Metro-Detroit photographer

June 25, 2024

Metro Detroit Photographer | Peyton Milestone Session

I love being a Metro Detroit photographer and I love working with my adorable little clients to capture all their milestones in their first year!

Peyton is a member of our Grow with Me Plan and she came in for her Sitter session. Since her last session at three months old, she has been working hard on sitting up unassisted. I think she has it mastered! She is so photogenic and happy! We always have so much fun!

Mom brought in the most beautiful outfits and little felt strawberries that matched her cute strawberry tulle dress. They were a huge hit with Peyton!

I love the purple outfit with flowers embroidered on it. There is something about purple, tulle and a beautiful baby girl just makes my heart so happy!

I love how she is holding the six month plaque and of course those adorable baby toes!

We did one last quick outfit and this tulle dress had butterflies on it and was so cute!

I am already looking forward to her next session in a few months.

A Grow With Me Plan is the perfect way to document all your child’s milestones!

We have special plans from Maternity-Family, or you can do Newborn-One Year, or just 3/6/12 month milestones!

For more information on a custom plan that suits you, contact me here

View our Milestone Info here

Melissa is a Metro Detroit Photographer that specializes in newborn, maternity, family & baby’s first year photography in Metro Detroit including Troy, Royal Oak, Utica, Clarkston, Ferndale, Bloomfield Hills, Southfield, West Bloomfield, Berkley, Holly, Oxford, Ortonville, Lake Orion, Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills, Novi, and surrounding areas.

I look forward to creating beautiful images of your family

June 4, 2024

Metro Detroit Fall Family Photo Sessions

When was the last time you were in photos with your kids?

Not the random cell phone photo, because let’s be honest…those are great to document every day moments, but are usually taken when you aren’t looking your best. I mean professional photos where you have your hair tamed, makeup on, and everyone is dressed in coordinating, clean clothes. Probably been awhile, or worse…never.

Worried your husband would hate every minute of it? Or worse, your kids would be less than cooperative? I got you!

I will wrangle your kids, make your husband smile and help you with wardrobe & posing to create beautiful, fun & candid images of your family that you would be proud to share.

Our Metro Detroit Fall Family Photo sessions are a fun way to document your family at their best & create amazing memories. I love capturing parents playing with their kids, catching those sweet smiles, showing the love that you have for each other when the daily stuff is not at the forefront. In these moments, I capture the bond you have with your family and they will not whine & complain about it. Sessions are relaxed & easy and they will only remember the fun they had playing with you.

Looking back on these images, they will see and FEEL the love you have for them. As they grow, they change and it happens SO quickly. Documenting these moments will mean so much to you and to them.

I would love to see your family for our Metro Detroit Fall Family Photo Sessions! Booking opens Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 8am.

Sessions will take place an hour before sunset, in a beautiful park in Troy, Michigan. These will be simple, stress-free sessions that document you with your kids and help you freeze time in a way, to have something that will become a cherished family heirloom.

I will guide you through session prep with my customized prep guide, wardrobe guidance, & unique styling tool to help you choose and coordinate outfits for your family. We will have 45 minutes together for you to explore & play with your kids while I capture the magic. My style is a mix of naturally posed images with a lot of candid images! I encourage you to have fun playing and laughing.

Limited availability for September, October & November.

I hope to help you create beautiful memories of your sweet family!

To see more of my family portfolio, please Click Here and get in touch if this is the session experience you would love to document your family!

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May 17, 2024

Metro Detroit Maternity Photographer | Melissa Anne Photography

Metro Detroit Maternity Photographer

As a metro Detroit maternity photographer, my job is to take amazing photos and to know how to make my clients look their best. I take my job seriously. I love documenting this special time in a mother’s life and decided to make it something more than just an average photo session. Mommas deserve time to feel beautiful and to get a little pampered!

The Experience

That’s why I created a luxury maternity experience with session styling and access to a gorgeous client closet of couture gowns, body suits & fabrics. I know how hard it is to find something that you love and fits well during pregnancy. It’s a struggle for most women in general. Over time, I have learned the styles and colors that work best for specific body types and skin, hair and eye color. You want to look your best when you are documenting something that will no doubt be passed through generations and I am here to help!

Scheduling

Scheduling your maternity session is recommended around week 20 of pregnancy. Session usually to take place around 30-36 weeks. I recommend booking these in advance to make sure you get on my schedule. Last minute bookings may not be accommodated and also makes it harder to give you the best experience. After you inquire, I will reach out and we will discuss the session details and if we are a good fit, I will send you the session agreement and retainer to book.

Styling

Once you are booked, we will start session planning. This is the fun part! I will style your session after we chat about colors you like and some other details that you give on your session planning questionnaire. You may opt to schedule a styling appointment where you will come to the studio and are able to choose your gowns for your session. I feel this is very helpful if your schedule allows. We will also talk about what your family will wear- if they will be photographed- so that everything goes together cohesively. We will discuss hair and makeup, places I recommend for hair and makeup that are local to my studio, what to wear for undergarments based on your gown choices and also other details of the style you are looking for in your images.

Session Day

I hope you feel relaxed and excited to create beautiful images of your motherhood journey. This moment is all about you and capturing this important moment in your life. The session usually is an hour. We will spend time with certain poses and making sure things are perfect, but you will be surprised how much we can get done in our time together! Now that you are all done being glamorous and probably looking your best, convince your partner that dinner out would be amazing! There are lots of great restaurants near my studio!

Viewing Appointment

We can schedule your viewing appointment following your maternity session. You will be able see your image proofs, the art work options and select your favorites. I will help you design gallery walls, albums and select prints for family. Orders are placed and full payment is due at this appointment. Your order will be available to be picked up at the studio, or if you opt for delivery, this will be scheduled once your products are in.

Here is a recent maternity session with a beautiful, glowing Momma to be!

This studio maternity session was so fun & relaxed! Momma wanted to wear a few gowns that were soft & flowy in neutral colors. She chose a beautiful silk dress in a gorgeous neutral that has lots of fabric that allowed us to create a few different looks.

She was stunning in the neutrals, but I knew that she would look beautiful in my red mermaid gown, so I convinced her to try it and she loved it! I will always recommend dresses or looks I have if there is something that I think suits you. Sometimes when I meet you, I just know there is something that you have to try and most of my clients are excited and happy with the result!

We decided to try a neutral scarf and it was so fun playing around to create different looks. There are so many options with scarves and that makes them a favorite option for Mommas to create beautiful images.

She loved getting all dressed up for the glamorous looks, but also wanted a more casual look. We went with a simple white tank and jeans that was so sweet. I loved how natural it was. I mean, I love when Mommas do both classy and all dolled up and then also simple and sweet!

For her last look, we decided since she loved the neutrals, we would go big and I pulled out this gorgeous gown! So much tulle and the perfect soft, light neutral. It looked amazing on her and I love this pose. I told her to think about her baby and imagine what it is going to be like to hold them. Such a maternal, sweet capture. We plan to do this again at her newborn session snuggling her baby.

The maternity gowns above are provided by Melissa’s studio wardrobe and are available to all maternity clients.

I would love to begin planning your luxury maternity portrait session experience in my Troy MI studio or local park. To see more of my maternity portfolio, please Click Here and get in touch if this is the session experience you would love to document your pregnancy!

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Melissa Anne Photography is a Metro Detroit Maternity Photographer, that also specializes in newborn and family photography. Her studio is located in Troy, Michigan.

Melissa serves clients from areas including Troy, Royal Oak, Ferndale, Novi, Clarkston, Waterford, Rochester Hills, Utica, Fraser, Sterling Heights, Oxford, Lake Orion, Ortonville, Holly, West Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Berkley, Southfield, Flushing, Swartz Creek, Frankenmuth, Flint, Grand Blanc, Davison etc.