Midland, Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer | Eve Tuft Photography

Category: Miscellaneous Location

A Green Dress at a Dream Location

This green dress and this senior and this location are a match made in photography heaven. When Anna contacted me about her shoot, she had a specific vision. She wanted her senior pictures taken at this church in Midland, and she wanted to wear a prom dress. Anna had seen this post from a couple years ago with Saige and wanted something similar. I love that! Anna bought a dress specifically for her photo shoot, and it took a little time, but this green dress was worth it. I mean. !!! All the heart eyes for this.

We met up at Memorial Presbyterian Church on Ashman near downtown and began taking pictures right away. It’s weird when I can start taking pictures as soon as I get to a location. Normally, we will walk a ways like at Dow Gardens or the CNC before we start shooting. Anna was a natural at posing in front of the camera and therefore needed little to no direction.

I love taking pictures at locations I’ve gone to before and seeing it in a new way with a new senior. Although I had shot here before, I wanted to give Anna something different than what I gave Saige. I pulled it off. 😉

Anna was a rock star and was willing to run in her heels! You guys, I can’t even walk in heels!

Cathy Augustin did her gorgeous hair and makeup.

Anna wanted her photos to portray strength. She brought it all to the table.

The green dress complimented her coloring so well and brought out her eyes in such a gorgeous way.

Stay tuned for our second location! Oh, and the props you’ll see next time are the best EVER and match the location so well. I can’t wait to show you! xoxo

January 13, 2021
Stratford Woods Senior Photography Session

Stratford Woods is literally about six minutes away from my house. Although I had heard about it before and had seen it from the freeway, I had never gone there until the day before this high school senior’s photo shoot. Whaa?? I took my kids there during the day the week before school started to check things out for my shoot. We loved it! We’ve lived here in Midland for five years. Five years! And we had never made it to Stratford Woods. Since we had such a good time, we actually made it back two more times during the following week. I think we’ll be visiting there a lot next year.

Last week, I blogged about the first half of Saige’s senior photo session. We had such a fun time with her mom and friends. And although it was busy near the Tridge when we arrived, the crowds seemed to clear afterwards. For her second location, we came here. We got there in time for some sun, and would you look at that back light!

We also got one of my favorite shots ever… Look at those gorgeous eyes.

After the sun dipped behind the trees, we focused more on the beach. Saige was brave enough to get into the water a bit.

And I love the colors that were reflected in the water from the sky. It was the perfect ending to a beautiful senior session.

Reviews

Here’s what Saige had to say about her session:

“I’m absolutely in love with my pictures. I couldn’t have asked for a better, more comfortable setting, and a fun time on top of that. I’m so grateful for the beautiful job that Eve did and I really hope to work with her again!”

Her mom said:

“My daughter’s senior pictures experience with Eve far exceeded our expectations. Eve’s professional approach to photography was delightfully personable, which helped the outcome of some GORGEOUS pictures. She is so creative and artistic, she captured Saige so beautifully. We are so grateful to Eve and could not have asked for a better outcome. We were blessed with the opportunity to work with Eve and gain a beautiful friend.”

Thanks for the kind words, you two! I am SO glad I’ve had the opportunity to work with you this year. Good luck with your senior year!

September 13, 2019
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
Senior Session Location: Miscellaneous Midland Location

I’ve just finished my series of favorite locations in Midland my seniors like to choose for their sessions. I’ve covered Dow Gardens, the Chippewa Nature Center, Downtown Midland, and Bay City State Park. We really have some beautiful and unique options here in Mid-Michigan. Today I’m going to do my last one for now, and it is a miscellaneous location. While Dow Gardens and the CNC are a photographer’s dream to photograph, I can take your pictures just about anywhere outdoors and get some really beautiful and amazing memories captured. Midland and the surrounding areas are amazing that way. You want your senior pictures taken at a park? Great! In your backyard? Let’s do it! Over on some property your parents own? Sounds good!

One Example for a Miscellaneous Location

One of my favorite locations in Midland to take my kids is Larkin Park. Man, we just love that place. We took our own family pictures there a year and a half ago. It’s especially beautiful in the fall, but then again, all of Midland is. 😉

Last Autumn when I was taking a posing class online and needed to get out and practice with some models, I thought Larkin Park would be the best place to go. I love Dow Gardens, but I wanted a miscellaneous location this time around. These beautiful models were happy to accommodate. I don’t think anyone would know the location just from looking at the pictures though, and we were able to find some really beautiful spots with some absolutely gorgeous light.

So, the moral of the story (or the post) is this: You don’t have to take pictures where everyone else is taking pictures. As beautiful as the Chippewa Nature Center is, if you don’t want to go there for your senior session, then don’t! If you’re aching to go somewhere else, let’s do! And we’ll end up with something amazing.

In the picture above, you can see the covered pavilion and fence in the background, but I think very few people would even know where this was taken.

Who knew that baseball fences could make such beautiful bokeh in a senior portrait?

Yep, you guessed it! Both of these pictures were taken at Larkin Park, less than 100 feet from each other.

This just goes to show that you can get an amazing variety of gorgeous pictures wherever you choose.

February 14, 2019