Confession: I’ve been dying to do a post on how much I love this lens ever since I bought it… or, rather, even before I bought it. This is my holy grail lens, the lens that is on my camera for 95% of my senior sessions (and I use it fairly often during engagement sessions and bride & groom […]

Brittany | 2016 Senior Brittany and I have been trying to schedule her senior photos for months now, and they finally happened! She goes to my church so we see each other all the time, but between basketball, softball, marching band, work, and church activities, we never had an evening free. That all changed last Sunday! We […]

Kelly + Jerry | Engaged Some of my favorite engagement sessions are the ones where the couple starts the day not quite sure how to pose or how to act in front of the camera… but by the end of the session, they are having a blast and totally KILLING it as though they’d been […]

“You do you.” When I first heard about the Free to Be Me workshop from Rachel, I was so excited! This was the first photography workshop I’d ever attended, and I was so eager to see other photographers in action and learn tips and tricks to help grow my business. Beyond that, I wasn’t sure […]

Isn’t is funny how old parts of your life can come back around for make something new? There aren’t many things I love more than hearing about how my friends from Cedarville have taken big leaps in their lives and are now making a huge difference in the world. My friend Katie, along with her […]

As a wedding photographer, I’m a strong believer that your wedding photographer should also your engagement photographer! They don’t have to be the ones crouching in the bushes when you pop the question (that might be jumping the gun a bit!), but I do believe that they should be the one to capture your engagement session- the photos you […]

I posted on Instagram earlier this month about how we were working on a special project… well, mainly, Josh was working on a special project, but I helped! Last year, our church praise team recorded a cover of one of our favorite songs, Mercy Tree. We ran into a few roadblocks during the mixing process but […]

Sandra + Dave | Married It’s finally here! The first wedding of the 2016 season, and the first ever Michelle Joy bride since I launched my new brand in January. I was a little nervous before shooting this wedding since it was my first in almost three months, but instead it just made me so excited for […]

If you follow me regularly, you already know that I drove to VIRGINIA last week! I spent a grand total of four days down in my home state visiting with family, friends, and reminiscing about all the places I used to go. Driving through Richmond is funny now– the city is growing, and every time […]

Last Thursday, Josh and I did something we’ve been told is a must-do- activity for all engaged and married couples… WE WENT TO IKEA. We took a trip down to Cincinnati to pick up a friend and had some down time, so what else are you supposed to do on a rainy day?! We followed […]