Fun times at St.Hugo Of the hills.

I have a secret ( that its not gonna stay a secret) place I love to shoot at. Its called St.Hugo of the Hills, its beautiful and they are lovely people to talk to. I passed this place up a few years ago and decided to do my first senior session here. Now Its turned into one of my favorite places to shoot at. The landscape, while its has changed, is beautiful. I love just coming before a shoot to walk around and gather my thoughts, cleanse the soul a bit. I say a prayer and then am ready and awake to begin. I had a few holiday shoots lined up that we had to reschedule due to the unpredictable weather here in MI but finally this weekend we were able to get a beautiful day and while cold not unbearable. Here are some friends and clients that were up for charging the cold to do their holiday session! :) Hope you had fun, cuz I sure did! Elise is as beautiful as ever! Check them all out:


Cold temps, warm hearts

This family was so much fun! I had done a fashion shoot with the two young ladies you see here and now they came back for a family shoot. They made me laugh the whole day with them. We took pics outside and inside. We happen to hit a blizzard that morning but because we could not reschedule we just pressed on. And instead of complain this family just had fun with it! I love that! These are a few shots that I love!


Short and Sweet!

I have quite a few sessions I've done recently but I haven't had the time to blog them just yet! But here is a quick one I did for a face you've seen before: Seth! He turned 6 months the day his mom brought him over! Here are a few from our short outdoor shoot!


R, S, & J | Family Session

Meet my first clients that I had when I first started this business! They let me take pics of Lucas from newborn to now toddler! This time I finally got all three of them together and had a great shoot at Heritage. We had a short and sweet session and some great shots of the three of them! Here are a couple I love!



Cristi | Senior Session

I met Cristi at a charity carnival this past summer and she kept me in mind for when her Senior Portraits were to be done. She was a bit nervous but brought along her friend Elena and her sister Ligia for moral and smile support! :) They were all great fun and even did a few jumping shots just for the heck of it! I've always said that senior sessions were so much fun and the more I do them the more I love them. I love the fact that I get to meet and really connect with new people. They let me capture a bit of their personalities and I'm always so amazed by how beautiful people are! God created us so beautifully and the more I do this job the more I come to appreciate his artistry! Cristi you are a beautiful young woman, embarking on a great journey in life. I wish you a great school year and much success for your future!



Tiff & Denny | Engagment Session

I've known Tiff for a few years now, we met at University and had a mutual friend that always kept us in touch. I have always loved what a sweet person Tiff is, she can always make me laugh with her sarcasm too. When she emailed me that she was engaged and wanted to shoot a session I was over the moon. Denny her finance is a U of M grad student and wanted to have part of the session there! I was getting more and more excited with their plans. U of M has a beautiful Law Quad and campus altogether. It is one of the most beautiful campuses I've ever been on and I love shooting anything there, but especially love stories! We met up at the Arboretum which is a huge park in the middle of Ann Arbor with the most amazing paths and trails! From there we took the bus to downtown AA. On the bus I learned that Denny actually presented Tiff's parents with a large Duck when he asked for her hand in marriage. A Chinese tradition that even Tiff was not aware off! :) But it made for a great story! They took me to the U of M student Union and I was blown away! If I had the money or the brain power I would love to be a student there! The Union is a beautiful old building full of power to fuel the imagination! We broke into private rooms, played billiards, and laughed our head off! ***Tip: To those who go to U of M, on Wednesday mornings billiards at the Union is free! Here are a few of my fav shots from their session. Enjoy.





Miss L | Portrait Shoot

I met up a few weeks ago with a good friend for an amazing shoot through what is rapidly becoming my favorite place to shoot: Heritage Park. We met up a bit late so we were charging the sun for light. We ran through Heritage, Shaiwassee Park, and Downtown Farmington! We got to catch up on life and had a fabulous time walking around town! Hope you had as much fun as I did L!


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I love to capture the beauty of life, the simplicity of joy, and the art of truth. I am an on location natural light photographer based out of southeastern Michigan and this is my story:
I started into the world of photography at a very young age with the help of my very photo addicted mother. There was never an event in our lives that she did not want to capture and remember. She was very much into the sit there and look here photography. I wasn't. Instead, I would always volunteer to take the picture. :) I developed my style by trying a very different approach to how to capture the moment. I wanted to show the truth of the moment. I began to find the smiles that were secretive and genuine, only shown to friends and family. I paid attention to people being themselves, in their environment. And thusly, I fell in love with an art form that let me tell stories of the people I knew and loved.

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