Michaels Photography

2012-01-07T06:03:00.000-08:00

"How He Asked" just featured one of our wedding couples. See it here.

Babies, Babies and More Babies

2010-10-30T14:40:00.000-07:00

Look how little the feet of this newborn is surrounded by one of mom's hands and one of dad's hands. We have been having a lot of fun at the studio with lots of newborns. This newborn is actually our latest grandchild, Addison. I can tell you the best time to take a newborn's picture is when the newborn is less than a week old. They are so sleepy then and so pliable. Clothing is optional but if it is a girl, then a bow in her hair looks great.

Dad's hands hold this newborn.

All those baby pictures make great baby announcements. We custom design the cards for free and they come with envelopes. All the information is on one side so when you put them in the frame or on the fridge you can see everything. Plus it is printed on photo paper.

Leesa & Troy

2010-03-17T13:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a sneak peak at Leesa & Troy's Wedding pictures. For more take a look at our facebook. You can see Willowood Chapel in the background.

Abbi & Austin's Wedding

2010-02-23T16:53:00.000-08:00

Rain was in the forecast so this wedding party took no chances. Our photography team of Audrie and Jason said they had a blast photographing Abbi and Austin's wedding at Austin College Saturday. Everything went smoothly and the wedding party was up to having a little fun with the pictures.
You can see more of this sneak peak on our facebook page here.

2010-02-12T17:38:00.000-08:00

Aleia was our model for this valentine special promotion. $29 for a session that includes an 8x10.

Savannah's Baby Book

2009-09-13T20:13:00.000-07:00

Savannah has been published. You can see the book online here. There are some incredibly tender moments pictured in the book. Caleb and Amy are so happy to have Savannah and it shows. I love the coffee table books for documenting family life. They take up so little room on a shelf yet are filled with so many images. Easy to share. Easy to order multiple copies so grandparents have their own book.

Allisen and Matthew

2009-09-10T10:44:00.000-07:00

This is the image Allisen and Matt chose for the cover of their album. Click on the picture to see all of their layouts. Audrie designed the layouts for them.

Trey

2009-09-09T13:36:00.001-07:00

Trey

Sarah, one of our photographers, took these pictures of Trey in the studio. He was full of energy and she got some wonderful pictures of him. This is one of many styles of portraits Michael's Photography does. Recently we have started doing more children's, maternity, and baby portraits.

Robin is engaged!

2009-08-19T05:59:00.000-07:00

One of our photographers is engaged! We are so happy for her. Robin and Jeremy are planning a May wedding.

Savannah

2009-08-02T20:01:00.000-07:00

Look at this sweet face. I was so happy to photograph Savannah with her mom and dad. Amy and Caleb Braddock of Braddock Chiropractic in Van Alstyne are the proud parents. Do you like the hand painting of the details? Amy and Caleb chose this image for the cover of their baby announcements.

facebook

2009-08-02T12:34:00.000-07:00

We are on facebook! Yes!

Catching up

2009-07-09T20:59:00.000-07:00

You may be able to tell our busy season is in the spring since I haven't blogged since February. Let's see... Sarah, our intern, graduated from OSU in December with an Associate of Arts degree in Photography. It was a very intensive course of study in photography and through it Sarah has developed a very unique style of portraiture. Her portraits are highly stylized, a boutique kind of portraiture. Like this beautiful image of Shelly, Sarah's images tell a story.

Audrie, one of our lead photographers, had her baby in March. After a few weeks she was back at work designing wedding albums and photographing weddings. Meet adorable Aleia:

Robin, another one of our interns, graduated from Texas Womens University in May with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual Art. While she won many awards, probably her most distinctive award was to have an acrylic self portrait, "the artist" chosen to hang in the largest classroom facility at Texas Womens University.

Lucas Pittman

2009-02-25T08:37:00.000-08:00

A while back Audrie photographed Lucas Pittman for his upcoming cd. Now that he has released that cd, "A Taste for Texas", I thought it would be fun to show you his cd cover. You can read more about Lucas Pittman at his website. I hear he is on My Space, too.

Lori and Jamie

2009-02-08T18:04:00.000-08:00

It is great to work with Jamie and Lori again. A portrait of an artist demands something a little different, a little edgy. Here Mike used Jamie's shop for the background. Whether Jamie is working on a new design, or pinstriping an old Model A, he finds inspiration surrounded by his collectables.

Shopping

2009-01-22T08:55:00.000-08:00

Sometimes the best portraits are the ones that show what your life is all about - at least in a moment of time. With a Blackberry in one hand and a Build-A-Bear in the other, Samantha window shops at the new Pearland Town Center in the Houston Area.

Wedding Albums

2008-12-13T09:17:00.000-08:00

Viviana and Mark's one of a kind wedding took place at Mark's parents' fabulous home. Audrie and Robin did an awesome job photographing their wedding and then Audrie did an even more awesome job designing their wedding album. Viviana sent me this email which she said I could share.

"We just received our album and it's beautiful. Just wanted to say thank you for everything. When you see Audrie will you tell her that I loved her. She did a wonderful job in capturing every special moment on the most important day of my life. Also, tell Mike thank you for everything. You guys have a great team....keep up the good work.

Thanks,
Viviana Bellissimo"
To see all the album layouts click here.

Christmas Cards

2008-11-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

This is the year you've invested in professional photography. Either you had a wedding in your family, or maybe you just were finally able to get the whole family together for a family portrait. This is a good year to order Christmas cards with one of those great images. If you would like to see some options you can look here. We also have custom folded press print cards in various sizes and bulk prints. I love these gift tags with photos that we offer. There will be no doubt who that gift is from.

Sarah, Our Intern

2008-10-27T15:38:00.000-07:00

Last summer we had Sarah, our first official intern, working with us. She came ready to learn, worked really hard and taught us a few tricks of her own. I thought you might enjoy seeing one of her portfolios she has been preparing for school (she is majoring in photography at OSU). The good news is that Sarah is still working with us on some weekends at certain events.

Kids

2008-10-14T20:33:00.000-07:00

Rebekah is having too much fun getting her picture taken. We had too much fun taking her picture. Her mom is Jennifer of the Salon's of Loy Lake. It comes in handy to have a mom who can do hair. Click here to see more from this session.

New Studio

2008-09-03T18:11:00.000-07:00

We love our new location. It is a great place to work and meet with our clients. It has worked out great since we have added photographers to our staff. Check out their portfolios here. You can see our photographers here. Our business has really grown and we are grateful for this beautiful studio. Come by and see it for yourself. Our studio is located at 2806 S. Trail Dr., Suite 106 in Denison, Texas. We are right across the street from Huck's Catfish. You can see us from Hwy 75. Just take exit 67 and turn east on Loy Lake Rd. Then turn left on the first street (Trail Dr.) You will see us on the right hand side. Click on the photo for directions and a map.

Silver Medalist

2008-08-23T21:18:00.000-07:00

We had the privilege of meeting with Jonathan Horton and his fiance, Haley Deprospero on Friday. Jonathan just won the silver medal in the men's high bar event at the Olympics in Beijing. We were thrilled to have a chance to see and hold his silver medal. Jonathan and Haley are planning a wedding in 2009 and we are excited they chose a Michael's Photography team to photograph their wedding.

2008-08-21T19:43:00.000-07:00

New for us - a blog. We sometimes get so busy we don't have time to let everyone know what is going on with us. We hope to post some awesome images from our weddings and portraits.