Here's to an incredible year. Thank you 2011. Inland Empire/Orange County/ Los Angeles/Palm Desert and San Diego Photographer

Here's to an incredible year. 2011 was filled with so many wonderful opportunities for me and my photography business. I have had the privilege of being a professional photographer for 17 years. I was so blessed to photograph 32 weddings, 7 corporate events including some Hollywood Icons, and over 80 Portrait Sessions in 2011.

I started my business shooting film and mostly photographing children and families. My love for this beautiful profession grew and so did my business. I quickly grew my wedding and engagement business and have always kept my portrait clients close to my heart. Photographing weddings is such an honor and I also adore the beautiful moms to be with their growing bellies, the sweet innocence of newborn photography, capturing the growing moments of the children and teen years, the importance of a family portrait, my amazing high school seniors, who bring so much joy to my heart, the allure of the boudoir sessions, my interesting corporate photography, the list goes on and on. I have established myself and Michelle Johnson Photography as one of our areas top photographer's. This could not have been possible without the support of all of you. I especially want to thank my family. They have truly been a blessing to me. Giving up my own family times can be difficult, but having the opportunity to create lasting moments for other's makes it all worth it. I have a wonderful team of associate photographer's who are talented and I appreciate them so much. Mark, Bill, Shelly, Jeanette and Eric help Michelle Johnson Photography create once in a lifetime moments and I am so proud to have them on my team. I am looking for other's to add to my team. I am currently seeking talented photographer's who know their camera and how to use it inside and out. High End Professional equipment and lenses are a must.(Not the cheapo stuff you can get at Costco) I am looking for someone who will be a team player and loves photography but doesn't want to run their own business. You can always drop me an email and tell me about yourself, I can view your work and see if you will be a good match for all of us here at MJP.

I hope 2012 continues to bring success to Michelle Johnson Photography and most importantly, I wish health, love, and friendship to each and everyone of us.
God Bless you all for supporting me and let's make it a great year.
xo Michelle

Redlands Senior Photographer {Matt Class of 2012}

Meet Matt, one of Redlands High School Seniors, Class of 2012. He is a really sweet, and kinda shy kind of guy. I have enjoyed getting to know him and his family over the past couple of years, I photographed his sister Marissa's Senior photos two years ago. You can view them here.

So Matt really loves his town of Redlands so we just walked around the University of Redlands Campus and got some great photos. Matt loves baseball, his freinds and family. He is enjoying his senior year and looking forward to college next year. I can't wait to see which photo he chooses for his senior photo. Here are a few of my favorites from his shoot.

Wedding Day Bliss {Etiwanda Gardens Photographer} Rebecca and Nick

Wedding Day Bliss means all of the fine details have been taken care of... A Grandmother pinning on her vintage, blue hairpin in her Grandaughter's veil... Daddy's tears as he escorts his daughter down the aisle to her Groom... The look in his eyes as he nervously waits for his Bride which turns into with a croooked smile as he first sees her... These are all part of wedding day bliss and Rebecca and Nick had just that. I was honored to photograph each and every moment of this Inland Empire Wedding.

Rebecca works for a local utlity company and Nick protects us from fire. This young couple enjoys wakeboarding and spending time wih family. I was so taken by the toasts from the families at this wedding, they brought tears to my eyes. The sweet love Rebecca and Nick have for eachother and their family is so amazing and it was just a joy to celebrate with them at Etiwanda Gardens.

We started the day with Nick and the guys in Claremont. We got pictures of Nick alone and with all of his groomsmen. To continue with the wedding photos, we headed over the the beautiful Etiwanda Gardens in the Inland Empire. This wedding venue is a photographer's dream. It is filled with many photo opportunitues and it is always so nice to work at this wedding venue.

The bride and the girls were so sweet and nice to work with. I would like to Thank Heather, one of the bridesmaids, for referring this special couple to me.

I hope you enjoy all of this wedding day bliss. Here are some of my favorite photos from Rebecca and Nick's Etiwanda Gardens Wedding.