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A little about Michelle & Justin

Portland photography studio Artistique Photographie specializes in beautiful
wedding photography in the Portland Oregon area as well as Seattle, San
Francisco, Napa Valley, Mexico, Hawaii and other destination weddings
worldwide.

Michelle & Justin’s primary goal is that every client ‘s
photography experience is amazing! As newlyweds, best friends,
dog-lovers (particularly their lovable greyhound, Mr. Gordon), business
partners and artists, Michelle and Justin truly enjoy making people
happy through photography. Bringing people together, being part of them
enjoying each other and capturing those special moments is a rewarding
experience. Their award winning wedding photography style may be
described as a fun mix of relaxed, creative portraiture & modern
documentary with a touch of fashion influence. With an extensive
background in formal portraiture, they also capture beautiful, timeless
family portraits to be enjoyed for years to come.

Michelle received her photography training in Minneapolis and
opened her first portrait studio at age 18. She trained in all aspects
of photography, including portraiture, architecture, advertising and
photojournalism, which creates a more rounded and exciting approach to
capturing weddings, family and senior portraits. After owning studios
in both the Minneapolis and Eugene areas, Michelle moved to the
Portland area and started Artistique Photographie with her husband,
Justin in 2004. Since then, they have become recognized as one of the
top studios in the northwest, winning multiple awards for their
creative wedding images and fine art wedding albums.

Monthly Archives: February 2008

Chandra & Justin’s Engagement Images

Tuesday we met up with Chandra & Justin for their engagement portrait session. We took advantage of the beautiful weather and got some really fun shots.

We wish Justin the best of luck this season. He’s off to baseball spring training in a few days and wont be home until just before the wedding in November.

Enjoy!

Here I am precariously perched for the overhead shot…


and the final image…








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Artistique Wins Three Awards at State Competition

The Professional Photographers of Oregon held their annual convention this past weekend. We entered several prints and a wedding album for the competition. Our wedding album design won Best Wedding Album 2008, the Fuji Masterpiece Award AND the Kodak Photographic Excellence Award. The annual Awards Banquet was held Sunday evening where we were presented with our awards. Although our other prints did not win, they were all selected to hang in the print gallery that was on display to the public during the Convention.

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Miss Porltand & Miss Teen Portland Photo Shoot

On Sunday we shot some of the contestants for the upcoming Miss Portland and Miss Teen Portland pageants. The girls all looked fabulous and we used our new Hollywood setup to light them. We got some glamorous studio shots in an older dance studio in Portland.

We will be shooting the rest of the contestants next weekend, so check back next week for the rest of the girls. Click here for more information on the Miss Portland Pageant, which is being held at the Scottish Rite Center on April 12th.
Justin took a shot of me shooting Miss Teen contestant DeJuanae…
and here is the beautiful result!

Miss Portland contestant Melissa

Miss Portland contestant Nichole
Miss Portland contestant Anna

Miss Portland contestant Nicole

Miss Portland contestant Cristal

Miss Portland contestant Jessy

Miss Portland contestant Danijela

Miss Teen Portland contestant Lauren

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Miss Oregon 2007 – Kari Virding

We recently had an AWESOME photo session with Kari Virding, Miss Oregon 2007. Her Miss America send off party was at BMW Motorcycles in Tigard Oregon in January. The team at BMW were very generous and brought a bike down to use during part of Kari’s shoot. Kari was so much fun to work with and we wish her the very best of luck.

Kari’s platform is the amazing Make-A-Wish Foundation®. The Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

Check out Kari’s video that was filmed during our photo shoot by Ambient Sky Studios.






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Great Article!

Here’s a great article from Bethany Hill on AmericanBridal.com American Bridal is a great resource for tips, ideas and information about planning your wedding. Enjoy!

8 SIMPLE RULES FOR CHOOSING A VIDEOGRAPHER/PHOTOGRAPHER

If you would like more information on our services, please visit our website. If you would like more information on videography services, check out Ambient Sky Studios blog for their newest trailers and remember, book with both Artistique Photographie & Ambient Sky Studios and save $200!!!

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