A Chelsea Dale Photo Shoot

So something about me you may not have known is that I am terrible at taking pictures. I try and try to keep my eyes open, but I am actually really bad at it. Even on this day it was completely cloudy and I still had a problem. Thankfully my sister Amanda had some sort of patients this day because I have been dying to get in front of the camera, I have no recent pictures of myself and my about me page needs some. Plus you guys may just want to know what I look like if you didn't already! 

So my sister and I met in town and we took turns taking pictures of each other. My sister does have photography training and experience, but only does it for fun. She is always up to help me out though! So these photos were taken by her, but posed and edited by me. 

My puppy Mya even managed to sneak into a few! 

(too bad my eyes were closed in all the ones she looked cute in!) 

Alright well enjoy some photos of me, and stay tuned for Amanda's pictures. 

I have baby Riley coming back to the studio today.. I can't believe she is almost 1! I still remember going to see her in the hospital when she was born like it was yesterday! I can't wait to see her she is getting so big and I am excited for this shoot today! 

Happy Sunday! 

CDP's newest face

Meet Chelsea Dale Photography's newest face

Yup that's right I bought a puppy! 

She is 9 1/2 weeks old. 

Since she is a husky she loves to sleep in cold places she can be found sleeping under the kitchen counter on the tile floor, on top of the air condition vent, or standing as close to an open fridge as possible. 

Today was one of the colder days we have had since she came home and if I would have let her I think she would have been happy just sitting outside all day. I can't wait to see how well she handles the winter. 

In other news: I am back in Freeland full time now. My summer of working in Traverse City was amazing, but it was time to come home. Although I will miss my view and the downtown shopping I am glad to be back. I have 3 sessions this week and I can't wait to meet up with the clients! 

I am also starting to book up my fall slots, and now that I am back full time my schedule is completely open 7 days a week. I can't wait to be shooting more this fall! 

Enough about me now onto my photos of Mya! 

Enjoy her blue eyes! 

P.S. I couldn't end this blog without sending a little shout out to my parents. 

Have a great anniversary tomorrow! 

Kristen

Meet Kristen 

Over the past few years she has become one of my very good friends, and I was overly joyed when she said she wanted to do a photoshoot! Although the weather this week wasn't the best and had so many ideas, but not enough time we still had fun while we were out. We started off on the Peninsula, there is a lookout spot that over looks the entire west bay by a winery, then we continued down the Peninsula to the light house (not everyone knows theres a light house out here!) Although the sun was setting we still managed to get a few good shots! I wish we would have taken more photos, but we came to come obstacles  (and by obstacles I mean a bug attacked Kristen's foot so we had to leave the field) 

I always enjoy random sessions like these because not only does it give me a chance to try out new things, but it is also a really fun way to spend the day. 

Kayli

So much anticipation for this next blog. 

Meet Kayli, I've made her wait to see her pictures because well...I took 500 pictures of her, and I just couldn't choose the best of the best. 

Some of you may remember Kayli as a studio model from the winter session, but now she is back and ready to take on her senior year. 

Kayli met me up here in Traverse City for her shoot because she wanted her pictures to be unique and different from everyone else in Saginaw. So I racked my brain for a place that fit her personality and  I looked into my book case which is cover with the black and white pictures from the old insane asylum set I did in April. It was the perfect place to take her! She came up on a Sunday evening and met on the private beach with me to do some fun pictures before the sun went down. Monday we met at the old insane asylum and this is where we got to take more photos that showed her true personality. 

I've know Kayli for a few years now so I was extra happy when she said she wanted to do her pictures up here, because if you know Kayli you know she isn't a follower and doesn't care what others say, and I NEEDED to capture that in a photo! I had such a fun time with her and we even convinced her sister to get in on some fun! With the wind in her hair and the sun in her face this sure was the perfect weather for a senior session! 

A Mackinaw Wedding

So as my mom would say "the flower girl gets married" and I got to be the one to capture it all. 

Meet Lyndin and Ryan the two are meant to be together, I joined them up on Mackinaw Island where they were married on the beautiful August 20, 2011. They had an outdoor wedding that went off with no problems. It is amazing how much they adore each other and you can see it. 

I am so grateful they invited me to become a part of their special day, as I will remember it forever. 

Ryan~ Welcome to the family, take care of my cousin, and we'll all take care of you, we might not be the most normal, but we sure know how to have fun. Congratulations Lyndin and Ryan~ cdp

Family: Traverse City On Location

So I a few weeks ago I was lucky enough that my family was able to come to town. My Grandma, Aunt, and 2 Uncles were in Traverse City, so while they were here they asked me to do some photos of them. what started off as a beautiful day ended up pouring in the middle of the shoot. I was still able to get a good selection for them and wanted to put a sneak peak up here for everyone to see. 

Even though my grandma kept saying "I don't like having pictures taken" I think she has some beautiful photos in this bunch. 

Enjoy! 

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Happy Birthday Emily

This week I had the pleasure of photographing one of my very good friends Emily. 

She had come to town for her birthday weekend so seeing each other and taking some pictures was a must! 

Although she kept saying it was sunny, I didn't understand why, because well it was a cloudy day! 

But like I always say, cloudy days are the best days for a photoshoot! 

It was so nice to see her and I am so glad that we were able to get together to do this shoot. 

Emily, I hope you love your pictures and enjoyed your birthday! 

Hopefully I will see you soon! 

Northern Michigan Photography

I met the cutest couple today in Traverse City! 

So much spunk, attitude, and love came from these two I couldn't help but laugh! 

It is always a pleasure to work with such wonderful people and these two were a treat! 

When they looked at each other all I could hear is mumbles and they were laughing away, I thought he was sweet talking, to my surprise they were just talking about the weather  which of coarse led to more laughter. It's sessions like these you don't forget. 

Here is a sneak peak of the two of them!