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Miss Cheyenne | Columbia Central High School 2013 Senior

I LOVE my high school seniors, and Cheyenne is no exception.  I photographed Cheyenne on a [very] chilly November afternoon.  She had carefully planned out her outfits and came looking stunning with beautiful hair and makeup.  In spite of the cold afternoon she was able to let her personality shine through beautifully. Chey has a…

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Miss Adorable

The unexpected bonus of my job is that I get to meet amazingly interesting people and Michele was one such client.  When she came over for her family portrait consultation, we hit it off instantly.  She is former military officer who currently works as a yoga instructor in Jackson.  We found that we share a…

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Danielle + Joe | Charming Manchester Wedding

Danielle and Joe are two completely sweet people that I’ve enjoyed getting to know better as a result of being their wedding photographer.  I was honored when they chose me to photograph their special day.  As Danielle and I became closer, over the months leading up to their wedding, we both quickly realized that we had…

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The Wright Stuff | Family Photography

When Kim contacted me about taking her family’s pictures, I was completely stoked.   Even though they live an hour away, my girls happen to know her kids – they’ve gone camping together  - and they always come home with really cute stories to share.  (I could picture Kim’s kids’ personalities before I even knew them –…

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Jennifer Bates - September 25, 2010 - 5:35 pm

**10 [non-spam] comments posted to the blog and this family gets a 5×7 on me – 20 comments and I’ll upgrade ‘em to an 8×10!** Comments may not post right away…but they will eventually.

Ruthann Hande - September 26, 2010 - 2:42 pm

The pics look great!

Columbia Central High School | Brooklyn Senior Photography

Morgan is a senior from Columbia Central High School (go Eagles!!!) who has a unique style and a completely sweet nature.  Oh, and she also has the most beautiful eyes that completely light up when she flashes her gorgeous smile!  I was very honored when Morgan and her mom chose me to shoot her senior session.  …

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Sharon Mills Park | Family Portrait Photographer

Tonight I am happily blogging about one of my favorite families whom I’ve had the honor and privilege of photographing since Jill’s maternity session about two years ago!  Little Mr. G in the shots below is now 18 mos old!   We actually had two shoots this summer – the first was a father’s day gift for Mike (see…

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Kiss & Makeup | Professional Headshots

I first met Victoria Phelps during a bridal show.  There I was, in my grubby jeans, no make-up, and, can I say “in a stylish pair of running shoes” to make this sound any better?  -er, ok, so there I was, lookin HOT, and networking… that’s what us photographer’s do.  I introduced myself to this beautifully…

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Athena | Sharon Mills Park part 2

I have a soft spot in my heart for those who are required to travel down paths in life that make the rest of us weep with frustration and anger, while at the same time turning our faces up to God in prayer.    One of the ways I’ve been able to bring a small token of comfort…

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Laura - June 28, 2010 - 12:05 am

Jennifer – this is a beautiful set of images. The family photo is fantastic, and the image of Athena and her daughter, lying with head in her mother’s lap, is AMAZING. What a lovely way to mark this moment of their journey. You have a gift, and I love that you share it, and your vision, with others. Fantastic.

Mike Hieronymus - July 15, 2010 - 5:47 am

Extremely interesting post thank you for sharing I just added your web site to my bookmarks and will be back now and then. By the way this is off topic but I really like your blogs layout.

[...] contacted me shortly after I shot Athena’s session.   She LOVED how Athena’s pictures turned out and absolutely had to have the same [...]

Ashton | Sharon Mills Park

Baby Ashton is back and is cuter than ever!   Last night, Erica and Dan drove out from Livonia to meet me in Manchester for a mini-shoot.   Ashton is one more reason why I love my job so much.   First of all, he’s as cute as a button but also SO very sweet and good natured.  Plus, I get…

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Athena | Sharon Mills Park

Gotta go tuck the kids in to bed, but I just finished backing up tonight’s shoot and wanted to get this gorgeous shot posted before I turned in myself.   There will be more to post on this amazing woman and her lovely daughter.

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Remember high school prom?

For the past several weeks, my 16-year old daughter, Hailey, has been preparing for Prom. This may sound like a perfectly natural sentence to most, but to anyone that knows Hailey, Ms. Never-wears-dresses-Hates-shopping-&-Just-wants-to-ride-her-horse, she’s pretty much a tom-boy through-and-through.  As her mom, one would think that I would be excited about the flurry of shopping that…

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linda - May 3, 2010 - 3:00 pm

With or without having the “girly” trait – you are an awesome mom who is much loved.

Auntie Erica - May 3, 2010 - 7:16 pm

Thank you so much for allowing me to take the girly roll, you know how much I love it! I was so happy to be a part of something so special to Hailey and everyone, thanks for the recognition and blog! I can’t wait to do it again! That is with your permission of course. Regardless of anything no one would be able to marvel at Hailey’s beauty without the best photographer around!
It was such a fun time and I loved every minute of it! Regan has already notified me that she better receive the same treatment, so get ready you have another milestone coming and I will be happy to be the girly girl for Ray as well! You handled it like a true loving mother!

XOXO,
Erica

jennbates - May 5, 2010 - 11:45 am

Aww, love you mom.

jennbates - May 5, 2010 - 11:46 am

Yes, Regan will be a completely different story, won’t she?! She’s already tried on a few prom dresses! lol xo

Janet Kapa - May 10, 2010 - 7:10 pm

your work is just amazing. love these prom pics!

jennbates - May 11, 2010 - 8:04 pm

Thank you Janet!