Many years ago, I had a successful professional book me for a headshot session in my studio. This man exudes confidence, and I assumed this shoot would be easy for him. As I heard his car pull into the driveway of my Brighton Michigan studio, I walked out to greet him. To my surprise, he […]

A suit and tie has been a great trend for senior guys the last few years for their lifestyle portraits – and moms love it! Although many guys select all casual looks for their senior portraits, I have some every year that tell their moms they want one of their looks to be a suit […]

Props. It sounds like we’re in a musical! But whether you’re in a musical or doing a personal branding photo shoot, props are really important to help tell the story of you and your brand. Here are four important kinds of props to use in your brand photos: 1. Human Props A personal branding photo […]

“Are you sure you want me to do your senior portraits? I know a lot of senior photographer friends and I’m happy to hire one to do yours!” That’s what you heard me saying to my daughter last summer. Considering I get major eyeroll action any time I try to photograph her, I thought it […]

Class of 2019 was one of my favorite classes to photograph – and that’s probably because this is Lauren’s graduation year and many of the seniors are kids I know through Lauren. However, I also photographed some that are kids I’ve known for years because their parents are my friends. All in all, it was […]