Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category

This is the second outdoor session for Carley from Brighton High School. On day one, for the first session, we traveled to the Howell Opera House and beyond. For this session, we went to the Ann Arbor area to create these images.

I always have fun photographing there. This alley always has ever changing graffiti and the well known Fleetwood Diner is one of Carley’s favorite places to stop. We did end up grabbing a bite to eat there as it marked the end of our session.

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Danielle is an honor student from Marian High School in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her indoor and outdoor photo sessions were created just before she generously donated her long tresses to Locks of Love, a public non-profit organization helping young children in the United States and Canada who suffer from long term medical hair loss.

It was also requested that the color red be incorporated into the theme and that the family dog be included as well. Magic, the very much loved family Yorkie, did a great job hamming it up for the camera!

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Adding to the fun of capturing this wedding was the opportunity of working with my friend and colleague Jill. We enjoy blending our creative talents when our schedules allow us to share an event that requires two photographers.

For Julie and Dan this may have been a chilly day weather wise but in all other regards it exuded warmth, mostly from being surrounded by friends and family. These captures are only a small glimpse of the ceremony, sumptuous catered dinner, and abundance of flowers and candles throughout the Stockwell home.

The Stockwells hosted the reception at their beautiful home which provided a perfect backdrop for the whimsically elegant floral designs and candle motif created by Theresa of Dexter Flowers. Heavenly scented pastel roses and candles complemented the decor at every turn.

Chefs Matt Swickerath and Stephen Herman had flown in from Atlanta and the things that were going on in the kitchen caused an anxious yearning for what was later to be served up for everyone’s dining pleasure. With a festive flair, they wove together an array of foods that took your palette to a level of ecstasy.

I so very much enjoyed hearing snippets of old stories, jokes, and the reading of a special poem for the bride and groom that had everyone in stitches. It is a treat to have memories like these that I get to take home at the end of the day. This is what fuels my desire to do it all again with all that I’ve got to give.

Jaelyn and Jack officially become brother and sister today!

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Alaina is a very talented young actress with a terrific personality. She appeared in Drew Barrymore’s movie “Whip It” as well as several other productions.

We had a great time photographing both in and out of the studio. This headshot was one of the studio session photos. I will post some outdoor location images of her later.

This is one of the images I created for Jenni’s portfolio. Using remote flash off camera made it possible to create this image for her in this lovely but very dimly lit old ballroom. As you can see, she is a beautiful model.