Author Archives: Terri

WHY TO HIRE AN EXPERIENCED WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | Terri Gillis Photography

I had a call from a bride early this morning who is less than satisfied with her wedding photos that were taken by a friend of hers.  She wants me to look and see if I can “fix” them.  She did hire and pay a friend who is just starting out.  She says her friend […]

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Sweet & Simple Little Me | Michigan Children Photography| Terri Gillis 2014

Happy Monday!!  Happy New Year!! We’re almost half way through January and I’ve had a wonderful long relaxing break.  Wow, did I ever need that! There’s always a winter slow down.   I’ve got a few sessions here and there but most of my time is spent reorganizing, planning for the year and the dreaded […]

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Karrie & Justin |Winter Engagement Session | Terri Gillis Photography

Winter engagement sessions in Michigan are tricky.  You can’t plan for anything more than 20 minutes in advance. It could be too cold, too breezy, too snowy, to sunny (blinding your subjects with the white snow)…. You could have ice, too much snow or heaven forbid… no snow. I can’t tell you how many I’ve […]

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Newborn Photography| Michigan Newborn Photographer Terri Gillis

I had an expectant Mom call me the other day for information about newborn photography.  She says “Tell me why I should do a newborn session when our baby is born?” .  A million reasons run through my mind, most of them selfish because lets face it I’m running a business here. I just paused […]

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What to wear for family photos | Terri Gillis Photography

My clients tell me again and again that the hardest and most stressful part of planning for their family photo session is what they’re going to be wearing. When they ask for advice my first response is always…”Stay away from uniforms.  Outfits should coordinate not match.” I can not emphasize this enough. In 1970 it […]

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