Maci - Kalamazoo Senior Portraits

Maci is a treasure of a human, and a staple around the Kalamazoo creative community.
She’s been a bright spot around Jerico Kalamazoo (where I’ve had my studio for almost 7 years) and it’s absolutely just the beginning of the cool things she will do and create.

Maci had a dreamy mood board to inspire her senior photos, and knew exactly which location was going to match the golden hour vibes she was going for. We jumped around Bow in the Clouds preserve, and it was just the best time trying ideas, and documenting pretty things.

Lauren - Kalamazoo studio portraits

I always find myself craving creative work to help make the Michigan winters seem a little more bearable, and a little more … short. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of cold weather activities to be enjoyed, but for me, they are drastically overshadowed by the lack of sunshine and drivable roads. Paired with the overwhelming amount of brown and beige, I look for color in photos where I can.
When Lauren reached out to me, we went back and forth on portrait themes until we landed on this moody and colorful concept.
She does her own hair and makeup, and she put together this sweet look to complement a lot of experimental photo techniques, and I had the best time working with her on these (We even snuck a film soup by Dubblefilm shot in here).

Thanks for making the season a lot more joyful Lauren!