valletta family in the orchard - stillwater oklahoma family photographer

alright. let me start off by first saying how hard it was for me to decide which pictures to post on here..... clearly, this family has got- it- goin' on! kind of a funny story how we got hooked up. well mel is abby's sister {the cute girl that won my mother's day contest a couple months ago} but mel's cute family lives out in oklahoma, where we'll be moving in THREE WEEKS! {you don't even know how excited this makes me.... my two year old is still talking about these cute boys from when she played with them a  little bit after the session}. ok-- so that part isn't really funny at all... but the funny part is that john {mel's hubby} was my seminary teacher at viewmont when i was a sophomore. SMALL WORLD! we ran into each other back in march of last year when we made a weekend trip out there to scope out the vet school and surrounding area. i was so excited to know someone.... and it didn't hurt that he had the cutest wife and little ones. there's just something about moving far away from home with no strings attached---- but then finding out that you sort of have one:) if you can't tell, i am SUPER excited to move out there and start this new adventure with our family. ANYWAYS! loved this session.... and this family. perfect combination for a stellar photo shoot if you ask me. 

Birch Fam in the Orchard - utah family photographer

I seriously had the hardest time getting rid of photos from this session.... so Steph is gonna end up with t.o.n.s. oh well! I absolutely love how these turned out. Brynlee & Broxton have SO much personality and I think we were able to catch that in these, which is always something I try to do. And can you get enough of those baby blues?! Look at Mama Steph's... these are the real deal--- no photoshopping necessary for these bad boys. It's no wonder these kids are so dang cute! Look at their parents... ahh--- thanks for the fun time Birch fam! {the whole time I was editing these.... Jonnie kept saying--- Look! there's my friends! haha so cute}

birch family sneak peek - utah family photographer

i got to hang out with the birch family in the orchard last weekend..... and i loved it! steph was one of my volleyball coaches at weber state so i've gotten to see her little ones grow up. can i just put it out there that they are some of my favorite tiny tots on this planet?! {along with my own of course}. here is just a sneak peek of our fun! more to come later.

smith family session- orchard / baseball field / camping - utah family photographer

we really did do it all with this family session. abby thought the orchard would be a fun place for the picnic & camping 'scenes' but she wanted to make sure we hit up the baseball field for her little guy, Boston. mamas really do know best...... Boston LOVED playing ball and this was by far his favorite part of the session. we had lots of fun & I honestly could have shot these guys all night--- they were so dang cute together! we started off with a little picnic, followed by reading books, roasting s'mores, & star gazing by the camp fire, and ended the night off with a little batting practice at the ball field. thanks for being so fun, smith family!

abby & fam in the orchard- sneak peek - utah family photographer

Remember Abby?? She was the winner of the mother's day contest--- well we had a blast hanging out in the orchard---picnicking, camping, oh- and even hanging out at the ballpark. yes- we did it all! here is just a sneak peek of the fun we had.

mother's day CONTEST

alright--- i've been wanting to do a fun contest to spice things up a bit... since mother's day is this weekend, i figured... what the heck?! we might as well celebrate it! moms are some of the most important people in our lives... so in honor of your moms AND being wonderful moms... the lucky winner of this contest will win a free session with me! 

What exactly is up for grabs??

-{Any type} hour long session {UT}****{see below if you don't live in UT}

-20 hi-res pictures on cd w/ copyright release

-and to celebrate moms: a free 8x10 OR 11x14 of your favorite shot

Who can enter the contest?

-Anyone who has a mom:)

-Any MOM 
{Session will take place in UT in June or July}
OR
{in Oklahoma once we move in August}
OR
{in AZ the next time we come visit}

How to enter:

-email me the ONE picture you want to enter into the contest {either of you & your mom OR you & your kids--- for you ladies of course} 

send to: micahandjd@hotmail.com

-i will post all of the pictures into my 'mother's day contest' album on my photography facebook page on Friday, May 6th {or whenever you send them to me.. .but the longer your picture is in the album, the longer it has to be 'LIKED'}.

-the picture with the most 'LIKES' at the end of the contest will win the free session of your choice!

****-if you don't live in the Utah area... you can STILL enter and GIFT the session to a friend/family that does if you are the lucky winner. SO STILL ENTER!

-In order to get people to 'LIKE' your photo... you must have people first 'LIKE' my photography page... and then also 'LIKE' your photo. 
{-best way to do this is to click 'suggest this' under my photog profile pic.}

-comments are always nice and sweet... but only the likes will count towards the winning photo. 

Contest will officially start FRIDAY, MAY 6th {as long as I have enough people entered... so tell all your friends!}

Contest will END on SATURDAY, MAY 14th at 8:59pm.

So email me your picture ASAP! micahandjd@hotmail.com

Ready, set, GO! 

just for an idea... here is me w/ my baby girl jonnie belle--- if i wasn't running the contest, i would probably enter this one:) {i don't have one of my cute mom & me on this computer or i would do one of those too}

or maybe this one:

or this:

 or even this: 

see: the possibilities are ENDLESS! have fun with it! 


*leave a comment on here telling me you emailed me the picture just in case it gets sent to my junk for some reason... i don't want you to miss out!

summer mini sessions {updated dates}

i know it might seem a tad early to announce SUMMER mini sessions when there is still 10 inches of snow on the ground here in montana. BUT--- baby guy will be making his debut here in the next couple weeks and i just wanted to get it all announced before life gets crazy around here.

 these mini sessions are perfect for a small family session--- especially those just looking to update their walls with a more recent family photograph. they are also great for a children's/sibling shoot to catch the fun stages that they are in, or even a baby session for those same reasons. you would be surprised at how many precious / different pictures we can get in just 30 minutes. a maternity session would also work for these as well.  feel free to bring different outfits to change into... just practice before the big day so you can change in a jiffy! locations will depend on the day and preference of those who book. i'm also thinking about adding an additional day in may in UT if that would work better for anyone as well, let me know.

included with the session and hi-res disc {a $125 value}, you will receive THREE different pictures, all professionally printed. can't beat the perks of mini sessions. hurry and book before the slots fill up! email me with any questions and i'll get back with you asap. spread the word and get some friends to sign up and i'll throw in an ADDITIONAL 8x10 photo for you:)

Iylie & Kate--- lifestyle - utah family photographer

Iylie's mama was the lucky winner of the giveaway I did a couple weeks ago-- we go way back to the college days... it seems like you have to go way back at least;) We started out the session at the Union Station in Ogden and ended up at her sister-in-law's house cause Iylie was NOT having any of it. Kim said it was 'the photoshoot from hell' cause Iylie wouldn't stop crying and wasn't about to crack a smile. Luckily, we were able to cheer her up a bit when we started playing at her cousin's house and we ended on a happy note:) It definitely turned into more of a lifestyle shoot which was a fun switcheroo from the norm. Her cousin, Kate, came along to help entertain her but even she couldn't cut it til we were at her house! We did manage to get some cute ones of her in the mean time though. It was a fun time regardless and we DID manage to steal some cute ones of lil Iylie too!