Todd L Church is and elegant wedding and portrait photographer located in Michigan.
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The weather outside is frightful but the smile is so delightful. lol. It was freezing a couple days ago when Jenna and I embarked on a mission in Downtown Traverse City to capture some great senior photos. I do my best even when the wind is blowing the icy chill right through my bones and...
I wanted to post a video slide show from Jessica and Kyle’s spring photo shoot but unfortunately the music starts as soon as you open the blog. It also causes the blog to run slowly. So instead of posting it here I thought I would just give you the link and you can check it...
I took these photos a little while ago and I haven’t had the chance to post them. Matt and Kristie hired me to shoot their summer wedding so I offered to shoot their engagement session as well. We met at the beach in Frankfort, Michigan and set out to take advantage of the beautiful fall...
(images of the house interior are taken from the HGTV website and were not taken by me) Carter Oosterhouse came home to Traverse City and did a complete makeover of Elise Campbell’s home in Traverse City . Elise’s mother was featured because she is a single mom of three who took on an additional three...
Michael Moore and Jeff Garlin recently announced the Traverse City comedy festival. I have volunteered as a photographer for the past three years at the film festival and I have seen it grow considerably in that amount of time. I will also volunteer to photograph the comedy festival. I have always enjoyed watching movies and...
I downloaded a fun action today from Deke McClelland’s website. http://www.deke.com. Photoshop actions are a set of instructions that you can load onto a photograph to automate an effect. The water droplet effect turned out pretty good. It was completely automated in Photoshop. This is a photo of Meg Howard that I took last year...
I recently shot a senior portrait session at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons, (formerly the State Hospital). Marla Shooks and her mother braved the cold temperatures to get some wonderful shots. Shooting in snow is challenging but also rewarding. The lighting was beautiful as it reflected softly from the overcast sky onto the fresh snow. This type of lighting makes a photographer’s job much easier.
Yes my friends Christmas season is finally upon us and here in Traverse City the snow is as deep and white as ever. I have a couple senior shoots coming up. The seniors wanted to wait until the snow was on the ground. This is a difficult time of year to shoot outdoors because of...