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Welcome to the Michele Schanker Photography Blog!

Who Am I? Simply put I am a photographer, engineer, runner, hiker, biker, skier, and frequent traveler.

Welcome to the Michele Schanker Photography Blog!

We focus on Photojournalistic Lifestyle Photography. What does that
mean? It means that I like your photos to look natural. Therefore I photograph
kids and babies at home or in a comfortable setting such as a park. I like to take on a modern style which offers unique angles and locations. We do not do any
studio photography, eveything is done on location at a place that most
suits you and/or your family.

I love capturing special moments, emotion, and the interactions of
people. I photograph couples, children, babies, maternity, and weddings.  This blog serves as my online photojournal that
consists of my photoshoots and also a few of my traveling adventures
too.

Michele Schanker Photography is an award winning photographer: 2009 Antelope Valley Fair (Lancaster, CA), Professional Category

Thanks for taking the time to check out my site.

Feel free to take a look around and get a feel for our style. If you like what you see, leave us a comment.

I look forward to meeting you and new photography adventures in the great state of Colorado!

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twiitter .

Introducing Brayden Schanker {Denver Newborn Photographer}

Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Posted in Families and Children, Newborns, What's Up

This post is VERY special to me. Why? Because it is some of the first photos I have taken of our son…Brayden! Yup, I had a baby on January 11th 2012. I have been waiting for this bundle of joy for a very long time. As I prepare to go to WPPI in Vegas this year I realized that it was 3 years ago that we decided we were ready to start a family. How I know that is it was 3 years ago that I went to my first WPPI convention and the convention was only 3 or 4 months after we had made that decision. We tried for a year at that time with no luck of getting pregnant. Then my hubby and I made another important decision….to leave California. We had this dream of moving to Colorado and raising our kids there. We loved the time we spent in Cali and felt like in the 5 years we were there we were able to see just about everything we wanted to. So we put the baby thing on hold while we focused on moving to Coloraodo. So here we are in 2012 and our Little Buddy (as I like to call him) is here and we couldn’t be happier! His name is Brayden Samuel and he was born at 4:32am on the 11th weighing in a 8 pounds 6 ounces.

These were taken at the hospital. Yes I wasn’t felling all that great afterwards, but I had to get some of our son at the hospital so my camera came with my hospital bag. :)

I love this one with my husbands hand on Brayden.

And some of the photos I’ve taken while we’ve been at home.

With babies, I love to capture some of the natural things they do…like crying when they are hungry.

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Winter On Location Photoshoots | Denver Area

Thursday, December 15, 2011 Posted in Families and Children, Just Because, Session FAQs

Want to do some family photos during the winter months? Think you have to wait til spring cause its cold out? Not true…just think out of the box.

Here are a few ideas to toss around:

1. the inside of  a mall – choose an early morning time before the mall is packed

2. maybe your family likes to go ice skating – lets go to the local rink and follow up with some hot cocoa

3. Brave the elements and go play in the snow. A family snowball fight can make for great photos.

4. Do a home photoshoot. This is a great time to get some shots of kids and babies in their rooms. Maybe even break the rules and let the kids jump on the bed. Think of  a family activity that you like and let me shoot you in action. This could be family game night. Lets get out your favorite game and I’ll catch the action and candid expressions.

Hope that helps get the ideas flowing.

The Stone Family | Denver Family Photographer

Monday, November 14, 2011 Posted in Families and Children, Urban Sessions

Another one of this weekends urban sessions was with the Stone Family. We wandered an alleyway near union station, looking for good lighting and cool backdrops. Here are a few of the photos I captured today.

Iceland Part 2 | International Travel Photographer

Sunday, November 13, 2011 Posted in Uncategorized

Here is part two from Iceland.

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We hiked to this waterfall…so worth it. If I remember correctly it was icelands 3rd highest
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Kids feeding the ducks at the big lake in Reykjavik
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There is not a lot of graffiti in Reykjavik, but lots of cool murals.
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Cows in Iceland are not for meat…the majority are dairy.
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Another waterfall we hiked to.
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This is a lagoon full of icebergs. They break off form teh glacier and float around and melt. Now remember that they say only 10% of icebergs are above the water. This lagoon is deep!
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Lisa and Coby | Denver Family and Pet Photographer

Sunday, November 13, 2011 Posted in Families and Children, Pet Photography, Urban Sessions

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Lisa and her dog Coby! Coby is about 3 years old and totally cute! This was his first time in the city and was very interested in all the sights and smells. We met at union station in downtown Denver and wandered from there taking photos in alleyways and what ever we could find along the way. I love taking urban photos…its probably my favorite type of photography. It really gets those creative juices flowing. Here is a sneak peak at some of Lisa’s photos.

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