Ionia Free Fair 2008

July 30, 2008 | Filed Under Personal | Leave a Comment 

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

July 20, 2008 | Filed Under Children's Portraiture | Leave a Comment 

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.

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

July 20, 2008 | Filed Under Weddings | Leave a Comment 

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!



All the kids absolutely loved the ice cream sundae bar! O.K….I loved it too!!!!









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Children’s Portraiture | Ionia, Michigan

July 19, 2008 | Filed Under Children's Portraiture | Leave a Comment 

I had a great time photographing this youngster in downtown Ionia, Michigan a couple weeks ago. He warmed up to the camera so quickly




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Maternity | Grand Rapids, Michigan

July 4, 2008 | Filed Under Maternity | 1 Comment 



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