tobias and family | literally, the whole family.

for my third adventure with the Tobias family, i met the rest of the clan! this family was so much fun to work with and i grew so much as a photographer just by shooting this group. what a wonderful group of people! 

and yes, it was difficult to get the young siblings, hannah and luke, to pose nicely together, but it was worth the work! 

holly and tom are engaged!

i work with holly at oakland university and she asked me if i would like to take her engagement photos. well first of all, congratulations!! and second of all, of course i would!

this couple is so great together - you can tell how well they get along just be being around them for about five minutes. i had such a great time capturing these photos at the meadowbrook historic site, even if we got kicked out in out first attempt! i think our backup plan worked so beautifully - just like that humungous ring!!

not long after was i asked if i would also like to capture their wedding day in october, to which i also agreed without hesitation. it's going to be so great! 

you'll be seeing these two again in october! :)

the LEAN project

you want strength? head to LEAN in alma, michigan! this group really knows how to break a sweat. its owner, kris, was looking for a way to spruce up advertising for the gym so i was happy to help with some fresh images! we wanted to really show case the "group" aspect of this group fitness-based gym, and i think we did it! kris is so amazingly strong and incredibly passionate about helping people to better health - it's so contagious! these people work do hard every time they hit the gym, even if sometimes that means hitting a field out in the hot, hot sun!

too bad i was taking photos - i could have had one killer workout!

look for these photos on billboards around town - man, that's gratifying!