ROBERT

Gosh, I just love how gorgeous this newborn session came out! Terra most definitely has an eye for putting things together perfectly. Usually, I give some assistance to help my clients along with wardrobe and a vision, but this Mama sent me a storyboard of what everyone was going to wear, before I could even open my mouth! I was thrilled to see what she had planned. When I arrived to their glamorous home with the most amazing light in Royal Oak, I was even more excited to document these new parents with their beautiful baby boy! Take a look at baby Robert with his loving mom & dad!

JACK ABEL

I could just see the love & pride spewing from mom & dad as I photographed this little tribe, in January. They seriously could not be more perfect! This stunning Mama is my long time friend since grade school, I used to make her model for me when I got my first camera :)…. fast forward another 12 years, another couple cameras, lenses, weddings and 2 babies each and here we are….Taking one another’s family photos. Yes, Suzy also became a photographer and her style bursts with authentic creativity. She has a natural talent for getting people to feel relaxed, flawless and real in front of her camera. We were due a month apart with our second babies. I took her family’s photos shortly after her little Jack was born and then she came to my house (with Jack in tow) to photograph my family, when my daughter was born! Did I mention that it is soo nice having someone to talk to that is in the same boat as you (similar styles, likes, same aged children, same job, etc)? We often joke that we are telepathic. Lets just say, I am super grateful to have this girl in my circle and she inspires me on the daily…. check out her gorgeous family and when you are done, check out her amazing work at Lumi Photo.

The Bomm Squad at Home

The “Bomb squad” is family I am grateful to know! I always enjoy my time when I get to photograph this family. We talk each others ears off…as if we have been friends for years. This time coming to their home, I wobbled in their house at like 36 weeks prego to meet their freshest addition, little Domenico Charles at just 10 days old. Him and his older brother, Sonny were double the sweetness and so adorable. How awesome for these two brothers to grow up so close in age! Check out this newborn lifestyle family session…what a great time it was photographing Viki, Anthony, and their boys, along with Nana Bommarito who assisted us and snuck in a couple photos with her 2 great grandsons! I mean, ill be honest and say there is nothing better to me, than getting pictures of people with their grandparents, let alone their great grandparents…these pictures will be a treasure for years to come. I can promise that!

Antonia & Abrar

Tornado warnings and thunderstorms galore….that was the weather about an hour before shooting this engagement session. I texted Antonia to see if she still wanted to go through with their photo session or if they just wanted to reschedule. She calmly chimed back with “no we’re good, lets still do it!” I love a laidback dou who embraces the chaos and rolls with whatever is thrown their way! Antonia & Abrar were so much fun to shoot with and extremely natural in front of my lens. I noticed how comfortable they are with each other, which made me feel super at ease when photographing them. Sometimes people tense up when being photographed, but not these two. And can we just talk about how beautiful they both are?! What a stunning couple! I am super in love with Antonia’s wild, curly red hair and Abrar’s dark eyes and nice smile! At the end of our session, I had to admit I felt like I was photographing a Disney Princess & Prince! Ariel & Prince Eric? Haha! What a great couple, I am over the moon happy for them. A big thank you to Bordines Nursery for the shelter and beautiful colorful backdrop as I photographed these two.

All of these photos were shot with fuji400h 35mm film! Gahh the colors! Be still my heart!!

The Tocco Family

I was so excited to meet Kali & Anthony’s daughter, Vera when they brought her to the studio for some photos. At three months, she was such an alert and happy little babe! She kept smiling and cooing, while looking up at me with those big beautiful eyes of hers. She is the sweetest thing and I was instantly smitten with this little one, let me tell ya! It is really cool to be able to connect with old friends and watch as their families grow through out the years and watch them become parents. I always have some good laughs with these two, from their engagement and wedding photos to family photos of their babies!!

Life is SWEET and I love being able to do what I do!

If you scroll down to the very last image, you will see a black and white tino-type, old school looking photo of this serious family (fighting back the smiles)…Anthony requested that they take an old-fashioned family portrait that looked like it was from the early 1900’s with no smiles. I love how Kali was down with it and went right into character! What a fun family….these are my people!