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MJPhotography Hi! I’m Melissa, the eye behind MJPhotography. Helping you look your best in business and preserving what matters most in life.

Modern headshots, authentic branding, and heartfelt photography for families, milestones, and everything worth remembering. I've loved photography since I was a little girl using as many disposable cameras as my parents would buy! Once digital cameras became the thing to use, there was no slowing me down. I currently offer:

Portraits
Branding
Senior
Maternity
Family
Engagement
Elopement
Small Weddings

Beauty Awaits - Melissa Pedersen

Friday night lights eventually turn into senior year memories. 🏈✨These two brought the perfect mix of friendship, person...
10/16/2026

Friday night lights eventually turn into senior year memories. 🏈✨

These two brought the perfect mix of friendship, personality, and football to their senior session!

There's something special about capturing seniors in their element, especially when it's a sport they've spent years playing and friendships they've made along the way.

From individual portraits to photos together on the field, this session was all about celebrating who they are and this exciting chapter of their lives.

Here's to one last season, unforgettable memories, and whatever comes next! 🏈🎓

📸 MJPhotography | One photographer, every part of your story.

What an honor to help document this event! I got to shoot along side several other fantastic photographers and capture s...
10/13/2026

What an honor to help document this event! I got to shoot along side several other fantastic photographers and capture some truly Unstoppable moments 📸

And a HUGE shout out to The Liaison Co for putting this event together! I’m constantly blown away by what their team can do.

Introducing… Little Bear’s Version 🐾 ✨Because when you have this much personality, obviously the whole album needs to be...
10/13/2026

Introducing… Little Bear’s Version 🐾 ✨

Because when you have this much personality, obviously the whole album needs to be named after you. 🎶

Little Bear is getting older, and her family wanted to capture some special memories with her before those sweet gray hairs turn into even more gray hairs. ❤️

And let me tell you, Little Bear did NOT disappoint! 😂 She brought the personality, the sass, and made it very clear who the real star of this session was.

Sessions like these have such a special place in my heart. Our four-legged family members are only with us for a chapter of our lives, but the love they give us fills the entire story.

One day, these photos will mean even more than they do today. And that's exactly why we take them. ❤️

Little Bear's Version. Her family. Her story. Her era. 🐾 📸

One of my favorite things about being a photographer is the people I get to meet along the way. ❤️I genuinely love my cl...
10/08/2026

One of my favorite things about being a photographer is the people I get to meet along the way. ❤️

I genuinely love my clients. I love getting to know them, hearing their stories, watching their businesses grow, and being trusted to capture the moments that matter to them.

But every once in a while, something pretty special happens. Clients become friends, and those friends become family.

Joe DiPaolo and Elisha DiPaolo are exactly that for us. What started as a business relationship has turned into a friendship that goes so far beyond photography. Our families have become family, and that’s something I never could have expected when our paths first crossed.

I don’t take any of my client relationships for granted. Whether we’ve worked together once or I’ve photographed you a dozen times, I’m grateful you chose me.

Photography has brought some incredible people into my life, and sometimes the greatest thing that comes out of a session isn’t even the photos. It’s the relationships built along the way. ❤️

It's been a very busy 2 weeks! I'm terrible about posting on my social media because I'm behind the scenes making sure m...
10/07/2026

It's been a very busy 2 weeks! I'm terrible about posting on my social media because I'm behind the scenes making sure my clients have the content they need for their social media, websites, etc.

Here's my most recently delivered gallery from Sandra Consulting - Benefits & Insurance Advisors branding session and ribbon cutting!

09/26/2026

Taking photos? Sure.
Preserving memories? YES.

Professional photography goes beyond “taking a photo”.

I’m here to help create and capture memories.

I want to give you an experience you don’t have to bribe your kids or husband to get through.

I want you to print these moments and put them on your wall, in a frame, in holiday cards.

I don’t want you to just see and share these moments on a screen. I want you to hold them in your hands.

Photos matter. They’re memories you can hold in your hands and share with others.

09/22/2026

🍂🔥 S’More Nights Like This 🔥🍂
✨ A Fireside Experience by MJPhotography ✨

Fall is officially here, and I’m ready to celebrate it with something a little different.

Introducing S’More Nights Like This—a cozy fireside experience designed for you to slow down, spend time with your favorite people, and let me capture the moments that happen along the way.

Picture a fire crackling as the sun goes down. Twinkle lights glowing overhead. Music playing in the background. Blankets on the bench. Everything you need to make s’mores waiting for you.

And you get to enjoy the evening.

Bring the family for a family night. Make it a date night. Grab your best friends for a girls’ night.

Roast marshmallows. Tell stories. Laugh. Snuggle up. Make a mess. Set a marshmallow on fire. I’ll capture all those little moments in between.

And we’re not rushing through it.

Every S’More Nights Like This experience is a full hour. No minis. No assembly line. Just time to settle in, enjoy the fire, and make the memories I’m there to photograph.

🔥 Fire
✨ Twinkle lights
🪵 Fireside seating
🧺 Blankets
🎶 Music
🍫 S’mores
📸 One full hour to enjoy it all

I don’t have the finished setup to show you just yet, but I can already picture these evenings—and I’m so excited to bring them to life.

This fall, don’t just take pictures.

Come make S’More memories. 🍂🔥

Because sometimes the best photos happen when you forget you’re taking photos at all.

📸 Let’s preserve the moments worth remembering.

S’More Nights Like This sessions are $350.

But if you’ve made it all the way down here… 👀🔥 you found the early booking deal!

The first 3 people to book get $50 OFF.

Once those three spots are claimed, sessions go right back to $350. So if you already know you want one of these evenings, don’t wait for me to post the finished setup.

A 50% deposit secures your date and goes directly toward your session total.

🍫 All s’mores ingredients are included.
🔥 Your fire will be waiting.
✨ You bring your favorite people.

Only 3 early-booking spots. First come, first served.

Message me “S’MORE” to claim yours. 🔥

Another energy packed Thursday morning at BNI Strategic Allies!90 members and growing, this group is packed with integri...
09/17/2026

Another energy packed Thursday morning at BNI Strategic Allies!
90 members and growing, this group is packed with integrity, growth, collaboration, and a whole lot of FUN.
This room knows how to network well.

You want to elope on the beach and ask me to be your photographer? That’s a wedding I’ll capture without a second ask! I...
09/16/2026

You want to elope on the beach and ask me to be your photographer? That’s a wedding I’ll capture without a second ask!

I say, “I don’t do weddings,” at least once a week. But there was a time when I lived in paradise, worked with an amazing officiant/planner, and captured a lot of elopements on the beach.

So I guess I should say I don’t do traditional weddings.

But an elopement on the beach, on top of a mountain, under an oak tree, or in a courthouse with a downtown shoot afterward?

Let’s plan! 🫶🏼📸

Jeeps for a Cause was a great success today! Be on the lookout for the entire album to be posted over the next few days.
09/13/2026

Jeeps for a Cause was a great success today!

Be on the lookout for the entire album to be posted over the next few days.

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