Playing Catch Up….Part 1 {Michigan Family Photographer}

Soccer, school, work, school, soccer, school….okay you get it!! Busy, busy and busy means my blog has been lacking. SOOOO—I am going to try to play catch up with a blog on the St.Clair Family pictures.

2 weeks ago we bombarded downtown Fenton and just had a great time while photographing my girlfriend from high schools immediate and extended family. The extended family went 4 generations and it was my priveledge to document this time in their lives. PLUS–my girlfriends oldest son is home from the Marines for a short leave and this couldn’t have been better timing!! He was so wonderful to indulge me and wore his uniform….the whole shabang (well, lacking the shoes:)

Stay tune for some more catch up to follow…….

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Frederick Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park – {Grand Rapids Michigan}

WOW!!!

What an amazingly beautiful treasure we have in the west part of our state! Truely a place that we could have spent an entire day and still would have liked to see more. It didn’t hurt that the special art on loan was from the world renowned Dale Chiluly. I went there knowing that my husband and I would love it but thinking that my 13yo would need to bring a book or something where he could sit and just read if looking at the flowers and the sculptures got ‘too boring’. He suprised me ten-folds and I am still in ‘artistic bliss’ that he was SO into the whole park. Every inch of the gardens and every facet of the sculpures he drank in and LOVED it!!
Not only were we able to share this with our son but my husbands co-worker who is in from Korea for 2 weeks. It is great to share a love of ours with others and I feel blessed that my children will continue to love and cherish the world of art in all its form and glory.

**this post comes with a HUGE amount of pics:) Enjoy!**

CRAZY 2011 SENIOR PORTRAIT DISCOUNT – {Michigan Senior Photographer}

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Rock that OCF Workshop {Michigan Premier Photographer}

It was a weekend of wind, rain, skies made of a blanket of clouds as well as a weekend of learning.

Learning about ‘off camera flash’ was an enlightning experience {pun intended}. 8 photographers from around the area and Canada as well as the instructor from Minnesota traipsed around farm and fields, brick and stone…and even an out house, to shoot some of my most beautiful past clients and their friends.

I am happy to say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE shooting this type of portraits!! It is dramatic, edgy, fun, not to mention giving a unique look that sun and reflector cannot achieve.

Without being too wordy I am going to show some images….the last 3 of the images are taken in my studio. We started shooting downtown Holly but the rain came down and the models were just dressed to the nines..so we invited them to come back to the studio to put their dresses to good use! It was great!

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I did shoot this one of her inside with my ringlight….I love that piece of equipment:)

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After this shot above the rain started coming down harder and we had to leave to finish shooting in my studio:) Cool raindrops huh!

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First Crew Member Video…so many more to come:)-{Michigan Senior Photographer}

Here she is, Andi Schupbach; a Fenton High School 2011 graduate.
She is part of my “Crew” member for next year and if you see her around or in school ask her about our studio…soon ask her about getting coupons that will be VERY helpful to you and your wallet:)

In their Easter Best! – {Michigan Childrens Photographer}

Easter Sunday was filled with wonderful weather and wonderful food. We went to my aunts house for a family gathering and celebration. Not only was it Easter but it was also my cousins 30th Birthday. WOW, 30…I remember that age! She is blessed with a little girl and she was dressed so adorable. Spring flower dress with a little sweater and tulle skirt under the dress. Simply too cute. Her sister was in from New York with her little man, and not to be upstaged from his little cousin, he was dressed in the most proper pin-striped suit. Well…good thing that I had my camera with me to get a few shots of these most cute, little people dressed-up!

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Love this image….typical toddler with the babbling and walking everywhere and her shoulders scrunched and palms face up in a manner of “I DON’T KNOW??”

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and lastly my two little sweeties….found these dresses at Target and screamed “hippie coolness”.

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The “EYE’S” Have It!!! {Michigan Senior Photography}

Lighting is everything!

Whether it is man-made in studio or nature-made outside we photographers manipulate it and tweek it, reflect it and curse it. Then there are times that we look at it straight on and Yield to it!!

This is a photo taken with my new lighting toy!!! Look closely at her eyes and you will see the “Ring of Light”.

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2011 Crew Members just about full–still a few spots left {Michigan Senior Photographer}

WOW–all I can say is that I am so STOKED with the response that I have gotten from everyone who has applied for this upcoming 2011 Crew Member at Creative Studios. The kids are amazingly talented, bright, fun not to mention extremely beautiful (we grow them lovely here in Michigan!).

I do have 2 spots left for Holly High School, Grand Blanc and Clarkston then I will be full!!!

Please, please, please read carefully….the application submission is CLOSED on April 2nd. I will need to complete your mini/marketing session no later than April 16th. These are firm dates so don’t hesitate to sign up. Click Here for your Crew Member Application.

I have been frantically editing the Crew Members that have come in to the studio and I will leave you all with a small highlight of a few members……More will follow in the next post.

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Meet Lauren….2011 Crew Member – {Michigan Senior Photographer}

Met with Lauren, who goes to Lake Fenton High School, to shoot her mini-session and BOY did we have a great time. While downloading her images just now I thought that I have to upload ONE and with the break in the weather I thought this outdoor one is PERFECT!

I still have a few openings for “Crew” members from Holly, Clarkston, Grand Blanc and outer surrounding schools so if you are interested you only have till the end of this week to apply!! Click HERE

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Meet Crew 2011 Member Samantha – {Michigan Senior Photographer}

Here is a quick sneak-peek of one of my senior reps and part of the Creative Studios “CREW”. If you are from Linden High School, Holly High School, Milford High School, Clarkston High School, Holly High School and Grand Blanc…or from farther out of the Fenton radius and would still like to get on the CREW discounts and action I am still taking applications….Don’t Hesitate on getting such amazing portraits! Fill out our application by clicking HERE!

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