This little sweetie came to the studio a few weeks ago for her newborn portraits, and was so good!  Her mother was a photographers dream come true… she brought the cutest hats and headbands along!  With a good baby, and cute props… they made my job easy!  (Although, she didn’t want to “prop” her chin up on her arms… she kept trying to bury her face.  It took Jayne and I quite a while to get her to cooperate on this one…)

Due to popular demand, I am offering another photo class! This class is designed for those of you who are ready to start taking your photography to a whole new level. Space will be limited, so call today to reserve your spot! 616-437-5603

Photography 201 – January 7, 9:00 – 5:00 Cost $120
Lunch is included and also admission to Frederick Meijer Gardens in the afternoon for hands on practicing of what we learned.
What this Class is:
1. This class is designed as a beginner to intermediate class. It is ideal for those desiring more out of their pictures, and don’t know how to get it!
2. Get off the program modes! You will learn about aperture, shutter speed, and ISO so you can set your camera manually to get great results!
3. I will help you understand the limitations of you camera and lenses, and what you can and can’t expect them to do.
4. We will have some hands on practicing what you learned in the afternoon at Frederick Miejer Gardens.

Requirements for this class is that you have a DSLR camera, and manual. You will bring both to class. (Every camera is different, and you will be required to look up things in your manual to learn how to change some settings.) You may also want to take a notebook for notes, and a tripod if you have one.

These classes are not professional classes, and will not teach you how to take professional portraits.

The last couple years the Werkema family has come to the studio for our Christmas Card mini session.  The boys are so cute, and so fun, and so polite!  I enjoy photographing their family every year!

I have been photographing the Ashbaugh kids since their oldest child was a baby!  Sometimes I look at these kids, and I can’t believe how big they’ve grown!  Since I have been photographing the Asbaughs, they have never had a family portrait taken.  They decided this time was the time for them to have one done!  

Cole came to the studio for his 8 month bebe plan session. Since it was so close to Christmas, we decided to incorporate Christmas into his session!

Chloe was so sweet and adorable for her newborn session.  (But then again… what newborn isn’t sweet and adorable?) I photographed Chloe’s older sister for her newborn session 2 years ago… I can’t believe how time flies!

I can’t believe Roslyn is already 8 months old!  Roslyn came to the Studio in Grandville for her 8 month portrait session.  Look at all these smiles!

Kathleen slipped in before the weather got too bad for her senior portraits!  We had a great session downtown (although we were battling the wind!)

Jacob chose downtown Grand Rapids to have his Senior portraits done.  He wanted an urban look, so last month we headed downtown and had a great session!  Thanks Jacob!

During their planning consultation with Jayne, the Avery’s decided that they wanted a the colors of their wall portraits to match their decor.  We felt that a location with Red leaves would better suit their decor than the typical browns and oranges.  So, we decided on Calvin College for their session.  Our original date that we had scheduled was rained out!  After rescheduling for the second session, it looked like rain again.  We decided that we were not able to reschedule again, so we moved forward with the session.  There were even a few sprinkles as we were doing the session, but the result was magnificent!