Melanie Dodds Photography

Many of you that have followed this adventure of mine have seen the many versions of Melanie Dodds Photography branding.  To say I’ve been floundering in finding ME in regards to my branding and logo would be putting it mildly.  As with all art, getting from point A to point B is always an adventure, and it still is every time I pick up my camera.  I’ve grown so much in the past year, and still have so much growing to do.  In the last year and a half I’ve learned some things about what it is that I’m about and what it is that I love.

I love teeny tiny fingernails.  I love whispy little eyelashes.  I love puckered little lips and furrowed little brows.  I love newborns.

I also love silly faces.  Make believe.  Spinning in circles and laughing and dancing.  I love kids.

I love LOVE.  Be it the love between a mother and child, a husband and wife, between a couple just engaged, the love between siblings, and there is even something amazingly special about the love between best friends.

So the question became, how do I encapsulate all of that love in my logo and branding?  How can I make my logo say, “I love whispy newborn eyelashes and laughing and make believe and love?”  After a few failed tries, I wasn’t convinced it was possible.  I hired someone to do a custom logo for me 6 months ago, and that partnership failed miserably, resulting in a refund (thank god!), and large dose of disappointment.  I was afraid I wasn’t doing a very good job of explaining what it was that I was looking for (although to be fair, the designer’s lack of timely response to email—over a week each time–didn’t help matters much!).  I gave up, went with something sweet and whimsical, but definitely not the one that screamed “THIS IS SO YOU MELANIE!”

And then I found Tiffany of On The Spot Studio and completely fell in love with her work.  I knew instantly she was going to be the one that would be able to put ME into a logo.  And she did just that.  I filled out the questionnaire and within a few days she sent me over 5 designs she had come up with just for me….and the very first one?  Me.  I FINALLY had my logo.  What three other designers  had failed at, she nailed on the first try.  I cannot speak highly enough of her.  She’s fabulous to work with, ultra sweet, and funny to boot!  Thank you so much Tiffany, for helping me put out the REAL ME.