It’s time for a weekend wrap up, a day late but that’s okay! This weekend was a busy one, not with work or weddings, but with so many fun things! I spent nearly all of Saturday out roaming Columbus, because Saturday was Zombie Day. Yep, that’s a thing at our house! Zombie Day had been […]

Welcome to the second post where I give you my top five tips on how to nail the shot at low-light receptions or ceremonies! If you didn’t read Part 1 in this series, go read it right now. 🙂 This post will make a lot more sense after you’ve read the first one. Otherwise, read on! Yesterday, […]

If you’re a primarily natural light photographer like me, you probably loooooooove the the majority of the wedding day. Most of the day will be shot outdoors in beautiful, even natural light. On the best of days, you get to shoot during golden hour with that gorgeous glowing sunset streaming through the frame. And then… […]

Happy Leap Day!!! It’s been a wild ride of a weekend and today has honestly been just as crazy! There are so many wonderful things happening that it really feels like I’m on a roller coaster, and no one loves roller coasters more than me! My friend Missy and I were comparing the color-coded awesomeness that has […]

If there’s one thing that stood out to me most about Kacey and Jose, it would have to be how much they LOVE being together. We started their engagement session at their cozy apartment home accompanied by their two cats, Squirt and Peanut! And from the moment they sat down on the couch and I pulled out […]

Hello Class of 2016, Class of 2017, moms, siblings, and friends alike! Welcome to Day Two of Senior Week! If you missed Day One, go back and read that post first! It’s all about the Michelle Joy Senior Experience, my personal experience with my own senior portraits, and what you can expect when you choose me […]

It’s the first day of Senior Week!!! YAY!!! If this is your first time here, welcome to my blog! Today’s post will describe in full the Michelle Joy Senior Experience, from start to finish. I absolutely LOVE photographing high school seniors, and have been working hard to craft an amazing senior portrait experience that will […]

***Disclaimer… this blog was supposed to go up yesterday. So every time I say “today”… it means yesterday… but you’ll catch on 😉 Today is a special day for Josh and me! So naturally, he’s next up in the Share the Love series. If you haven’t seen the previous posts, you probably don’t know what […]

Meet Lauren! She’s up next in February’s Share the Love blog series, where I throw a tribute to Valentine’s Day by talking about all the wonderful people in my life who deserve serious recognition. Lauren is one of those people who has a huge heart and has overcome a lot in her life! She’s marrying […]

Welcome to week 2 of February’s Share the Love series! If you missed last week’s post, you can read it here. Basically, this series is about honoring just some of the people who I admire and who add an incredible wave of positivity into my life. There are so many people I could write about, and chances are, […]