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Pattern

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Rainy reflections

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Haircut needed

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Waiting

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Star

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Snow roof

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Dear Friday, I will miss you barking at everything and nothing.  I will miss you laying on the back of the couch, where you were not suppose to lay.  I will miss you thinking that the dishwasher was your own personal snack shop.  I will miss hearing your claws tap on the floor at night when we were trying to sleep.   I will miss you banging on your food bowl, even though we had just fed you.

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I love this time of year!  I love the idea of fresh starts.  I have spent the last couple of days setting goals for myself and [KMS] for 2012.  I always set goals for myself, but I admit that I set my goals and then they get tucked away in a drawer not to be seen again until the following year.    This year I took a different approach to setting my goals, I bought a book called Your Best Year

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Friday, is my 11 year old Beagle.  She is what a vet would refer to as a senior dog.  In the past week she has had a little health scare.  After an unexpected visit to the vet it was revealed among other things that she has an enlarged heart.  Honestly, it made me cry.  It's not that I think she is going to live forever but I just don't want her to get old.   I'm happy to report that she is

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I was so excited to photograph Melissa & Chris' wedding.   They booked me nearly 2 years ago to photograph their wedding.    We met up a couple of weeks before their wedding to go over their wedding day details.  They told me that they chose to get married earlier in the day so that they would have more time for photography.  Melissa & Chris are both photographers, so they really love and

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I love fall portraits!   I met up with Samantha and family at Ford Field in Dearborn for their portrait session.   The weather was beautiful and I had a blast running around the park photographing the kids.   Check out some of my favorites from my session with this super cute family.

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  Kristen booked her family session at the beginning of September in hopes of catching the fall colors in October.    She really could not have picked a better weekend, the weather was gorgeous albeit a little bit warm for sweaters.   We photographed at the always gorgeous Greenfield Village.   I am incredibly honored for the opportunity to photograph and document Kristen, Brad and their two

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Fall can be a little tricky when planning a wedding, but Cheryl & Joel picked the right weekend to get married this year.   The weather was crazy gorgeous, sunny and 80 degrees.  It wasn't just the weather that made their day special.  Cheryl & Joel have been dating for several years and you could feel their excitement that today they were getting married.  They did an awesome job adding

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  Teresa & Eric were surrounded by family and friends for their beautiful wedding at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial.  The day turned out to be beautiful and sunny, albeit a little bit chilly but that did not deter this beautiful couple from making the most of the location.   After the wedding, Teresa and Eric with family and friends headed over to

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Zach's parents wanted his senior portraits to be personal and special.   They chose a location that meant a lot to Zach, his grandparent's 150 year old fieldstone farmhouse in Hillsdale.  We photographed his session last week, on what could be described as a perfect Fall day in a pretty spectacular location. Zach's a great model and it's clear that he get's photographed a lot.  He is natural

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Will is a nature lover, budding filmmaker and a senior at the Henry Ford Academy.  As we were choosing locations for his session I wanted to make sure that the locations captured his personality.   Our session began at Greenfield Village, which is part of the campus of The Henry Ford Academy.  The Village is always a beautiful place to photograph and it's even better to photograph with someone

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One of the coolest things about being a photographer is the diversity of photo shoots.  Last week right after photographing Jacob's portrait session,  I got in my car and headed downtown to photograph the new Port Detroit Terminal & Public Dock.   The coolest thing about this shoot was that the Port Detroit had to be photographed from the Detroit River, so I had the rare opportunity to take a

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[KMS] Photography : Children's  Portrait Photographer I can't believe that Jacob is already a year old.  We met last week for his session at the always beautiful Greenfield Village.  He was in a particularly good mood and all smiles for the session.   Check out some of my favorites.  Jacob showing off his goofy side. He looks so cute, like he 's praying.

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[KMS] Photography Fine Art Weddings   I was super excited to photograph Geralyn & Eric's wedding.  I met Geralyn and her awesome mom Kathy at a bridal show last January.   When Geralyn and Kathy came in for the consultation we just clicked.  Geralyn is hysterical and she is one of the nicest people you can meet, so I knew their wedding would be a blast to photograph.  Geralyn & Eric's family

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 [KMS] Dearborn Family Portrait Photographer I had the opportunity to photograph this little cutie and her parents during a family portrait session last week.  Check out some of my favorites...  

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[KMS] Photography : Dearborn Senior Portraits It's September in Michigan!  Just last week for Nick's Senior Portraits it was a 100 degrees and a few days later the weather changed to Fall.  I met Alex, last week on a much cooler day last week for his Senior Portraits.  Alex is a pretty quiet guy which didn't take me long to figure out, but what surprised me was how comfortable he was in front

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[KMS] Photography : Fine Art Weddings & Portraits It has been a really busy few weeks of portraits and I am loving it.  Here are a few favorites from my studio session with Sophie and Darcy this past Friday.   I love the way their personalities are captured by these images.

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[KMS] Photography: Fine Art Weddings & Portraits Each September for the past few years I have had the honor of photographing Evan and Zoe.    We set up their appointment for this past Saturday morning and it was perfect.   I love being able to watch them grow and change from year to year.   Evan is getting older and more mature.  Zoe is breaking out of her shell and she was quite the model

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[KMS] Photography : Dearborn Senior Portraits The weather on Friday was quite steamy topping out at close to 100 degrees, which for September in Michigan is somewhat unusual.   I actually paid attention to the weather last week, so when I spoke with Nick's mom about scheduling his senior portrait session, we made sure to schedule his session for the morning.  The last thing I wanted was for

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[KMS]Photography : Dearborn Senior Portraits When Nicole's mom contacted me to photograph Nicole for her senior portraits I was really honored, but mostly I was shocked.   I have known Nicole for quite a few years and I couldn't believe that she is already entering her senior year of high school.  Where has the time gone? Anyway, my main objective of her session was to capture her sweet and

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[KMS] Photography : Dearborn Senior Portraits I am a true believer that your senior portraits should reflect your personality and it is our job to capture it.  On Sunday I had the pleasure of photographing Katy for her senior portraits.  When I asked her if there was anything special she wanted to make sure her portraits captured, she answered "my personality".    Her personality is sweet and

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Katy's awesome Senior Portrait Session

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[KMS] Photography : Dearborn Senior Portraits  Karyna is awesome and she knows it.  She told me that she wanted her Senior Portrait Session to capture "who I am".  I think we succeeded in that.  So who is Karyna?  If you couldn't guess from the hat she is Russian.  She's also funny, outgoing, really cool and naturally beautiful, but I am sure you already figured that out.  I did my best to

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My all time favorite subjects!

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[KMS] Photography : Children's Portrait Photographer What is that quote again about the cobbler's children not having shoes?   My kids are by far my favorite subjects, so it's not to say that I don't ever take a portrait of them.  I think that if you asked them they would tell you that I was constantly photographing them.  Like most families we struggle to find time for portraits.  Obviously I

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Tonight's senior portrait session with Karyna.  She's was pretty much awesome!

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[KMS] Photography : Children Portrait Photographer We met this morning at the always beautiful Greenfield Village.  These two girls were so much fun to photograph.  I love their energy and they kept they definitely kept the session lively and fun.   I really had a hard time narrowing down my favorites for this post, but I really tried.

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[KMS] Photography : Baby Portrait Photographer I am totally digging the newest addition to our family, my nephew Liam.  He had his first official photo shoot on Friday and he could not have been cuter.  I wish I could share more but I promised my sister that I wouldn't share to many images because she is using these for the announcement.  I'm hoping I didn't pick any of her favorites ;).

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Eyes

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 Liam @ 11 days old

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[KMS] Photography : Family Portrait Photographer I have to say this has to be one of my favorite family portrait sessions.  They were one of the lucky families that took advantage of our Living Social Deal we ran this week.  They were also super smart and booked quickly.  We met at Greenfield Village yesterday afternoon and it turned out to be a perfect day for a portrait session.   They were

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Zen Baby

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[KMS] Photography : Fine Art Weddings Heather & Patrick's wedding day was filled with love and emotion making it an absolutely wonderful day.   Their ceremony was held at St. Frances Cabrini and the reception was held at The Dearborn Inn, which is one of the best venues in Metro Detroit.  You can check out a sneak peek below. I love this moment of Heather's parents seeing her in her dress!

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[KMS] Family Portrait Photographer There is something special about photographing family portrait sessions, especially multi-generational ones.  They are a captured moment in time that won't be repeated.  The photographs become part of a family history that are passed down for generations.   Call [KMS] today to book your family session! These images are from a session we photographed last

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[KMS] Photography : Children Portrait Photographer It's amazing how quickly babies grow up.  A few months ago when Jacob was in for his 6 month session he was barely sitting up and when he was in last week he was crawling all over the place.   Check out some of my favorites.  Cutie Pie! Sorry!  I had to put one crying one.  The other one he was trying to be tough guy and not cry, he's too

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TIV II from Storm Chasers

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Peeling

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The Parking Lot (it's not so pretty) I took a break this morning to clear my head.   As I was sitting on the back porch at the studio I decided to challenge myself.   Armed only with my iPhone, 5 minutes and a parking lot I challenged myself to create some interesting images.  Essentially as you see from the above image, to make something out of nothing.  You can check them out.  Note: I used my

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My new nephew @ 1 Day Old

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Camp Bridge

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[KMS] Photography Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photographer A few weeks ago I met up with Lucas and his parents for a portrait session.   I was really excited to see them since I haven't seen Lucas in quite a few months.  Lucas has grown up to be a pretty serious little man, but still super cute.  Here are some of my favorites from his session.

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1st Place Race

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I normally don't take a lot of pictures of myself.   I realize that's hard to believe, as I just posted a photo of myself a couple of days ago, but today is special because it is my twin sister's birthday ;).     In honor of our birthday I thought I would share a photo of us from our birthday lunch today.    Oh, one other thing I am sure that my sister would want you to know that she is very

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Sticking with my US Women's National Soccer theme, I thought this was awesome, it is printed on the inside of the jersey wear the patch is sewn.   

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This is a very happy me before the US Women's World Cup Final Game wearing the jersey I had just received as an early birthday present.  I don't have a picture of me after the upsetting loss.

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The Daily 1 took a bit of an unscheduled break, first due to technical difficulties and then a power and network outage for most of the week.   I have been shooting but haven't been able to post, so I am going to catching up posting today.   Happy Sunday!

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Moon & Barn (Taken with my iPhone)

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Charred Power Lines

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This photo was taken moments after the storm came through.  You can see the power lines smoking.   It was pretty scary but thankfully no one was hurt.

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View AboveTaken with my iPhone.

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As Seen Through TreesI am pretty bummed because I shot photos this a.m. for today's entry but I am currently without a computer at home to process the images because my MacBook took a tumble on to the floor. It's currently at the Apple Store having the hard drive replaced. So, today's photo comes courtesy of my iPhone.

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[KMS] Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography I am embarking on a new project with no end but infinite possibilities.  It is in the spirit of the photo Project 365, I completed over 3 years ago.    The whole idea for this came about when I realized that while I exercised my body daily, I was not exercising my creativity and challenging myself to slow down and look at the world

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We have a family tradition of going to see the Salute to America at Greenfield Village every year around July 4th and this year was no exception.  We got into Greenfield Village and settled into our normal spot under a tree which was perfect since it was 100 degrees and I was sweating just sitting there.   It was going to be a great night for fireworks, until the first rumbles of thunder.  At

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KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography We are really excited to unveil the new look for KMS Photography.   Our old logo was originally intended to be a place holder until we had one professionally designed.   Well, nearly 6 years later we still had the same logo and we felt it was time for a fresh new look to better represent our aesthetics.   We hired Katie Hayburn, a pretty

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Krysta and Scott could not have picked a better day to get married.   After a cool and soggy Spring their wedding day this past week was in a word, perfect.   I feel really blessed to have clients like Krysta and Scott.   They were both gracious, calm and really understood the meaning of the day.   The ceremony was held at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Plymouth and the reception was held at the

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KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography  A few months ago my husband told me that he had to go to Paris in May for a conference and asked if I wanted to go.  I jumped at the chance to go to Paris especially since I  had never been overseas.  I have actually had a passport for the past 11 years and even had to renew it once all in hopes that one day I would go to Europe.   I

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KMS Photography is now booking summer portrait sessions!  We have limited dates available this summer, so get a jump on your summer! Call 313.278.7171 today to book your session with Kristina.

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KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography I met Jen and Jake last week at the campus of University of Detroit Mercy for their engagement session.  It was a perfect location that they chose because they met their while they were in college.  It also proved to be a great location because the winter semester was over and we had the entire campus to ourselves.   Jen & Jake were such

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  KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography This year for Easter break we thought it would be fun to take a trip to Washington, DC.   I am the first to admit that dragging an 8 and almost 6 year old around Washington, DC does have it's challenges, but it was also one of our best vacations EVER.   Washington, DC is a great city and there was so much to do and see that it was

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 Snowball Fight KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography There is a Seattle based commercial photographer named Chase Jarvis who says the best camera is the one that is with you.   He is referring to camera phones and how often times our camera phone is the only camera that we have on us.   In the last few years there has been an explosion in "iphoneography" especially as the

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KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding and Portrait Photography Wish Upon A Wedding is a wonderful organization that grants wedding and union wishes to terminally ill brides and grooms throughout the United States who otherwise do not have the means, resources, time or energy to plan their own wedding.   The Michigan Chapter of Wish Upon A Wedding is lead by the lovely and talented Amanda Freeman of

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KMS Photography : Fine Art Wedding & Portrait Photography Jacob is the son of Kathy & Kevin whose wedding we photographed in 2009.   It's really cool to be there to watch our clients start families and be there to document their family histories. Jacob and Kathy came to KMS Photography studio for a studio session.  I was so excited to meet their little man and he did not disappoint. Jacob is

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  I had the pleasure of recently working with Metro Luxe Events Candice Vallone on a Surprise 40th Birthday Party that they produced at The Reserve in Birmingham.   Candice and her staff did wonderful job transforming The Reserve into a Miami inspired club lounge.  The party entertainment was provided by The John Arnold Trio, along with DJ Tom T who kept the guests dancing all night and Jared

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It's official the wedding season has begun!   On Saturday we were lucky to have Elizabeth & Eric's wonderful wedding to begin our season.  While the weather outside became slightly frightful the love inside could have melted all of the winter weather away.  I am so honored that KMS Photography was chosen to be a part of Liz & Eric's day.  Not only were Liz & Eric awesome to work with but their

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We are extremely pleased to be chosen again this year as a WeddingWire 2011 Brides Choice Award Winner.  See the official press release below: Dearborn, MI – January 26, 2011 - WeddingWire, the nation’s leading wedding technology company, is thrilled to announce KMS Photography has been selected to receive the prestigious annual WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2011 for Wedding Photography!

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It's January in Detroit.  Things slow down in January, not just the business but also in my family life. There is less running around.  There's breathing room.  There's idle time.  Lots of idle time.  I am the first to admit that I have a problem with idle time.  I like to be busy.  I thrive when there are deadlines.  I love the adrenaline of a wedding day and having to be on my game.   So, it's

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'Tis the season for bridal shows.  Since we have exhibited at quite a few bridal shows and attended them when we were getting married, we thought we would give some advice to hopefully make your bridal show experience more enjoyable and productive. 1) Pre-Register Bridal shows will normally let you pre-register for their events online.  The process is fast and easy and will save you the time

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Dana Jones and Keith Kim.   The have won the wedding photography package that we were giving away at the Brides to Be Bridal Show at the Hyatt Regency this past weekend.   Congratulations!!!

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 Wishing you a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!   I have spent much of the day planning and setting goals for 2011.  It is going to be a very ambitious year both professionally and personally but I am definitely up for the challenge.   I have realized that all of my goals rely on one key trait and that is discipline.  I am usually a very disciplined person but I found that much of the

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We are excited to be an exhibitor at the Brides to Be Show at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn on January 8-9, 2011.  We have some exciting special offers only for the show.  We also will be giving away FREE Wedding Photography to one lucky couple.

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I love this time of year.  I love the feeling of a clean slate and setting new goals for the New Year.  I am not much for resolutions, but I have definitely found value in setting goals especially for KMS.   As 2010 winds down, and I begin to reflect on this past year,  I have to say 2010 was quite a year.  On a professional level we had a fantastic year at KMS Photography, it was one of our

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"It's a surprise for my Mom!" she told me.   The photos were to be her gift to her mom for her birthday and I had to promise to keep it a secret.  I love little people.  I had so much fun photographing her just being herself.    I have so many favorites from this session so I had to pare it down, here are just a few.   Check out the slideshow to see more of my faves.

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I find it interesting that the older I get the more respect for the family portrait and it's importance documenting the growth of a family.  I had the opportunity to photograph this family for a generational family portrait marking their parent's 50th Wedding Anniversary. If you haven't had a family portrait done in the last 5 years, now is a good time to book a session.

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It was a pleasure to photograph Lexie for her senior session.   She is a quiet, soft spoken young woman with gorgeous eyes and a love for the violin.   As with all of the senior sessions that we photograph, Lexie had both a studio and outdoor sessions.  Here are some of my favorites from her sessions: To see more of my favorites from Lexie's session please click here to view the

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  I am always amazed at the power of Facebook and it's ability to connect people from your past.  This family session came about from just that type of connection.  I have known Jill since high school and I am fairly certain that we hadn't seen each other since then but through Facebook we were able to reconnect.   She knew that I was a photographer and wanted to schedule a family session while

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 So, it's been a while since I have posted.  Truthfully, I kind of feel like a kid who's been doing their homework but hasn't been turning it in.   It's been a busy few months, so busy that I am shocked that it is already October.  I created the collage above as a little teaser for my upcoming blog posts.  I am so excited to share what I have been shooting.

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What are you doing this Sunday?   We will be at the Bride's Day Bridal Show at The Rock Financial Showplace this Sunday, September 12th from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.    We have really great show specials for Bride's Day attendees!  Come by say hi and check us out!

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Olivia was born to model.  I have said that from her very first session at 3 months the camera just loves her and she knows how to work it.   She is 9 months, so of course she get around quite well which always keeps things interesting and fun.   We went to Ford Field for a nice change of scenery and she was really digging the ducks which was so cute.  I think I even heard her say duck; so

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They say it is good luck if it rains on your wedding day.  Indeed it is, as Cassie dodged some raindrops as she arrived at Mill Race Village in Northville to marry the love of her life Tyler.   They had a beautiful intimate ceremony in the chapel at Mill Race Village.   As luck would have it the rain stopped and after the ceremony we were able to take photos around Mill Race Village.  Their

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 It was such an honor to photograph Chantelle & Patrick's wedding at The Inn at St Johns in Plymouth.   They are such a fun loving couple and they made sure their wedding day was special for all.  Check out some of my favorites from their day.

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As part of Lucas' First Year photo sessions we decided for his 8 month session to take it to the pool.   Lucas is such a flirty little boy.  He was all smile for a our session and just had a blast in the water.   These are just a few of my favorites.  Check out the slideshow for more.

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I really do love my clients, but there are some couples that become your favorites.  Come on, it's true you always have favorites(except when you have kids ;)).  Erin & Mike definitely fall into my favorites category.   It's not only that they are a gorgeous couple but they are two of the nicest people that you will ever meet.  They are no doubt a perfect match for each other.   I am incredibly

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I recently photographed a session with the dynamic duo otherwise known as Sophie and Darcy.   You may remember this cute pair from a session I photographed of them last summer.   This year they opted to have studio portraits rather than an outdoor lifestyle session.   Sophie and Darcy were true to form, with Sophie in the role of the poised big sister and Darcy in the role of the ham it up

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About a month ago, Todd contacted me about photographing his soon to be born baby.   I have known Todd since I was in college and we worked together at f/Stop a camera store which unfortunately is no longer around.   We recently reconnected through the power of Facebook, so I was so honored that he asked me to photograph his son.  On July 12th Todd and his lovely wife Amey welcomed Cole into

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This boy is growing!!!  Yes, indeed he is.  I got to see my little buddy Lucas for his 7 month session and he is becoming such a big boy.  It's amazing and really cool that I have the opportunity to document his growth and transformation into a toddler.    He was super happy and very chatty this session, which always makes for some great images.  I can't wait to see him next month.   Here area

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I really love what I do because I have the opportunity to document the important moments in people's lives, but what is really excites me is that I get meet and work with some really great people.   I would put Erin and Mike in the great category, for sure.   I am so excited to be documenting their wedding at the end of this month.   On Monday, we met in fabulous downtown Northville for their

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It's been a busy couple of week and I haven't been able to share anything recently so I wanted to share some work for a recent photo shoot we did for Russell Design, a landscape architecture firm.   They need photographs of one of their residential landscape designs.   They did an absolutely amazing job with this residence.    Check out the slideshow to see more of their amazing work. 

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Heather and Andy met at Ullrich's Books in Ann Arbor when they were in college and this past Saturday they were married.   I have to say their wedding day was amazing.   It was filled with so much laughter and love.   Heather looked absolutely stunning in her dress.  I am telling you this woman can model, she is that good.   Andy didn't look too bad either ;).   I love weddings and I loved

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