New Friends

Sometimes, there are people that instantly bring joy to my life. I like to think that God puts these people into my life to show me how amazing life can be. I have many people like this in my life. So many times, it seems, they are clients. I like to think that is why He has put my passion in photography. It gives me a chance to meet so many amazing people... that I can relate to in different areas of my life.

When I started photographing children on a full time basis, I felt like my life was more complete. They bring so much joy to my heart. And I love to watch the interaction between them and their parents and siblings. I think I have the best job in the world. Photographing love all day long.

I had a session a while back that I wanted to share with you. This family is Super Fantastic as Andrew would say! Two little girls, with two wonderful parents. As soon as Beth and Mark walked thru the door, I knew that we were going to have a great time together. And although I made them work really hard during their session, (they ran around a lot) we had so much fun! They have the cutest little girls. Just take a look...






M&B, thank you for showing me how much fun being a family can be!

Wedding X2

We had two weddings this weekend and man am I tired. The weddings were both fabulous! Leslie and Levi got married in Grand Haven and Erika and Chris got married in Carson City. I will have images up in a couple days!
Congratulations to you all!

Curly Q!

I love this little girl! Her hair has as much personality as she does! We had a great session this evening..we did some portrait style and some candid. Miss Curly Q here did a wonderful job at dealing with all the things we wanted her to do. I think the bubbles were her favorite!

This is Liv...Livy or Olivia. She has many names and many personalities! She is my niece and she is at such a great age. She is talking up a storm, not always clearly, but always cute. My favorite thing she says right now is "sure"
You ask her to do something and she says sure... in a sort of Jersey accent. I'm not sure where she got that accent but it's so cute. She cracks me up!
Love ya Liv!

Bath time!

Rub a dub dub...Alex in a tub!

Field of Gold

My niece Emma and I went out to a field in Mason by their house and went crazy taking pictures. We were there way past her bedtime, but the light was so great. I don't think she minded at all that she was missing her bedtime :)
She even got a ride on the 4-wheeler with Uncle when she was done!

I've been slacking

Hey everyone! I apologize for not posting as often lately. I have been attending to the Senior Blog a lot more and I'm sorry!
Well as you know, we are booked solid with Senior portraits for the summer. Andrew is shooting up a storm, and the rest of us are trying to keep up with orders and getting your images ready to view!

I am keeping my schedule as open as possible so that we can still have time for the children's portraits. Our gardens are SO FULL this summer. We are still waiting for all the flowers to bloom...it shouldn't be too long. Maybe over the weekend!
The rain will help with that.

So as a BLOG special, I would like to offer you 50% off an outdoor children's session! Email me or call me before the end of the week and I will give you half off your session fee. (just for kids though)

Also, we are going to be changing our Kid's Club just a little bit so stay tuned for information on that! Trust me, it is for the better!

Date Night

Ok everyone,
If you're in the area..grab your special someone and head out to the Lansing Mall and eat at the Red Cedar Grill! This is a great place. Don't let the location scare you away, the food is wonderful! The atmosphere is very cool and relaxed, the staff was really great and they even have live music on Friday nights.
Check it out!

So much has happened...

...since I've last posted!


First of all, I have to say Congratulations to Meghan and Loren! They got married June 9th and it was a beautiful Saturday! We wish you guys all the best and lots of love!







They love to kiss :)

I was gone last week to attend a photography school called GLIP. I was up in Traverse City soaking up tons of new ideas, making new photography friends and enjoying the weather. We had a great week! I was Bryan Cox's GLIPPEE(which is basically a helper). Bry is a great guy all around. Smart, funny, creative, great photographer and single! (ladies, anyone interested?) We had a great time making fun of each other. I think the best night at GLIP was the baseball game that we went to. There were about 20 of us that went, and we were cheering loud and doing the wave! Here's a couple pics from the game!
This is me and Bry!
Me and Carly
Crazy cheering Lindsay!

And today I'm back to work! Putting all my new knowledge to use!
Enjoy this gorgeous night everyone!

Brett & Carolyn 6.02.07

Brett and Carolyn were married at the St. Joe Catholic Church in St. Johns on Saturday the 2nd. It was a very warm summer day with a small but mighty rain and hail storm. Yes, that's right hail! Luckily, the bridal party was already in the limo when the rain began. It was over quickly and we made our way to the Capital for some more pictures.
The wedding was beautiful. A few tears were shed during the ceremony, followed by lots of cheering during the reception. The bridesmaids were dressed in pale yellow and looked stunning. And the bride...gorgeous, calm and collected. The groomsmen were gentlemen to say the least. You could tell that they were a tight knit group.
Thank you both for letting us be a part of your day! We are truly honored to have been there.
Congratulations!

The Power of Prayer

This little girl has changed not only my life, but hundreds of lives around us. This is Kelsey and she is the strongest, bravest, and most determined person that I know.
She is ten years old and 9 weeks ago, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She has gone through surgery after surgery, a stroke, and therapies of every kind to get her back up on her feet. She has so much strength...more than most.

With thanks to her family, I want to say that I have witnessed more than just one miracle in this little girl's life. Her family has kept an online journal so that her family and friends could keep up with her progress. Every day Kelsey would have a new hurdle to face and they would ask for prayer. And every day a prayer was answered. And now; Kelsey is home, back in her room, with her things and her comforts. And we look back at how far she has come in these 9 weeks.
And I say to you that God can do amazing things. He has shown that here.

A New Place to Shop

I had the cutest little girl come into the studio the week before I went on vacation! Her name is Alivia and she's adorable! She has the best expressions...and you know I'm a sucker for eyes...look at those eyes:)




Alivia's mom told be about the coolest website. It's www.etsy.com and they sell everything handmade. They have really cute clothes, handbags, jewelry, etc. My favorite two places to look are Lemons & Lollies and Lulaballou(in the purse section). They have the cutest purses! Here's a couple samples of things.


Have fun looking!

Relaxation!

I just got back last night from a week up north and it was great! My husband Tim and I have not had time off together since our honeymoon over 3 years ago.
We went up north to Boyne City where my parents have a vacation home. For the first couple days, we just sat out on the patio and looked out at the water and listened to the trees as they moved in the wind. Just what I needed!
Even our dog got a vacation! We played fetch and took him swimming every chance we got! He was a tired dog at the end of each day! As we say "a tired dog is a good dog."

We also made it out to Sleeping Bear Dunes for a very very long walk. It was great exercise, but really tiring. At one point, we stopped and looked around and almost felt like we were in the middle of a desert. Water anyone?



After we finally made it back to civilization, we went to Traverse City and made our way to our favorite spot by the water. We found a great shade tree and took a little nap.


For Memorial Day weekend, we went to Mackinaw Island with family and friends. We go every year and spend time biking and sitting on the porch of the Windamere.

Now, I am home and ready to take on the crazy summer!
:)

So Hip!

We had a little Rock Star at the studio today! She's also decked out in Matilda Jane clothes! She should be their top model..hint hint. Check out their clothes at www.matildajaneclothing.com They have such cute stuff!
Anyway, here are a couple images from Addison's session! She's a natural!





So now I'm going to say fairwell for a week. I am taking a much needed little vacation and will be back after Memorial day weekend!
Have a great weekend!

We have another blog

Yes, that's right...I'm nuts. Like one Blog isn't enough, we have just added a SENIOR Blog. The new blog is going to be all about Seniors..high school seniors that is! Go have a look... www.canfieldjenkins2.blogspot.com

It's my party and...

there's no need to cry! :) I was telling my friend Jess Challa that turning 30 wasn't that bad, but for some reason 31 is whole different ball game. It feels so much different for some reason and I'm not sure why. But, I'm going to celebrate with the family and eat cake for the 2nd time today and not worry about all the calories!
I'll worry about that tomorrow!

Happy Mother's Day Weekend!

I hope that all the Mom's out there have a great Mother's Day weekend!
Thank you for all you do, all you sacrifice and all your love!

Stuff, Seal, Stamp, Mail

We are getting our Senior Mailing information out this week and we have been working our fingers to the bone stuffing all the envelopes. We are sending out 2000 DVD's and Senior info packets, so be on the look out!
If you don't get a mailer in the next week or so and you would like one, please email us and let us know! In the meantime go to our senior website www.canfieldjenkins2.com to check out the specials!

We expect your call to book your appointments before May 31st!

SENIORS 2008 Are you ready for this?

We are getting ready for the busy season! Seniors, it's time to schedule your sessions! Check out our website just for you www.canfieldjenkins2.com
You will find information about sessions, clothing and there are tons of images to see as well! Don't wait to book your session. Our summer books up fast and you want to make sure to get the prime time spots.

As a BLOG special, we are going to give you a free studio session in the month of MAY! That's right now! This is only good for 2008 Seniors though! :)
Give us a call and tell us you want the BLOG special and we will hook you up!

(there is a $150 retainer on all sessions-even the free ones)

Call us today! 989-227-8441

Using that teaching degree!

We just had our first In Studio All Day Seminar for photographers last Monday and with the Kid's Contest going on I haven't had time to talk about it.
From 9 to 5, we had about 10 photographers from all over Michigan come hang out with us! The thing that I love about teaching is that I learn so much! When we have photographers at our studio it's usually more collaborating than just us teaching.

Well, I hope that everyone that attended had as much fun as I did! We will definitely be hosting this again sometime soon!

Thanks everyone!