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Announcement

I will be doing some mini sessions this fall, and a handful of other
sessions that have already inquired, but really, that’s it.
Indefinitely.

That’s right, Tesoro Photography will not be available for
sessions beyond those I am booking already, and then the mini sessions I
will announce this week.

No, I’m not quitting. Just taking a hiatus. It’s time. Time to spend
doing pre-school with my kids. Time to play without the burden of photo
shoots to edit on my back. Time to regain some creativity. Doing
projects like those I’ve found on Pinterest. Time to clean and organize
and purge and pack. Well, maybe not. ;)

If we are still here after January, I think the earliest I foresee re-opening shop would be March.

To find out more about this read here: http://tesoro-photo.com/blog/?p=2704

About Us

Melissa Pearce

I first fell for photography when I was little, shooting snails
and rosebushes with my little 110mm camera. As I grew older, I realized
it was people I really loved to photograph. After high school, I studied
photography at the University of the Nations in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. I
worked
at a film and print lab for a year, shooting on my own here and there.
(The first few weddings I shot were in film! ) Then I spent the next two
years working as a lead photographer for a local studio, where I
predominantly shot weddings and designed albums. I married my husband,
Randy, in 2006 and we had our first little cuddlebug in March of 2008,
and our second in June 2009. (Phew, I know that was fast, but we
wouldn't trade them for anything!) I LOVE being a mom. I also LOVE
sushi, stationery, fast lenses and my Lord and Savior, Jesus. I grew up
speaking English and Spanish, hence the name of our company, "Tesoro,"
which means "treasure."

Randy Pearce

I have been interested in photography for a while, but of
course, when I met Mel, I really got into it. I have been her assistant
and second shooter for a couple of years now, and she tells me I rock.

Monthly Archives: April 2010

And Baby Makes Three! {The Tolbert Family}

This sweet little family has lots to celebrate!! First of all, little Anna Kate joined them two months ago (doesn’t Mom look fabulous?!), and Dad is graduating seminary in a couple weeks!!! To commemorate, we decided to take pictures on the campus they called home for two out of their three years here, and it...

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Update on Solomon

Thank you for all your prayers, I keep forgetting to update about Solomon, who I blogged about here. I have copied this from my mom’s blog which she posted last week: Southeastern College called this evening with the great news. Solomon’s TOEFL exam results have arrived and he is in!! They now prepare the I-20...

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sneakety peek: the tolbert family!

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Tantrums and Jumping.

Confession: I have been doing this new workout and it’s been great and challenging and making a difference, but it also means my knees are hurting. After 2 weeks of doing it, I discovered I have to strengthen my inner quads. Cool, right? No. Not when it means I am now less motivated to work...

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El Amor Rincon

I knew as soon as I met them why they had made it. Reading Carolina’s submission for the Loveshoot Giveaway gave me an idea, but I knew it once I met them. You could see how they had learned to love. Forty years of married life can either make you bitter or make you giddy...

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on comparing.

The other night my sweet husband came home from work, and, as usual, began to fill me in on his night. “Tonight this family came in with a bunch of boys with the same haircut and I couldn’t figure them out…I finally thought it was triplets and another boy. ‘Cause it was four kids. But,...

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Sneakety Peek: Loveshoot Winners Pedro & Isabel

More to come later, but check out this awesome couple! Married 40 years this July! With the little loves of their lives: the grandkids.

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Ellie

Oh, Ellie. Aunt Ellers. Or as Vaden says, “Auntie.” This girl is fabulous is more ways than I can ever describe. She is young, but mature. Kind, but firm. So helpful. So hopeful—as in full of hope for what her God can do. She is a mover and a shaker and started a non-profit recently...

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sneakety peek: Ellie

Isn’t she gorgeous? Wow.

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and… we’re off!

Into toddlerhood that is. For the last couple of weeks, this is how we’ve been spending our mornings: Feeding Cana while we hang out in the bathroom waiting for Vaden to potty was short-lived, however. Maybe the motivation of a cookie helped… Now, Vaden is taking care of business quickly and we get back to...

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