Midland, Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer | Eve Tuft Photography

Category: Midland High

Two Sports, Two Locations, One Senior

Two Sports

Two sports are always better than one, right? Especially if your senior is involved in both sports and wants to represent both in her pictures. Well, we did just that for Carin’s senior session.

Downtown

We started downtown, and that’s when we were able to incorporate two sports into her pictures. Isn’t she beautiful? And I always love Midland High School’s colors. That blue looks good on everyone. I’ll also add here at the beginning that Carin got her makeup done professionally. Sometimes my seniors worry that their makeup will look too heavy or not natural. But look! Carin’s makeup was not overdone at all, and it looks lovely. Seniors, don’t be afraid to get your makeup done! If there is ever a time to get it done, it’s for your senior session and for your wedding. 😉

We had such a fun time going around downtown Midland. This place is one of the most requested for senior sessions, but it never gets old.

CNC

When we finished there, we headed out to the Chippewa Nature Center. My seniors request this location often as well. While we didn’t incorporate Carin’s two sports there, we did find flowers, fields, and a garden. I love that place SO much.

I also want to give a shout out to all the incredible parents who help out with their child’s session. They carry all the things, help hold my reflector, and are always aware if one hair is out of place. They’re super heroes!

Here’s what Carin’s mom said about the photo session: “We had a wonderful senior picture experience with Eve Tuft! Very professional, easy going and personable. Unusual to have a 17 year old love each and every picture!”

And here’s what Carin said about it: “I had an amazing experience with Eve Tuft for my senior pictures. She made me feel very comfortable and relaxed and all in all made the experience very enjoyable. I loved the way every single one of my pictures came out. I loved her vision for posing that she used to make every picture look great! Thank you Eve for an incredible senior picture experience!”

You’re both amazing! Good luck your senior year, Carin!

September 15, 2021
MHS Drum Major in Dow Gardens

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!

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! 😉

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

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.

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!

April 6, 2021
Volleyball Session at the CNC

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!

February 24, 2021
Senior Photographer and a Senior Photographer

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!

February 8, 2021
First Senior of the Year at an Apple Orchard in Freeland, MI

A few weeks ago I blogged the first half of Ella’s session. She chose City Forest here in Midland for one of her locations. We had an awesome time there. For her second location, she chose to go to an apple orchard because she wanted something a bit different than everyone else. I love that! I have never done a real session in an apple orchard, so I was super excited she wanted pictures there. Since my family loves Leaman’s Green Applebarn, I decided to call them up and see if we could do the session there. Thankfully, they were totally OK with it.

After we finished up at City Forest, we all drove out to Freeland. I just love that town. Ella started out this location in such a cute outfit. Don’t you just love her smile and gorgeous eyes?

I don’t normally go for black and white, but those close up shots sure get me sometimes.

We didn’t go out into the orchard itself until the sun was a bit lower in the sky. She changed outfits again, and I love the dress she chose! I always tell me seniors to save their favorite outfit for last. Why? Because at the end of the shoot is normally the best lighting and when they feel most comfortable with me and confident in their pictures. Take a look!

This is one of my favorites! Confidence, strength, beauty, and a little bit of sass.

That smile gets me every time!

Thanks for the amazing shoot, Ella! Best of luck to you in your senior year.

June 25, 2019