Monthly Archives: July 2012

the wacky markham olympics

This weekend my family got together to have our own Olympics! Normally I don’t bring my camera to family functionsbecause I am too consumed with my camera and not “in the moment,” but I knew the photo opportunities would be plentiful and I would regret not taking my camera! And it ended with a legendary water fight!

thrifty thursday x2

I showered and brushed my hair on Tuesday… so when that happens,  it’s “thrifty thursday photo taking day.” This hot weather streak has forced me to the beach every.single.day. whether its for 5 minutes or 3 hours, so with long hair like mine, its a complete waste of time to shower, brush out the knots,...

an evening with my cousins:

Starting with the eldest, Delaney: Mira: Everett: Ena: Suddenly it turned into a modeling contest… this was not created by me, all the credit goes to the kids! So young, yet they know what a “real” model does! Royce: Nadia: Her mom made her adorable outfit!!! But she would not keep her cute pants on!!...

photographer = photoshopper?

Being a photographer, I am told many many many times, “you can just Photoshop it out.” So from my experiences, I have concluded that the general population believes a photographer = photoshopper. What they don’t know, is that my goal as a photographer, is to not spend my day, or even a full hour in Photoshop!!!...

a blooper reel and the bachelorette.

The most recent Bachelorette and her man will last forever! I know it!!!!! For real though. They will. This past season was pretty great…. good enough to get Malc hooked:) I’m going to state the obvious: they edit the show a little too perfectly. They aired the blooper reel the other week and they were...

child portraits} jack and katia

Photographing children, seniors, engagements, families,  and weddings can get a little overwhelming, but I love them all for different reasons. This is why I currently shoot all types of sessions, I have just limited the number of sessions I book. So far this summer, my life has been very manageable which has allowed a perfect balance...

thrifty thursday.

In June, when my luggage got lost for the very first time after 10 years of flights, it was, of course, two days before I had to shoot a wedding!!! It gave me a great excuse to go to the mall and buy an outfit for the wedding…. or outfits for the rest of the...

my life lately.

Once wedding season is in full-swing here in Michigan,I have so many photos to share with you each weekthat my personal posts get slim! So today, I simply want to give you a Life Update:) I’ll start with the biggest news, Malcolm is an official U.S. permanent resident!!! We had to travel to Chicago last week...

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