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These are real families we have worked with. Not one of them held still for very long.
Sessions run outdoors, in real light, around Traverse City and the rest of Northern Michigan. Usually it is Michael and your family and nobody else.



We pick the place and build the light. What happens inside that is yours, and small kids are much better at this when nobody is asking them to stand still.
If a toddler is done, they are done. We work around it and the pictures are better for it.







When everyone is in town, we shoot the whole group and then each household on its own, so nobody leaves with only the big group shot.
An hour covers most families. Two hours covers the ones who want to move to a second spot.








Newborn and maternity sessions run on the family packages. There is no separate tier and no studio setup.









A sneak peek lands one to one and a half weeks after the session. The full gallery is within 90 days.
Prints, cards and albums order through the shop on your gallery. Ask if you want help picking, we just do not run a guided album service.






Oh full blown crocodile tears all over again from this girl!! You captured us and our families and our love so well. I can't get over it. As cheesy as it sounds I can't even pic top 5 because those are all incredible!! The Bug ones are all I dreamed them to be.
Kate, Family Adventure Session
Survey first, so the date and the place are settled before anyone gets in a car.
You fill out the survey. We send back a quote with a date, a time and a location concept. It is paid in full, then the date is booked and we send you the tips guide.
Outdoors, one location for a Local session, up to two nearby for an Adventure. Dress for weather, we shoot rain or shine.
An online gallery with full print rights. Download your copies and keep them, we hold files for a few years.
When you are ready
Say how many of you there are and roughly when you want to do this, and we will take it from there.
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