The MC Photography Blog

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all things family photography

Hi there, I'm Melody Celeste! As a family lifestyle photographer, I love to capture beautiful, unfiltered, fun moments between you and your family. I love natural light photography and sun flares.

Check out my blog that has lots of examples of my work, information about my photography packages, and tips on how to prepare for your upcoming session.

I have been photographing the Obregon Family since 2014 for their engagement photos. Then I photographed their wedding, gender reveal, baby shower, and family photos ever since. I love their story because it’s one of redemption. They were actually married and has a son, Nathan, but then divorced. They never even had a thought of […]

May 5

san antonio graduation photography

San Antonio Family Photography + San Antonio Graduation Photography As I’m sure you’ve heard, Gov. Greg Abbott has opened up the state partially starting May 1, so that means, we can officially open up photography sessions once again. For graduates, this is great news so you can still get your portraits done, even though you […]

Apr 28

san antonio graduation photography

San Antonio Family Photography + San Antonio Graduation Photography As I’m sure you’ve heard, Gov. Greg Abbott has opened up the state partially starting May 1, so that means, we can officially open up photography sessions once again. For graduates, this is great news so you can still get your portraits done, even though you […]

Apr 28

San Antonio Graduation Photography This is my cousin, Destinee, and I am so proud that she is officially graduating from Texas A&M University-San Antonio this May, majoring in Business! Although she won’t be able to walk the stage until December due to COVID-19, she has worked hard, taking 7 classes this semester and last semester, […]

Apr 20

For those of us (nonessentials) at home, we may have a lot of time on our hands. Even if you’re working from home, you may find that you have more time without commuting and breaks. And if you’re working full time, first off, thank you, but also, what do you do on weekends? You probably […]

Apr 15

This is a little bit of a different blog post. I usually just post photography-related things, but I also love to share my heart, so let’s see how it goes. Let me know if you’d like to read more of this type of blog or if I should just stick to photography. What voice are […]

Apr 14

San Antonio Photography: Composition Even as a photographer, I take more photos of my family with my iPhone because it’s much more accessible than my big, heavy Canon Mark IV. I’m sure you are also reaching for your iPhone to capture those every day, special moments, too. That’s why I’ve been trying to provide moms […]

Apr 1

San Antonio Family Photography Tips Instagram has really evolved over the years, and it has become a great marketing tool for businesses and photographers. I love it because it has a lot of the editing tools a professional application such as Lightroom or Photoshop has, and it’s easy to use. There are lots of editing […]

Mar 31

san antonio photography tips

Today I was greatly inspired by Garden Photography’s Facebook post on tips for mamas having babies during this quarantine. She gave some great insight about taking great fresh48 photos of their own babies, and my heart sank (both in joy that she’d share such simple but great knowledge and also in compassion for those mamas […]

Mar 29

Week 1 It’s only Tuesday and the Stay Home, Work Safe order doesn’t even go into effect until midnight, yet I feel anxiety stirring up all over again. For some reason, the thought of basically being forced to stay home makes the isolation worse. So I decided today I would overcome it by shooting photos […]

Mar 24