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Last Week In Photography - Family Session

This great couple came in to the studio to show off their new daughter.

As usual with a child of this age she had no clue what was happening so we all worked around her and waited for her to notice me.. When she did become aware of me her eyes were totally focused and intense.

Mom is coming in soon for a separate portrait session.. soon to appear here.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times.

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Last Week In Photography - Back To Studio Sessions

With the outdoor sessions coming to a halt with the passing of the warm weather (although I am looking forward to a snow session or two) I’m back in the studio for headshot and portrait sessions.

This gentleman contacted me to set an appointment for a portrait session and we captured some good images.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times.

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Last Week In Photography - Family Session In A New Location

I’d never been to North Bay Park in Ypsilanti so when this family told me it was their favorite we decided to do a session there.

Being the end of the season it was a grey day and the majority of the leaves had fallen. Nevertheless we had a great time and I will certainly visit again… Loads of birds on the water, a wonderful family and interesting walkway details made for a fun session.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times.

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Last Week In Photography - More Cat People

Yes, it’s hokey!!

This wonderful family wanted to include their cat (see.. feline overlord) in some photos taken at their home for a family session.

One request was to have their owner.. umm.. cat looking down at them as a disembodied head fully aware of the “hokeyness” and the cover photo was the result.

I also inserted said cat at their feet in a group shot as shown in one of the composites.

The link to the full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson so feel free to explore the page and the entire portfolio contents.

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Also there is still time for holiday photos so please don’t hesitate to connect.

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Last Week In Photography - Pug Couple lll

For the third year, I met this great couple and their pug for a session in the park.

We first met when their dog was tiny and now, having filled out and grown a great personality has developed.

These two dog people are wonderful and we had, again, a great time!

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to browse there and also through the rest of my portfolio pages.

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Last Week In Photography - Grad Session

This session goes back to October 26th on the Eastern Michigan University campus. There was a flurry of grad and senior sessions and I’ve been working my way through them one at a time.

This very intelligent and charming grad met me near the fountains on campus to celebrate her passage through to the next step in her education and career path.

The weather was great and the session went well.

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The link to the full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson Please feel free to browse.

My studio is available for cold weather sessions so please don’t hesitate to connect.

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Last Week In Photography - Senior Session In A New Location


Taking advantage of a beautiful morning I met this young man and his mother in Northville, a city I’ve driven through but never used as a photo location.

We started in a wooded area near some water and ended up downtown during a fall street festival.

There was a lot of color in the architecture as well as the fall plantings and the session went well.

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The link to the full blog site is here:

https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson


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Last Week In Photography - Cat People

I had been contacted by this delightful couple who wanted to get a session with their cats.

The cats are accustomed to being walked outside and we all, cats and people, had a great morning at Ann Arbor’s County Farm Park.

Having been previously owned by cats I also enjoyed the feline company.

The full blog page is here: https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson

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Last Week In Photography - On A Roll With Senior Sessions

Being blessed with more great weather the flurry of requests for outdoor senior sessions continues.

This young man and I met at one of my favorite locations, Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside Park for a one hour photo session.

Great morning, great young man.

The full blog page is here: https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson

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Last Week In Photography - Senior Session

Piggybacking on the run of good fall weather and color change we met in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside park for a session including a quick stop at my nearby studio for a yearbook photo.

Senior sessions trying to take advantage of the fall sun are stacking up with more blog posts to come!

The full blog page is here: https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson

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Last Week In Photography - Princess In The Park

I’ve photographed this cutie every year starting at two and now at four years old.

Every year she is dressed in a different outfit cycling from princess through military camouflage outfits and this year, back to princess mode.

As always the camera loves her!

The full blog site is here: https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson

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Last Week In Photography - In Studio Family Session

Saturday morning started with a great family coming into my studio for a session.

Outfit changes and Spider man poses was the agenda of the day!

Interesting multi national family with a blend of language abilities and my one word of Japanese and rudimentary Spanish was no help but fun to add to the mix.

They loved the results and we’re discussing more sessions at some point.

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Last Week In Photography - Shameless Self Promotion

In a slow economy I felt it was time to blow my own horn and put this post out in the universe.

With, at last count, 2,386 sessions booked, 53 five star Google reviews, 5 five star Yelp reviews, a BBB A+ rating, fully licensed and insured and more gear than I admit to have purchased there is not much I don’t photograph (with the notable exception of weddings.. Bless the long suffering wedding photographers.. cat herding is not my forte’)

What I HAVE photographed are families and children, couples, portraits, headshot sessions, seniors, pets and animals, real estate listings as well as landscape and fine art available in my metal print wall art on line store as well as a series of high end coffee table books currently in the development stage. (More on that very soon to come).

I have a large and quite complete studio space in my home and regularly photograph on location having gone as far as the west coast of the state for corporate interiors as well as corporate work locally.

I’ve often been told to raise my prices.. by clients! I’m trying to hold fast to make my services affordable for the average consumer as the cost of living is climbing.

THERE!!! I warned you about the horn blowing.

The link to my website is here… while in the site there are links to all the pages I’ve mentioned as well as a studio tour all under the Portfolio tab. Please don’t hesitate to use the Contact section as well.

https://www.ssphotographic.com/

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Last Week In Photography - Blended Family Session

It was a nice, sunny afternoon at the family’s property and proves that a blended family is still a wonderful family by any standards.

I’m part of one so I know that to be a fact.

Great group, great session!

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Last Week In Photography - Sunset In Saugatuck XI

This is the 11th year of a pilgrimage to Oval Beach in Saugatuck, Michigan to visit the site where my late wife’s ashes are spread.

As those of you who follow these posts know, September 13 is our anniversary and I’ve been going there yearly to visit and photograph the sunset.

This year I managed to capture more sunset photos and also took some portrait shots of some of the local residents and visitors to this charming lakeside city. I also got to re-connect with and take photographs of some locals I see all too infrequently.

I’m also marketing a coffee table book including many Saugatuck photos and will soon be developing one unique to that area.

As in past years, dune erosion has carried the area where her ashes were originally spread far towards the lake itself… time and people move on.

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Last Week In Photography - Saturday Senior Session

The heat wave had broken and it was a chilly Saturday morning when I met with this young man and his father in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town and Riverside Park.

They had made an earlier stop the same morning at my studio for a quick yearbook photo and now we were on location for the remainder of the session.

We photographed around a busy farmers market and had a very enjoyable time capturing these and more images to document his high school journey.

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Last Week In Photography - Head Shot Session - Again

Last week’s blog post highlighted a head shot session and this week’s does the same.

Many people are getting ready for the fall business climate and the need for a current head shot is high on the list of things to do.

This woman needed an updated shot and our session went quickly and enjoyably.

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Last Week In Photography - Headshot Session

As summer progresses towards fall, the need for business photographs has continued with this gentleman who needed an updated headshot.

Finding someone’s personality in a 20-30 minute time frame is always a challenge as, truthfully, there is an element of variation on a theme when doing basic headshot sessions.

Many people are not used to being in front of the camera and it’s my job to leave them with an enjoyable experience. This was the case here, as we had a great session and since he was under a time constraint it went efficiently and enjoyably.

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Last Week In Photography - Studio Head Shot Session

Upon receiving a request from a woman who needed an updated head shot for upcoming business opportunities, we set an appointment for her to come into my studio.

The morning of the session she arrived full of energy and with a couple of outfit options.

The session went very well as we exchanged life stories… Another pleased client!

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Last Week In Photography - Senior Session

It was a temperate Thursday morning as the heat and humidity of the past few weeks had moved on when I met this young man and his mother to spend a relaxing hour at a local Saline, Michigan park to photograph another graduation milestone moment in time.

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