Christina Mansfield {2012 Senior}

Christina Mansfield was so much fun to work with and has one of the most contagious smiles ever!  We laughed and joked around the whole evening and it was actually a challenge to capture a few more serious expressions without all of us cracking up laughing again.  :)  We absolutely love portrait sessions like that!

The evening turned out sunny and warm which made shots down by the lake authentic and fun!  We felt like we picked a perfect day to spend inside Kensington Metro Park, to be sure, especially since today it's snowy and cold again.  Welcome to springtime in Michigan - bipolar, with an attitude!

Enjoy these teasers from Christina's portrait session with us and make sure to let her know how much you love them!

~ Kevin & Heather

Elizabeth Clark {2012 Senior}

Elizabeth Clark's Senior Portrait Session was beautiful in so many ways!  The grounds of the Matthaei Botanical Gardens were beautiful in their springtime splendor, the weather was chilly but still beautifully mild, our model was beautiful inside and out, and we had the amazing opportunity to spend a beautiful evening with new friends.  Elizabeth and her mom made our job so easy - they were relaxed, fun and all-around great people to spend time with.  We had a great time and can't wait to share these teasers with you!  Enjoy and leave Elizabeth plenty of loving feedback.  :)

~ Kevin & Heather

Kenneth Holt {2012 Senior}

Kevin and I have decided that along the Riverwalk in Downtown Detroit might be one of our favorite places to shoot.  There is so much variety between the abandoned decay of old warehouses, the shiny gleam of the Renn Cenn and the earthy beauty of the riverside parks.  You also never know what you will run into in the D, so our portrait sessions there always have the potential to be quite interesting.  However, the only thing surprising or unexpected about our senior portrait session on Wednesday was the phenomenal weather!

Our session with Kenny was a lot of fun and it was easy to capture a bunch of great images of him since it was just a lot of fun to be outside.  His entire family (plus his cousin, David) joined us for the shoot and it was a great time for the younger kids to run around and enjoy the amazing spring weather while we worked with Kenny.

Enjoy these teaser images from our session with Kenny and let him know what you think!

~ Kevin & Heather

David Holt {2012 Senior}

Typically, March senior portraits sessions are taken in thick sweaters, scarves, mittens and boots.  Layers, layers and more layers.  Not this spring, though.  Our senior portrait session with David Holt was gorgeous - 76 degrees, sunny and just a tiny bit breezy!  Did I mention it was gorgeous?!?  It's as if we've been picked up and transported to Florida!  Although it may not last, you will not find us complaining about the early spring.  We are enjoying comfortable, temperate outdoor portrait sessions again.  Yay!!!

We met David and his family in downtown Dearborn for his senior portrait session on Monday.  We feel like we're keeping it all in the family because we photographed David's cousin, Donovin, last summer and we have a session this evening with David's cousin, Kenneth.  We really love this family and are so grateful that we've gotten a chance to get to know them all.  Thanks Wayne for the initial referral, and thanks Aziza for continuing to refer us!  :)

Enjoy these teasers from our session with David, and keep a look out for Kenneth's portraits within the next few days.

~ Kevin & Heather

Michael & Sarah {Wedding}

Our wedding mentorship with Johnny Waller (of Johnny Waller Productions) was a great success last week, and the wedding of Michael and Sarah was gorgeous!  Both the ceremony and the reception were held at the new Planterra Conservatory in West Bloomfield.  To say the venue was beautiful would be an understatement - it was GORGEOUS!  I have to say that it is now rated as one of our favorite venues, both for it's architecture and tropical elegance.  The owners of Planterra have done an incredible job in transforming a greenhouse and botanical garden into something absolutely spectacular.  I would say this is one of THE prime locations for a winter wedding in the Metro Detroit area!

Congratulations again to Michael and Sarah!  May you be blessed with a lifetime of joy and happiness together.

~ Kevin & Heather