Merry Christmas {Northern Michigan Chidren's Photographer}

Merry Christmas everyone!

This has got to be one of my most favorite photo shoots to date! When I saw that Miss Jenn was looking for someone to photograph not only her family (that post will be coming soon), but also her day care kids, I jumped at the chance!

You see, in my former life I was Miss Jenn's assistant in the baby room at a local day care center. And many of the kids that she now has as preschoolers in her home day care were in our room as babies. So not only did I get to photograph a great former co-worker and friend, but I also got to spend the afternoon with kids that I have watched grow from teeny tiny babies into amazing kids! I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I enjoyed taking them!

I was going to post the pretty, everyone-looking-at-the-camera group shot, but this photo makes me smile every time I look a it. It captures the true personality of each and every one of the kids, and reminds me why I LOVE my job!!

Thank you, Miss Jenn for having me in your home to photograph your kids. And thank you to the parents for having your kids looking so darn cute!!

Nicole {Mackinac Island & Northern MI Senior Portrait Photography}

I've known Nicole since she was 6 years old, so it was a ton of fun to be doing her Senior Portraits. Nicole has been a Girl Scout since elementary school, and has been a part of the Governor's Honor Guard - which gives her the opportunity to spend a week on Mackinac Island - since the summer before her 8th Grade year of School, so it was no surprise that she wanted her Senior Portraits taken on the island.

We started out staying close to the Barracks where the girls stay, and then ventured out to explore some of the hidden gems, and eventually to some of the more popular places on the island. I told her that the next time I have a portrait shoot on the island, that she was going to have to come with me as my guide, because she had found some pretty awesome spots!

After we all got off the island, we spent the rest of the weekend shooting around here. At one point we were shooting near an old building right along the street, and everyone who passed by waved or said hi to us. Nicole is from a medium sized town near a larger city in Mid Michigan, so this wasn't something she was accustomed to. I told her it was because she looked so awesome in her prom dress!

When we finished with photos in her prom dress, I rewarded Nicole with a Slurpee... although she didn't particularly care for the idea of going into 7-11 in her prom dress!

Thanks Nicole for putting up with all of my posing, playing and embarrassing you. I hope you'll agree that it was all worth it!

Princess S {Mt. Morris, MI Newborn Photographer}

It has been a super busy summer in a non-photography way around here, so the blog has taken a bit of a back seat. I do have a few shoots to show you all, and I promise I will get to them soon... including a super-great senior session! But for now I want to introduce you to little miss S.

I met baby S's family when I was a freshman in college. From then on, they were like my second family. On weekends, when I didn't make the 4 hour trip home, I stayed with them, and I consider S's mom another little sister. So needless to say, I was super excited to learn that she was going to be a mommy.

S was due early this month, but she was a good girl and came just in time for me to photograph her while I was visiting last weekend. At just 7 days new and 6 1/2 lbs, her daddy and grandma were a little nervous about her being photographed, so her mommy and I waited until they went to work and to run errands before we started our shoot Sunday afternoon, and it turns out we picked the perfect time. After she got a nice full belly, she slept like an angel and let us do whatever we wanted. Such a good little girl already. I don't think I really heard her wail all weekend!

Thanks Cory & Tiff for letting me photograph your beautiful baby girl... Tiffany actually told me that as long as she was sleeping she could play all day with posing and dressing up her head with the awesome headbands that Cory's cousin made. Check out her Facebook page here: Mia Loren Boutique. And thanks Mom & Dad C for letting me turn your kitchen into a photo studio.. It had great light!!

And because I'm sure you're tired of my babbling, here's Miss S: