There's something about the sandy shores of Lake Huron that makes everything feel a little slower, a little softer, and a lot more real, and that's exactly the energy the Smith family brought to their recent session in Oscoda, MI. Golden Light, and So Much Love There was running. There was dancing. There were the kind of deep belly laughs that happen when a family is truly comfortable with each other (and with me tagging along with my camera). And woven through all of it was this quiet,...

It was time for Beverly to update her professional headshots, the kind you need for LinkedIn, work profiles, and everything in between. She found Forward Focus Co. through a quick Google search, liked what she saw on the website, and booked a session with Amanda. The result? Headshots that finally looked like her, polished, professional, and nothing like a cropped selfie. "It was finally time to update my professional headshots for different work related things, and Forward Focus was one of...

Every so often, a session comes along that's about so much more than senior portraits, this was one of those. This year's exchange student spent her senior year here in Northern Michigan, far from home and family, and when it came time to plan her senior session, they knew they wanted it to be something bigger than a backdrop and a pretty outfit. They wanted it to hold everything: the time she spent here, the place that became a second home, and the quiet, powerful milestone of finishing high...