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Elise and Grant Anniversary

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:10:08 +0000

It’s a true love story. I had the pleasure of witnessing Elise and Grant say “I do” in 2010, and for their anniversary Grant had a master plan. Grant divulged his plan to me at one of the Lake Orion Football games, and he asked me to be involved. For their first anniversary he arranged for the hall (Boulder Point) to give them a private dinner with the same meal. Elise loves cake, so he had an anniversary cake made that matches their original wedding cake. When I arrived I noticed that Elise had a permanent smile on her face from the whole evening. We went out on the course for a few portraits and found the hill where we captured one of their favorite wedding photos. Here’s the original photo and the anniversary photo side by side. Congratulations Elise and Grant. It was an honor to be your wedding photographer and to witness the true love that you have for each other.

Nancy and Chris portraits at Sylvan Lake Michigan

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:25:48 +0000

You may remember Nancy and Chris from an engagement session I photographed with them last year. Their home is going to be featured in the Sylvan Lake Magazine and they wanted some more photographic art to display on their walls. The addition of two more dogs gave us an opportunity to photograph more of their rescued pets. This photo however was my all time favorite from the session. Here’s a link to the rest of the photos on our Facebook page.

Miranda Portraits – Rochester Michigan

admin — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:01:14 +0000

We second shoot weddings for each other. I seem to learn something every time I shoot with Miranda. From the first time I saw her imagery I knew that she had a special gift with the camera, but the first time I knew that she was a top notch wedding photographer was when I saw her at a wedding tucked away in the corner with all of the ladies flower bouquets. Camera was down and scissors in hand, she was cutting the pollen pods out of the lilies in the bride’s bouquet. The florist neglected to do it and the flowers were staining the brides dress. There was Miranda taking care of the bride in a way that I would never had thought of. Her imagery is amazing and she truly shoots from the heart. Meet the fabulous Miranda of Inner Circle Photography. We went to the Meadow Brook Mansion in Rochester Michigan a couple weeks ago to capture some portraits for her website and we had a lot of fun.

This next one is my favorite. The rarely seen serious side of Miranda.

Family Photos are just a walk in the Park

admin — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:26:34 +0000

Let’s go take a walk in the park and see what we see. That’s how family photo sessions have been going lately. We take a walk, talk a little to get to know each other, and occasionally take some photographs. Ok, my camera is usually going quite a bit because it’s in these walks where a lot of the beautiful candid things happen. It’s when the true personalities come out and I get to capture those expressions of every day life. Lifestyle portrait photography. Here’s a photo taken on one of those family walks at the Rochester Park.

I love this park for many reasons. First and foremost, it’s one of the places my bride and I went on our first date and it’s the place where I asked her to marry me. Second, I always find something new to photograph there. I’ve taken many family photo walks in this park and each of them looks like it was taken in a different place. If you ever get the chance to visit the city of Rochester I highly recommend taking a walk through this park and enjoy the beauty that it has to offer.

Free Photo Walk – Lake Orion Michigan

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:35:15 +0000

What: Free Photo Walk

Do you want to learn to take better pictures? Do you have a camera with all kinds of buttons that are meaningless to you? Do you like to take pictures and learn from other photographers? Well then a photo walk is the perfect opportunity to share photo knowledge and have fun creating works of art.

Please join me and my fellow photographer friends for a casual photo walk at the lovely Canterbury Village in Lake Orion. All cameras are welcome. High end DSLR, point and shoot, cell phone camera….. It doesn’t matter. The best camera is the one you have with you. I look forward to exploring this wonderful world of photography with you.

Who: All are welcome

When: September 19, 2010 at 1:00pm

Where: Canterbury Village in Lake Orion, Michigan

2369 Joslyn Ct., Lake Orion, MI 48360

How: Register on the Facebook Event Page

I look forward to meeting and taking pictures with you. I feel that all posts need a picture, so here’s a photo I capture of Emily and Keegan at Canterbury Village during their engagement session.

Kate and Joe Engagements – Oxford Michigan

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:14:03 +0000

Meet Kate and Joe. They met in Australia and have been together for 8 years now. In two days they are getting married.

Several months ago I received an email from Kate because she was planning a wedding in Lake Orion/Oxford entirely from New Zealand. We never spoke in person but the tone of their email was enough for me to know that I wanted to be a part of their wedding day. The engagement session today was a combination of an engagement shoot, a location scout for their wedding pictures, and a visit to the church for their rehearsal. Most of the pictures I took today were conceptual shots, but I had to share this photo with you. It’s a shot that I’ve been seeing for years. I’ve driven down this road many times, and almost every time I have visualized this photo. Thanks Kate and Joe for helping this photo become a reality. I enjoyed meeting your family today and I’m looking forward to your wedding on Saturday.

I can’t resist, here’s another shot from today’s shoot.

Hey Baby! I love you

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 00:52:59 +0000

Meet my brother and his wife. Together they make a great pair and we had a lot of fun photographing the belly last weekend. We captured some great photos of their entire family that were intimate and sweet, and then we had some fun. These were my favorites from the session because they show my brother’s humor and personality well.

My Brother and his Bride

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 01:40:35 +0000

My brother and his bride moved away to Los Angeles years ago to be closer to the action. He’s a movie director and screen writer like many people out there and it’s the place to be if you want to do that sort of thing for a living. Since they live so far away we don’t get to see them very often, and this Easter season we were fortunate enough for them to come home and spend some time with us. Our kids have been making lots of noise together around the house and it’s been wonderful. We spent time together as two family’s at the movie theater watching “How to Train your dragon” and it was really great to look over and see my brother’s face a few seats away. Having them around and talking with them really makes me wish they were around more often. I’m soaking it all in while they’re here and capturing them with my camera as much as possible. On Easter Sunday we had a lot of family over and it was a great opportunity for some candid photo opportunities. These are two of my favorites of my brother and his bride from that day. I miss these guys and thankful to have them in our lives.

Driving into the sunrise

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:43:12 +0000

This morning I drove into the sunrise. Ok, not really driving into the sunrise, but I was driving East and the sunrise was so beautiful the whole way. So many times I wanted to stop and pull out the camera for that awesome shot, but I was already cutting it close on time and I couldn’t sacrifice the stop. Instead I used the time to study how the light fell on things, and I learned a lot. You should have seen (and I wish I could show you) how amazing the barn and the grain towers looked silhouetted with the gorgeous orange sky behind it. You should have seen how the orange light hit a red barn warming up the color of the red so beautifully. You should have seen how the empty road looked ahead of me with the sun peaking in the distance. The images are still in my visual memory bank and I will use them later. I have been storing these images in my head all my life and this camera thing helps me to show you what I have been seeing. If you ever have the opportunity to be on the other side of my lens you will know that moment when I see one of those visual memories. I can’t control it, it’s kind of a natural surprised smiling reaction and look on my face that says “I just saw an amazing shot and we need to get it on camera for the world to see.”

The photo below was one of those moments taken a week ago. I saw this shot in my head and I had to put it into the camera. I was driving with my buddy Duane and I looked at him and said “we have to turn around, I just saw a shot.” I visualized a couple looking lovingly at each other, or a two people love birds walking and talking to each other. The only person I had with me was Duane, and he was gracious enough to act as my model for this impromptu proof of concept.

Top 10 finalist on Bliss Wedding Photo Contest

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:43:43 +0000

This is the part of the blog where I ask for your help. Out of 400 submissions my photo from Ken and Melissa’s wedding from last year has been chosen to be in the top 10 home grown Michigan weddings.

If you don’t mind, I would really appreciate your vote over at the Bliss Blog

Please vote for # 10

http://www.yourblissblog.com/archives/1824

Special thanks to Amanda and the Bliss team for putting on this contest. You rock!