Archive for August, 2010

whew

August 27, 2010

Pretty dang proud of myself for posting on my blog every day this week! It continues next week as I have been shooting and editing like a mad woman chick (I’m not ready to call myself a woman…weird I know). Images, announcements, and giveaways…all coming up on the ol’ blog!

Have a wonderful weekend! Here are a few families from the past few days…

Family #1

Family #2

Family #3

rachael class of 2011

August 26, 2010

Location choice for a session is always a big deal. It must describe you or your family as well as look good on your walls (where hopefully your images will end up). I absolutely LOVED this client, who is always thinking outside the box, when she said she told me her location choice. Great shooting spots and somewhere her family loves and can just have fun. However, the trick was to provide images that people would look at and think…cool location, I would have never guessed those were taken at the…

So, that is my game today…for you Michiganders or not…can you tell where we shot at?

Hmmm…maybe you recognize this?

Or perhaps this…

One of my very favorite shots of the day…

Ooooo, big hint!

Another personal favorite of mine from the day.  They are so fun!

Oh, come on, you MUST know now…

And if the last picture didn’t give it away, then this one will!

That’s right…we were at the zoo.  I’ve never photographed anyone there before and it was super fun!  Loved the challenge of working around the masses, using random locations, and avoiding any images of them posing with a rhino in the background!

tuesday

August 24, 2010

Sometimes my blog titles are, um…lacking.  That just means that I have nothing to say, but have lots of images of wonderful people I want to share.   Happy Tuesday!!

grace class of 2011

August 23, 2010

Get ready folks. I am going on a blog posting frenzy over the next two weeks! Lots to catch up on. Lots of new stuff.  And somewhere mixed in with all of the pretty people I will be posting, I will have some designer spotlights and giveaways!  So, stay tuned…like…every day.

I’m starting the week off with Grace, class of 2011. After posting a sneak peek of Grace a few days ago on facebook, one of my fave clients commented, “How is it that every single kid you shoot is gorgeous? Like only pretty people use Jean Smith. lol”  It made me giggle and although I wish I could take credit for her amazingness, it was all Grace. She rocked it!

family

August 20, 2010

Words are not forming properly in my brain in these wee hours of the morning. So, I’ll keep it brief with this family that MAY just be the most photographed family out of all my clients. Them. Amazing. Me. Adoring them completely. Freaking awesome family. I’m out.

steve and laura

August 18, 2010

Just a little dream wedding of an amazing couple in awesome Petoskey coming at you… 

One of the sweetest bride and groom dances I have ever photographed…

allie…class of 2011

August 14, 2010

gian and rikki

August 11, 2010

“True love is not how you forgive, but how you forget, not what you see but what you feel, not how you listen but how you understand, and not how you let go but how you hold on.”

winner

August 10, 2010

I hate to play favorites….but….I can’t help it. The winner of my recent contest for a free session is a client who is sweet, witty, beautiful, and has spread my name like wildfire. And for that, I thank her from the bottom of my heart. I have photographed them three other times, but this was the first time meeting adorable baby brother. Thanks random.org for choosing them as the winning number…I adore them!

Aaaaaand, we’re done!