South Lyon Portrait Photographer | 2014 Miss Farmington Pageant

Pageant season has arrived once again in the city of Farmington, Michigan.  This year's pageant brings 7 beautiful and talented young ladies together to compete for the crown and title of the 2014 Miss Farmington. The pageant will be held at the historic Farmington Civic Theater on Wednesday, July 16th.  

As many may not know, the Miss Farmington Pageant is a personality pageant, focusing on strengths in character and hometown pride rather than beauty alone.  Like many pageants, it is a scholarship program and awards the winner with funds good towards their college education.  The Miss Farmington organization focuses on community service in Farmington and strives to better the city for all to enjoy. 

The 2013 Miss Farmington, Kristina Franchi, will be handing over her crown and title to one of these young ladies soon. Be sure to come out and show support for these girls the night of the pageant.  

Here are your 2014 Miss Farmington Contestants and the reigning Miss Farmington:

2013 Holiday Card Catalog

The new 2013 Holiday Card Catalog is here!  You can now peruse all of this years card templates in this e-magazine.  Picking out your holiday cards could not get any easier than this.

Last year, clients kept telling me about how many compliments they received on their custom holiday cards.  I would even have people come up to me asking, "Did you do {insert name} holiday cards? They were great!" One client even won, the "Best Christmas Card" award within their group of friends.  So I am very excited to be offering an amazing selection this year.

This year I am offering 12 new sets with 4 different options in each set - that's 48 different cards to choose from!  All cards are sized to 5x7, are printed front and back on linen card stock and include your choice of white or parchment envelopes.  Cards come in sets of 25 and cost $43 per set.

This year, I am also offering coordinating return address labels.  These labels are the perfect way to dress up your envelopes and they coordinate with your card selection.  Labels come in sets of 50 and are $15 per set.

You can find samples of last year's templates by clicking here.

I hope you enjoy looking through my 2013 Holiday Card Catalog.  If you would like to order your own custom holiday cards or have any questions about these templates, please contact me at amy@carstenphotography.com or 248.491.8388.

Happy Holidays!
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South Lyon Portrait Photographer | Ballet, Dance and Other Things

I have had the privilege of getting to work with Emma on a couple of projects this summer.  She is one {1} of nine {9} contestants for the 2013 Miss Farmington Pageant.  It was through my work with the pageant, that Emma came to me for a more personal shoot.  Not only is she competing for the crown and title of Miss Farmington, Emma is also highly involved in competitive dance.    

I have to say, this was one of my favorite shoots to date.  I loved capturing her jumps, croisé derrière, and other varying dance poses.  Emma truly makes dance look effortless when it is, in fact, the exact opposite.

Here is a sampling of some of the many images I captured of Emma - some dance and some portrait.  Be sure to let Emma know what you think of her portraits in the comment section below.

South Lyon Portrait Photographer | 2013 Miss Farmington Pageant

Monday, I got to hang with the fabulous Miss Farmington 2013 Pageant contestants and take their group shots for this years program.  This year, nine {9} contestants will be competing for the crown at the Farmington Civic Theater on Wednesday, July 17th.  With this many lovely and talented girls, it's sure to be a difficult decision for the judges.

After working with the girls, I had a one-on-one shoot with the Miss Farmington 2012 reigning queen, Elena Pavlicas.  Elena will be featured on the cover of this year's pageant program and this session was all about creating that perfect cover image.  Elena has definitely clocked a lot of hours in front of a camera, because she made our shoot effortless.  

Here are a few of the images I took from both sessions.  Be sure to show your support for these girls in the comment section below!