Why Choose Michael Photography?
I'm Michael, with my wonderful wife Teresa. I am often asked what got me into this profession. My answer is pretty simple. After the lackluster "experience" of having my own senior pictures taken, and then a few years later having wedding pictures taken, I said "I can do it better!" Like so many others have done and are now doing, I bought equipment and was having fun taking nice pictures for other people. That year was 1983. After I had enrolled in and entered the doors of the Winona School of Professional Photography in Chicago, Illinois on Jan 14, 1990 did I truly understand and view photography as much more than taking pictures.
Photography is a form of "art". The camera is nothing more than one of the many tools that are used to record and capture what I envision in my mind. Proper posing, lighting, composition, communication with the client, ... all make a difference in the final product. The burning desire.....the passion... the drive .....to become better at this profession had only just begun. I have had the utmost privilege to learn photography from the top photographers in the nation! THAT is pricelessI desire to create unique and special images for our clients. Capturing the memories...for you, your family, & your friends. THIS is what I do. THIS is what I am about.