I am a West Michigan photographer that specializes in portrait, family, weddings and so much more! I started this hobby of photography in June of 2017 and decided to make this "side gig" into a real deal in May of 2019. I have always had the passion for being behind the camera. I love meeting new people and capturing those special moments and memories with every photo I take. I pride myself on being fairly laid back but also having a plan for things. I also try to be a fairly organized person, but there is only so much organized I can be especially with chasing around two crazy kiddos lol. I love getting to know all of my clients and love seeing people come back and getting their pictures taken from year to year. Seeing myself improve through my clients is something I always thrive for.
A little more about me.....
I am a farmer's wife who is also my high school sweetheart. I am a blessed mama to two kiddos named Anderson and Adeline and they are my entire world. I am daughter number 3 out of 4 in my family, so I know what it is like being in a big family. My favorite time of year is fall. Who can't resist pulling out a sweater with hot coco on a nice crisp fall day while looking at all the beautiful tree changes? I love watching Disney Pixar movies and snuggling my kiddos. I can talk about just anything and am known to be a bit more on the chattier side during session lol. I look forward to meeting you when you decide to book your sessions with me!
My husband (Nick) and I have been together for 9 years and married for 6 years! He works at his family's dairy farm. He is the most hardest working person I know and I am so blessed to spend the rest of my life with him. Not only does he work a million hours a day at his job, but he helps me soooo much when it comes to my photography business! Without him I don't think I would be able to complete all the crazy ideas I have.
Anderson is our double rainbow baby! If you don't know my husband and I lost two beautiful baby boys in 2018 and 2019 named Bradley and Wayland. In February of 2021 we were blessed to welcome our Anderson also known as Andy. He is ALWAYS on the move and such a little farmer at heart. His smile lights up an entire room and will steal your heart in instant.
Adeline also known as Addy is our last member and completes our little fam! She was born August of 2022 and she is so precious. Just like her brother she will capture your heart in seconds. She is for sure a complete opposite of her brother and way more relaxed. She is a lover of food just like her mama lol. I am sure you will see millions of photos of the both of them throughout my photography career.
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"We love Claire! It takes a while for our 4 year old to warm up to anyone, but Claire does an awesome job with him! We've had numerous sessions with Claire! Christmas mini's last year were definitely our favorite! We're very happy with her work and will most definitely be working with her in the future!!!"
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"Claire is very professional and explains every detail so wonderfully, she answers all questions and is very understanding. She always does such a wonderful job and gets your pictures back really fast, she’s great with my kids and always goes above and beyond!! Claire is always our go to photographer💜 keep up the hard work."
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"Claire is very professional and accommodating! She was flexible with our location choice and was able to find beauty in random places throughout. We loved our experience with her and will be using Claire Elizabeth Photography in future sessions as well!"
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"I reached out to Claire when I found her on fb in regards to photographing my wedding. I was nervous knowing she had never done a wedding before, but I loved her work. She KILLED it. I couldn’t believe all the photos she captured. I have so many great memories from my wedding day and other photo shoots she has done for us that I will always have thanks to her business. I’m so happy to have found someone as committed, kind, and passionate as Claire is about her photography 🥰🥰🥰"
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"Claire took amazing pictures of my boys! She has always captured their personalities so well which isn't easy with 2 little men. 😁"
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"Claire was amazing!! Her props were beautiful and she was so patient and wonderful working with a nervous and stubborn 1.5yr old (there may have been fruit snacks for bribery 😊). The pictures turned out beautiful! Highly recommend this talented gal ❤️"
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"I first contacted Claire in 2019 to capture my sons 1st birthday pictures! I loved her so much I asked her do my sons 2nd ones too!!! Claire is a phenomenal photographer! She’s very patient and kind, and exceeds expectations by not only interacting with you but your child(ren) as well! Her ability to capture the perfect moment(s) are breathtaking and well loved!! I highly recommend her to anyone and everyone!💕"
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"Claire did our wedding photos, which was a small, quick, courthouse wedding and she didn’t hesitate to come downtown and take some nice shots of us so it didn’t feel like nothing less. She also has done our family photos and is very good at keeping my rowdy boys to all look at her taking the pictures and keep them interacting. She has beautiful set ups and ideas! We have another session this weekend and I’m looking forward to it."
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"Yesterday we had our fall family mini session 🧡 and I didn't really know what to expect as we have never had any professional pictures done. I was mostly worried about our 1 year old not cooperating as he is a special needs child, Claire was able to get some amazing shots of him and kept his attention the whole time😍, she also had a great idea to use bribe bags for my older kids(2, 7 and 10) so they would listen and stay posed she made things fun, and made my whole family comfortable!"
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"Claire is absolutely amazing not only did she work with my crazy schedule but she did amazing at getting pictures of all 3 of my children! Anyone who has kids knows that’s not an easy task! Claire makes sure you get what you want and so much more while making you comfortable. Not to mention she has a heart of gold!"
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"Claire is wonderful to work with. She is great with kids and even got my daughter who can be very shy to have fun and smile throughout sessions. Great quality images with many choices in mini sessions."
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"Such an amazing job was done for our sons senior pictures! Not only did she do an amazing job taking beautiful pictures, she got him to smile. A real legit happy smile. He doesn't like his picture taken so that told me everything I needed to know about how she runs her business and that she genuinely wants you to be happy. Very happy customer!!! Such talent!! Thank you!!!!!"
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