn't resist capturing Megan and Sport among the stunning late spring flower beds.  Honestly-we hardly wanted to return to the studio that day!!  Megan fell in love with these images and the fact Melissa captured Sport's personality!  We look forward to having Megan's family enjoy viewing these images on the blog from afar and having them come by the studio when they visit later this summer!!!

Bleu the cat!

It was a lovely, sun-filled early winter morning when we went to Lois' beautiful home to capture Bleu in their home.   The snow had not yet started to fall and the sun streamed through the windows in their sunroom-we couldn't have asked for more delicious lighting!  Bleu was photographed in her surroundings- having a treat, relaxing in front of the fire, lounging on the stairs and even playing with her toy mouse.  Most importantly, we captured Bleu's relationship with Lois and that was the most special part of the day.  We are so happy that we have been able to create these portraits as a loving memories of sweet Bleu. 

A brand new year!!

We wanted to start of 2013 with some images from a very precious session from just prior to the holidays.  This is Gordon, a beautiful greyhound friend of ours.  Before he was lovingly adopted, Gordon was a prize winning racer.  Stunning images of a dear dog.

2013 is going to be another great year for Miroslavich Photography. We are so excited for to share with you our plans for the year so stay tuned for new promotions, products and fun news!!  In the meantime, we will share with you on the blog more images from our fall sessions which include more seniors, families and plenty of pets!

Twiggy!!

How many dogs do you know who can sit, stay, high five, twirl and jump?  There aren't many that we know but we did meet one recently-Twiggy!!  We photographed Twiggy's fur-sibling, Sally, a couple of years ago before their owner adopted Twiggy when she was 5 months old.  Twiggy was super-photogenic- you can tell from these images that she LOVED being photographed!!  She was so fun to work with and very eager to please!!  Personality plus!!!  We loved every minute of this session -and so did Twiggy!!!

Congratulations, Melissa!!

Congratulations to Melissa (again!!) For the second year in a row, two of Melissa's portraits have been awarded high honors at the International Print Competition through the Professional Photographers of America (PPA).

PPA's International Photographic Competition (IPC) is the gold standard for photography competitions and features the best of the best photographs from around the world in an exhibition every year. Having an image "go Loan"--chosen for inclusion in the world's most prestigious photo exhibit--is an achievement professional photographers cherish. Loan Collection images are on display throughout the year at PPA headquarters in Atlanta, and at various events worldwide, and will also be published in the much-anticipated “Loan Collection".

Melissa merited with two of her images (General Collection and Loan Collection -the Loan Collection is the highest possible honor to receive!) The darling cat portrait entitled "C-A-T"  went into the Loan Collection. (in case you are keeping track, that’s 2 years running for a loan collection print. Wahoo!) The dog portrait, "The Next Best Thing" (clever, isn't that?) went into the General Collection.  This is another huge accomplishment for Melissa and for Miroslavich Photography and a wonderful acknowledgement of her talent as a photographer.  CONGRATS, Melissa!!!
 

Melissa's images will be on display in the gallery at PPA’s annual convention, Imaging USA, in January 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dog vs Cat - Who gets your vote?

This past summer, we were honored to be asked by the Animal Humane Society to photograph their Fall Campaign-which, of course, had an "election" spin because of the upcoming presidential elections this November.  "Vote to Adopt" Campaign was very well received and it was exciting for us to see it on local billboards, city buses and in magazines.  We had a blast photographing it-and coming up with "presidential" props and settings.  So, if you had to vote....Dog or Cat?  We want to know!!

Three's Company....

You know we have a soft spot for puppies- and when it comes to Frenchie puppies, we can't get much more excited for a puppy session!!  These three cuties are the puppies of a lineage of French Bulldog award winning champions (remember Zed?  click here to view our past blog post on Zed:  http://miroslavichphotography.blogspot.com/2009/12/introducing-one-onlyzed.html )  The two brindle (dark puppies) and the one fawn (blondie puppy) came to us at 11 weeks old just prior to being sent to their new owners across the United States. As you can see, they wore themselves out playing in the studio.   Our wooden bowl was very intriguing and provided constant entertainment for the first 3/4 of the session.  And then, just like puppies, they crashed hard and were fast asleep in and out of the bowl!!  We hope they are all settling well into their new homes!

Ted

Sweet Ted.  Ted's owner, Sally, saw Melissa on Twin Cities Live one night when they were re-broadcasting a segment that featured Miroslavich Photography.  We are so glad that Sally couldn't sleep that night and caught our segment!  We are delighted to have met both Sally and her Ted.  Ted truly is a sweet, lovely pet.  He has eyes that are all knowing and so kind looking.  We also loved all of his darling curls.  We know Sally will cherish these images forever.