The Monroe Family

As Christmas approaches, we would like to introduce you to the Monroe family. The Monroes have 3 of the sweetest little girls - Sarah is almost 2 years old, Megan is 5 years old, and Emily is the oldest at 7.
The girls were a delight! They were very patient as we photographed the family. They then played together with some of our props for a while and we took a few candid portraits.

John and Mary are very blessed to have such a great family!

December Newletter is Now Available

We just wanted to let you know that the December Newsletter is now available. Just click on the link. Most of it you already know if you follow the blog, but it also has our December specials! Be sure to check out the special deal on 8 Image Folios! Enjoy!

Congratulations Marines on a GREAT Birthday Party!

We recently had the honor of photographing the Marine Corps Ball for the 2nd year in a row. As you may know, the Marines celebrate the birthday of the Corps each year by holding a formal dress ball!

We love to photograph events, but this one was really special! It was held at the Lansing Center and was attended by over 1400 people. It was obvious that a great time was had by all! We sincerely appreciate the service these Marines have provided to our country in this time of war.

I should also mention that we like to support all branches of the service and offer a free portrait to any service man or woman who would like a nice picture of themselves. The way it works is that the service member comes in for a free session, then simply picks their favorite portrait. We provide a free 8x10 as our thank you for their service. This offer is open to all members of the military - active, reserve, no longer active, and retired. Give us a call if you know someone who might like to have a portrait made.

Winter is Here

I guess we might as well accept it.... winter is really here. The snow yesterday was so beautiful! Here are a few shots we took on and around the property. It's nice not to have to go far.

Barn in Winter

Winter Wonderland

This shot was taken looking out our front door. Our kitten Flash was helping with the photography. As I walked around the yard in ankle deep snow, Flash followed me jumping from boot print to boot print! He lasted as long as I did!

All this snow got me thinking about the Grabarczyk family and some of the pictures we took this summer at their home and later with their kids and the family hot rod.

The entire family loves this car - but the kids are nuts about it!

This shot was taken on a very hot day in the shade of a very beautiful walkway. All the landscaping was done by Rececca (mom to 2 of the kids).

This portrait was taken at sunset on the fence around the family's horse paddock. It really just sort of happened! As I was setting up, the kids were playing and lined themselves up on the fence. I love the way this turned out to almost be a candid shot!

Here is the link if you would like to see more of these portraits Grabarczyk Kids

Anyway, I guess it is time to go shovel the driveway. Hope you enjoyed this splash of summer!

- Mike