Q&A with an Oho
Oh, photographer friends. This has been a post I’ve been resisting for a while now because… I don’t actually know everything. (Gasphorrorshock, right? No? Weird.) I spent the first 6 months of my...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Branding & Client Experience, part one
I don’t think anyone knew how hard it was for me to hit publish on the first Q&A with an Oho. I sat at my desk and debated scrubbing the whole thing and pulling out bits and pieces for another...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Branding & Client Experience, part two
I am having a hard time attracting the type of clients I want to serve in my business. How do you find clients you love and who love you? If you missed Part One last week, I talked a lot about...
View ArticleMaking (Big) Things Happen
The day I first attended a Making Things Happen Intensive was very literally the day my life changed. I’ve been cryptic about my experience up until late and, it’s true, I can admit that I am the queen...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Quitting the Day Job
A. Hand over my heart, swear on the Bible answer? I knew I couldn’t continue living life as I had been living it while working a full-time corporate position, trying to be some semblance of a Godly...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Inspiration
A. It’s starting to be that time of year, isn’t it? Photographers are spending hours upon hours in our PJ’s behind our computers, only putting on mascara for weddings, client meetings and the...
View ArticleTwenty-Thirteen
HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS! (Ok, ok. Happy nearly-middle-of January. It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.) I’ve been eagerly anticipating the start of this year for many, many reasons; one of the major reasons...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Clearing the Clutter
A. Truth time. I’ve put off answering this question for a while. In part because I’m not sure there’s one-stop-shop answer for everyone but also because I don’t know how to answer this question...
View ArticleThe New & Improved Oho.
I remember the day the whimsical, girly, calligraphy version of the Melissa Oholendt brand debuted was a day filled with happiness and the relief that only the culmination of 12-months of hard work,...
View ArticleThe Working Workshop | November 8th, 2013
As of 1:50pm yesterday, the Workshop I will be co-hosting with Marlen Boro on November 8th is at 50% capacity. And for a girl who was pretty sure she was going to need to ask 16 strangers to come sit...
View ArticleWorking Workshop // The First Class
I’m beginning to understand what giving birth feels like. Maybe minus the excruciating pain, bodily fluids and 18-year (minimum) responsibility commitment; but a birth mentality, none the less. You...
View ArticleWorking Workshop // Two (+ Scholarship)
Historically Awesome Sequels: Terminator 2 Toy Story 2 The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Working Workshop 2 Oooook. So, maybe that last one should fall under a to be determined category because guess...
View ArticleAnnouncing WW + MaeMae!
When Marlen & I first started the Working Workshop, we both agreed that eventually we wanted to incorporate a list of truly remarkable guest speakers to our line-up to bolster the value &...
View ArticleLife in the In-Between
Last week marked nine (really, truly incredible) years of marriage for Matt Oholendt and myself. Photo 2: Ryan Cummings, Photo 4: Gina Zeidler I don’t say that “really, truly incredible” thing lightly....
View Article#theCOMN
Last April, Melissa Oholendt Photography found a new home with 5 additional creatives and friends at The COMN (pronounced, The Common). After years of working in our pjs, and watching our social...
View ArticleMelissa Oholendt x LAB MPLS
I’ll never forget that day. Back before Melissa Oholendt Photography was a thing, back when Melissa Oholendt had just barely become a thing (we were still newlyweds). The day, almost 9 years ago, when...
View ArticleWhat to do when Monday wins.
Ooof. You guys. It’s not even 10am on this Monday morning and already I’ve had that morning. You know the one. The one where you feel it the minute your feet hit the bedroom floor. The one where the...
View ArticleQ&A with an Oho : Clearing the Clutter
A. Truth time. I’ve put off answering this question for a while. In part because I’m not sure there’s one-stop-shop answer for everyone but also because I don’t know how to answer this question...
View Article#theCOMN
Last April, Melissa Oholendt Photography found a new home with 5 additional creatives and friends at The COMN (pronounced, The Common). After years of working in our pjs, and watching our social...
View ArticleMelissa Oholendt x LAB MPLS
I’ll never forget that day. Back before Melissa Oholendt Photography was a thing, back when Melissa Oholendt had just barely become a thing (we were still newlyweds). The day, almost 9 years ago, when...
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