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Downtown Live 3.25.17

April 5, 2017April 7, 2017Posted in celebrities, city, clothes, clothing, college, fashion, grand rapids, magazine, michigan, modeling, models, photographer, photographers, photography, photojournalist, Uncategorized, west, west michiganTagged business, downtown, downtowngr, face, fashion, first, grand, GRMI, igotface, local, localfirst, magazine, makeup, mannequins, michigan, model, modeling, models, mua, rapids, smallLeave a comment

On Saturday March 25 select businesses in the downtown Grand Rapids area got creative and put on a live mannequin display in their window in an event called Downtown Live.

I had so much fun photographing I Got Face‘s entry and watching all the hard word and creativity that goes into an event like this.
The team that put together I Got Face’s store front won best makeup and that was very exciting! Congrats to you all!

Latesha Lipscomb – Owner of I Got Face Cosmetic Concierge/ MUA

Eric Gerson – MUA

Tiffany Moody- MUA

Alice- model

Shypane – model

Seniors Class of 2017

September 7, 2016April 7, 2017Posted in children, city, college, families, family, fashion, grand rapids, modeling, models, parents, photographer, photographers, photography, photojournalist, portraits, senior, Uncategorized, west michiganTagged african, american, beautiful, black, child, children, city, class, cute, daughter, family, fashion, female, girl, gorgeous, grand, grand rapids, images, life, light, michigan, model, modeling, people, photographer, photography, portfolio, portraits, pretty, rapids, teenager, true, west, womanLeave a comment

So I have not been as busy as I would like, but I did have the chance to photograph a few awesome seniors.

They are the class of 2017 and they are poised to take over the world. Beautiful, bright, amazing young ladies!!

I am so honored that I had the chance to capture your senior photos for you!

Enjoy your senior year! Take it all in. In the blink of an eye time passes and it becomes a distant memory you wish you could hold onto just a bit longer.

CONGRATULATIONS Elora, MaKayla, and Jacqueline!

Caius and Latesha

August 27, 2015August 27, 2015Posted in babies, boys, celebrities, children, city, clothes, fashion, grand rapids, magazine, michigan, modeling, photographers, photographyTagged adorable, african, american, babies, baby, beautiful, black, bond, boy, child, children, cute, editorial, ethnic, family, fashion, gorgeous, grand, handsome, love, magazine, male, michigan, model, modeling, mother, photographer, photography, photojournalism, portfolio, preschool, rapids, son, westLeave a comment

One of the many rewards to being a photographer is being able to watch the little ones you shoot grow up.
I have done quite a few shoots with Caius and am honored to have been able to document and create memories for him and his wonderful mother Latesha since he was a newborn.

This three year old has such a big, fun personality. An absolute joy to be around!

616 Design Studio collaboration

March 14, 2015March 14, 2015Posted in business, celebrities, clothing, fashion, magazine, michigan, modeling, models, photographer, photographyTagged beautiful, cheeks, cute, deux, ethnic, eyewear, girls, glasses, modeling, models, photographer, photography, pretty, sunglasses, womenLeave a comment

Jamie Smith, owner of Deux Cheeks Eyewear and 616 Design Studio, and I collaborated on a shoot at the end of January. As usual it was a blast.
The two models, Jessie & Angioly, did a quick mini session as well.
Cannot wait for future collaborations.

Be sure to check out www.deuxcheeks.com for some cool, custom eyewear!!

All-Star Couture: Fashion Show

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014Posted in basketball, celebrities, college, fashion, fashion show, football, magazine, modeling, models, pageant, parents, photographer, photography, sportsTagged african, american, athletes, ball, basketball, beautiful, biracial, black, business, class, college, couture, cute, davenport, drew, fashion, football, grady, grand, GVSU, kelvin, local, male, michigan, modeling, models, neitzel, photographer, photography, rapids, runway, sports, state, thomas, university, valleyLeave a comment

Here are a few shots from the All-Star Couture Fashion Show that took place back in September.

This was an all male fashion show. The first one in Grand Rapids, actually. It featured some of our local athletes modeling fashion from local stores.

It was so much fun! I absolutely love fashion shows, and I would love to shoot a lot more of these. I felt so at home while snapping, it was an incredible sensation.

I also had the opportunity to capture the athletes/models as they prepped for the runway.

True Light Images Photography

May 18, 2014May 18, 2014Posted in babies, celebrities, children, concert, family, magazine, modeling, music, parents, photography, portraits, UncategorizedTagged adorable, african, american, baby, beautiful, child, children, daughter, family, female, grand, images, life, love, michigan, model, modeling, musician, new, photographer, photography, portraits, true, womanLeave a comment

I put together this sort of digital portfolio at the beginning of 2014.

It was sort of a motivation tool to keep me focused on my goals.

Hayley

August 25, 2013Posted in children, family, magazine, modeling, parents, photography, portraits, UncategorizedTagged beautiful, child, children, daughter, female, grand, images, life, love, michigan, model, modeling, people, photographer, photography, portfolio, portraits, rapids, teenager, westLeave a comment

It was such a pleasure to photograph this young aspiring teen model! Such a beauty! I see her going far in whatever it is she pursues and I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this wonderful girl!!!

Cecil and kids

April 15, 2013April 18, 2013Posted in babies, family, magazine, modeling, parents, photography, UncategorizedTagged african, american, beautiful, black, child, children, daughter, father, female, grand, grand rapids, images, life, light, love, michigan, model, modeling, new, parents, people, photographer, photography, pretty, rapids, single, son, true, westLeave a comment

I always love collaborating with the lovely Latesha Lipscomb owner of I Got Face Cosmetic Concierge. This time was no exception. It was such a moving and wonderful experience being able to photograph this single father and his children. It is not every day you see a single dad step up the way he has. Kudos to him and all the other single dads out there taking care of their children!! You deserve so much more credit and recognition than what you get!!