Mom*tog - Plymouth, MI Newborn & Infant Photography

I stumbled across a great Photographer in the California area. I loved her style and energy that shone thru in each of her photographs. I followed her blog and we super excited when she came out with a specialized blog for "Mom*togs" or mom photographers! This was such a great idea and she gives tips and trick to mommies with cameras! I teach photography at Henry Ford Community College and I love sharing my knowledge to interest others in my passion! Anyways it's a great blog and has tons of tips. One tip I learned from Drew was using fabric as a backdrop! No need to buy expensive backdrops when all you have to do is drop by JoAnnes! Thanks Drew! I LOVE LOVE LOVE Momtog!

Here is a photo using a backdrop that Drew suggested!



Check out her blog! www.mom
tog.com

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Baby C is 6 months!

This past Sunday I had the joy of photographing Baby C. Even though she is only 6 months old she has been thru so much already. She is definitely the strongest baby I know and she must get that from her mom as she is probably the strongest woman I have encountered. Here is a sneak peak of some of the ones from the session. Oh and by the way the session was done totally Baby C's style and timing, but when she was ready was she ever CUTE!

Tuesday's Tip - Outside!

The weather here in Michigan is crazy and you can't count on it, so today's tip is get outside when you can! You just got home from a crazy Halloween party and your kids are cranky?! Sounds like how it was for me today! When you get a small opportunity to shoot outside you have to seize it! I had my girls almost ready to crash and then I realized it was a REALLY rare nice day and they were partially in costumes. Instead of going inside and getting them ready for dinner (which was what I wanted to do) I grabbed my camera and got them outside. Not only did I have a little bit of nice light left - I had fun with my girls outside! It was awesome and here is a little glimpse of the kind of photos I got- just from taking a 15 minute detour from my schedule!

Baby S - Sneaky Peak

Today I had the pleasure of meeting another sweet baby girl! She had me a little worried that we were not going to get any sleepy photos that her mother wanted so much, but in the end she gave in and slept for a good 15 minutes while I snapped away! She was so alert and held her head up so well that it was hard to believe she was only 4 weeks young! Here are a few from today :)

Tuesday's Tip- quality prints

I love my image on my screen on the computer and when I printed it out the colors were terrible. Why does it look different on my screen?

Ahhh. this was my favorite question, and I can answer it fairly simple by 1st asking where they got it printed.

It's about quality. You spend money on your camera and you spend time on taking and processing the photo. Right after the photo is ready to print you fail, you end up printing it at a cheap place and guess what? It shows! All that work and quality equipment is transferred to a cheap print and it looks like crap! Most professional photographers either have a photo printer at hand or they have their computer monitor calibrated to the lab's printer to ensure the most accurate color during printing. I recommend finding a great lab or online service and stick with them. There are quite a few labs that are excellent and I have not calibrated my monitor to such as www.mpix.com.

My tip for this Tuesday is: choose a quality printer.

Tiff and TJ's Engagement Session!

Tiff and TJ live in California. It would have been my first choice to shoot their engagement session there, but since they were coming back to Michigan for a friends wedding they decided to have their session here...bummer ;P Whenever they visit their hometown they always go to the Hunter House in Birmingham, so it was decided to start there!

Dressy clothes in a little burger joint...how fun is that?


No, I don't ask my couples to deface public property...


We had to get some shots of the leaves changing color, I guess in Cali all they have is palm trees and beaches...how boring are those!


It was great meeting you Tiff and TJ! I am looking forward to your wedding next year!