Betsy’s Photography

Welcome! My name is Betsy Finn, and I’m a photographic artist located in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area. I love creating portraits and photographing wedding memories for my clients!

This blog is a place for me to share some of my favorite portraits, as well as sneak peeks from recent sessions. Have a look around, browse through some of my recent blog posts, and leave a comment or two!

– Betsy Finn, Cr. Photog., CPP

Betsy Finn's images have won awards both locally and nationally. She has received the following awards in both 2008 + 2009: Photographer of the Year, Michigan's Top 7 Photographer, and Detroit's Best of Show.

I believe it’s important to give back to those in our community; to share the talents I have been given. I really do believe that everyone deserves to have their memories captured, and that senior portraits are a big part of creating a legacy. Senior portraits aren’t just a sign that you’re done with [...]

Last week, we were in Nashville, TN for a very special occasion! At the photographer convention I attend every year, I was honored with an award and a degree during the awards ceremony.
I shared about the Photographer of the Year award this past summer, when I found out that four portraits of [...]

I love doing family portraits on location like this!  Creating a family portrait in my clients’ homes is not only a more relaxing environment, but the family portrait ends up being more meaningful because of the setting!
While going outdoors wasn’t really an option in the middle of winter (way too cold!) — there are plenty [...]

Corey is a 2010 Senior at Pioneer High School.  If he looks familiar, it’s because, a while back, we did his brother’s senior portraits.  For Corey’s session, we wanted to create portraits in an outdoor setting, since Corey loves being outdoors.  We spent some time at Corey’s home in Ann Arbor, followed by the schoolyard [...]

The Allen family came by the studio this month to have me create a studio portrait for them. We went with something simple, and ended up creating a lovely holiday greeting card with images from the session. Here are a few portraits from the session:

The Ladies’ Night of Indulgence at Precision Spinal Care was a huge success! The exclusive evening “getaway” was fully RSVP’ed to, and some ladies even brought friends!
A number of relaxation services were offered, as well as pampering products! Massage therapists gave chair massages, stylish manicures were offered, and a plethora of jewelry, Tupperware, [...]

AnnArbor.com just did a feature on us; well, regarding our appearance on Renovation Realities, at least.
Here’s the trailer for the show — remember to tune in at 9pm on December 5th (DIY Network):

When you’re done watching the trailer, make sure to check out the work-in-progress slideshow that AnnArbor.com put together with my photographs. [...]

Well, we are going to be on TV!  Before we started our studio renovation project, Renovation Realities expressed interest in having us on the show.  Steven and I, of course, said, “yes!”  I can’t really reveal all the details or tell you the specifics of what happened during our project until the show airs on [...]

Alex is a senior at Plymouth Salem High School, and he came to the studio this fall for his senior portrait session.  Alex plays varsity football, so naturally we had to incorporate his jersey and letter jacket into the session!  Here’s one of my favorite portraits of Alex.  I love the serious but thoughtful expression [...]

Last night  I helped with the Detroit Professional Photographers Association print competition.  It’s always interesting to see these things from behind the scenes…  and it’s fun to be a part of making sure things run smoothly!  Anyways, my prints all received ribbons again; I’ll have some decisions to make for Regional print competition as far [...]

As some of you know, I volunteer for an organization called Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (NILMDTS). This weekend, NILMDTS held their first-ever Area Coordinator Training at headquarters in Littleton, Colorado.   There are NILMDTS volunteers here from as far as New Zealand and the UK.  I’m looking forward implementing some new ideas locally.   [...]

Recently I created a portrait for the musical group, Flute Fusion. Debbie and Holly are both flutists, so obviously we wanted to incorporate their instruments into the portrait. We ended up doing something simple and classy, that highlighted all the different flutes (bass, alto, standard, and piccolo), yet still focused on the duo.
Here’s [...]

Kathy Hay came by the studio the other day to have me create a business portrait for her. Kathy is a realtor with Reinhart, and so for her session she brought as a prop… a yard sign from one of her properties that had just closed (i.e., sold!). I love how this image [...]

Today I spent the day in Flint, MI… doing a full day speaking program for other photographers.  The program was part of a nationwide educational event put on by Professional Photographers of America (they call it “Super Monday”).  Though it was a long day, it was definitely packed full of learning.  It’s so great to [...]

This past week I got to travel to Tennessee for a whirlwind tour of the state.  My stops included Nashville,  Memphis, Chattanooga, and Knoxville.  In each of the cities I was the keynote speaker for local Tennessee Professional Photographer affiliate groups.  I had a great time, and enjoyed teaching and sharing my knowledge with other [...]