We were so excited to be asked to create images for local entrepreneur Diana Pelliccia Mueller, founder of Bellaroma Boutique (www.bellaromaboutique.com) which creates and sells an incredible natural skin care line.

Bellaroma was being featured in the January 2016 edition of Where Women Create Business Magazine, an invaluable guide for every woman business owner – from those just starting out to the experienced artisan entrepreneur.  For the article, Diana needed images of her wonderful products as well as images portraying her process for creating them as well as showing her personal style.

The issue has now been released and you can see the article below:

Through the process of shooting Diana, we had the opportunity to get to know her and sample some of her products.  I cannot even begin to capture how incredible her products are and how good they smell.  My personal favorites are her Yogurt Buttercreme Moisturizer and Grapeseed Banana Facial Scrub.  I would definitely recommend stopping by her site and giving her products a try - you won't regret it!

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being

ahead of your own.” – Donna Bell

You’re their first kiss…

Their first love….

And their first friend, as their mommy.

They are your whole world. 

But they soon forget that they used to actually LIKE hanging out with you J 

I have very few photos of me with my mother from childhood.  So to celebrate the moms I know, I want you to make sure your kids don’t say the same thing as adults. I’m working on an event just for moms and their kiddos to raise money for Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out Youth Organization. 

For just a $100 donation, you can schedule a 30-minute mini-session from Saturday, April 25^th through Sunday, May 10th with me at Platinum Imagery Portrait Studio, and we’ll create a few great images of you with your kiddo.

It’s a bit different than the usual larger session we do every few years, but the focus is just on getting a few images of you with your child.  I’ll gift you two 5x7’s of your favorite image from the session, plus a fun Facebook timeline image for your donation.

I only have space to do 20 of these sessions so wanted to be sure you knew about it first.  Shoot me a reply or give me a call a (248) 594-0024 to get yours booked.

Hope to see you soon!

Melissa

About Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out 

The mission of Danialle Karmanos’ Work It Out, in partnership with DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, is to promote optimum health in mind, body and spirit through a comprehensive yoga-based approach that reduces anxiety, prevents childhood obesity and increases self-esteem. Founded in 2005, DKWIO is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that delivers quality programming to give children the tools to make healthy choices. To learn more, visit dkwio.org. 

Being a Metro Detroit Portrait Photographer, the cooler weather was the perfect excuse to hunker down in our Birmingham MI studio and photograph some of my handsome male friends who were still sporting Movember Beards.  It also gave us the opportunity to support an incredible local children's charity The Bottomless Toy Chest.  

So...in exchange for getting their scruffy mugs photographed, each subject provided a new, unwrapped toy to be donated.  If you're unfamiliar with this amazing organization, The Bottomless Toy Chest makes routine deliveries to pediatric cancer patients at hospitals in Michigan - 52 weeks a year!  

I hope you'll enjoy these images and, if you're so inclined, please feel free to send some extra love to The Bottomless Toy Chest this holiday season so that they can bring a little sunshine into the lives of children!

We recently had the opportunity to photograph incredibly smart, talented and beautiful Shrine Catholic High School senior, Rachel Harbut.  We are so proud to be asked to document this milestone in Rachel's life and we have no doubt that she is going to accomplish great things!

Parents, if you haven't yet booked a Senior Session for your daughter in the Birmingham, Bloomfield or neighboring school districts, please feel free to contact us at info@platinumimagery.com to schedule a consultation in our Birmingham Portrait Studio.