Bridal Boudoir Great Gift

My bride and her mother are having so much fun planning her upcoming December wedding in Florida, lots of unique touches that will make it so special and memorable.  Mom made her dress and even helped out with accessories and shopping for the boudoir session.  My bride is unable to drive as she just had foot surgery so she and mom came to the boudoir session together.  Speaking of surgery . . .  can you believe my bride had a cast on one foot that went up to her knee so we had to work all the photography around not showing the cast!  Oh, I love your eyes, just beautiful!  I'll let you know when your proofs are posted, be patient.

Congratulations I can't wait to hear all about your fabulous wedding!  

Town Planner Calendar 2001 Front Cover

WOW!!!! 

Now I know how excited my clients must feel when they open their files and view their photographs for the first time.  I have to admitt I was really excited to see a copy of the 2011 Community Calendar with my photograph on the cover! 

My photograph of white clematis has been selected for the cover of the 2011 Clarkston Town Planner Community Calendar.  Four of my photographs will appear during various months throughout the calendar.  Calendars are delivered free to 37,500 homes in the Clarkston, Davisburg, Highland, Milford areas between December 10-14,  so watch your mailboxes!  Please show your support and appreciation to the business and professional sponsors that have made this beautiful calendar available to you. 

To see all of my photographs that will appear in the calendar click here.  

 

Holiday Cards for 2010

Have one of your favorite images printed on your Christmas card this year for a gift that keeps on giving all year long. 

New 5x5 LUXE CARD offers 5 unique die cut shapes printed two sides on press papers with envelopes.  Just punch a hole in the top and add a ribbon for a great tree ornament . . . your card is sure to be a hit!  

The 4x8 SLIM LINE cards with envelopes, are printed one side on photographic paper, a very nice economical card. 

Jenna & Jessica My Family Reps

Meet Jessica 8 and Jenna 14 my Family Reps.  Here are some of my favorites of the girls from our family session a week ago.  When I do a family session I always like to include portraits of brothers and sisters that capture a bit of their personality.  As you can see Jessica LOVES her scooter, she also likes gymnastics, Barbies, American Girl dolls, Brownie Girl Scouts, and wants to be a teacher or nurse when she grows up.  Jenna struck a couple of great poses for me when she got warmed up and her main hobby at 14 is hanging out with her friends.  She also likes reading, movies and photography and wants to be a teacher someday.  

To see more from this family session click here.

Bridal Boudoir Sneak Peek

Had the most wonderful boudoir session for an upcoming bride, I had to share this sneak peek . . . it's pure modern classic!  And, don't you just love her shoes . . . aren't they just to die for!  More to come so check back.

Larry and Denese Family

Another great weekend for outdoor family sessions.  Larry and Denese brought all their children together this weekend for some fall family portraits.   Lots of happy kids, colorful sweaters, fall leaves and a few great locations made for a really fun session.  Thanks kids (and mom and dad) for putting up with all my strange requests!  Hope you love your pictures, I think they are beautiful! 

To view more photos from this session click here.  

Gordinier Family Outdoor Session

The Gordinier's have graciously volunteered to be my Family Reps for the next year.  They are excited to have the opportunity get their lives on film, (Jay saiys he's always the one behind the camera), and I am excited to have them represent the studio.  Jay and Deb own a new community business (more about that later) and said that working together has been the best thing that ever happend to them.  They prefer casual poses and settings so we decided to visit the Depot Park for our first session to take advantage of the nice weather and fall colors.  Depot Park has a great gazebo and bridge which offered some great backgrounds for our portraits.  We met in the afternoon to take advantage of the lower sun level which I could use for backlighting and sun flares.  With backlighting you avoid squinting faces and the rim light gives a nice glow to portraits.  I also use supplimental portrait lighting for outdoor sessions to balance the light and keep any shadows on faces light and open. 

Here are a few of my favorite portraits from the park.  

Meet the Gordinier Family

My New Family Reps

I have been looking for a fun family to represent the studio for awhile and a friend put me in touch with the Gordiniers.  I wanted a fun family that is involved in the community, with children, able to meet with me for a variety of sessions over the next year and willing to allow me to do some testing whether it be lighting, poses, props, new products and so on.  I met with the Gordinier's this weekend for an outdoor fall session and they fit the bill!  They were so fun and Jenna and Jessica are just so darn cute, Mom and Dad added a mix of humor, and everyone just went with the flow.  I am sure everyone is home resting their cheeks today from two hours of all those smiles and laughing.  Here is a sneak peek, and it really is just a sneak peek, but I promise there are some great photographs coming soon, so check back.  Thanks to the Gordinier's for so gratiously offering me their time and beautiful family.

    

Chris & Jessica Engagement

What a great photo session, Chris & Jessica's zest for life, fun style and love for eachother made my work easy!  They are planning their wedding for August 20, 2011 . . . and everything about this couple tells me their wedding is going to be just as fabulous as them.  Congratulations!!  Oh, by the way this photo session was compliments of a gift certificate from Jessica's father and step mother,  Alan and Peggy, what a nice gift.

To view more photographs from this session click here.

  

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