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Just some of the sweetness from fall/winter

12/18/2020

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Maternity in 2020~

9/22/2020

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Its good to be open again!!

9/22/2020

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Well this year hasn't gone exactly perfect to say the least...  Since June 15th we were able to get back into the studio and oh it feels so good!  Just a few of the sweeties that have stopped by since then.
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2020 of to a great start~

4/14/2020

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newborn photography
family newborn
birthday photography
milestone photography
baby milk bath photography
cake smash photography
lifestyle in home newborn session
glitter session
lifestyle newborn session
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2019 is coming to an end...

12/11/2019

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Looking forward to another amazing year in 2020!!!  These are just a few of the sweet faces that I got to see as the year draws to an end!!!  

Thank you everyone, for all your love and support and for choosing me to help capture your families very special moments in life.
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Some of our fall fun!

10/31/2019

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Some sweet baby love~

6/25/2019

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whats been going on?

6/25/2019

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Milk bath sessions

3/7/2019

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New addition to babies 1st year of Milestones

What a fun memorable milestone session.  

Studio session 20-30 min.
Age: 7 months - 12 months

The proofing galley typically will hold 10-15 hand edited images from session to order your favorite from.  My flexible packages give you the opportunity to purchase a combination of digital files and gorgeous heirloom products or the option to just purchase your digital files at an affordable price point! 

Each session we will provide everything ~ the bath, fresh flowers, and head bands.
Other ideas for bath to make it more gender neutral are fern greenery, strawberries, limes, lemons, fruit loops… Lets plan this adorable session just for you!!!!!​


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doing some soul searching...

2/12/2019

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One of my biggest questions to myself is Why do I do what I do? What is my why?

As a mom of grown children I have learned the hard way how fast the time slips away. Trust me you will hear it all the time “it goes by so fast”, and I can remember thinking this is dragging on forever ~you know “those days” we all have them. I was also guilty of wishing time away, “I can’t wait till they are sleeping through the night”, “I can’t wait till they are sitting up, holding their bottle, out of diapers” etc and the list goes on and on. What I should have been doing is focusing on each of those moments and enjoying that specific time with them. Because now I question did I hold them enough, did I give them enough kisses, did I give them enough time to be little etc. and again the list can go on.

Then I look back through photo albums~ the feelings that a photo can bring to you. Becoming a mother changes everything you are and why you exist on this Earth, its a whole new reason for living. The love you feel is indescribable and when your looking back at your images I hope they will bring you back to that moment when they were so very tiny.

When I capture images of your children whether its within one of my baby collections or a yearly birthday or a family session. I am not just taking pictures, I hope for you I am creating something that will be treasured for years to come. My goal is to capture a memory and a feeling of that time in your life, I am telling your story and freezing it for you to keep and be reminded of that moment for the rest of your life. The experience you have here when coming to the studio for your child's portraits is part of that moment and feeling. I want to create an experience that you will carry with you every time you look at those images. I want you to feel the love in the images and the connection with them.
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The other lesson I want to share, goes along with the idea that “it goes by so fast”. It truly does, especially within your babies first year. Each day your baby is changing, if you put off capturing those newborn images or tummy time or sitting on their own, or that connection your have with your children in a family session. Before you know it they are onto their next stage and those are moments of your story with them you will never be able to get back. I don’t want you to let those moments pass you by.
So in wrapping it up that is my Why!
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Cupid BABY!!!

1/17/2019

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Welcome a new year!

11/29/2018

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Fall has become a early winter!

11/29/2018

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just Some of the going on's of late~

8/16/2018

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Why bundle your baby collection?

7/16/2018

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Why bundle your sessions into collections???

To save cost and receive more amazing products!!!!

When you choose a collection with me you receive a great savings on session cost as well as receive some amazing products. You will have exclusive availability to my complete prop and wardrobe line for mom and baby.

Here is how it works:

You choose your collection We start the booking process to hold your first spot you start with a $50 retainer fee that comes off the collections first payment.

Your cost is broke down into payments, made at each session.
We start a schedule for you (you never have to remember when you need to book the next session, because I will contact you about a month before).

Everything is provided for your babies year (the only thing I ask parents to bring is the cake for cake smash due to food allergy issues).  

After each session you will get 15-20 images loaded into a gallery which will stay live for babies first year, for you to choose your favorite 5 from after each session (and you will have the option to purchase more at a discount or you can purchase prints).  When choosing prints they are processed from a professional lab with the highest quality of development, unlike the one hour photo labs.  I do not offer any kind of digital files with my single session so this offer is exclusive just for my collections, which allows you to have even more value along with the session cost savings.

At the end of your collection you will receive a special 8x8 hard cover heirloom quality lay flat album with the complete gallery of images whether you purchased them or not.

You will also receive a discount off a full family session good up to a year.

After your Baby’s first year is over, I offer exclusively to my parents in any of these programs the Graduate program from age 2-5yrs of age.  What them turn from baby’s to toddlers and lets capture some more moments~ ​
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Through out this journey we will work together to make each session special for your and your baby and capture their story of all the milestones that will occur along the way.

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Now Offering:

5/16/2018

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Maybe you don't like posed newborn and are looking for a more personal session for your newborn experience. 
I will come to your home where 
you can be comfortable with your new baby and family, these session will be simple and sweet just your family interacting with the newest member.
    This session is done in your home between 5-30 days old.  The session last 1 hour and parents and siblings are included.
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What a way to start the year!!!! 2018

5/15/2018

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Just few of the cuties that have came by to visit so far this year :) 
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Mom turns 86!

4/27/2018

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Yes I have one of those mom's, you know the kind that you say 'lets do this, and she says ok'!!!  This is my so so cute mom at 86!!!  I was her surprise baby at age 38 and although I can image how hard it was to start all over at that age, she has never slowed down and keeps us all going~
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The Newborn experience!

3/2/2018

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Your experience here at the studio for a Newborn session:


Newborn portraits capture a once in a lifetime memory and feeling that you will cherish forever.  The window of opportunity to capture a true newborn session is a small one, we love having baby in the studio between 3-14 days old to be able to capture a true newborn session.

Many things play a part in the experience of a newborn session, Here at Photography By: A.J. Crumley.


It starts with the pre-consultation about what you want and don’t want for your session, we go over all of my baby collections and choose the best fit for you.


When you come into my home studio, you won’t have to worry about anything.  Everything you need to care for you baby we have in our studio, all you need to do is show up.
Dressing room / Private area for nursing
Diapers & wipes
Exclusive line of props
We have a beverage/ snack cart for parents and siblings
We have a play area for older siblings who are waiting their turn as well as a selection of Disney movies.
So if you forget something there isn’t a need to worry.


Why is it so important to schedule your newborn session when they are so young?  In 3 weeks from the time of their birth they will have changed so much, you baby will not fit the same way in your arms as they do now.  They are sleeping more early on which helps with the poses we can can put them in because they are still so  squishy and little balls.  It is unfairly fast how it goes by so quickly.  My goal is to stop it for you for just that moment and capture that special time.


I understand that we most likely will be your first outing you go on with your new baby.  You don’t have to worry about a thing we want you to look at this experience as break.  I know what a challenge it can be to get yourself and baby around and come in, I completely understand how exhausted you may be.  We also have a sofa in the shooting studio where parents can relax and even take a nap !  All you have to do is show up with baby and I will take care of the rest.


I am fully vaccinated
hand sanitizer is a religion
Everything that touches baby is cleaned after each use.
Our play area for older children is cleaned on a daily bases ​

my promise to you is that your baby will be in safe, healthy and happy hands.

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Finding my WHY~

3/1/2018

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Look at those tiny fingers and toes!!!!



Some random thoughts about Photography by: A.J. Crumley
While off on vacation I used a lot of down time to work on my why~~ yes I worked a bit on my vacation I just couldn’t help it…..


One of my biggest questions to myself is Why do I do what I do? What is my why?

As a mom of grown children I have learned the hard way how fast the time slips away.  Trust me you will hear it all the time “it goes by so fast”, and I can remember thinking this is dragging on forever ~you know “those days” we all have them.  I was also guilty of wishing time away, “I can’t wait till they are sleeping through the night”, “I can’t wait till they are sitting up, holding their bottle, out of diapers” etc and the list goes on and on.  What I should have been doing is focusing on each of those moments and enjoying that specific time with them.  Because now I question did I hold them enough, did I give them enough kisses, did I give them enough time to be little etc. and again the list can go on.

Then I look back through photo albums~ the feelings that a photo can bring to you.  Becoming a mother changes everything you are and why you exist on this Earth, its a whole new reason for living.   The love you feel is indescribable and when your looking back at your images I hope they will bring you back to that moment when they were so very tiny.

When I capture images of your children whether its within one of my baby collections or a yearly birthday or a family session.  I am not just taking pictures, I hope for you I am creating something that will be treasured for years to come.  My goal is to capture a memory and a feeling of that time in your life, I am telling your story and freezing it for you to keep and be reminded of that moment for the rest of your life.  The experience you have here when coming to the studio for your child's portraits is part of that moment and feeling.  I want to create an experience that you will carry with you every time you look at those images.  I want you to feel the love in the images and the connection with them.

The other lesson I want to share, goes along with the idea that “it goes by so fast”.  It truly does, especially within your babies first year.  Each day your baby is changing, if you put off capturing those newborn images or tummy time or sitting on their own, or that connection your have with your children in a family session.  Before you know it they are onto their next stage and those are moments of your story with them you will never be able to get back. I don’t want you to let those moments pass you by.

So in wrapping it up that is my Why!

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2017 Year End!!

12/26/2017

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Thank you for an amazing 2017!!!  Just a few from fall and winter~
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Crazy Summer days 2017!

9/20/2017

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Just a few moments from spring~

5/18/2017

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Beach Sessions in Southwest Lower Michigan~

5/18/2017

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With so many beach sessions on the calendar for the 2017 season I wanted to share some tips to making it great!!!!

Living in Southwest Michigan we are blessed living so close to Lake Michigan…and living on the side where we get to experience gorgeous sunsets night and night.

One of my favorite sessions to do in the Summer is Lake Michigan Couples, Maternity and Family sessions.
Like in Life timing is everything!

~Morning Sessions~  
I prefer to do sessions first thing in the morning normally an 1-1 1/2 hours after sunrise before the sun gets to high in the sky and the temps become uncomfortable. The skies are always bluer and the beaches are populated with visitors just yet.


~Evening/Sunset Sessions~ 
I prefer to do evening sessions about two hours before the sun is scheduled to set. If we do it before then on a sunny day then the light is to harsh over the lake. Think of the lake like a big mirror reflecting the sun!!  I don’t know anyone who likes to have images of them squinting….or wearing their beach sunglasses!  So we schedule our sessions for two hour before sunset and that allows the light to just get prettier and prettier through out the session as the sun sets! The downside of a sunset session is that in the Summer the sun sets late, and though we all love the longer days, its really tough on little ones. I find that if you have a little one and don’t mind not having the sunset images then go for a morning session since kids are much more compliant in the mornings than 7:30/ 8:00pm at night!

 ~What to wear~ With any session I do, I always suggest families coordinate but not match. Pick three colors and work within those colors and tones. Creams look great on the beach. Long flowy sundresses are a favorite of mine on the beach as well. You don’t have to worry about shoes….we love barefoot!

~With Toddlers remember~ We love the idea of this perfect family session on the beach, but something we need to remember if this isn’t a place you go to with your children please please make sure to visit a few times before the actual shoot.  When planning a shoot we build up in our head this "perfect picture"  and we all know when working with children it all revolves around them.  When a child who has never been to the beach arrives it can be overwhelming sometimes its wavy and that can be scary and sometimes they don’t like the feel of the sand on their toes or hand or basically anywhere lol~. So I always ask for families to visit the beach and introduce or reintroduce if its been a while to this experience before the day of the shoot.

Happy Summer~

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Spring Time is blooming~

3/29/2017

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