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Pinned-Up Workshop, Detroit

November 30, 2011

Just back from the awesome Motor City! I had a great time with one of my Pinned-Up workshops. This time, I borrowed the studio of my good friend, Kelly Scaccia. We had four great models and had a blast!

These are my favorite portraits created during the workshop.

For info on arranging a workshop at your studio, see my training site:

Pin-Up Workshops

A few of me in action:

Me, Kelly and the models:

The attendees!:

All images on this site are © Mike Long 2011. Considerable time, effort and skill was spent creating these artworks…please do not steal my work.

Tags: awesome, cheesecake, classic, Mike Long, photography, pin-up, pin-up training, Pindora, Portland pin-up photography, Portland Pin-Ups, retro, saucy, vintage
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Pin-Up-A-Looza, coming to a city near you

September 1, 2011

I’m about to embark on my Pin-Up-A-Looza tour with Sandy Puc – heading to a city near you. If you want to learn the secrets behind my pin-up business, then book your spot NOW!!

Head over to:

Sandy Puc Tours

for tickets.

Tags: Mike Long, pin-up training, pinupalooza, Sandy Puc, tools for photographers
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Announcing Pinned-Up Motor City

September 1, 2011

Ok folks. We tried to get a Detroit date for the Pin-Up-A-Looza, but it just couldn’t happen. At the same time I’ve also been putting together a date for a full on two-day workshop….and here it is! Also, this is as close to Canada as I’m getting for a while!

Motor City!

November 12th and 13th 2011

Detroit, MI

$299 per person early bird registration

($349 per person after 9/30/11)

What is Pinned-Up?

Pinned-Up is a two-day, intensive and hands-on photography and retouching workshop. Aimed at both amateur and professional photographers. However, please note that this workshop assumes that you have basic knowledge of a dSLR camera and a sound understanding of Adobe Photoshop. Pinned-Up workshops translate to all genres of photography and will benefit amateurs and professionals alike.

What will I learn?

Live Model Shoots
Hands-on Posing Instruction
Lighting Instruction
How to Promote and market Pin-Up photography
How to Create that “Pin-up” look and feel.
Hands-on Coaching, and
Unbelievably intensive Photoshop Demonstration and Training
Learn the post-production secrets from a 20+ yr retouching master

Bonus!

All registrants receive Mike Long’s Pin-Up Posing guide.

About Mike Long

Thank you for taking the time to read this far! I’ve been a photographer and retoucher for over 20 years. My passion is to create art that stimulates the mind and creates emotion. I believe that pin-ups stir the soul and they have been my focus for a number of years. I hope to transfer some of my enthusisam for them to those attending. In the last few years, pin-ups have taken me around the World and on tour across America with the amazing Sandy Puc.

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Erin – Portland Pin-Up Photography

April 17, 2011

Erin came to me wanting a cute pin-up, so that hubby could take it to a tattoo artist and have her forever engraved on his arm!! Of course!!

I’m waiting to hear that he’s had it done and I’d love him to pop to the studio so that I can create a new awesome portrait of him and his new tattoo.

All images on this site are © Mike Long 2011. Considerable time, effort and skill was spent creating these artworks…please do not steal my work.

Tags: Mike Long, pin-up training, Pindora, Portland pin-up photography, sexy
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No Limits: Portland. Photography workshop debrief

April 3, 2009

Along with a series of tools to help the modern pin-up photographer that I’m working on (more details coming soon!) I’ve also begun to teach pin-up photography and recently held the first of several workshops this year at my studio. This was a 2 day seminar held in conjunction with Andy Armstrong from Knoxville. I’ve known Andy for sometime, and helped him beta test his awesome design|house tools. We each took a day to teach aspects of boudoir, pin-up and glamour photography and post-production.

On day one, I demonstrated a full pin-up shoot then gave instruction for posing, working with models and clients, lighting and working with a make-up artist. After lunch, we moved onto post-production and I demo’d my full workflow and retouching for pin-ups.

Andy was in charge on day two. In the morning he instructed posing and lighting for relaxed glamour photography using both flash and available light. In the afternoon, he showed his full workflow and took questions about Photoshop and retouching in general, and demonstrated products from his Design|House range of tools for digital photographers, including the great new Destination Vegas pack.

Here are some shots of day one: