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Welcome to the Michele Schanker Photography Blog!

Welcome to my photography blog!

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

Welcome to the Michele Schanker Photography Blog! I am a
photographer currently located in the Antelope Valley of California,
but I also serve the Denver, CO area!. Yup, two completly different loactions spread about 1000 miles apart.

We focus on Photojournalistic Lifestyle Photography. What does that
mean? It means that I like your photos to look natural. I photograph
kids and babies at home or in a comfortable setting. I 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, 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.

You can also follow us on Facebook and Twiitter .

Derring + Johnathan [The Wedding] – Acton Wedding Photographer

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Posted in Weddings

After receiving about 6 days straight of rain in Cali, the following weekend was gorgeous. Just in time for Derring and Johnathan to become husband and wife. It was a cool and mostly sunny day in Acton, CA where there ceremony was being held.

Ceremony: Foursquare Church
Reception: The Plaza Banquet Hall

The wedding was full of happy emotions. Tears of happiness and smiles were flying all over the place. I don’t think you could have found a happier couple! It was a pleasure to get to shoot their wedding. Congrat Derring and John!

On to the photos!

The guys were getting ready is a small room… well small for 8 guys that is. I thought this shot was pretty funny. One of the groomsmen was pretty tall and needed a little help.

Just look how happy they are!

I have been wanting to capture this shot for a long time. I got it!

The toasts at the reception were done very well and lots of happy tears!

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Tamilyn + Jeremy

Sunday, January 31, 2010 Posted in Engagements

Meet Tamilyn and Jeremy… currently a long distance relationship, and I can actually relate (since I currently live 1000 miles from my husband right now). She lives in Cali, he lives in Alabama!

Such an adorable couple. They laugh a lot, have tons of fun together, and have recently gotten engaged! Congrats to the both of you!

We had an amazing sunset photo session in the hills of Santa Clarita this past Friday. I had such a hard time choosing which ones to blog, but here they are.

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Derring + Johnathan [Sneak Peak]

Sunday, January 31, 2010 Posted in Weddings

Derring and Johnathan were married yesterday at the Foursquare Church in Acton, CA.

Just a quick sneak peak.

I was so happy to capture this one, been wanting something like this for a while.

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Tamilyn + Jeremy [Sneak Peak]

Saturday, January 30, 2010 Posted in Engagements

So much more to come! I had the pleasure of photographing Tamilyn and Jeremy tonight in the hills of Santa Clarita. What a fun and awesome couple. Their photos will be full of laughter and happiness!

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Denver Photo Safari

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Posted in Photos of the week

Ughhh…I got sick this week for the third time in four months. I attribute it to all my airplane travel. Essentially when I don’t have weddings or photoshoots booked I travel to Denver to visit my husband. So during the winter months, I guess that means lots of sickness. What fun! As I’m suffering through my latest bout of illness I looked through some photos I took in downtown Denver two weeks ago. Here are some of the ones I picked out to share with everyone.