Reed is the twin brother of Forest who I have already blogged about…Even though they are twins they couldn’t be more different!!!  For Reed’s senior photos he wanted to showcase his interests in skiing and tennis plus have some casual pictures in Lansing MI Old Town.  Reed is from Okemos Mi and came to my studio in East Lansing MI to have some fun senior photos taken.  Having photographed his twin brother I wanted to make sure their senior photos were different to represent their different personalities!  Even though they both liked Lansing MI Old Town I made sure that they had different areas for their senior pictures.

Reed plays two different sports, skiing and tennis.  It’s always great to include the sport you play in your senior photos.  Since it was the middle of the summer and there was no snow to be found we did the skiing pictures inside the studio.  For tennis pictures we went to the Okemos Mi high school tennis court for an on location photo shoot.  Skiing and tennis are a big part of Reed’s life and I’m glad I could capture some awesome photos for him.

Check out some of Reed’s awesome senior photos from his session!!!!Senior Photos Okemos MI Lansing Photographer

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Senior season is the highlight of my summer!!!  I love to create special works of art for the senior and their family!!!  Every senior is different and should have unique senior pictures.  If you are interested in having unique senior photos taken please visit my contact page.

My studio is located in East Lansing but I photograph seniors in all the surrounding areas such as Okemos MI, Haslett MI, Williamston MI, Mason Mi, Charlotte MI and of course East Lansing MI.

Reed’s Senior Photos | Okemos MI | Lansing Photographer


5 Tips for Choosing the Best Photographer

5 Tips for Choosing the Best Photographer

Choosing to work with a professional photographer is easy. The hard part is finding the right photographer. Many people don’t even know where to start when it’s time to take this step. Some, because they aren’t aware of how to conduct the search, end up making the wrong choice. They usually pay for it in the end.

Finding the right photographer to meet your needs isn’t hard at all. This search should be taken just as seriously as you would a search for a house or car. There are certain criteria that you want your photographer to meet. Here, you’ll be supplied with 5 tips to use to make your search a little easier.

  1. The one thing you want for any special occasion is that the personality of the event is captured in the photographs. Meet with prospective photographers in person so that you can get a feel for one another. This will enable you to get a genuine feel for them and them, for you. You will also be able to determine whether you think they can create the unique image that you have in mind.
  2. Talk about the location. Knowledge about the location will give them an idea of what they have to work with. In turn, they can make suggestions that you may love and that mesh with the visualization that you have. What you are looking for here is their ability to effectively communicate and their willingness to take some initiative. Someone who you can have a meeting of the minds with.
  3. Ask to see some previous work. If they cannot produce it during the meeting, this should be a red flag. It’s a sign of being unprepared and unorganized. You wouldn’t go to a job interview without a resume. A photographer seeking your business should be able to present something on the spot. You should also show some pictures that give an idea of what you’re looking for. If they can see your vision and go into detail with you, they are most likely capable of producing the results you want.
  4. Although price is to be considered, it shouldn’t be the most important thing when you’re looking to work with a professional photographer. Keep in mind the fees that they may have to include in their prices, like traveling expenses. This can be reduced by choosing someone local.
  5. Ensure that the photographer that you choose has the help that they need in the event you are having a large function. The last thing you need to worry about is whether or not the photographer can capture all of the moments that you want captured.

It isn’t hard to find a good photographer but you want to find the best one for your occasion. You want to work with someone that you don’t have to babysit and can put your complete confidence in. Don’t sacrifice your joyous occasion by settling for mediocre. Search until you’re happy with your decision.


Senior photography is a very important part in a senior’s high school year!  At Yankee Photography I love taking senior pictures!! Each senior is unique and deserves a unique senior portrait experience!  At Yankee Photography I make sure the senior will have a great time during their session.  Sometimes seniors are a bit nervous during their session but since I specialize in senior photography I am able to put the senior at ease and their true self is able to shine.  I believe if the senior is having fun the pictures will turn out amazing!

Ginger came to me from Okemos MI.  Ginger was wonderful to work with!  She had some great ideas for her senior portraits!  We did two different senior portrait sessions to be able to capture two different looks.  Ginger knew exactly how to pose for the camera!  Not every senior is that comfortable in front of the camera.  If the senior needs more directions I can easily help pose them, but Ginger was a natural!!  Bellow are some examples from one of her sessions.

Senior Photography Okemos MI

Senior Portraits Okemos MI

Senior Pictures Okemos MI

Senior Photography Okemos MI

Senior Photography Okemos MI

Senior Portraits Okemos MI

Senior photography is definitely an art!  Capturing the right moment takes skills.  I have specialized in senior photography since 2005.  I feel blessed to be able to capture this important milestone in a teenager’s life!!!  It’s important to me that the senior has a good time during their session and their biggest compliment is when they recommend me to their friends!!!

My studio is located in East Lansing but I photograph seniors from all of the surrounding areas including Okemos MI.  If you are going to be a senior next year and need some awesome senior portraits then give me a call at 517-351-3200!!!  I would love to create your unique story for you!

Senior Photography | Ginger | Okemos MI

 

 


Why use a professional photographer

Why You Should Use A Professional Photographer

Do you have a major event coming up that you would love to have memories of? Of course, everyone present will have some electronic device that they can use to take pictures…but is it the same? There are times when that just isn’t good enough. For those times, you should consider the many benefits of hiring a professional photographer.

The misconception is that a professional photographer is simply a person that stands behind a camera, presses a button and gets paid to do it. Nothing can be further from the truth.  Those who decide to go into photography as a profession, spend years studying and working to perfect their craft. Even once the initial learning process is over, they continue ongoing training in processes, software systems and digital production. With every new development in the photography, new training is necessary. Professional photographers are highly trained and skilled individuals.

When you make the choice to work with a professional photographer, you are hiring someone who is dedicated to what they do. There is a commitment that professional photographers have that will not allow them to produce anything other than work that meets the highest standards of excellence. They are more concerned with making the client’s vision a reality and will go the extra mile to make it so. Working with a professional photographer ensures that you will receive a wide range of superior services.

Aside from receiving great service, you will also have the best professional equipment being used to capture your moments. As with any other professionals, photographers make use of the best equipment available to them; this includes high quality cameras, lenses and lighting equipment.  The combination of their skill, ability and experience are the right tools to produce the photographs that will melt your heart.

Comprehending the photographic processes allows a professional photographer to create end images that are ideal for any given occasion. Putting their creativity and style to use, they are capable of doing amazing things with the simplest photographs. Knowing the value of photography and capturing precious moments, they use their skills to put together a story that you will love to tell; over and over again.

Of course, a photographer with more experience will cost more than one with minimal skills. Yet, the quality of work is surely worth it. Using a professional photographer also offers a sense of protection. The proper insurance will take care of any liabilities that may come into play; protecting you and the photographs that you are paying for.

As you can see, working with a professional photographer to cover your special moments is a great idea. You are employing the skills of someone who not only takes what they do for a living seriously, but they also understand how important these moments are to you. The moments you want to remember will be captured in the highest quality and custom fit to your specifications. You are most certain to receive the quality results that you are looking for.

 


This past weekend I had fun photographing an amazing senior!!!  Savannah came to me from Haslett MI to do some awesome senior portraits for her!  Senior portraits are typically done in the summer right before the students senior year, but senior photography is great any time of the year.  Savannah wanted something unique for her portraits, therefore a winter snow scene was a perfect choice! Savannah was so much fun to photograph!  I had a great time creating portraits that she can show her friends and family!

Senior photography is a great time to include your best friends!  Savannah invited her friend Lexie along to do some crazy fun buddy portraits!  My studio was filled with laughter and smiles during the buddy portraits!  I was so excited to capture their easygoing friendship!  It is always fun when the senior brings a friend to have portraits taken with!

Check out Savannah’s awesome senior portraits!!!  It was a great session and I am excited to show you a few of my favorites!!!

Senior Photography Haslett MI

Senior Portraits Haslett MI

Senior Photos Haslett MI

Senior Photography Haslett MI

Senior Portraits Haslett MI

Senior Photography Haslett MI

Senior Pictures Haslett MI

Senior Photography Haslett MI

Haslett MI Senior Photography

Haslett MI Senior Photos

Savannah Senior Photography Haslett MI

Haslett Senior Photography

 

I am so happy Savannah chose Yankee Photography for her senior portraits!  My studio is located in East Lansing MI but I service all the surrounding areas such as Haslett Mi as well! One area of photography that I specialize in is senior photography!  If you are about to be a senior in high school and want some awesome senior portraits to show off to your friends and family call me at 517-351-3200!!!

Senior Photography | Savannah & Lexie | Haslett MI

 

 


It’s almost that time of the year again….Senior Season!!!!!!  Senior pictures fill my summer days with something new each day!  I love everything about Senior Pictures….I love scoping out cool new locations in Okemos Mi, Lansing Mi, or East Lansing Mi, to find the perfect setting to individualize each senior session!  At Yankee Photography your session and pictures will be unique and special just as you are!  I always listen to what the senior has in mind for their senior pictures and offer creative suggestions for a memorable experience!

Forrest is a senior from Okemos Mi.  I have known him, his twin brother Reed and their older sister Hillary for years and was so happy they chose me to do some senior pictures for them!!!  Forrest had some great ideas for his session…he wanted an urban feel for his outdoor portion and I knew that Lansing Old Town was perfect for that.  Forrest also wanted some shots of him in the Okemos High School pool.  He is a water polo player and I knew that we had to get some water polo action shots for Forrest!  And of course we had to get a perfect portrait for the yearbook at the studio.

Forrest and Reed are twins but I wanted their senior pictures to be as unique as their different interests!  Bellow are some pictures from Forrest’s session…

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Senior Photography Okemos MI

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Senior Pictures Swimming

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If you are interested in having senior pictures taken please visit my contact page!!!  I would love to hear about you and make your senior pictures as unique as you are!!!  My studio is located in East Lansing but I do pictures in the Okemos Mi area as well.

Senior Pictures | Forrest | Okemos Mi

 

 


I love photographing senior portraits!!!  Every senior is unique and special so I believe they should have unique senior portraits to remember this special time in their lives!!!  At Yankee Photography I like to put the seniors own personality into their senior pictures.  My studio is located in East Lansing Mi, but I travel for the outdoor portion of the session.  I like to use the MSU gardens and all over MSU campus, Old Town which is in Lansing Mi, and different parks in Haslett Mi, Okemos Mi, and Williamston Mi.  Having different places for outdoor portraits helps so that each senior session is unique!

Lexie is a 2012 senior from East Lansing High School.  Her sister came to have her senior portraits taken in 2010 and loved her experience so Lexie knew I was the one for her!!!  I am glad she chose Yankee Photography for her senior portraits!

Lexie decided that she wanted an urban feeling for her senior portraits and I know that Old Town in Lansing Mi was the perfect location for the event.  Lexie was excited to do her senior pictures.  She had her hair curled and picked out a couple of great classic outfits that were perfect for the senior pictures.  I had a great time photographing Lexie and talking to her about her future!  She is a bright girl and I know there is a whole world of opportunities out there for her!  It was great being a part of this special time in her life!

Check out Lexie’s senior pictures!

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Lansing Mi Photography Studio

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Senior Pictures Lansing MI

I had a great time photographing Lexi!  I honestly believe that I have an amazing job!!!  Thank you Lexie for choosing Yankee Photography for your senior pictures!!!

If you are interested in getting your senior pictures done by me please go to my contact page and email or call me!!!


I had an exciting children portraits shoot with an old friend’s daughter this past Saturday!  Children always bring so much life to the photo session!  Lexy is seven months old and so much fun!  She laughed and giggled as her parents made funny faces behind the camera. Her laugh was so beautiful it was contagious!  Lexy did amazing for her first photo shoot.  Lexy’s smile with her two front teeth was to die for!

There are so many great opportunities for having some children portraits taken.  Seven months is a great milestone in a child’s life!  They are able to sit up on their own…are starting to get some teeth and I found out Saturday that they like to roll!!  Lexy was just precious and a joy to photograph.

Karina, Weston and Lexy came all the way from Stockbridge to Lansing Mi where my studio is located for these special portraits!  I feel so honored that they chose me to capture the personality of their sweet daughter!!

Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the session!

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I am looking forward to taking more portraits of Lexy and her parents in the future!  Next time we are going to do an outdoors session at the children’s gardens of MSU in Lansing Mi

If you are interested in having some children portraits taken I would love to hear from you!  Please visit my contact page to make an appointment.

 

 


I am so excited about the 2012 wedding season!!!  I feel so lucky to be able to work with so many wonderful brides and grooms!  Last weekend I photographed Justin and Phaedra for some engagement portraits in Lansing Mi.  The session was filled with laughs and joy as the two joked around with each other!  It was so sweet to see true love right in front of my eyes!  These two people were meant to be together!!!  Their chemistry was beautiful in front of the camera.  I really enjoyed capturing engagement portraits for them!

Justin and Phaedra are planning a destination wedding in Traverse City, Mi.  I love photographing in Lansing Mi but it is so nice to get out of town for a destination wedding!  Traverse city is a wonderful location for a wedding!  Justin and Phaedra are planning on getting married on the Manitou Schooner.  The Manitou Schooner is one of the largest sailing vessels on the Great Lakes.  I am so excited for the two of them to say their vows aboard the ship.  It sounds like an adventurous wedding and I’m looking forward to capturing their special day!

Engagement Portraits Lansing Mi

Congratulations Justin and Phaedra and Thank you for choosing Yankee Photography!  I had fun capturing your engagement portraits and I know your wedding is going to be amazing!


Every day at my studio is something different!  Last weekend I was blessed to capture maternity portraits for Shannon and Clint, a wonderful couple who are expecting their first child Emberly in 4 more weeks.  Shannon and Clint are from Perry but drove to Lansing Mi for my studio!  I was so glad they chose me to photograph this special time in their lives!!!  The soon to be parents glowed with excitement during their maternity portrait session!  Emberly is going to have the best parents ever!!!

Maternity Portraits are a great way to capture the love and excitement between the couple!  Shannon and Clint brought some special props to personalize their maternity portrait session.  Shannon is an avid reader and hopes that Emberly will follow in her footsteps.

As a Lansing mi photographer I am blessed to capture all the different stages of my clients lives.  Maternity Portraits to me are especially special!  The excitement of a new life is amazing!  Bellow are just a few of the shots I captured of Shannon and Clint.

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Maternity Portraits Lansing Photographer

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Pregnancy Portraits Yankee Photography Studio

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Maternity Portraits Lansing photography

Thank you Shannon and Clint for allowing me to capture this special time in your life!!!  Emberly is going to be one lucky girl having you as her parents!!!