katharine {bhs senior ’11}

katharine is a beautiful boyne city high school senior with a bubbly personality! i had so much fun photographing her for senior portraits earlier last month. we explored a few different locations at the villa de charlevoix beach, and we were so careful to watch out for poison ivy. i thought we successfully avoided it until i found out a couple weeks later that katharine ended up getting poison ivy on her legs and arms – poor girl! i feel so bad, but the pictures were totally worth it ;) you’ll see katharine and one of her best friends, madison again on this blog very soon … keep posted!!

lightning over st. mary’s

i watched the storm blow in over lake michigan last night … here’s a sneak peek at what i captured!

cmu roomies {ericka, desi, caitlin & megan}

watch out central michigan university! these four crazy, beautiful girls from charlevoix are living together this year! i had so much fun photographing ericka, caitlin, megan and desi! we shared a few good laughs, and i think they had a great time playing in the fountain! haha i’ve been waiting for somebody to want to get into that fountain at the end of a photo shoot – so glad it was these girls! have fun at college – don’t forget about the school part! haha

katie {chs senior ’11}

awesome sunset over lake michigan while i was waiting for katie to change outfits :)

fidler family

last year over fourth of july weekend, i photographed the fidler family, and when rhona emailed me about photographing more fidler’s, i couldn’t resist! this ‘reunion’ had such a beautiful story behind it! (i’ll do my best to remember it exactly…:)) when the fidler kids were little, mr. and mrs. fidler would bring them to charlevoix during the summer, so for their 60th wedding anniversary, the kids surprised the parents with a family weekend in charlevoix! and for a family that lives all across the united states, this get together was especially special! i had so much fun working with the extended fidler family! we shared a lot of laughs and a beautiful walk down the charlevoix pier! mr. fidler actually reminded me a lot of my own grandfather :) enjoy these photos! they hold many precious memories!!

me: “look at each other!” mr. fidler: “oh hello there! boy you’re cute!”

drost landscape – traverse magazine advertisement

watch for these images in next month’s edition of the traverse magazine!

ale {senior}

jenny {senior ’11}

if you keep a pretty good watch on this blog, you’ve probably already seen this smiling face before – i photographed jenny before prom downtown grand rapids in the spring! this young lady is vibrant and outgoing, someone who can always put a smile on your face! have fun in your senior year – i’m sure i’ll be seeing you around!

abigail {senior}

thatcher family in elk rapids, mi

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