Monthly Archives: September 2011

Traditional Children’s Session:Nolan!

Nolan turned 1 year old recently, and he wanted to make sure he would remember this fine year forever. He came in for his session and did such a great job! Nolan is going to be one handsome boy, and there’s nothing that doesn’t make this cutie smile! He has so many great pictures! Happy Birthday...

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Year of Memories: Taylor!

Taylor is part of our Year of Memories Club.  She recently had her 9 month old shoot, and it went so well. Taylor has such beautiful big blue eyes. Some of my favorite pictures of her are on our new zebra print chair where she is wrapped up in a black boa. She was such...

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Year of Memories:Riley!

Riley recently came in for his 6 month old pictures. He was such a happy baby! He didn’t stop smiling the whole time. Riley’s parents were huge Michigan State fans so they made sure to bring in a cute little outfit for him to sport around the studio. He was such a cutie and we...

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Tara & Blake!

Tara and Blake had their Senior pictures done this Summer. Bruce loves to go to new places so he asked them if they would like to join him in Grand Rapids for the day and model.  Bruce came back with some amazing pictures. They all did such a wonderful job. Blake even brought his famous...

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Senior Favorite: Nicki!

Nicki was so great!  She came in with a huge smile and positive attitude. She is currently on the tennis team so we made sure to get some shots of her in her uniform and with all her gear. Her sports pictures turned out really nice. Nicki looks super fierce! She decided to go out...

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Senior Favorite: Brooke!

Brooke was such a unique girl. She brought in her snake for some pictures, and they turned out really cool! She recently started skateboarding so she wanted to meet us Downtown Midland by the Tridge so we could swing by the skate park.  Brooke has some awesome pictures to choose from. We did some really...

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Year of Memories: Amelia!

Amelia joined our Year of Memories Club 9 months ago. She just came in to have another session, and she did great! She is growing into such a beautiful girl. Her parents are so wonderful. We just love working with them. Amelia has one more session left with us, and it will be when she...

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Senior Favorite: Lisa!

Lisa was such a sweet girl! She came in recently to have her Senior Pictures done, and they turned out great! She will be graduating from Chippewa Hills High School next Spring! For her outdoor Session we met her Downtown Midland. We went a little bit of everywhere that night. We stopped at the courthouse, over at our favorite stairwell,...

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Birthday Club: Mason!

Mason came in recently ready for his 2 year old birthday pictures! He was so full of energy and so sweet!  We brought out one of our small bears, and he just couldn’t let it go. Mason loved it!  Mason looks so grown up. I can’t imagine how his parents feel. He did a great...

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Senior Basic: Jessica!

Jessica will be a graduate of Dow High School next Spring! She came into visit us recently and have her Senior pictures done in our studio. She was such a natural beauty and super sweet! Jessica seemed like an outdoorsy girl so we decided to take some photos of her outside.She did a great job,...

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Senior Favorite: Rachel!

Rachel is another future Alcona High School graduate!  She was so sweet! I had the opportunity of meeting her a few weeks earlier, because she traveled down with her friend Kaylee for her Senior Pictures. Her friend  decided to come down for her pictures too. What nice girls! I enjoyed their company a lot. Outside...

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Senior Favorite: Rachel!

Rachel was such a down to earth girl. She also took some gorgeous pictures! She will be graduating from Meridian High School next Spring! For her outside session she decided to meet us Downtown Midland. We had quiet an interesting evening! We ended up getting invited into the H to take pictures. We take wedding...

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Senior Favorite: Andrew!

Andrew loved getting his pictures taken. He was so full of ideas! Andrew was into extreme sports so he brought in his snowboard for some shots, and they turned out awesome. I loved his jacket! When he met us outside he literally rushed from a tennis match and didn’t even have time to eat. He...

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Senior Favorite: Brett!

Brett was an interesting guy. It took him awhile to get warmed up, but by the time we met him for his outdoor session at the Bradley House he was ready.  He has some great shots, and I know he’s going to be pleasantly surprised by them. Brett will be a graduate of Midland High...

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Senior Favorite: Jordan!

Jordan will be graduating from Dow High School next Spring! He is currently very involved in lacrosse. He consistently drives all the way to Grand Rapids to practice and play, because he is part of a traveling team. Jordan has some really nice pictures to choose from. He even went in the water and balanced...

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Traditional Children’s Session

We love when Kristen and Zane come in! They are so much fun. They both have such great personalities, and it’s easy to see where they  got them from. Kristen and Zane’s parents are just as fun as they are. We met them all out at the Nature Center, because they hadn’t experienced it yet....

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Classic Session

Maria came in for a Classic session. She was a natural. Bruce took a nice variety around the studio of her. She has some gorgeous head shots, and she even got to experience our new comfy white chair! Maria was so sweet and such a gorgeous girl. We can’t wait for her to come back...

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Traditional Children’s Session

Megan & Makenna came in for some pictures last week. They were so cute! We took some splits of them separately and then together. They brought in these fancy sparkly hats so we made sure to get some nice head shots of them while sporting their bling.  They also had these darling matching dresses. So,...

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Senior Favorite: Denelle!

Denelle was so much fun! She came all the way from Alcona to come see us.  She brought in a bunch of super cute dresses for her indoor session and even hoped in our new big brown box to Vogue it up. For her outdoor session we met her Down Town Midland. We went all...

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Senior Favorite: Elizabeth!

Elizabeth was such a sweet girl. She brought her violin into the studio, and Bruce took some beautiful pictures of her in action.For her outside session Elizabeth wanted to meet us out at the Nature Center. It was such a gorgeous afternoon. We started off by the river, walked out by the homestead, and made...

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Classic Family Session!

This family met us at Dow Gardens earlier this week. We took some splits of the boys, the whole family, and then even threw the grandparents in the bunch. The boys had so much energy! I also had some of the more entertaining conversations of the Summer. We talked about huge bugs, deep sea dragons,...

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Year of Memories: Hunter!

Hunter just finished up his Year of Memories at our studio! I remember when he first came in. It’s amazing how fast they grow up in just a year. The Year of Memories Club is a great investment. We schedule four sessions, timing them perfectly for important milestones, within the first year. Hunter has always...

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Birthday Club!

Rachel came in for her five year old Birthday pictures! She is such a darling little girl. We always have so much fun with her, and she photographs so well. In the studio we took some head shots, placed her in our new comfy white chair, and she was even lucky enough to get in...

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Senior Favorite: Allie!

Allie will be graduating from Midland High School next Spring! She was amazing to work with.  She is not only a gorgeous girl, but she has such a great heart. She plays soccer so Bruce took some sports pictures of her. They turned out great! We might even add one to our display wall. Allie...

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Traditional Children’s Session

Morgan recently turned 10 and wanted to get some pictures taken at the Nature Center. She decided to let her brother Trevor come along and sneak in her pictures too. What a nice sister! She did such a great job. Morgan was a natural, but boy was she a tough cookie. Good thing for her...

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