Children get to be children
We change the pace, switch directions and keep moving when attention is running thin.
ABOUT MICHELLE COOMBS PHOTOGRAPHY
A family photographer who knows real life rarely stands still.
For more than 15 years, we have photographed families throughout Orlando, Central Florida and Florida’s east coast with plenty of guidance, room to breathe and absolutely no expectation that everyone arrive knowing what to do.
Michelle is a wife, mama, sarcasm aficionado, mega introvert and straight shooter who has loved photography since her first high-school elective. The part that stuck was never perfect posing. It was the honest expressions, the in-between laughter and the photographs that still feel like the people in them years later.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE CAMERA
Experienced enough to guide the session. Easygoing enough to let families be themselves.
Michelle Coombs has photographed newborns, toddlers, teenagers, grandparents, couples and extended families with more people than anyone remembered to count. That experience shows up in the little things: choosing a location that actually works, reading children quickly, keeping a large group moving and knowing when the best thing to do is give everyone a minute.
There is always a plan, but the session should not feel like a production. We will help with the location, timing, wardrobe and direction, then leave enough room for your family’s actual personality to show up.
The finished photographs are clean, warm and polished without sanding away everything that makes your family yours.
WHAT EXPERIENCE CHANGES
The details are handled before they become your problem.
You bring the people. We will think through the rest.
Large groups stay organized
Family combinations are planned ahead so nobody is sorting themselves out in front of the camera.
Florida is part of the plan
Heat, humidity, storms, wind, tides, crowds and walking distance all matter when choosing the right place and time.
The gallery feels consistent
Natural skin tones, clean color and careful editing carry through the full collection.
MEET THE TEAM
The people helping everything come together.
Michelle remains the photographer and the person guiding your session. A small behind-the-scenes team helps with video, editing, blogging and the many details that keep the business moving.
OWNER + LEAD PHOTOGRAPHER
Michelle
Business owner, kid chaser, wife, mama and lifelong student of photography. Michelle believes people make their best photographs when they have enough direction to feel comfortable and enough space to be themselves.
Sarcasm aficionado · Lover of laughs · Mega introvert · Straight shooter
VIDEOGRAPHER + CREATIVE SUPPORT
Blake
A Minnesotan who married a Michigan girl and now calls greater Orlando home. Blake has been interested in digital media since the early days of YouTube and, yes, Myspace. He loves the way video can hold onto movement, voices and the pieces of a day that still photographs cannot.
Church worker · Coffee snob · Dog lover · Video creative
BLOGGER + EDITOR
Kiana
Kiana loves traveling, documenting favorite places and helping tell the stories behind the photographs. After several years in Australia doing full-time counseling ministry, she brings a thoughtful eye to editing and writing—and can usually be found reading a psychological thriller in a random café.
Traveler · Highland-cow lover · Avid reader · Compulsive coffee buyer
THE GOAL
Beautiful photographs and a session that feels easy.
You should know where to go, what happens next and that someone is paying attention to the light and the people. We will handle that part so you can stay present with your family.
LET’S START HERE
Tell us a little about what you’re planning.
We will reply with honest guidance on the session, location and amount of time that make sense for your family.