Children's Portraiture | Saranac, Michigan

As a children's portrait photographer in the Grand Rapids area I am so blessed at being able to meet and take pictures of many uniquely adorable children. This little girl was no exception; Charlie and I had a great time photographing her yesterday! She made our job a cinch. Her little dress was so cute and the vibrant colors really made the pictures pop! My favorite is the top one of her peeking over the flower; she has beautiful eyes and for a child this young she seemed really comfortable in front of the camera!
-Tracy


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Children's Portraiture | Ionia, Michigan

One of my favorite things about photographing children is their beautiful piercing eyes! Whenever I have the opportunity to take a child's picture I'm always looking for that shot that seems to capture the essence of a child's innocence. This is one of my favorite recent pictures; the desaturation of the colors really makes the irises pop!
-Charlie

Angelina's Senior Recital Pictures | Frankenmuth, Michigan

As a photographer based in the Grand Rapids area it's always great when we have the opportunity to photograph college or high school students for their senior pictures. It's especially wonderful when we get to share in moments that are uniquely special for our clients. It's for this reason that Tracy and I had such a great time photographing Angelina this week! She needed some casual portraits for her upcoming senior music recital at Grand Valley State University (located in the Grand Rapids area of West Michigan) and we were excited to oblige. She's a beautiful girl with an amazing voice and a bright future after graduation! Good luck finishing up your senior year Angelina!

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Kudos to Tracy for setting up this awesome photograph on the piano...She has a wonderful eye!

Presque Isle Lighthouses | Up North, Michigan

It's October in Michigan which means it's time to get our butts Up North to enjoy the autumn colors!!! We stayed a couple nights in Atlanta, Michigan hoping to see some elk - it's supposed to be the elk capital of Michigan, but we struck out. The highlight of the weekend was our car ride across M-32 to Alpena, which has the nicest Big Boy I've ever been in by-the-way, and up the Lake Huron coast to the Presque Isle Lighthouses. We had heard that the old lighthouse was haunted so we wanted to check it out for ourselves.

The old 19th century lighthouse. This one was an easy climb!

The HAUNTED lighthouse cabin.

The more "modern" lighthouse.

This one took some sweat to climb up, but it was well worth it. I think we picked the perfect week to come, the views of Lake Huron and the fall colors were breathtaking.

-Tracy

New Wedding and Portrait Photography Website! | It's finally here!

The new Left Shoe Photography wedding and portrait photography website is finally LIVE and I'm thrilled to be able to finally share it with all of you! We've uploaded some of our most recent pictures from weddings we have photographed around the state of Michigan. Please check it out when you have a chance - I designed it entirely myself and it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears, but I'm so happy with how it turned out....hopefully you'll all agree! I was a little apprehensive when I first decided to tackle this beast myself since I hadn't done any HTML coding since I was an undergrad at the University of Michigan, but surprisingly it came back pretty easily. Also, I'll be adding a FLASH component shortly to sparkle up the slide shows, so it's still a work in progress. Some of the things that I've added that I'm really happy with:

1) A new client link (up on top) for direct logins to session images.
2) The new wedding photography and portrait pages for portfolio viewing.
3) The About Us page - I finally included some of my personal images.
4) Recommended vendors - I'll be adding these shortly after I finish compiling.
5) The new logo!


Here's a screen shot from the homepage that I took using Paparazzi!:


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Dan and Tessa's Wedding | Alpine Valley Ski Resort - White Lake, Michigan

We had a blast photographing Dan and Tessa's wedding at the Alpine Valley Ski Resort in White Lake, Michigan. Having skied there many times when we were living in the Detroit area of Michigan, I can tell you it looks totally different in the Summer! The wedding day weather was beautiful and provided the perfect opportunity for us to take some nice outdoor photos of the wedding party. My favorite photo is of Dan lifting up Tessa's wedding gown as they cross a dirt road...what a Gentleman!Tessa's beautiful eyes!

What a bunch of wedding party cuties! One of the greatest thing about being a wedding photographer is seeing the joy on people's faces during on one of the happiest days of their life. Young kids are no exception; they are always so happy to be contributing in a significant way during the wedding.

I loved the beautiful green grass covering the ski slopes. With the mid-afternoon sun shining bright it made a vibrant backdrop for some great wedding photographs of the bridal party.

Hey little guy...What are you looking at?

Bridal Party entering the reception!

One of MY other favorite photographs of the day. I love the warmth that the desk lamp cast on the bride shortly before the wedding ceremony.

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Ionia Free Fair Photography Contest

I'm so glad to see that my young daughter is inheriting my love of photography! She bought her first Canon this year from money she received at her first communion party and she is already putting her new equipment to good use. Every year the Ionia Free Fair sponsors a photography and art contest for amateurs and professionals and I'm proud to say that my daughter won an award in the youth photography division this year...way to go!!! We were all so proud of her! I just love to admire all the creative talent that is on display every year. Some of the paintings this year were absolutely breathtaking! I'm so jealous, I wish I could paint like that!

Here is the photo my daughter took:

If anyone knows what kind of mushroom this is I'd love to know...I couldn't figure it out. She took it during one of our hikes at Hoffmaster State Park in Muskegon, Michigan.

Ionia Free Fair 2008

The Ionia Free Fair is here again so in addition to enjoying all the rides, shows, animals and people watching I've been stuffing my face full of elephant ears, fried twinkies and fresh squeezed lemonade - I'm salivating just thinking about it. For those of you that haven't been, the Ionia Free Fair is held every year at the fair grounds in Ionia, Michigan. It's great fun and my kids absolutely love it. We walk down pretty much every night to watch the Circus. Circus Pages does a great job!

Here are some pictures I took at the fair this year:

I felt so sad for this little chick...He must have been so cold sleeping all alone.

Cool facepainting!

I'm love taking pictures of the rides at night. They always turn out so interesting!...Just thinking about riding this makes me feel nauseated.

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Children's Portraiture | Ionia County, Michigan

I love the happiness that this picture evokes; it makes me smile every time I see it! This is my favorite shot out of the shoot...I think it's the combination of the hat and the giddy excitement of a baby girl discovering the world.

Christy and Bruce | The Henry Ford; Greenfield Village - Dearborn, Michigan

We had a great time taking pictures of Christy and Bruce on wedding day. The Henry Ford at Greenfield Village located in Dearborn has got to be one of the most beautiful places in Michigan to have a wedding! The Summer gardens were absolutely breathtaking and it provided the perfect backdrop for Bride and Groom's wedding photographs. Their reception was held in the historic Eagle Tavern and illuminated entirely by candlelight, which is of course both extremely beautiful and pretty much a photographer's WORST NIGHTMARE! But I think it allowed us to capture some pretty unique images. Congratulations Christy and Bruce!