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Moments by Michelle Photography 10 years of professional photography experience. Reasonable. Professional. Personalized...CLASSIC...Call or Text Michelle 610-724-5335.

I advertise that my business began in 2004, the truth is my first official portrait was taken Memorial Day weekend 1995 and given to my friends as a first birthday gift for their daughter in October 1995. They told me, "you should get paid for this!" Nine years later, that baby girl was making her First Holy Communion and a full session of portraits was my gift. I was taking an adult annex type c

lass in Montgomery County, the instructor saw my photos of Victoria and said, "You could be doing weddings!" I finally put out my figurative shingle out in June 2004 and thus, MOMENTS BY MICHELLE was born. My technical training has been a combination of trial and error, high school electives, adult night school classes, crash courses at the NIKON SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY and working as an apprentice with TIMOTHY D. JOYCE out of Cape May County, NJ. I was given my first camera for my 10th birthday. It was a 110mm, point and click, remember them? I have since learned that my mother's mother spent Sunday afternoons during the 1940's walking around the city of Philadelphia with her "brownie" camera and her best friend, Virginia. In 1980, my mother bought herself a 35mm camera to take an adult night school class at Ridley High School. It was a photography class, including darkroom time. I learned from observation, growing up as the only child of my mother. Following in my mother, and grandmother's, footsteps; I took a photography and darkroom classes as a freshman in high school. I still remember the intoxicating smell of the chemicals and the magic of the black and white images coming to life in the pans of liquid in the cinder block encased room deep in the recesses of Waterford High School (Go Lancers!). I knew then it was what I wanted to do "when I grew up". When it came time to go to college, I chose psychology as a major and continued to develop photography as a hobby. I went on to Graduate School obtaining a Masters' degree in Counseling Psychology and certification as a School Psychologist. My years of studying psychology and working with children have been a wonderful enhancement to the development of my skills as a professional photographer. Yes, there are many technical aspects of taking a photograph, but there is also a very real human aspect to capturing a memory. Your subject needs to be at ease with you. My understanding of psychology and 14 years of working in schools with children of all ages is a skill that not all photographers can offer.

Scrolling through Instagram and I see this ❤️ A mom sharing a photo I took many years ago to wish her now 15 year old da...
30/06/2016

Scrolling through Instagram and I see this ❤️ A mom sharing a photo I took many years ago to wish her now 15 year old daughter a happy birthday

It's been a SUPER long time since I posted one of these!
27/04/2016

It's been a SUPER long time since I posted one of these!

Aww here is another great one! This was last summer, impromptu while dropping something off for a friend
17/09/2015

Aww here is another great one! This was last summer, impromptu while dropping something off for a friend

Sweet little baby T. Happy Thursday everyone!
17/09/2015

Sweet little baby T. Happy Thursday everyone!

Beach portrait scheduling for the first two weeks of August ONLY! Don't miss the boat!
05/05/2015

Beach portrait scheduling for the first two weeks of August ONLY! Don't miss the boat!

Summer is coming...did you schedule your BEACH PORTRAITS yet? Contact Michelle, ask about special pricing for the week of July 13th.

02/03/2015

Hey Everybody, it's March and the winter hibernation is about to end. It's time to schedule you spring portraits...think Easter, Communion, Mother's Day, Father's Day and PROM...yep, I said Prom...why not pitch in with a group of parents and have a professional photographer to take those pre-prom pictures? Take the pressure off and be a part of the memories, instead of stuck behind the camera :-)

I can feel the hint of summer in today's temps in the 40's, can you?
04/02/2015

I can feel the hint of summer in today's temps in the 40's, can you?

Quintessential Cape May...

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06/10/2014

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I am DYING to shoot here! It's local to Malvern, Paoli, Berwyn, Newtown, Willistown, East Goshen, and a short drive fro...
06/10/2014

I am DYING to shoot here! It's local to Malvern, Paoli, Berwyn, Newtown, Willistown, East Goshen, and a short drive from many many other communities.

03/10/2014

Fall Longwood Photos? http://longwoodgardens.org/events-and-performances/events/pumpkin-playground

Come play in our pumpkin patch! Open Through October 31 Visit our outdoor Children’s Corner to see, touch, and strike a pose for a photo with our pumpkins. The Pumpkin Playground features a collection of colorful pumpkins that kids can move, manipulate, and play with. Wander over to our Vegetable Ga…

30/09/2014

Could this day be anymore PERFECT? Stop what you are doing and go outside! Then contact me for your fall portraits before we lose these magical days!!! Stop reading and go!

11/09/2014

Heading to the shore for the weekend, we have fall openings in both PA and the Jersey shore...Through October at the shore!

11/09/2014

I just finished up edits for my Labor Day toddler session. I am delivering 83 full resolution final digital images in full resolution. I hope the family enjoys the images and the candid lifestyle nature combined with some formal portraits.

The toddler years are such a wonderful time. Patience and granting freedom and flexibility is essential to a toddler se...
09/09/2014

The toddler years are such a wonderful time. Patience and granting freedom and flexibility is essential to a toddler session. We, mom and I, had planned many different spots outside the home for a cherished mommy and me portrait. In the end, what worked was baby girl's favorite step to sit on inside with a cool sippy cup of water.

Spent the afternoon doing edits from this cutie's session yesterday!
02/09/2014

Spent the afternoon doing edits from this cutie's session yesterday!

01/09/2014

Spent my morning with a beautiful soon to be two year old little girl! We walked the neighborhood to smell the flowers and ran in the grass on her lawn. Thank you, Kris for the opportunity to create memories for you!

19/08/2014

Just checked the weather for my Happy 2nd Birthday shoot on Monday September 1st...Partly sunny and 73! Sounds like a perfect morning will be in store for us!

11/07/2014

There is nothing quite like the feeling of a happy client IMMEDIATELY sharing your photos! So glad you like them Felicia!

MICHELLE'S MINI'S...lesson's that is! Let's talk cropping...This photo has a good bit of "white space" above the heads ...
10/07/2014

MICHELLE'S MINI'S...lesson's that is! Let's talk cropping...This photo has a good bit of "white space" above the heads of the subjects as a 4x6 print. This is helpful if you print to a 5x7 or 8x10 size as you will need to "crop" some space on the outer edges...on the other hand if you have a nice tight frame, you might want to print to a size consistent with a 2x3 ratio (4x6, 6x9, 8x12, 10x15, 12x18). And if you "fear" printing to nonstandard sizes, some options are using a floating frame or printing in a no-frame-needed format...think canvas, metallics and wood!

Beach Portrait Vacation Special! $100 off and no travel fee!Sunday July 13-Friday July 18. Contact Michelle via PM or ...
08/07/2014

Beach Portrait Vacation Special!
$100 off and no travel fee!
Sunday July 13-Friday July 18.
Contact Michelle via PM or call/text 610-724-5335 to schedule
(Not crazy about looking at a beach portrait year round? Let's shoot in the gorgeous Hereford Inlet Lighthouse Gardens!!!!!)

08/07/2014

200 likes! Holy moly! What an amazing birthday gift for me! As soon as I can figure out how to do a random draw someone gets a free session!!

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