Category Archives: Children

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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Birthday Club: Ian!

This little guy has been coming to us for pretty much his whole life! He was part of our Year of Memories Club, always comes in for the Holiday Specials, and now it’s his second birthday!! Ian always has so much energy, but he is a great kid. It has been wonderful getting to know...

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Classic Session

These three beauties needed an updated sister portrait. They are all very active and play soccer. The oldest is playing in college while the two younger sisters are  involved in Michigan Soccer clubs. Mom came with them too, and she was so nice to talk to. They met us at Dow Gardens, and they were...

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Year of Memories: Braelynn*

Braelynn is one of our newest Year of Memories babies! She was such a tiny little thing when she came in, but we still managed to get some pictures of her smiling and looking at the camera. Sometimes she would get a bit distracted by her new surroundings and go a bit cross eyed, but...

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Birthday Club!

Someone just turned two! Hope you have your running shoes on mom! Jimmy came into visit us to get some birthday pictures recently. He looked so handsome! We decided to take Jimmy outside our studio for a bit to get some shots of him next to the trees and in the grass. They turned out...

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Year of memories: Julia~

Julia came in for her 18th month shoot. She is such a little doll. Julia has defiantly warmed up to us over the months. She makes the funniest faces!! During this session  we let her get in our famous big box for some candid shots. I’m pretty sure Julia loved it! She is such a...

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Year of Memories: Colter!

Colter came in for his 9 month shoot, and did such a great job! I can’t believe how big he is now. He was sporting a very nice orange polo, and was sitting up all on his own.  I can’t wait to see him again when he comes in for his final one year session. ...

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Classic Family Session

Mamma Rochelle wanted to get some family pictures! They recently added a new member so it was due time. She decided Dow Gardens would be best for them, so we spent a lovely afternoon exploring the outdoors. It was such a great day, and they have so many heart warming photos to choose from. I...

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Birthday Club: Alivia!

It was Alivia’s birthday recently, and she wanted to take us to Dow Gardens for some pictures. She just turned 4 years old, and it’s so amazing. We have watched this little girl grow up over the years. We have taken family pictures of them forever. Alivia has always been so well behaved and easy...

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Birthday Club: Trevor!

Trevor just had a birthday, and he turned 5! He came into our studio, and we had a great time. He is quite the cutie pie! It was such a nice day that we decided to take him in our studios back yard for some outdoor shots as well. His mom is going to have...

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Traditional Children’s Session: Catherine!

Catherine came in recently to get some pictures with her Cello, and they turned out so beautiful! We took her outside of our studio in the backyard for a bit and placed her on a vintage wood chair while she played. These were some of my favorite shots of Catherine. Inside we also took a...

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Classic Family Session

Le thought it was time to bring the family in for some group pictures. They all looked great and were very easy to work with. After we were done with the entire group shot we split up the families for some personal pictures. They did a great job, and it was really nice getting to...

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Traditional Children’s Session: Tristan & Shenannigan!

Tristan came in to visit us, because he wanted to get a variety of pictures of him, his dog, and some of his electric guitar. I love the pictures of Tristan and his dog! Shenannigan is such a funny name! I hope Tristan comes in again next year so I  get to hangout with Mr....

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Year of Memories: Viviana*

We have a new baby in our Year of Memories Club! Viviana, came into to meet us a few weeks ago. She is so adorable! She brought along a pink tutu and matching headband for some shots, and her parents were able to get in some too. Viviana is part of a beautiful family, and...

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Year of Memories: Jackson!

Jackson just finished up his Year of Memories here at our studio! He is such a sweet boy and it’s been a joy to watch him grow up over the year.  Jackson came in at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months.  We can’t wait to see him again. We just loved working with him and...

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Year of Memories: Joshua!

Baby Joshua recently joined our Year of Memories Club and came in to get his 6 month pictures. He will come in another two times before his year is over. It’s amazing how much josh has already grown over the past 3 months! His personality has developed  quite a bit also.  Here are some of...

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Traditional Childrens Session

Three siblings came in together, and they did a fantastic job ! Their parents have so many wonderful shots to pick from. It’s  not going to be an easy choice. The candid photos are my favorite, where they are caught hugging each other and laughing. It was truly amazing how well they all got along!...

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Traditional Childrens Session:

John & Chad were going to meet us at Dow Gardens, but it turned out to be a rainy day. Instead we decided it would be fun to bring them into the studio and play! They were so much fun.They played some soccer, and they even got to get in our big box. John &...

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Year of Memories : Taylor*

Taylor just came in for her 6 month photo shoot. She is so adorable, and never stops smiling! She sported her pink tutu around our studio and eventually took a liking to our new zebra chair. She still has her chubby baby cheeks, and we hope she never loses them.  We’re so happy she has...

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Birthday Club!

Drew recently turned 4 years old, and he wanted to meet us at Dow Gardens to play around for a bit. He also brought along his favorite train and kitty Cat named, Not Annie. Last year he brought a different kitty named Annie, it’s what he names all his kitties. He is so cute, and...

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Year of Memories: Harper*

Harper has grown before our eyes this past year. She has been part of our Year of Memories Club which means she had a session scheduled as a newborn, three, six, ten, and twelve months. She was always such a great baby and her parents were a joy to work with.  We can’t wait to...

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Traditional Children’s Session: Gretta*

One of our employees brought  her granddaughter to Dow Gardens to get some photos taken.  It was my first time meeting Gretta, and she is a doll! She is about one and half right now,  and she seemed so wise and in tune  with her surroundings. The only issue we had the entire time was...

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Year of Memories: Riley~

Last time we saw Riley he was just a fresh face in the world, and now he is just exploding with personality. At just 3 months old this boy was  sure moving a ton! We can’t wait to see him grow up over this year. Here is a peak at Riley’s second Year of Memories...

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Year of Memories: Amelia*

Amelia came back to visit us so she could have her 6 month old photo shoot. She is such a doll and we had a great time working with her. We cannot believe how much she has grown. Amelia brought this big pink hat to model around, and it was adorable! Some of our favorite...

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Year of Memories: Kai

We have someone new who just joined our Year of Memories! His name is Kai and he had his first 3 month session done. It went fabulous. He is one cute baby, and we can’t wait to see what this year brings for Kai! Here are some shots from his first photo shoot!

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