Betsy’s Photography

Welcome to my blog! I’m Betsy Finn, and I’m a photographic artist located in the Ann Arbor, Michigan, area. I love creating portraits and photographing 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. Of course, I’ll also write about what’s happening at the studio now and then, and I love answering questions from clients and friends. Have a look around, browse through some of my recent blog posts, and don’t forget to say hello before you leave (and stop by again soon)! – Betsy Finn, CPP

Jessie and Paul are getting married this summer! For their engagement portrait session, we went to Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor. Paul and Jessie got engaged at the park — so of course we had to make our way to “the spot” at some point during the session.
I absolutely love the images from [...]

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Family portraits are always fun.  This little guy and his parents came to the studio a little while back to update their family portrait.  The session went pretty smoothly, and I did find an absolute favorite from the session.  Look at this image — such cute baby blues (and all the tones in the image [...]

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I love photographing kids.  Their personalities are so vibrant, and I can always create some fun images.  This pair of sisters came in with their mom for a studio portrait session.   I absolutely love the adorable expressions on the sisters in this portrait below.  Happy, natural, and definitely not posed.  Plus, aren’t their sailor dresses [...]

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Earlier this week I went to Atlanta for a committee meeting at the Professional Photographers of America headquarters. I got to meet and talk with some of the people who are supporting the photography industry during my two days there.
I wanted to share this painting I created from some photographs from my hotel room.  [...]

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I recently created a business portrait for Amy Cattell of Amy’s Elegance By Design.  Amy is a talented custom seamstress who I’ve gotten to know over the past few weeks.
Amy was looking for a new updated business portrait, so that’s what we did.  Executive portraits like this are often most impactful when you keep things [...]

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Well, a while back, I shared some of the images I created during the session for the Dexter High School Yearbook.  What I kept a surprise was the full page layout for the yearbook!  Since the yearbooks have been distributed, and school is basically over, I figured it was finally time to share the secret [...]

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This past week went by very quickly! The nephews had a lot of sports events going on, and I went to Virginia for two days. So, what was I doing in Virginia? I was one of three photographers invited to speak at a seminar held by the Virginia Professional Photographers’ Association (VPPA).

The [...]

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Well, with senior portrait season starting up again, I couldn’t resist sharing some highlights from last year. The movie below features some of our Class of 2009 Seniors. High schools represented include Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, Dexter High School, Saline High School, and more.
Class of 2010 — we’d love to see your [...]

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It’s not too late to be a class of 2010 senior portrait model for Betsy’s Photography Studio! We have a few model openings still available, so if you’re interested, ask for an application . By being a part of the Studio’s Senior Model program, you will be eligible for exclusive rewards and [...]

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You might remember we joined Twitter a while back. Well, I’ve been having a blast following lots of content that is relevant to my life. And, the more I looked, the more twitter users I started to find in the Ann Arbor area. So, if you’re not on Twitter, maybe now is [...]

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Tom visited the studio the other day to discuss his executive portrait. We did two headshots — one more formal portrait, and the other portrait a little more casual.  This first one is the more contemplative, casual portrait:

And of course the more formal + traditional executive portrait.  I love how the blue tones work [...]

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Well you may have noticed some new photographs of me floating around the website.  And I’m really excited to share some more of them with you.  In January, I was talking with a good friend of mine (Jeff Dachowski) about how Steven and I would really love to have an amazing portrait of the two [...]

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Baby I. and her mommy came into the studio for a fun portrait session!  Miss I. is part of our Bitsy Baby Club — so we get to see her often over the next few months!  Plus, Miss I.’s mom and dad will have a gorgeous series of images documenting Miss I.’s first year.  Such [...]

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Today I saw a news blurb about the Ann Arbor News — it appears as though management has made a decision to discontinue the publication in July of 2009.  This will be a tough transition for many.  I’ve always grown up with the Ann Arbor News — and remember my mother reading it daily.
Here’s an [...]

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H. and his parents recently scheduled their family portrait session at the studio.  We did some simple + casual family portraits for the family to enjoy.  Isn’t this portrait of H. and his mom cute?

This whole family portrait is casual and definitely captures the personalities of H. + his parents.  Such an adorable family, don’t [...]

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