the spot this picture was taken from is only about 200 feet from where i sit at work. as you can tell from the satellite shot, the office is completely surrounded by woods, which is really nice. there’s about 2 miles of paths lacing around the building, so when it’s a nice day,

whoever (whomever?) owned our house before us planted a few lilies in the backyard around the deck. they bloom in late spring, usually, and only last about 2 weeks before they die. but they’re pretty while they last. here’s the first one that bloomed this year.

added a third lens to my camera bag this week–a 50mm 1.4. primarily for portraits, but i think it’s a great all-around lens. it will be my first choice on most shoots, but it’s obviously not practical when a wide shot is necessary. the house next to ours is for sale, and the backyards

in ocean city, nj for a few days. sleeping in, playing golf, sitting on the beach, eating pizza, having beverages, and forgetting about responsibilities for a few days. this is the empty end of the ocean city boardwalk, leading down to the fun stuff. it’s extremely rare to see it so barren, so i

i freelance for a local publishing company a few times a month. i’ve had 5 shoots so far in june: a portrait of a local guy who invented “fold-tuk” collapsible cookware, 2 fishermen for a story on fishing on the james river, an event shoot for an after-work party for a local company, and

This past Sunday Melncoly did a shoot for Parlour magazine. They are going to be writing a feature on Melncoly for their Summer issue. I am so happy to share with you a few images from behind the scenes! There are more images posted on my myspace page. The shoot was at the contemporary furniture

My best friend Jenny has asked me to design the jewelry for her wedding. She just returned to Canada after living in Australia with her new husband, Dave. They met about a year while Jenny and I were on a road trip to Vancouver. Dave, a handsome young Aussie that was traveling the world by himself.

” Melyssa, I love the work! Your stuff is great and I hope it blows~up globally. All the best to you and I hope to meet you in person one day soon. ” - Jonathan Jaskson {WSDIA NYC} ” Your work makes me think of an opium den in the 1920’s: thick velvet curtains, trails of

Melncoly did a new photo shoot with Tyler Stalman on Tuesday evening. I am really happy how they turned out. The photographs are for a new and exciting project that I have been working on for almost a full year now. The press release will be out later this year! Until then my lips are

When the Virgin Music Festival was announced a few months ago naturally I was only stoked to see that The Flaming Lips were coming to Calgary. The festival was held in the beautiful historic Fort Calgary. The show has honestly changed my life. It was almost like the dream I dream every night. The introduction was