Midland, Michigan Senior Portrait Photographer | Eve Tuft Photography

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Roses are Red, and the Tridge Isn’t

Roses are red, and the Tridge isn’t. Yeah, that’s not the best poem ever, so I guess I better keep my day job. 🙂 With Mackenzie’s session, we did end up visiting the roses at the Rose Garden in Dow Gardens, and we did visit the Tridge. And what a lovely senior session it was.

We started in Dow Gardens, and Mackenzie wore the cutest romper I think I’ve ever seen. Seniors always want to know what they should wear. My response is something that is colorful and YOU. Black and white are great, skin tones in clothing aren’t great, and please avoid neon. Sunshiney yellow? Absolutely! It’s such a beautiful color on Mackenzie.

We made our way to the Rose Garden. I can’t say we actually smelled any roses, but they were so beautiful. I learned after the session that Mackenzie’s middle name just happens to be Rose, so I would say it was a perfect fit.

We also traipsed around the Children’s Garden and then made our way to Downtown Midland. Check out the hat Mackenzie brought to her session! I love the dress that she paired with it.

And lastly, we ended up on the Tridge. Thankfully we didn’t meet many other people, so it felt like we had it all to ourselves.

Mackenzie and her mom and I had a blast the whole session, and I loved spending time with them both! This is what her mom said about the experience:

Eve is one of the most kind individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. She is extremely professional and wonderful to work with. She is incredibly thorough and really took the time to get to know my daughter, her likes and dislikes, and just general style then tailored the senior session to her. The photos could not have come out any better!!!! Eve truly captured my daughter’s beauty inside and out. We also had an absolute blast during the senior session, lots of laughs and memories that day. Thank you Eve, for so perfectly capturing my daughter as we will cherish these senior photos.

And this is what Mackenzie said:

Eve truly is one of a kind! . She not only took amazing photographs, but also made the session so memorable. She is so down to earth, and has a great sense of humor. We had an absolute blast during the senior session, lots of laughs all throughout. I absolutely love how my pictures turned out, they all are so wonderful!

You two are the best. Good luck your senior year, Mackenzie!

October 22, 2021
Sunshine and Fields Senior Session

Sunshine makes such a lovely element in senior pictures. While I do love an overcast senior session, sunshine adds its own special touch and has a place in my heart. Last time, I blogged about Ellyana’s first half of her session in Downtown Bay City. And what a location! We had overcast light there, which made some locations there easier to photograph. I was really hoping for sunshine when we made it out to the nature center. And Mother Nature delivered.

These first two are when the sun was still deciding on whether or not it wanted to make an appearance.

I just love this dress on Ellyana. One of my favorite parts of planning out each session is seeing what my seniors choose to wear. Their wardrobe plays a big role in how their pictures come together, and even on how I choose to pose them.

Ellyana knew she wanted this next dress for being in the fields with the gorgeous wildflowers all around. And adding on a jean jacket added variety to her outfit. Hello, sunshine! We’re so happy you decided to show your lovely face for this senior session.

Ellyana’s smile is incredible, and she is so easy to pose. Look how natural she makes everything appear!

These final two are some of the favorites from the entire evening.

Here’s what Ellyana said about her session: “I absolutely loved working with Eve for my senior pictures!! She was really good at talking me through poses and making me feel comfortable in front of the camera, which helped make smiling and posing feel natural 🙂 She was also really helpful when deciding on outfits and locations for my session, and I loved every product we purchased. I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking to have their senior pictures done!”

Thank you so much, Ellyana! I wish you the absolute best for your senior year and beyond. <3

July 29, 2021
Dahlias and Macro Photography

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!

March 25, 2021
Old City – New Discovery

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!

March 4, 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