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Kelly Mihalcoe says her staycation was “NOT,” as besides doing major renovations on her mother’s riverside cottage and two additional homes, from lighting fixtures to toilets, she’s had to be creative with her photography business during the quarantine, as well.  As a professional photographer who can’t work, she is now offering her services for “Porch Portraits” or as Kelly calls them, “Drive-by Shootings.”  People or whole families come out on to their porches for “quarantine portraits” for their family albums, in an effort to chronical their quarantine days for posterity.  She accepts donations for her services as a means to “pay the bills.”

 

Pictured are Dave and Paulette Holtgrieve who recently took advantage of Kelly’s services.  

Kelly writes:  

"This is what their quarantine has looked like.  They had planned on having their kitchen remodeled while they took a nice vacation.  Well, that vacation was canceled, so they have a skeleton kitchen and are now camping through this quarantine time!  They are making the most of it and were happy participants of my drive-by photo shoot.  I started doing these drive-by sessions when my contracts and workload were canceled due to Covid-19.  Normally, photographers charge top dollar for photo sessions like these, but I've started these fun sessions to historically document the pandemic for families--for donations, only.  It’s easy to stay distant and safe with a 200mm lens, and people can be creative, funny, or serious in the documentation of the pandemic event--making the most out of a difficult time."  

 

Anyone interested in being part of one of these drive-by sessions can email Kelly Mihalcoe at info@kellymihalcoe.com