We found Tony! ; )

So we finally found Tony today! With many reminders & threatening phone calls (ok mabye not the threatening phone calls) Tony finally made it to his appointment, yea!!! What a fun 4 hours we had, yes that's right, 4 hours. Ok so we did more talking & eating then photographing, but we had a blast! Tony is probably the funniest high school senior we have ever met!!! So we started off photographing Tony with his car parked in some random person's front yard under one of the only trees left with pretty leaves, then we ventured off to a secret location for some totally under control (not reckless at all) burnout photos & ended our road trip on a dirt road with a cool old bridge. We are pretty sure there were trolls & stuff living under the bridge! We are pretty sure we saw one riding off into the sunset on a unicorn but we were busy trying to save Tony from being hit by his own car, which was amazingly driving itself off the cliff. Good thing Tony has a Black Belt & whipped out some ninja type skills & did some amazing flips right over that car, it was AMAZING! So amazing that we shared a pizza dinner with him to hear all about his life story & struggles & how he changes his hair with every season.... Anywho, I hope you enjoyed reading about our adventure & find the following photos to be nothing less than spectacular!!!

It's been a while since we wrote a song, and we're feeling lyrically talented right now. (Plus we have this fun pic we need to post)... so here goes:

It's late, it's late!
We haven't photographed a Nate.
We think the name Nate is great
So if that's your name call before it's too late
oh wait...
it's already late.

Which is why we're writing this song
so...sing along!!

Here we go
when we say 'hey'
you say 'ho'
hey
(um.....hello??? anyone out there?)
moving on...

Denny and Kristie's wedding was a blast
It was nice to see some faces from the past.
Hope Travis is doing well with his cast
Wow - I can really type fast. (sorta)

Thanks to Adam for helping us out
Sad we didn't get to see you guys out and about
Saw the Mobile Boogie and thought it was you
But I guess it was a different crew.

Stef's husband is asleep on the couch
she made him spit his gum outta his mouth
he was at the other wedding havin too much fun
screw this rain...where is the sun!?

I think we might have gone crazy
maybe that 's why we're amazy-n
that's right, we make up words
cause we're two cool birds.
Not cool cats...we're too cool for that.

Our blog rocks
We don't wear socks
Feet are getting cold
This song's gettin old.

PEACE!

Most of the time when we imagine a nice portrait we see a smiling face, but sometimes the most beautiful portraits are a naturally contemplative expression. Of course we love to see our clients laughing and smiling, but it is also good when we capture the elements of a person when they are simply content. Baby Brynn is a great example of this! She had the cutest little outfits and the most innocently natural expressions today! Of course we captured the smiles as well...so we thought we'd share a little bit of both. We just love her and her mommy (and Aunt Denise too!)




One of our Senior Models came in today with his Mini-me! Jakob and his little brother Isaiah are too cute for words in these portraits that capture an adorable brotherhood. They may sneer at them now, but we are certain a few years down the road they will cherish the captured memory of their childhood!

Every day seems to bring another fun story or two (or three or ten) into our lives!

We started today off with a super nice surprise from one of our recent 2010 Seniors!! Jaimie brought us little goody bags and personalized cards thanking us for her session, and wishing us a happy Boss's Day and an early happy Halloween! HOW SWEET!!! Under the pic of our goodies are some modeling portraits we took of Jaimie for an upcoming ad. THANKS Jaimie!! =) And to all the bosses out there: Happy Bosses Day to you!!




The first session of today was an amaaaaaaazing twin baby session! These little ones have been through quite a bit in the first three months. They are more precious than words can explain, and we were so blessed to have had the opportunity to take their very first professional portraits! We could have taken pictures of them all day (but they had to get to the doctor, and cousin Jenny probably needed a break)!!


Out to Shields we went after that for another awesome session with one of our faaaaaaaaaaaavorite babies...Miss Maggie Mae (as Chris calls her)!! She was adorable as always, and she has definitely found her little legs to be helpful in her running endeavors...lol (...and her outfit was super cute by the way)!! Maggie is preparing for a baby brother to be born in just a few weeks!! Her mommy and daddy are excited, and captured the beauty of the late stages of pregnancy with maternity portraits! Mom is looking stunning!! (Dad too of course). And we can't wait to take the baby's newborn portraits!



People often ask us if we have children...our answer: We have a LOT of children. We see them every few months...we play with them a bit, get caught up on their lives, take their portraits, and then they go home at the end of their session. Sounds funny-might have even made you laugh-but it's true! Each and every child that we photograph, we do so as if they were our own and therefore we take temporary ownership of them while they are here...so yeah...we have lots of children!! Here are a couple more we have recently loved every minute of photographing (Baby Georgia and Baby Andre)!



We are truly fortunate to do what we do! We cherish every session, every client, and every day!

Fun Day!

Today was a fun day of editing, retouching, ordering, marketing, creative thinking...yup...there was lots of commotion in the production room today from Ketchup and Mustard (aka Stef and Chris)!

In the late afternoon we took a break from all of that to meet with some of our awesome clients!!

First, we learned about some REALLY interesting ways to capture your families heritage, and some creative things to do with old family pictures (how fun)!!!!

After that, Lindsey and Caleb came in for some fun portraits...they are the all-American adorable cheerleader/football player couple!! They are so super cute! (go ahead and saw awwwwwwwwww at the pic below!!)

It's raining cats and dogs!!!!

It actually IS...at the "Raining Cats and Dogs" store in Frankenmuth! Twice a year we visit our furry friends (and our human ones too) at the fun and pet-friendly boutique-style shop in the heart of the little Bavarian town, to take their portraits! Here are a few from our last visit...so much fun as always!!

A great way to enjoy a great fall day! Beautiful families, lovely couples, adorable doggies, precious babies...and the feeling and color of a fall day in MI! We got to enjoy all of that while photographing old friends, and new ones alike!! There are so many wonderful things we could say about our sessions yesterday...but this time we are going to just let the portraits do the talking!!









A great way to enjoy a great fall day! Beautiful families, lovely couples, adorable doggies, precious babies...and the feeling and color of fall...what a life!!

Had a ton of fun with Chrystal and Jaimie yesterday!!

We started the day off by sorting through what we're pretty sure was Jaimie's ENTIRE closet...lol. Once we figured out what 'fits' they were gonna rock, we assisted with some hair styling and makeup application...and then we were ready for the sessions to begin!

We had a lot to fit into a little time so we might have ran a pink light on accident, went a few mph's over the suggested speed, borrowed a parking lot to avoid a light, and forgot to use that blinky light to switch lanes, but we landed where we needed to be and got the girls to the bus for their volleyball game RIGHT on time...no lives were jeopardized of course.

We still have a few shots to finish up (these girls have crazy schedules between school, work, and volleyball), but here are a couple of our favs so far...

Jesika and Brandon

A beautiful day, a stunning bride, a handsome groom, and an amazing celebration!

Jesika and Brandon tied the knot, and we were lucky to have celebrated the day with them!

The ceremony took place at Bethlehem Lutheran, with a fun-filled celebration to follow at The Temple.

Here are just a couple of the many shots from the day...

What a DOLL! This little girl is one of the most photogenic 4 year olds we have ever worked with! We're pretty sure she's secretly a model for Gap Children's clothing, but she's just not the type to brag. She and her beautiful family did a fabulous job posing pretty for Fall Family Portraits! It ended up being a perfect day to find colorful leaves, throw them in the air, and smile pretty for the camera among the beauty Mother Nature provides in this wonderful season known as fall!

Falling Into Hillier Studio

This is such a fun time of year...colorful leaves, pumpkins, cornstalks, wheat fields...and the perfect weather for Fall Family Portraits! We officially kicked off the promotion Sunday evening ...and what an adorably perfect family to start things off!!! We went on an adventure through the waterfall to the 'castle', and then down to the river to chase the ducks! The three little ones were all super photogenic, and a charm to work with (so were their mommy and daddy)! Here are just a few of the memories we captured from thier experience!