dexter ann arbor family portraits in the park sale:  oct 16 & 17 .  Times Remain! Contact Studio for times pricing and availability!

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This session reminded me that often the favorite picture from a family portrait session is not the posed picture.   Arron had his senior pictures -Dexter High School Class of 2010 – made last summer.   This June, after graduation, the family is moving out of state and the at  graduation commencement time, the extended family came together from around the country to celebrate & make an extended family portrait.  Can you guess which was  both the mom and grandmoms’ favorite picture of the two brothers?

‘This is such a cool town, I’ve got to get back to Dexter’, that’s what Jeromy said Thursday,when he picked up portraits and saw the ice rink activity in the park.

The ice isn’t frozen yet, (maybe Sunday) but lots of people in town are excited about the new ice rink just put up Wednesday and filled on Thursday.

There will be NO Charge to skate.  BYO skates.   Area service groups are eager to provide hot chocolate for skaters.  Hours will be Fridays & Saturdays 8am-10 pm and Sunday thru Thursdays 8am-9pm.

“We are so lucky to live in a great town like Dexter”, a mom said the night before. at the Athletic Boosters Club of Dexter.  Plans were being made by ABCD members to provide hot chocolate for the skaters sure to be attracted to the new rink, constructed in the park where the beer tent is during Dexter Daze.

Julie, a mom picking up her picture from Photo Generations was also very excited.  The Ice Rink was a surprise for her and adds to good news. At a Wed. parks meeting she learned we’re going to get a bike path and bridge over the creek from the West Ridge neighborhood that will hook up eventually to a path to Hudson Mills, the Dexter schools and Ann Arbor.   Best part is it is a safe way to get into town from her neighborhood.

Hats off to all in the village involved in making this happen!

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A pole vault, varsity jacket,  green top contrasting with orange hair, chunky necklace, black strapless dress with crisp white sweater. What we had to to play with was intriguing. ‘Chickie’ was open to different ideas at her session last week. What a joy to play around Dexter with this relaxed confident senior! Fun!

Pinckney’s St. Mary school auction winners found some fun in the leaves at the park…Jesse sure has grown since her last portrait!…

When Nancy called to find a time to do the family portrait, we played a bit of phone tag–with a job change, an area code change, selling a house, buying a house, relocating to a new city, having the family live in two cities at once–things are a bit chaotic, maybe too stressful for a family portrait she explained. But For Sure she wants lots of pictures of the kids playing. I told her, well, make sure you’re ready to be in the pictures too! Great news, she decided, hey, let’s do it! Let’s make it a family playtime session. And guess what? I had so much fun, I’m glad they decided to make it a Saturday afternoon session with the family, instead of a Wednesday morning time with kids only! After an initial edit of the images, I must say–’THEY HAD THE MOST FUN’ of all. I think she’s gonna cry when she sees these images!