If you’ve followed this blog long enough you know we are very alliterative around here… The “triple s” title for this one was too hard to pass up with our Raider Representative Sophie!!! North Farmington Raiders that is which WE are as well, and we are heads over heels for this adorable ball of energy and aspiring tattoo artist from the upcoming senior class of 2025! We’ve actually known Sophie for most of her life so her mom Carrie gave her to us for the day and what a day! We hung out, laughed a ton, ate, and oh – we took some photos too. Some AMAZING photos. We’ve got a lot to look forward to for this upcoming class if our spokesmodel crew is any indicator so far. Let’s get to the pics!
Sophie In The Sity
We started out at Eastern Market which was definitely bustling on this Saturday morning…
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!!!!!!
And we have some fun behind the scenes as well from the session which is all part of the fun – this one is from Instagram:
And more behind the scenes this time from Facebook!
To be clear we go into every senior session with a strategy – we have a consultation with our seniors before every session, and while our spokesmodel sessions tend to be our time to experiment with new locations and techniques we don’t always know when we’ll come across an open suitcase in a vintage store that our fun-sized senior will fit in so perfectly! Hehe…. this photo is everything.
How awesome is that?
And we’ll leave you with this one – a gorgeous dress at a gorgeous spot. As you can see it’s typical for our seniors to change outfits multiple times for different looks in our sessions. They can change as many times as they like!
Wow. Breathtaking!!!
We cannot WAIT to get this girl in front of Ally’s camera again along with the rest of the class of 2025 Frameable SENIORS, and we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with Sophie in the Sity!
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Hey everybody! Okay – so there has been so much going on here at the studio and in our lives, and while it may seem like there’s been a lull in the action it’s really been more like a duck who seems calm on the surface but is paddling like mad underneath. We’ve got BIG plans for 2024!
Plans For 2024
We thought it would be fun to let you in on some of the things we have on tap for the year – Frameable Faces related AND otherwise!
Imaging USA
We last went to Imaging USA in Nashville in 2010 – which is hard to believe… Imaging USA is an annual national photography convention through the PPA, and while we’ve always said we should get back to another one we’re finally doing it next weekend in Louisville! Last time we were at Imaging USA we did a little video recap to document our trip – it seems a bit crude to us now lol… but that was a great trip and we learned a ton.
Funny too because Frameable Faces was really still a fledgling studio in the grand scheme of things…
This time is going to be way different.
For starters we are going with the dream team from our preschool division Angela and Michelle! You know Angela as our event photographer for many years which she still is, but last year she was joined by Michelle here in launching our schools division for day care centers and nursery schools and the two of them are doing an amazing job! More on them soon with a separate tab here on the site with their bios and more info, so stay tuned (we got a bit behind on that). Neither of them have been to Imaging so this feels like a next chapter in the growth of the studio and we are thrilled! It feels like coming full circle a bit and now we’re “grizzled veterans” with a long running and successful studio with a wonderful community, thriving at our beloved home of 15 years now – Orchard Mall!
The Usual but a bit more…
As much as things may change many things remain the same and that is our love of high school senior photos – so we’re assembling our new Class of 2025 (how is that possible) spokesmodel crew – a couple are already on board and we are so excited to start photographing them! But another thing has happened that has steadily grown that we love that we might not have seen coming 10 or even 5 years ago and that’s COLLEGE senior pics! Okay they’re not quite the same as high school senior pics but boy are they a blast.
When spring rolls around we are finding ourselves in Ann Arbor, East Lansing and hopefully elsewhere in the future bopping around campus usually with a crew of friends in their caps and gowns or fun college gear…..and quite often champagne lol. So that’s another thing we get to look forward to these days which is a recent development. And of course we still photograph plenty of corporate headshots, families and newborns. Including newborns of our former seniors – that’s also a newer development!!! Talk about full circle and surreal….
Other updates with the fam
Doug is still jamming in his band Vintage Playboy and the next gig is on April 13th at the B1 Tavern in Keego Harbor – come on out and jam! The B1 Tavern actually has really good food – not just bar food – so come early, eat and make a night out of it!
Doug also still has digital marketing clients with his company M10 Social – if you haven’t been to the website Doug has added a lot to it. There are now THREE blogs there! The M10 Blog for Doug’s thoughts, tips and news in the digital marketing space and social media. Doug’s Music Snobbery where Doug reviews albums, concerts, album rankings, band profiles and lots of other stuff. His Prince album ranking is the second ranked one just behind Spin Magazine! Lastly is Doug’s History Blog – you know he’s a history freak and there are a bunch of photos there from roadtrips to battlefields, president’s homes, national parks and much more – including our epic family western road trip last year where we hit NINE National Parks, THREE president’s homes and more.
We also moved last summer – back to Farmington Hills and we love our new place. Lacey is in Brooklyn having finished up her M.F.A. in creative writing at Long Island University and you can visit her website at www.laceycohen.com! Tony graduated from MSU and moved home and what is he doing you ask…..?
It’s Detroit Jerky Time!
We bought a company called Detroit Jerky! It’s a plant-based jerky – vegan, cruelty free and gluten free and we are so excited to get that going – so we’ve been pretty busy needless to say. Tony is the CJO (Chief Jerky Officer) and we’ll be working out of the Proud Mitten Shared Kitchen in Plymouth. We expect to be in production and selling jerky sometime in March if all goes according to plan. Visit the website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn! It’s delicious – you’ll love it.
Whew! That’s about it for the moment – and that’s plenty. We are so excited for 2024 and we look forward to seeing all of you this year!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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Brennan brings it indeed in these highlights from his recent senior session and we aren’t surprised… We’ve been photographing this dude for pretty much his whole life going back to family pics and his bar mitzvah (photographed by our awesome event photographer Angela) along with his older sis Riley for her senior pics, and so on and so on…..so we knew this would be a great time with Brennan and his mom Monique. We go wayyyyyyy back – they’re family really. So let’s get to some highlights!
Brennan Brings It
Let’s do the Detroit pics first:
STUD.
We also have some fun behind the scenes first from Instagram at the DIA:
We used a couple of our favorite “secret” doorways like the one above and this one hehe…
So cool!
Here’s a little more behind the scenes from Facebook downtown:
Back at the studio
Back at the studio we got some hockey and letterjacket shots – Brennan is a Walled Lake Northern Knight playing for the combined Walled Lake hockey squad.
Dude es en fuego.
And we’ll leave you with this one in the hoodie:
Great one to end on…
So there you have it – Brennan brings it and then we bring it to you! We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with him!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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Talia returned to be in front of Ally’s camera once again as she did in fabulous fashion as a spokesmodel for the class of 2024 in the Spring! We took it up a notch this time for some true transcendence with Talia! The first basic definition of transcendence is “exceeding usual limits” and yeah – we did that. What a day in Detroit and Talia’s mom Karen joined us for the fun! Let’s get to the highlights…
Transcendence With Talia
See what we mean? Spectacular!
Here’s another from Eastern Market…
Looking good Talia! We also have some fun behind the scenes from Facebook and a Detroit Police officer even stopped to say hello:
Okay one more from Eastern Market – LOVE this color…
And then there’s this amazing one to end on…
Wow. Yep – transcendence with Talia no doubt. We hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with her!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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This isn’t just some “same name connection” going on here – we love this girl and her whole family like a whole lot. We’ve known them for a really long time and Allie’s senior pics were as much fun as we knew they’d be. We always have fun with this crew. Mom Jodi and big sis Jordyn joined us for a day in Detroit for the fun and the results are totally FAB for this BHHS Class of 2024 Blackhawk. Let’s get to the highlights!
Ally Loves Allie
So we started at the DIA and that’s where we’ll start here:
Okay she’s adorable.
Next we headed over to Belle Isle and we were so happy to see the fountain on! Here’s some behind the scenes from Facebook:
Last stop was Eastern Market before a bite to eat at Pie Sci… Allie looks great with the blue mural and a well timed breeze adds the assist!
And there you have it! Ally loves Allie and now you know why – we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with her!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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We are psyched to present these highlights of Noah’s Nifty Senior Session in the heart of Detroit!!! What a great kid, and we had a fantastic time in the D on a perfect day with Noah, his mom Lauren and her boyfriend Corey. We even hit a spot or two we didn’t know about which is always cool for us. Obviously there are tons of spots in Detroit. So let’s get to the pics of this class of 2024 Frankel Jewish Academy Jaguar!
Noah’s Nifty Pics
Our first stop was Comerica Park where the Miggy retirement celebration was in full effect and we got this photo in front of the huge Tiger…
A roaring good photo huh?
Now let’s zoom in on our guy for a few…
An outfit change later:
Looking nifty indeed! We also have some fun behind the scenes first from Facebook:
Next stop Eastern Market!
One more destination – Belle Isle – and first we headed to the fountain which was actually on – here’s some behind the scenes from Instagram:
And last but not least – Noah plays baseball for the Jags too – so you don’t want this smoke coming from the pitcher’s mound….
How bad ass is that one?
So there you have it! What a day, and we hope you enjoyed the highlights!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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Detroit is hitting this senior season and Ryan represents our latest trek down there! This Class of 2024 Bloomfield Hills Blackhawk is a legacy since we photographed his big bro Michael in another urban setting in Pontiac 5 years ago! Ryan’s dad Matt joined us on this session and we had our share of laughs – good times getting it right with Ryan – let’s get to the highlights!
Getting It Right With Ryan
Looking good! Ryan went with a couple different schools to represent his choices and he changed it up as we went along.
There are always plenty of cool murals to hit in Eastern Market like this one with Eminem & the D12 crew…
Cool.
We also have some behind the scenes first from Facebook:
And the result:
You don’t want that smoke! Hehe…
We bounced around a few more locations including the Joe Louis fist – highlights on Instagram:
And we’ll leave you with this one as our dude drives into his future!
Getting it right with Ryan indeed! Good times, and we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with him!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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So we may have saved the best class of 2023 senior session for last even as we’re already in the midst of class of 2024 sessions, and we are pretty darn excited to share. Morgan’s session took a some planning and the wait was absolutely worth it and then some! Morgan is a really big Detroit Lions fan, he’s a legacy since we photographed his sister Madi, and we’ve known his parents for a long long time, so when you add it all up and include a day at Ford Field for his pics, you get a day to remember on SO many levels – like FOR REAL.
Making It Happen With Morgan
Without going into all the details this plan came right down to the wire, and for the people involved who helped make this happen – we are fully indebted with gratitude. If you know, you know. Let’s get to the pics.
Morgan put the “I” in “GRIT” and do you think he looks happy? Absolutely.
And how many seniors get to give their own press conference???
We actually have the footage of the press conference… take a look from our Instagram livestream as the press (Doug, Ally, Morgan’s mom Amy and our amazing tour guides Marena and Sherita fire away their questions…) hehe…
Next we headed to the locker room for a jersey change and a photo in front of Doug’s old teammate’s kid’s locker.😉
At this point it was time to take the field, and we have some behind the scenes fun from that on our Facebook livestream:
And we’ll leave you with this last pic of one fired up Lion…
So there you have it! We definitely made it happen with Morgan – a day none of us will forget and we hope you enjoyed the highlights!
GO LIONS!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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We are thrilled to present the highlights from the day we were illuminating Ian for his senior pictures!!! An awesome day in multiple locations including downtown Detroit and Ian crushed it. We weren’t surprised since he’s a legacy and his sister Sara’s session was also reeeeeeeally great. We had a blast and plenty of laughs with this dude and his delightful mom Diana, so let’s get to a few highlights!
Illuminating Ian
Let’s get to it:
Looking good – love this guy’s hair too!
That light, those colors, that senior!!!
Ian is an artist too – one of his mediums of choice is oil on canvas with some mixed materials / media added at times and he brought his art to the proceedings as well – you can see he’s wearing his painter’s jacket above and here’s some behind the scenes from Facebook!
Great fun!
At this point we headed downtown to Detroit where we captured Ian at one of our fave spots!
Here’s some more behind the scenes from Instagram – make sure you’re following us there!
Ally could photograph Ian all day – illuminating Ian was a treat indeed and we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with him!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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So listen, we love our seniors. All of them. And that doesn’t change if we say that we MAY have saved the best for last. We aren’t playing favorites here, but Elana’s session was EPIC. As the likely last senior for the class of 2023 we can say we ended in epic fashion indeed, including a first for us of photographing at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Detroit! So cool. This was also an encore for Elana since they appeared on this blog before as a spokesmodel for the class of 2023! Elana’s mom Barrett and latecomer dad David (haha) both joined us for this session and we’re pretty psyched to show you some highlights. Let’s get to it.
Ending in Epic Fashion With Elana
We started out as I said at Third Man Records and if you haven’t been there you need to go. What an amazing place and they were pressing vinyl in the back while we were there. Here’s one of the highlights!
And here’s some behind the scenes fun from Facebook…
We weren’t done with cool locales though… next up was the venerable John K King Bookstore – the biggest in the state! We have photographed there before and we love that place.
Love!
Next we have more behind the scenes down at the riverfront in Detroit from Instagram…
What a day. We love photographing Elana and we hope you enjoyed the highlights of our day with them!
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Frameable Faces Photography is a small biz retail mom & pop shop of Doug&Ally Cohen located in the Orchard Mall in West Bloomfield, Michigan, United States Of America!
Being “Frameable” is an attitude, a community, a way of life – a life you would want to celebrate and display on your walls for all to see! Tell us… ARE YOU FRAMEABLE?
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