Business has been slower this spring and I was happy to fill an open time with a head shot session for this gentleman who was in need of current photos for his social media and business website.

Great conversations and another fun session.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times. I can accommodate session requests easily.

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This fun family was in my studio in October of 2024 and returned now to update their photos with a new addition to the group.

As in the past they brought warmth and humor to our session.

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I received a call from this gentleman asking if we could duplicate a high school senior photo to include the original jacket which, amazingly, still fit.

I said we could and an appointment was set for a 30 minute short session.

Well, that didn’t happen as we got into trading stories about our adventures back in the day.. or days.

As you can see from the header photo the jacket is the same.. not so much for the former high school senior! (or me for that matter).

Suffice to say between our mutual “when we were young” adventure stories the 30 minute session stretched just a bit.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times. It’s the slow season and I can accommodate session requests easily.

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This year has gotten off to a very slow start and having this gentleman in for a head shot session was a welcome change.

We used a few different backgrounds and a change of outfit to give him a choice for a finished product.

His personality was refreshing and made for a great session.

The full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson and I invite you to explore previous posts as well as navigate through the portfolio options.

Please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times. It’s the slow season and I can accommodate session requests easily.

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Please note: It rains in Florida!

Amend that to “It rains a LOT in Florida”!

A few weeks ago I went to visit one of my daughters who lost her home and almost everything personal except her cat to Hurricane Milton on October 9th of last year. She finally was able to purchase a 26 foot RV to live in and had it placed on a lot two days before I arrived to visit with plans to photograph up and down the coast centered on her new home, Seminole.

I arrived in a driving rainstorm to accompanying leakage in the RV and we had one good day of a 7 day stay to deal with mechanical glitches and water… Lots of water!

All is well at this point and she and her cat are settling into RV life.

The photos here are from the one good day we had and were taken at Madeira Beach.

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This is the last of a series of studio photos taken before I took a break to visit family in Florida and photograph the area last week.

The pipeline is getting slim so please don’t hesitate to connect for open session times.

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The assignment was to create a series of head shots as well as more emotive poses and background manipulation in Photoshop for corporate usage.

My client was very involved in the session and this was truly a team effort.

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I’ve photographed this young woman’s family over the years for family sessions as well as professional head shots and this go around was for a yearbook photo.

While we were in the studio we did some full length shots and in post processing I played with some of the backgrounds.

Return clients are the best!

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This gentleman needed photos for a social media service in India.

We went in a few different directions so the photos would not be the standard head shot format.

He had never had a professional photo session but things went well and he was pleased with the results.

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This is a bit of an odd mix of subjects.

This young woman came into the studio for some yearbook and portrait photos and during editing I found some archived cat photos destined for my Pets, People and Animals page.

Both are shown here and have been added to my site.

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I took some warm weather photos of this young woman a while ago and will again when the weather gets warm and the flowers bloom.

This time she needed some basic yearbook photos so we met in my studio for a quick session.

When we finished I asked if she was up for a bit of fun using her hair as a prop and she went all in, the results of that effort being showcased here.

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With colder weather a fact of life and the turn over to 2025 I’m receiving a number of requests for head shot sessions.

This collection contains a few examples as well as a senior yearbook grouping.

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In this first blog post of 2025 I’m sharing images of this delightful family who came into my studio for a session.

They were all great in front of the camera and the photos show the warmth of the relationships they share.

I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and prosperous 2025.

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The cover photo might just be a metaphor for swimming in turbulent waters which sums up 2024 for many of us.

I tried going in a few directions, one of which is a metal print collection and features the above photo and many of my other collected fine art photographs.

Also I have published two coffee table books, one with a curated collection of photos in the metal print group and another dedicated to photos taken over the years of the Lake Michigan shoreline and sunsets at Oval Beach in Saugatuck.

My financial black hole Etsy page is mercifully no more.. no comment.

The photographs featured in this post are of the many wonderful people I met for studio and outdoor sessions and I owe them all a great thank you for their support!

I wish you all a wonderful, healthy and prosperous 2025.

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This great couple came in to the studio to show off their new daughter.

As usual with a child of this age she had no clue what was happening so we all worked around her and waited for her to notice me.. When she did become aware of me her eyes were totally focused and intense.

Mom is coming in soon for a separate portrait session.. soon to appear here.

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With the outdoor sessions coming to a halt with the passing of the warm weather (although I am looking forward to a snow session or two) I’m back in the studio for headshot and portrait sessions.

This gentleman contacted me to set an appointment for a portrait session and we captured some good images.

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I’d never been to North Bay Park in Ypsilanti so when this family told me it was their favorite we decided to do a session there.

Being the end of the season it was a grey day and the majority of the leaves had fallen. Nevertheless we had a great time and I will certainly visit again… Loads of birds on the water, a wonderful family and interesting walkway details made for a fun session.

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Yes, it’s hokey!!

This wonderful family wanted to include their cat (see.. feline overlord) in some photos taken at their home for a family session.

One request was to have their owner.. umm.. cat looking down at them as a disembodied head fully aware of the “hokeyness” and the cover photo was the result.

I also inserted said cat at their feet in a group shot as shown in one of the composites.

The link to the full blog page is here https://www.ssphotographic.com/blog-carson so feel free to explore the page and the entire portfolio contents.

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Also there is still time for holiday photos so please don’t hesitate to connect.

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For the third year, I met this great couple and their pug for a session in the park.

We first met when their dog was tiny and now, having filled out and grown a great personality has developed.

These two dog people are wonderful and we had, again, a great time!

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This session goes back to October 26th on the Eastern Michigan University campus. There was a flurry of grad and senior sessions and I’ve been working my way through them one at a time.

This very intelligent and charming grad met me near the fountains on campus to celebrate her passage through to the next step in her education and career path.

The weather was great and the session went well.

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My studio is available for cold weather sessions so please don’t hesitate to connect.

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