Eve Tuft is a Photographer specializing in Senior Photography in Michigan in the cities of Midland, Bay City and Saginaw

MHS Drum Major in Dow Gardens

April 6, 2021

MHS Drum Major, Nicole James, is a wonderful teenager. I’ve known her family personally for years, and they’re one of the best there is! Which is why I am grateful I got to take her senior pictures. She wanted to have her senior session taken in the fall because she wanted beautiful autumn foliage. And guess what? She chose the perfect week! Last October we met up at Dow Gardens for her session, and the colors were vibrant and stunning. Her smile is just the best.

Even though the day was cloudy, the colors were gorgeous, and we were able to get extra light into her eyes using my reflector. Those large catchlights add so much!

Beautiful blond senior and drum major poses on a pathway at Dow Gardens for her senior shoot | Midland, MI senior photographers

Nicole plays the flute, so we made sure to get pictures with it. As a flute player myself, I have to add here that it’s the best instrument there is! 😉

Beautiful teenage girl and Drum Major plays her flute outside at Dow Gardens | Senior Photographers Midland, Michigan

And of course, as a MHS drum major, we also made sure to get pictures with her whistle and mace.

A Drum Major takes pictures with her whistle and mace for senior session outside | Michigan senior photographers

Those fall colors were on point. Dow Gardens has so much variety, really every season is beautiful here. We were fortunate the weather wasn’t too cool or rainy on her session date.

Beautiful senior girl sits in a pile of autumn leaves outside on a hill for her senior pictures | senior Photographers in Midland, Michigan

Nicole also brought her cross country gear for her shoot. I love it when my seniors bring props and uniforms.

Isn’t she so beautiful? Every time I had her mom hold the reflector up to her face for headshots, her mom would say, “It’s like turning a light on!”. That’s also what it’s like when Nicole walks into a room. She’s brings light everywhere she goes.

Next time, I’ll share the second half of her session at City Forest. See you then!

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Dahlias and Macro Photography

March 25, 2021

Dahlias have quickly become a favorite flower of mine. I never knew just how much variety there was in this one flower! At the end of last summer, we went to Dahlia Hill here in Midland, and it was our first time visiting this beautiful place. As we explored, we were amazed at how many different kids of dahlias there are! It is wonderful to see them in all their splendor.

Even more wonderful is getting to take pictures of them with my macro lens. I feel like Dahlia Hill is heaven on Earth when I have my macro lens with me. Last time I blogged, I showed a few of the pictures I took. But since I didn’t want to overshare, I decided to split it up into two different posts. Here is part two. 🙂

How can you not just fall in love with these dahlias?? They are exquisite and full and absolutely lovely. I went the second time looking specifically for light pink and purple flowers. I’ll show you why in a second. The next time I go, I’ll have to bring a squirt bottle with me. Squirt bottles can add so much to a macro picture, especially when the sun is out.

Isn’t nature amazing and so well-organized? These dahlias are proof of that.

The reason why I looked specifically for light pink/purple flowers is because we needed some artwork in our bedroom. We finally settled on these two. Check it out below.

These were printed on metal and are the perfect final touches in our bedroom. Metal prints are my absolute FAVORITE way to display pictures.

Next month, I’ll get back to blogging my final two seniors from last fall. I can’t wait to share those session with you! See you then!

Old City – New Discovery

March 4, 2021

Old isn’t exactly what I’d call Midland, but since I’ve lived here for over six years, it no longer feels new to me. Even though I’ve lived here for that long, I never made it out to Dahlia Hill until last September! Why is that?? I had heard of it and passed it, but I just never got around to going and checking out all the flowers. You guys. It’s my new favorite place in Midland for taking pictures of flowers.

I’ll also say that one of the reasons I love taking pictures there is that I also recently bought a new lens. Well, it was old, but new to me. 😉 It’s the 100mm, a macro lens that also doubles as a portrait lens. And it is heaven. Check out these pictures I took of the gorgeous Dahlia Hill flowers with that lens.

This one reminds me of a lion’s mane.

It is fun when I get to take my time and think outside the box a little bit. I love seeing the underside of these beautiful flowers.

I also love taking pictures with a diptych in mind like the one below.

This one makes me think of a flame. Our world sure is a wondrous work of art.

Next time I blog, I’ll show you a few of my other favorites and show you how I had them printed and where they are located in my home. See you then!

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Volleyball Session at the CNC

February 24, 2021

Volleyball was never a sport I was talented in playing, but I admire people so much who love it and are great at it. Olivia is one of those people. For the first part of her session, we went to Dow Gardens. For this part, she chose the Chippewa Nature Center. I love this place! The light there is always perfectly positioned for evening portraits. Although I’ve taken many senior pictures there, I never get sick of it!

I always love it when my seniors want to bring sports stuff to their session. When Olivia told me she wanted to wear her volleyball jersey and bring her volleyball with her, I was so excited!

Volleyball Shots

As I said before, that light is completely magical here!

Olivia asked to have some pictures of her setting the volleyball up, so we got lots of them!

This next pose was her idea. I seriously love it so much.

As the sun sank low, we headed over to the River Trail around Wood Duck Pond. Olivia really wanted some flowers in her photo session. Thankfully, we were able to find a few spots with flowers for her pictures. Isn’t she beautiful? Also, overalls are my favorite.

Here’s what Olivia’s mom said about the session: “Eve is great at capturing beautiful light in her pictures. She’s a pleasure to work with. She’s good at listening and delivering what you want in your photo shoot. She did a wonderful job creating beautiful senior pictures of my daughter.”

And this is what Olivia had to say: “I love Eve!! I wanted many different things in my senior photos and she was able to incorporate everything. I love the way she uses the sunlight in photos and how her photos are bright, colorful, and crisp. She is an amazing photographer. I felt comfortable the whole session and had a really great time. I love all the pictures I got from my senior session and totally recommend Eve.”

Thank you both for a lovely time! Best of luck for finishing up your senior year, Olivia!

Senior Photographer and a Senior Photographer

February 8, 2021

Senior Photographer (me) was lucky enough to take a picture of a senior who also photographs other seniors. Are you confused yet? 😀 Olivia has actually modeled for me before, so I was stoked to get the chance to be her photographer for her senior year.

Olivia also has her own photography business! She takes beautiful pictures, and I’m rooting for her all the way to continue on the path she’s chosen.

She knew she wanted pictures with flowers in them and chose Dow Gardens as her first location. I love that she chose a dress as one of her outfits. They photograph so well and add movement and femininity to pictures.

Since Olivia is a photographer herself, she knew exactly what she wanted in her pictures – flowers. A girl after my own heart.

I love this next one of her so much.

Olivia was also super comfortable being photographed, and she was up for anything I asked. Walking towards the camera and swirling dresses are quickly becoming a new favorite of mine. And of course, we had to get a picture of her with her camera. 🙂

While finishing up at Dow Gardens, we were able to meet her dad and sister outside who brought her dog for a quick picture. Isn’t Bella so cute?

Olivia wanted The Chippewa Nature Center for her second location. I love this place.

Do you see that small bouquet of flowers she’s holding below? Her little sister picked them for her while we were shooting. I seriously love it so much.

Next time I post you can see the second half of her session. We were able to get so many great pictures of her in her volleyball outfit with amazing light. I’ll see you then!

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