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senior pictures grand rapids mi

so caitlyn’s senior session was truly a family affair!! given that we drive to some whacky places for our sessions, usually making at least one wrong turn along the way, we often have everyone hop in our van for the shoot. not so with caitlyn’s family. she brought her sister, mom and dad and was bummed that her other sister, whitney, couldn’t come. (we were bummed too since we shot whitney’s wedding earlier this year and we pretty much love her!!!) needless to say, they followed us in their own car.

that wouldn’t have been such a big deal except caitlyn’s dad is a cop and our brake light was out…haha…oops!!! he let us know didn’t ticket us this time :)

caitlyn you nailed it. wow!!! here’s a few of our favorites. (and say “hey” to the fam for us!)

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3 Comments on this Post

  • Rachel Barker said:

    LOVE IT!!!!

  • Whitney Campbell said:

    Love jpg.15 it is my favorite for sure!!! You guys did great! Wish I knew you when I did my senior pic’s :D

  • Richard said:

    The eyes have it! Great images as usual.

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it’s senior season!! and have we ever been loving our “models” this year :)

kaila contacted us awhile back and she knew exactly what she wanted. “something different!” so we just loved when we pulled up to our first location and her mother chimed in, “this is different for sure!” love it. shooting is so much fun when we’re able to take some risks and kaila was up for it all!! thanks kaila. you did it right!!

so here’s a handful of our favorites with kaila!

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senior portraits grand rapids mi

we were so excited to meet becca and do her senior session! her mom had mentioned that she was a dancer (ballerina) and that she would be bringing an outfit to take some pictures in. i was excited at the idea of urban ballerina, but even more thrilled when we met and she busted out a BLACK tutu and leotard with HOT PINK toe shoes…… REALLY???!! yes, becca IS that cool. she is vibrant, beautiful, outgoing and full of life. we had so much fun on all of our adventures downtown and her mom and aunt both came adding to the whole experience! :) we hit some great locations and we all LOVED when we pulled up to our favorite graffiti wall and it looked perfectly painted just for us! :)

senior sessions have not been our focal point in the past, but we sure are loving shooting them!!! we still hold to our artistic style and want to bring our vision to the scenario, but what fun when we get those who want just that! thanks becca for being so FABULOUS and we can’t wait to watch you dance professionally someday….. maybe broadway? yes, you are a ROCKSTAR… i can see it now!!! until then…. enjoy your last year of high school and a sneak peek of a few of our faves. :)

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16 Comments on this Post

  • Amanda Thompson said:

    WOW!
    I really love the colors in these photos.
    This shoot looks like so much fun!
    The lighting in the very last one is really sweet.

  • ben & laura said:

    booyah is all we have to say. you guys did a great job with this one!

  • Kathrina said:

    These are fantastic! The first shot just screams, “print me really big and hang me on the wall!!!”. In the second shot, I think she looks like Kirsten Dunst! What a great session, great outfit and AMAZING photos!

  • Larimie said:

    These pictures are amazing! Reflections are my current obsession so I love love love the reflection shot. The black tutu and pink ballet slippers were the perfect choice. Great work!

  • Larimie said:

    These pictures are amazing! Reflections are my current obsession so I love love love the reflection shot. The black tutu and hot pink balet slippers were the perfect choice. Great work!

  • Elise said:

    Oh WOW, this is a great post & you have the most gorgeously beautiful site here. I had to stop by to leave this comment for you – and to say hello of course ! Your posts are creative and original and you have interesting pictures. It’s all perfect ! Thank you for sharing your site and best wishes… Happy weekend….

  • Alison said:

    These are absoulutely amazing! She is gorgeous and you captured her love and enthusiasm of dance. stunning.

  • Chelsea said:

    These are simply stunning.

  • Amy Jo said:

    I would love to comment, but I am speechless!!! The first photo is the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen! Unbelievable!

  • Mandy said:

    These are not only amazing, but ground breaking. You are a rock star photographer. (bowing down)

  • Marc Photography said:

    These are awesome! Love the location and colors.

  • Alesha said:

    You gotta be kidding me! Those are breathe-taking! Terrific work team… Wow.

  • Brittany Davis said:

    These are amazing. Love 1, 4 and 5. Love the contrast between the urban setting and the pretty ballerina. Great talent from all involved.

  • Danielle said:

    LOVE these photos!! I think you will be doing more senior photo sessions after people see these. Great job as always guys!

  • mallory said:

    OH.MY.GOSH. it seriously doesn’t get much cuter! i love these :)

  • zach w. said:

    awesome! very nicely captured!

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senior pictures grand rapids michigan

let me first start off by telling you that when jake and his hip and HOT mom, amy, pulled up to meet us, i turned to ben and said, “that’s soooo cute…… his girlfriend came with him!”. and i was not joking….. i thought she was way too young looking to be a mom!!!! and they have like a dozen kids!! okay, a bit of an exaggeration, but they do have a LOT! :) so off we headed to downtown GR to shoot some urban senior madness with jake and what a good sport he was! usually speaking, guys tend not to be as excited about pictures as the girls, but he was like, “whatever”! and he had down the GQ thing and such a contagious and happy smile! :) :) :) we had a great time with jake and his “girlfriend” on our adventure and we will hopefully be seeing more of this family in the future!! here are some of our faves from the day…… ENJOY!!!!! :)

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