Selena Marie Photography Blog

Another beautiful Senior

nina — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:28:58 +0000

Tonight I shot some pictures of Jenn. OH my, she was SO easy to photograph and she was so beautiful! I had so much fun and at the end of the session we were rewarded with a VERY pretty sunset!! Jenn, thanks for being such a trooper, and for getting dirty for some pretty cool shots. Here is a peek from our session.

What have I been up to? Warning, picture heavy. :)

nina — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:20:34 +0000

Baby G is turning 1

nina — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:21:49 +0000

What a beautiful day for pictures, it was today. Baby G was so amazing–so calm and laid back! IT really didn’t matter where we sat her, she was totally fine with it. Mom and Great Grandma were amazing as well. They were put to work for, a little while. Thank you so much Baby G, Mom, and Great Grandma! You all were amazing. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek.

Sweet girls!!

nina — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:04:52 +0000

SO much fun yesterday!! These two little girls were the sweetest!! I met them at their car, and I started to talk to the older sister, Miss V, and we hit it off. of course, she corrected me when I said her name wrong, But I LOVED IT!!! It made me feel like I was with my daughter. no joke!! My daughters name is Eva (pronounced Ava) and we are always telling her how to correct people POLITELY, when they say her name wrong. So I was impressed when she spelled out her name for me. Loved it!!

The girls were so good, and we had so much fun. Thank you girls, you two are so beautiful!!!

Eric + Bri

nina — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:57:57 +0000

Boooyaa—It rained today…it rained a lot. But, on a brighter note, it cleared up just in time for an engagement session this evening. We even had some sun…i said some…for a little while. Eric and Brianna are awesome! AWESOME! They were willing to do anything for pictures tonight. They even tried to climb a tree for some shots. The tree ended up being impossible to climb, but they tried, and that’s what matters, right?!?! I could have taken pictures all night…for real. No, for real! But they apparently had to eat. Psh, eat…that is so overrated. ha!!

Before YOU eat (you like how I did that!?!?) take a look at this peek.

BTW, if you are wondering why I started this post with “booyaa” I’m sure you’re not the only one. The reason…..it sounded better than “shazam!” …Yes, I am that awesome!

It has been one year already!

nina — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:10:34 +0000

Miss J, just turned one recently. I can’t even believe it! I have shot her whole year, and it has been so fun to watch her grow and develop. Yesterday, we had her one year pictures, and although she wasn’t interested in smiling or sitting by herself, we did get some cute pictures of her! How couldn’t I…look at her! She is adorable! Happy Birthday Miss J!!

Flower Post

nina — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 04:52:47 +0000

It’s that time of year again….It’s almost TULIP TIME, here in Holland, MI and I am so excited! Really, come on, who doesn’t love tulips?!?! They are so pretty and come in so many different colors. Anyway, we were out today, and I was able to take a few shots of some flowers. I’ll share a few with you….

Boudoir Session

nina — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:57:27 +0000

Early this week I had a boudoir session. She decided early on, that she wanted a book to be made from all the pictures. So that’s what we did, and it looks so GREAT!! I can’t wait to hear how much he loves it. Here is just a LITTLE peek from the session..

Sweet Baby

nina — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:40:15 +0000

I had another baby session this weekend. Oh my, this little peanut reminded me so much of my daughter, Isabel. She had hair that was pin straight. She is sooooo cute! I could eat her right up! Here is a peek from the session…

My little ladies

nina — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:27:57 +0000

A few weeks back my middle daughter, Isabel, kept asking me if I would take HER pictures. I Think I may have had a few shoots that week and she was feeling she wanted her time to shine. So, I had an idea on how to make it more special for her. I let her pick out her own outfit. Now, that may sound kind of trival to some, but you have to know my girls. They are SOOOO girly! SO girly!!! I always pick out their clothes for school, so this was a real treat for her. OK, so Isabel, my middle daughter, had it in her head what she was going to wear already. What can I say the girl has style!! She had dress-up bling, from the playroom, and one of my necklaces….she didn’t miss a thing. I’ll post her pics in a minute…

So, My oldest daughter saw the pictures of Isabel on the computer and said she wanted to do the same thing. Again, she was so thrilled to pick out her whole outfit. It was so fun to see her so excited about having her pictures taken. Oh, and listening to her talk about “the tights matching her dress” was so FUNNY! She had some bling too… Of course….Her a few pictures of them.

Now it was my youngest daughters turn. She can’t pick out her clothes yet, so I had to help her out. She came with me to her sister’s shoots, and it wsa finally her turn last week. SHe hardly has any pictures of her, by herself, so I made sure to take more than just a few. She is a little honey!! Ok, so it looks like I gave her some direction, but I didn’t! All I told her to do is “smile like a princess” and this is what she gives me….

Those are my little ladies, and I adore them!!! I can’t wait until we do it again.

::Melissa:: Trash the dress

nina — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 04:13:11 +0000

Melissa contacted me this winter to do a “Trash the Dress” session–without getting the dress dirty. We were both very excited about the session. It finally happened yesterday and we had SO much fun!!! My Friend Michelle, who works at Panopoulos salon here in Holland, did an awesome job on Melissa’s hair. Melissa, I had so much fun and your hubby was great too!!!

::Adoption:: Mommy, Daddy, and Ava

nina — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:50:21 +0000

Oh my! SO, I have a hard time putting into words how I feel about adoption. I have wanted to adopt a child since…really, for as long as I could remember. And we still are thinking about it. Whenever I get the chance to photograph a new family and newly adopted child, it does something to me. It’s weird. I can almost feel the love pouring out of them. The expression on their faces are so real and show so much joy! If I really was thinking while I was “shooting” I am pretty sure I would cry happy tears.

This family was AWESOME! So NICE, and so joyful, thankful, sweet, loving…need I go on?!?! They were awesome, and I could feel it. They are so in love with their little girl. I felt so honored to take their first family picture together.

::Jeff+Lee Ann:: Anytime session

nina — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:35:50 +0000

Lee Ann got my name from Karla (from the session before), and contacted me about an “anytime” session. Just the two of them. I LOVE that!! I wish sometimes that my husband and I would have done that more, before we had out beautiful girls.

They were awesome! SO much fun, and Lee Ann was so excited–that makes me so happy!! Thanks for the session Lee Ann and Jeff. I had a great time with you both.

::Chad+Karla::e-session

nina — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:26:33 +0000

Well hello there, blog world! I am back again. I didn’t forget about this poor blog, a little busy. And to be completely honest, it’s so much easier to upload pictures to my Facebook Fan page. So, I am going to do a little “catch up” here.

This is Chad and Karla. They are such a cute couple and so nice!! It was FREEZING the day we had taken these pictures….no, like, freeezing! At one point during the session poor Karla had goosebumps and was shaking. What a trooper they both were. And they don’t even look cold. Here are some photos from the shoot.

Sweet Sarah

nina — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:54:48 +0000

Babies. Love them! I love the smell of babies that were just bathed. So yummy! Almost makes me want another one. Anyway, Look at this little honey. She was so precious, so quite, so amazing. She slept pretty much the entire time. She had a little accident, but that was to be expected. Here are a few from our session…

Hot Mama

nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:51:57 +0000

How cute are they?!?! Seriously…it’s almost over the limit of cuteness. I so wish I looked this good when I was pregnant…goodness. They were so cute, ans seriosly, they worked it! They were moving, like they had done this before. Thank Nikki and Kyle for the great evening. I hope you enjoy the preview.

My BFF

nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:44:50 +0000

This is my BFF Michelle. I just love this girl, she is so awesome and such a geat friend. We have regular coffee dates together, and it’s just so much fun. My girls just adore her too. They think she is pretty cool. We have had a lot of good times together over the years. I can always count on her. BTW, how cute is she?!?!

Cristina’s outdoor shoot

nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:37:53 +0000

Brr…IT was sooo cold the day we did Cristina’s outdoor photos. Cristina was such a trooper.You can’t even tell that we were freezing during the shoot. Cristina is such a sweetheart. So kind, so sweet, so polite, I just loved her. Not only that, but look how pretty she is, and SMART! Oh and, I just have to share, this girl can twist her hair, insert a bobbi pin, and make it look amazing…oh yeah, and BTW, she didn’t have a mirror. I was like, “what?!?!” Crazy, anyway, here are a few shots from her shoot. Thanks Cristina!!

Family Session

nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:31 +0000

This family is so awesome. I have been taking their photos for a while, and it’s so fun to watch the girls grow. I think this might have been the first year that we did a family photo too, which was fun. I usually just take some pictures of the girls, so it was nice to get mom and dad in the pictures. Not only are they are a beautiful family, but they are SO sweet. Thanks N family for the great shoot, it was so fun!

::Cortnie:: Senior Pics

nina — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:21:52 +0000

Ok, is this girl beautiful or what?!?! Her eyes are so amazing. We had a blast at the shoot and I totally called out a fall that I was going to take. I told her, I will probably fall by the end of the shoot. Sure enough, I fell down a couple of stairs. Oh man, yes…I am awesome. I think I fall at almost every shoot. Thank you Cortnie for the awesome shoot…..and not laughing too hard at me when I fell.