Howl-O-Ween Pet Photos

OooooooooOOOOoooowwwww!!! It's that time of year again when all the pet lovers out there dress their cat, dogs and even some birds up in costumes and head on over to Mantis Pet Supply for a day of Halloween fun! I will be there from 9a-5p on Saturday, October 16th taking photos of all the beasts big and small. There won't be any tricks here, only treats and LOTS of them. So stop on by and bring your favorite furry friend.

There's NO session fee for these events and photos start at only $5!! Children in costumes are welcome too!

Cowboy Boots, Pumpkins and Home Brewed Beer...

...made up this absolutely stunning fall wedding. Erin + Topher truly are the definition of love and everyone made me feel like I was one of the family, instead of the photographer! The weather decided not to cooperate with the plans for an outdoor ceremony, however the indoor ceremony was beautiful. Tears filled Erin's and Topher's eyes as they read their vows and were smiling the whole time. For the reception guests were fed incredible Mexican food, cheesecakes for dessert and the Smith family brew to wash it all down with. This is one close family with great traditions that I hope never end!!

Lovely Assistant Photographer

Tabbatha

Ceremony & Reception

Woldumar Nature Center

DJ

Pro DJ's

Photobooth

ShutterBooth

Catering

El Azteco

Cheesecakes

Sweet Little Paws Cheesecake Co.

Bartender

Susan Shider - 517.526.1575

Been Chillin' at the Holiday Inn

One of the managers of the new Holiday Inn in Jackson approached me about doing a large image to hang in their lobby across from the service desk, I thought this was a great idea, not only because my work would be displayed, but also to have it on such a large scale would be incredible!! I was thrilled to take the job. So we decided to go about this two ways: either images of nature or images that represent Jackson. For the nature images I headed on over to the Dahlem Nature Center for a photo adventure. These are a couple of my favorites from that day:

Later that week I took a trip downtown to see what festivities I could find and came away with this bunch. There's more photos at each location, but these were just my favorites:

Makeup Artists and Photographers Need Love Too!

Every once-in-a-while I need to just let go, get a mini makeup and be a little vain for a couple hours. Every girl's dream! So that exactly what Taryn, owner of ToughLoveMPD and creative director for MakeupGeek.com and I did the other day. Taryn did my makeup and she just naturally looks gorgeous all the time, and took some updated photos of each other. Not to mention I really needed some new ones because I chopped about 14" off my hair so I deserved it! Here are the fabulous results, starting with Taryn...

Taryn expects nothing but the best from her models and often asks them to jump in heels, most of the time they do it, but sometimes there's some resistance. So to prove that she understands how it feels to pose this way, she jumped in heels! Something I could only dream about doing! Grab the reins models and go for it!!

And lastly for good measure the two of us together.

Another BHS Senior

Samantha's good friend, Brittney also needed senior photos done so they came into the studio on the same day and did some together besides their individual shots. We haven't finished Brittney's full session yet because we are waiting for the leaves to change, but check back shortly for those photos. Here's a couple we captured in the studio!

The Whiskey Pilots

This was a day long photo shoot in Ann Arbor for up and coming band, The Whiskey Pilots. We spent most of the day wandering around to random places throughout the city taking photos. However, as laid back as the shoot was, I have to say this was one of the most interesting sessions I've been on. From hanging with the graffiti alley Michael Jackson impersonator, to the basement of Ashley's and finally a car robbery (someone hit about ten cars in the parking garage our vehicles were parked in and unfortunately one of them being the band's car). But despite the tragedy they remained in good spirits and finished out the day on the top of the Maynard St. Garage.

Check them out, you won't be disappointed:

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From My Alma Mater

I watched Samantha grow up, see she was my neighbor when I lived with my parents. Time has come full circle again and six years after my own graduation, she is officially part of the Brighton High School senior class of 2011!! GO BULLDOGS!!