Byron

This is the little guy that we photographed on Labor Day, which also happened to be his first birthday!  We photographed his parents' wedding a few years ago and we're honored that we can document their growing family!  What a cutie!

This shot of him showing off his puppy is my personal favorite!

Thanks Gina & Mike for bringing Byron in!  It was a pleasure to meet him and we are looking forward to watching him grow!

Kevin

Kevin is a senior at Bay City Western this year. When he came to us for his senior pics he brought his hobbies and interests to incorporate, which makes the photos so much more personal. We started at his house with a classic car and his dirt bike.

Then we were off to Monitor Lanes in Bay City, where his bowling team practices.

We headed downtown in search of an urban background for his rockstar shots. I think we found the perfect alley!

Thanks Kevin for coming to us for your senior photos!

RaeAnn & Lauren

One of our favorite things about photography is capturing the relationship between people. We love taking portraits of individuals, such as high school seniors, and showcasing their personality through our images. But it is a wonderful challenge to portray the unique relationship between a bride and groom, an expectant mother and father, a father and son or in the case of Rae and Lauren, sisters. We are thrilled with the images from their session. Looking at them you can see their individual personalities but also the love and admiration they have for each other. It is obvious that Lauren looks up to her big sissy and wants to be just like her!

Melissa, these beautiful little girls' mom, is our sales rep at the Saginaw News. We are so glad that we met her and her wonderful family and are flattered that she chose us to photograph her girls! Thanks Melissa and thanks RaeAnn & Lauren for being such wonderful models!

Erica & Troy

We recently had the opportunity to photograph a wedding at Castle Farms in Charlevoix, MI. It is a really cool place and a great option for couples that want a destination-type wedding that is still close enough for friends and family to attend. It is also a beautiful setting for photos.

Erica & Troy are the absolutely gorgeous couple that asked us to photograph their wedding. I love this shot of Erica... The ceremony was outside in the Queen's Courtyard.

The new Mr. & Mrs.!

We loved this stone wall because of the European character it lends to the images.

I told you they were gorgeous!

Entertainment was provided by Ryan Rousseau of Rusch Entertainment, another Saginaw vendor that travels anywhere.

Erica & Troy: thanks so much for asking us to be a part of your special day. We really enjoyed working with both of you!

Dana & Kurt

We photographed Dana & Kurt's wedding at Richville Park.  Everything was in place for a awesome wedding: a beautiful bride, a gorgeous day, a great location and lots of cute kids!

I love these shots of Dana with their daughter.  She is so cute!

It was obvious that Dana & Kurt have strong family ties.  They included all of their nieces and nephews in their wedding day.  

The ceremony was outside, next to a cool stone bridge over the river.  Perfect!

Dana & Kurt: thank you so much for asking us to tell the story of your day!

just a personal note...

Mike and I took off yesterday and headed up north for what will probably be our last beach day of the summer. We had a busy Labor Day weekend, photographing Leah & Jason's wedding on Saturday and then a day at the office and a photo session on Monday. I have to admit though, working with Leah and Jason didn't really feel like "working" at all! What a great couple! The session on Monday was for an adorable one year old little guy. We photographed his parent's wedding a couple years ago and since we just love to see our clients' families grow we couldn't pass up the opportunity! We'll be posting photos soon from both sessions.

We decided on somewhat of a whim to take a much needed day off and head to my family's cabin at Higgins Lake Monday night. On Tuesday we took advantage of the gorgeous day and took our dogs to the beach, went for a bike ride and went swimming. We got some great photos of our pooches splashing around in the water, I'll post some of these too soon. Now, we're back, feeling refreshed and ready for September which is shaping up to be our busiest month of the year. We hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!

Moving?

For those of you who may not know, we have a studio located in Shields on Miller Road.  We have been there since May 2007 and really like it.  BUT, our landlords are moving and we are not quite sure what is going to become of our cute little studio.  We are in the process of building our home and have plans to move our business into a portion of our house.  In the meantime, we are considering renting a small space to use as a gallery to meet with clients and moving our production area to our apartment.  Since almost all of our sessions are done on location, we don't really need the studio lights and backdrops.  We will be sad to say goodbye to our current "home away from home" but are curious to see what the next phase of our business will be.  We'll keep you posted!  If anyone knows of a cool place for us to check out, we would appreciate any suggestions.