Who Am I? Simply put I am a photographer, engineer, runner, hiker, biker, skier, and frequent traveler.
Welcome to the Michele Schanker Photography Blog! This blog showcases my photography and some of my personal life. I believe that knowing your photographer on both a professional and personal level helps you connect with them. By reading my blog, I hope that you walk away with getting a sense of who I am.
Michele Schanker Photography focuses on photojournalistic lifestyle photography. You may ask yourself, what does that mean? It means that your photos will look natural and not super posed. I like to take on a modern style which offers unique angles and locations. We do not do studio photography. Eveything is done on location at a place that most suits you and/or your family.
Michele Schanker Photography is an award winning photographer: 2009 Antelope Valley Fair (Lancaster, CA), Professional Category
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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.
In September of this year my husband and I traveled to Iceland for 2 weeks. We like to try and do a big vacation every year. We’re still not sure how we picked Iceland. I remember talking about Brazil and the amazon, then somehow Iceland got on the radar. Being that we prefer cooler climates and not melting in 100 degree weather we chose Iceland! What a beautiful country! Seriously amazing. I wouldn’t want to live there but its a great place to visit. I have a lot of photos I’d like to share, so this post is going to be kind of long. Although I am breaking it up into two posts. Some of the things we learned about Iceland:
Enjoy the sights of Iceland!
This is from a very volcanic area of Iceland. In fact this is volcanic rock. WE had great lighting here all day long!
Nature Baths in Mytvan
The big church in Reykjavik
On this day we had gray weather all day, but the clouds parted just in time for sunset! Our hotel was on this lake.
This was a waterfall that you could walk behind
Same waterfall, but from up front.
One of our activities was hiking on a glacier
I love road shots!
A volcanic Crater in Mytvan
Each little village on the east side seems to sit right under a waterfall
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Tips for a wonderful session:
Urban sessions are designed to be fun and unique. Think bright colored walls, alleyways, busy streets, and brick buildings. So come with a great and fun attitude. Little girls in tutus are fantastic! Props are great too. Kids with giant lollipops or carrying balloons make for wonderful shots. Winter hats on the little ones are extremely cute. Think of things you like to do or make you unique. Bringing a prop that displays this is always a great idea. Basically think out of the box a little bit. If you need some help, shoot me an email and I’l try and get those creative juices flowing. 
Also, make sure to coordinate your family’s clothes, but not so they are all matching. Simply make sure the colors are complimentary.
I had the pleasure of taking Min’s Senior photos this weekend! You’ve seen her on my blog before since I’ve been taking photos for her family for almost 2 years now.
They live in Elizabeth, Colorado. Which is quite a quaint and cute area. Min had two parks in mind that she really liked for two different reasons. One for an awesome tree, which I have to admit was pretty cool, and the other for the pond. Since we started shooting at a little after 6pm, we ended up with some great light to work with.
Enjoy the photos!
Min wanted a shot with her car as well…
The light here was amazing. I was getting kinda of bummed, cause the sun kept going behind the clouds. Then we got this!
The weekend of 4th of July, my husband and I set out on a road trip. We had been skiing up at Jacskon Hole several Year ago, but never got to go to Yellowstone NP. So off we went. We packed the car with camping gear and set off for 3 days at the park to sightsee and hike.
