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A Frameable Day Starting in Detroit & Ending in Birmingham!

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We had a fun and Frameable day two days ago that started in downtown Detroit and finished up at Social Kitchen and Bar in Birmingham!  It was such a great day that we just had to pop onto the blog and talk about it!

Class of 2017 spokesmodel season in full swing

We headed out with two new spokesmodels from the class of 2017 to get some photos in Detroit and it was an epic day with Aria and Maya along with their moms and Aria’s little sister Sedona, complete with burgers for lunch in Corktown at the Mercury Bar.  We spent some time photographing the girls at The Belt Alley which was our first time doing a session there.  We will have plenty more to come from the session but here’s a little behind the scenes fisheye shot made with my iPhone and an Ollo Clip.

Frameable Day

Frameable Day

After we finished our day we had dinner plans with some friends at Social Kitchen and Bar in Birmingham.  We had been meaning to get there for some time since we had heard nothing but great things about it and the owners are clients of ours with a current class of 2016 senior – Cooper.  Let’s just say all the great things we heard were true.  The food and the drinks were amazing – Ally got the sea bass and I got the short rib French dip sandwich.  I also had a Social Mule to drink which was amazing….  and speaking of drinks, the bartenders were former seniors of ours!!!  Mark and David from the class of 2012!  We hadn’t seen them in a while and David’s name had just come up in conversation recently…  Crazy!

Here are a couple of photos from their sessions which were both done in Birmingham:

First Mark – this was the original fence shot we did…  Hard to believe these two sessions took place over 4 years ago already…

Frameable Day

Next David – a night time shot using off-camera flash with the rain starting to fall…

Frameable Day

And here we are with them the other night!!!

Frameable Day

With former Senior Friends Mark and David at Social in Birmingham!

So much fun!  Great weather, great city, great spokesmodels, great food, and a great little reunion!  A truly FRAMEABLE DAY!!!

Let’s Take A Look-a At A Handsome Little Guy Named Luca!

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Luca is a handsome little guy and he’s a total character!  He’s smart as a whip and has no problem asking questions and challenging the answers!  We had him here for a photo shoot and he delivered a ton of personality.  Several different styles and a ton of different expressions!  Gotta love it.  This kid has a bright future and we think you’ll get a kick out of these highlights of his session!

A Handsome Little Guy…

This session took place completely in the studio and his mom Karen was here to help out.  She brought him for the initial consultation as well so we were looking forward to this.  We started out with a casual look on the black background.

Handsome Little Guy

What a little stud.  Great pose and fun little half smile!

Next we moved to the brown muslin background for a fun classic look – love the outfit!

Handsome Little Guy

The bowtie, the ivy cap on backwards with the untucked shirt – this was one of our favorites from this series.  Before we continue we’ll now take a look at our fun behind the scenes action from our day with Luca.  First we have our 6 second Vine for your looping pleasure:

Next we have the replay of our live Periscope broadcast from our YouTube channel!  If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces at this link.

Now let’s finish out the session as we moved to the white background…

Handsome Little Guy

Man in black!  Gotta love it with the leather slung over the shoulder!

Okay one more close up and personal with this dude.

Handsome Little Guy

Just a great smile – a kid being a kid!  And that should wrap it up for now.  Luca is definitely a handsome little guy and we had a good time with him.  We hope you enjoy the highlights of our session with him!

5 Fun Tips On What To Wear For A Family Photo Shoot

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What to wear for a family portrait session is obviously an important topic.  What do you recommend?  Do we need to match?  Can we wear jeans?  These are the questions we get from our clients all the time for family portrait sessions, and they are very important questions!What to wear

What to wear….

Whenever we meet with a family (or the family member in charge) to discuss the game plan for their upcoming session we usually spend a decent amount of time discussing clothing.  Many people have anxiety over this, and while it’s certainly important to look your best when you invest the time and money to get professional portraits, there is no need to stress!  Here are 5 fun and practical tips and ideas that may help…

  1. Consider Casual.  If you are comfortable you will feel comfortable and therefore you will look comfortable.  There is nothing wrong with jeans and t-shirts, polos, or simple blouses.  A family that appears to be relaxed and naturally enjoying being together makes for really nice portraits.  Keep in mind that formal portraits can be beautiful as well, just know that it’s not a rule that professional portraits = formal portraits.  Sometimes the decor of the room or rooms you plan to decorate can help you with this as well.
  2. Coordinate Loosely.  You don’t have to match exactly.  You can put the boys in a blue and the girls in a pink just as an example, with everyone wearing similar style shirts.  Everyone can wear different style shirts of the same color as well – white shirts are fine.  Coordinate by color or style – just look like you are in the same group and belong together.
  3. Avoid crazy patterns.  No Hawaiian shirts for example.  Just use common sense – you want the focus of the photos to be on the people and not on a pattern or a slogan like “I’m With Stupid” on a shirt.
  4. Try a theme.  We had a family do a Detroit sports theme with different jerseys of the 4 major pro teams – the Tigers, Lions, Pistons, and Red Wings.  It was really fun!  You can do it with your favorite college / alma mater too.  We had a family where the dad and son had maize and blue Michigan sweatshirts and the mom and daughter had pink ones on and it was really cute.  I used to think it was silly when I would see a U of M sweatshirt in pink in a store, but from a fashion standpoint it worked for the shoot!  Anything that your family shares together can serve as inspiration.
  5. Be true to yourself and your family.  Certainly you can look to professional photographers for advice because they have plenty of experience with this, and they can make suggestions that work with different backdrops and settings.  Always ask to see examples!  Also remember however that you are the customer and you know your family best.  Be careful of a photographer who won’t listen to you and insists on doing it his or her way.  This is your session after all…

Always remember to have fun and savor the moment.  You deserve credit for wanting to celebrate your family with a professional portrait session and you should enjoy it!  Feel free to add to the discussion – what have been some of your favorite choices for wardrobe?  What say you on the subject of what to wear?

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Sara Slayed On Her Supreme Snowy Senior Session!

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Sara slayed.  Yes she did.  That’s a good thing for those of you who aren’t down with the lingo.  Think of it as Sara being a warrior – an underdog warrior going up against a big and deadly snow dragon (session), slaying it and emerging victorious with all of her beauty intact!  That’s what happened.  Just like that.  That’s not to say there weren’t a couple moments of chilly adversity and windy cold to conquer – there were.  But all metaphors aside, this girl was a lot of fun to be out in the cold with and we got some fantastic results!

Snowy Scramble…

Snowy sessions can be a bit of a scramble and that can be part of the fun…  You see it’s hard to schedule a snow session in advance since we don’t know when there will be snow.  It’s been especially tough this year since there has basically been no winter after two of the most brutal winters on record in 2014 and 2015.  So when I happened to notice that some snow was in the forecast I called Sara and her mom to see if Sara could be ready in, like… a day!  No problem was the answer!  So we started on location – which is where we’ll start here:

Sara Slayed

Love it.  She is really a beauty (and she barely knows it)!

One more in the snow…

Sara Slayed

Now before we come in from the cold let’s take a look at our fun behind the scenes action from our day.  First with our 6 second vine for your looping enjoyment – you may even notice that Sara was just a tad chilly out there – hehe:

Next we have the Katch.me replays of the indoor and outdoor Periscope live broadcasts we did of the session.  If you still haven’t downloaded the 2015 app of the year you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces here.  First the outdoor broadcast:

Now the indoor broadcast as we move to the studio:

Sara Slayed…

We love these next two photos from the studio after we warmed up a little…  the first one is just so darn cute:

Sara Slayed

And we’ll leave you with this last one you can just see how Sara owns it with the “black and blowy” setup!

Sara Slayed

And there you have it!  You can see now that Sara slayed indeed on her senior session and we hope you enjoyed the highlights!

Ethan Loves His Parents….And (Smashing) His Cake!

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Ethan loves his parents for sure.  And he loves his cake.  And smashing his cake.  And devouring his cake.  What’s bad about that?  Okay so maybe too much cake isn’t the very best idea all the time, but for a first birthday photo shoot?  Gotta do it…  Yep.  Just gotta.  Meanwhile Ally has known Ethan’s dad Kyle for a long time and we are huge fans of this fam – Jodie is a sweetheart and Ethan did a fantastic job for their (his) session!  So let’s get to the delicious photos of this delicious kid and eventually his delicious cake!

Ethan Loves His Parents…

We’ll start with the family portrait with the blue / grey backdrop.  Just a classic shot – everyone smiling, everyone happy together!

Ethan Loves

Love that.

Ethan Loves Just Being Ethan…

Let’s give one to Ethan just being a happy little guy – being himself – how great to be 1!

Ethan Loves

How’s that finger taste Ethan?  Think he’s getting ready for the cake…

Before we get to that though, let’s take a look at our fun behind the scenes action from the session.  First with our fun 6 second vine for your looping pleasure:

Next we have the replay of our Periscope broadcast, and if you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet (Apple’s 2015 app of the year) you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces at this link.

Ethan Loves His Mommy…

We would be remiss if we didn’t also mention that Jodie was actually the birthday girl on this session!  Ethan’s first birthday was technically two days later, and what a birthday present for Jodie – her little one loving on her while she watches over him.  Love this photo…

Ethan Loves

Ethan Loves His Cake!!!

And finally the cake smash!!!  This is a great one to end on of Ethan really starting to go for it….

Ethan Loves

…and clearly happy about it!  That will do it for now – we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with this happy family!

Noah Was A Natural In Front Of The Camera!

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Noah came to the studio with his mom and he is the second senior guy in a row that we’ve posted about who had their mom on the session and has a great relationship with her.  Now that’s not to say moms who don’t come have less than great relationships – actually only about half of the moms come to the sessions and that is totally fine!  But this is a case that it’s bears mentioning that Noah and his mom were really sweet together and mom Susan even jumped in for a portrait with her baby!  And yeah okay, so what if that embarrasses Noah just a little – we’re guessing it doesn’t because he’s such a good kid.

Noah was a natural…

So this session took place in the studio and yeah Noah was a natural in front of the camera – easy to work with and comfortable posing for portraits.  We started right out with some fire!  We love setting stuff on fire, in this case a basketball since Noah plays for Roeper High School.  Check it out:

Noah

Fierce!  Ally got some of Noah’s cool intensity with that photo.

Next we had Noah put on the letter jacket which is always a good shot.  School pride baby – with a little bling to boot…

Noah

Cool right?

Okay before we switch up the backgrounds let’s take a look at some of our behind the scenes action from the session.  First with our 6 second looping Vine:

Next let’s take a look at the replay of our Periscope broadcast from our YouTube channel.  If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet you can do it and follow us at @frameablefaces here.


Okay now let’s switch to the white background for a couple more photos before we wrap it up:

Noah

And now for Noah and his mom Susan!  🙂

Noah

So cute!  Okay that will do it for now with Noah – a total natural indeed!  We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our time with him!

Looking For A Winning Senior Session? It’s Naiel By A Mile!

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Naiel is a great kid – another in a long line of them from the class of 2016.  It’s been a great year for our seniors and this session was another winner!  It’s really nice to see a senior guy have such a great relationship with his mom too – Hina joined us on the session and what a pleasure she is!  This was a Saturday morning session which we like to start on location when the lighting is better outside, so we met them at Heritage Park to begin the fun.

Winning…!

Hehe…  yes we won that day – big time!  Awesome time and awesome session.  Naiel is a handsome dude and he did a great job.  Let’s get to a few of the highlights!  First we have a pretty cool relaxed pose against a tree that we really like:

Naiel

I really like that one with Naiel looking off camera…

Next we have a spot we found that we never used before at Heritage Park which going forward will be known as “Naiel’s Spot” since that’s how we roll here at Frameable Faces.

Naiel

Before we head back for the studio photos let’s take a look at our behind the scenes action from our day.  First as we usually do we have our 6 second vine for your looping pleasure:

Next we have the Katch.me replays of our live Periscope broadcasts which were a lot of fun as you’ll see.  If you still have not downloaded Periscope for your mobile device you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces here.

First the location broadcast:

And now the studio broadcast!

Naiel By A Mile…

Let’s cross the finish line back in the studio on the black backdrop!  First with a more formal shot – the guy has style!

Naiel

And lastly this sitting photo a little closer up…

Naiel

And so it was – a real winner of a session with Naiel!  We hope you enjoyed these highlights of our morning with him!

 

Check Out Seth’s Sensational Senior Session!

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Seth is a sensational senior straightaway.  No doubt about it.  He is actually the third in a series of senior siblings and we have enjoyed them all.  All three were photographed at the same beautiful private location for the outdoor portion of the sessions, and yet each session has it’s own aesthetic – same spot, different seniors and different styles!  We really had a good time with Seth too – love it when senior boys are game to hang out and have a good time, and yes some photos happen along the way!  Great photos!  So let’s get to ’em…

Let’s Dress It Up

We love it when senior guys go a little formal with the suit and tie and that’s what we started with in the studio with Seth.  Take a look:

Sensational Senior

What a stud.

After a few of these photos we headed out to our location but before we get to those photos let’s look at some of our fun behind the scenes action – first with our six second looping vine:

Next we have our two Periscope broadcast replays from our YouTube channel.  If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet you can do it and follow us at @frameablefaces here.  First here is the studio broadcast:

Next we have the follow up broadcast from the location on a day that was a little windy and chilly…

Sensational Senior Seth

So let’s take it outdoors for a few sensational shots!  First up, Seth chillin’ on the steps…

Sensational Senior

Moving right along to another spot and another outfit by the water:

Sensational Senior

Something about this photo is just really cool.  He’s “gazing off into his future” haha!

Okay one more…

Sensational SeniorAnd there you have it!  A truly sensational senior session with Seth!  We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with him!

We Really Like-ah Mycah! Okay Actually We Love Her!

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Yeah, to just say we “really like-ah” Mycah wasn’t enough.  We love her!  We fell in love with this girl the minute she walked into our studio the first time.  She’s just cool, and funny, and beautiful, and smart and – okay we could go on and on, but yeah – she fits in.  Instant connection.  The snowfall we had for this session was a little unexpected and yet it really did work out nicely.  We had a great time and Mycah just slayed (that means she did an amazing job)!

We Really Really Really Like-Ah Mycah…

So we started out on location at a nature preserve that we love and got a few shots there mainly with one outfit and a letter jacket addition which warmed our hearts because it was a dear old brown and gold North Farmington Raider jacket!  Go North!  Let’s take a look at these:

We Love Her

How stunning is she?

Next we have a little Raider Pride going on…..

We Love HerWe’ve been told Mycah is a heck of a track athlete….

At this point it was time to head back to the studio but before we do that let’s take a look at our behind the scenes fun from the day!  First with our 6 second looping Vine:

Next we have the replays of our Periscope broadcasts from our YouTube channel for you.  One outside and one in the studio!  If you haven’t downloaded Periscope yet (the 2015 app of the year) you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces here.  Okay so first on location…

And now in the studio…

Okay Actually We Love Her…..!

So let’s take a look at a couple of amazing studio photos against the black backdrop.  Mycah looks fantastic in this red dress!

We Love Her

And last but not least we are really happy with the results of this black and white photo in our “black and blowy” set up!

We Love Her

Wow!

And that will do it for now!  You can get a sense for why we love her!  We hope you enjoyed these highlights from our day with Mycah…  Actually, you’ll see here as a little bonus she came back to visit a couple nights later while we were broadcasting at the studio and we made a little vine out of it!  Enjoy and we’ll see you soon!

Little Man Anthony Was A Total Rockstar For His Session!

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Little Man Anthony was here and he certainly left an impression – he was so easy to work with!  Sometimes 2 years old can be a challenging age to photograph – in theory…  I do have to say though that while some do better than others Ally is usually pretty darn good getting them to cooperate.  She has the magic touch.  Having said that, with Anthony the magic touch wasn’t even really needed.  He was really good.   He came to the studio with his mommy and his Uncles and they were a big help too.

Little Man Anthony

We should also mention what a sweetheart his mom Anita is and she is expecting so Anthony is going to be a big brother soon!  So exciting!

So this session was all in the studio but we did use a couple different backdrops and clothing changes.  Let’s start with a close up of our guy:

Little Man Anthony

Okay – how awesome is he?  And the jacket?  So cool…

Next let’s go with some flannel – he looks like a little lumberjack!

Little Man Anthony

Looks like he’s planning something there doesn’t it?  Like his wheels are turning…  lol!

Meanwhile we broadcasted part of the session on Periscope which was a blast!  If you haven’t downloaded the app yet you can do so and follow us at @frameablefaces here.  Here is the replay of the broadcast from our Katch.me page with the real time comments intact!  Check it out!

So fun!

Okay let’s get back to a couple more photos.  Love this next shot where you can see that Anthony was getting into it and having some fun!

Little Man AnthonyWhat a stud.

And now the coup de grace – the custom Sons Of Anarchy leather outfit made by his dad against the white backdrop!

Little Man Anthony

And there you have it!  Little man Anthony was a rockstar indeed – wouldn’t you agree?  We hope you enjoyed these highlights from our morning with him!