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ONE DAY ONLY! Family Sessions Now Booking! → © finkanie photography

It is here! 2023 Family Sessions are now booking! Saturday, June 17, 2023! (Rain date June 24, 2023)

Each session will be 15 minutes and include 10 of your favorite images from the session. Option to add-on more images if desired. Each image will include a black & white version for 20 total images. Good for up to 6 people. Please inquire if you have a larger group!

Location TBD but will be local to the Kalamazoo/Mattawan area.

Book Here: 2023 Family Mini Session

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FINKANIE PHOTOGRAPHY IS MOVING! → © finkanie photography

Hello friends! Since 2020, Finkanie Photography has been located at McGillen’s Crossing in Mattawan. It has been such a wonderful studio; I am so sad to be leaving it, but it is time to grow! The new studio is located at 57645 Murray Street, right in the heart of “downtown Mattawan” as those of us lovingly refer to our bustling downtown area! :) We are right around the corner from the former studio, and now, we are SO CLOSE TO MOO MOO’S!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!! I know some clients who will be very happy with this news! :) :) :)

We will have much more space when we are able to get everything set up.

Some changes include a separate changing room, bigger waiting area for clients, and more options for multiple sessions to be held at once allowing for more leagues/teams to be accommodated at once! The new studio is located in the former Wildfire Grace retail location next to Halftime. Fans of Wildfire Grace will be happy to know that you will be able to find your favorite items from them at Vintage Inspired! Be sure to check out their booth, coming soon!

2024 is going to have a LOT of changes, and I am excited to experience them with our wonderful community! As with the last studio, I will be sharing progress as we go along getting things set up!

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Red Arrow Soccer Club - Fall 2023 Photos Now Booking! → © finkanie photography

WWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Red Arrow Soccer Club photos are now booking! Sessions will be hosted at Finkanie Photography in McGillen’s Crossing, 56310 City Center Circle, Mattawan, MI - next to Pizza Hut (entrance is on the road side of the building - don’t get lost!) :)

Sessions will be M-F starting October 9, 2023 and run through October 17, 2023! DON’T MISS OUT! No makeup times will be added, so be sure to schedule your time right away and mark your calendar!

To book your session, click here

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2023 Mattawan Little League: Banner Donation Total!

The 2023 Banner Fundraiser total was $2,035!! Thank you, Mattawan Little League families, for helping me put on this wonderful fundraiser that the kids love and promotes our players! With MLL being 100% volunteer-based, it means a lot to me to be able to give back to our organization that I love volunteering with so much! It is an added bonus to be able to provide the photography for our community. Looking forward to keeping up this tradition in the years to come!

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2023! → New Year Up in Here, Up in Here © finkanie photography

2023! → New Year Up in Here, Up in Here © finkanie photography

The inflation is crazy. It has affected the photo industry tremendously with paper shortages and the general shipping woes we all had last year, and with shortages comes supply and demand craziness. Why am I telling you this? Long story short, my costs have increased significantly, so much so that when I did school photos last year, I ended up losing money on orders because I didn’t increase my prices for inflation.

Good grief, right?

I was trying to be nice, and it turns out that wasn’t so nice to myself, so I am supposed to start being nicer to myself because all these memes keeping saying that…so here we are.

Dreadfully, I have no choice but to raise my prices to match my vendors & suppliers, otherwise I am working to break even or lose on some products, and that just isn’t fair to me or my family.

So, if your magnet or button costs more, please know it is because it is costing me more to provide products and prints. Trust me, I don’t like raising prices not just because I am teeter-tottering a razor thin line with profits as it is. But because I have kids, too, and I am a bleeding heart empathetic to a fault person, I know how much everything costs with activities and multiple kiddos, so I try my best to keep things reasonable. I am driving a 2011 vehicle, okay? I am humble. No worries. In the meantime, I design packages with households with multiple kids in mind, so you can save a little bit if you want to mix & match items!

Despite ongoing cost increases, I am still very happy to sponsor our local Little League, Mattawan Athletic Boosters, Walk-A-Thon, Wildcat 5K, the MHS Drama Department, Mattawan Youth Football…the list goes on! It is extremely important to me to invest in our community. If the photographers who are doing your students’ photos for teams aren’t sponsoring the school and/or team, you should probably ask why not? They absolutely should be! It is an industry standard. Hold them accountable!

Or, just hire me, because I will 100% support your organization. Happy to do it! And! I am looking to add some more teams, but if all else fails, parents, you can hire me on the side to do banners and things for ya. It is my favorite thing to do!

Thank you to everyone who came to the studio, ordered photos, listened to me sing at your child, listened to me having to scold my 2nd grader assistant when she is acting too silly for work, had to negotiate the confusion of finding my studio entrance if you have never been there before…I appreciate you all very much!

Looking forward to sessions starting back up this weekend with Mattawan Youth Basketball 2023!!

Is your kiddo in the Mattawan Youth Basketball League this year? If so, schedule your session date today! Click here to schedule!

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Wildcat Road and Trail 5K 2023 → © finkanie photography

What a great morning for a 5K! This year’s Wildcat Road & Trail 5K was record setting! The proceeds from this event supports MPEF (Mattawan Public Education Foundation). It is such an honor to support this wonderful cause! Go Wildcats!!!

Photos are free to download! All print proceeds will go to benefit MPEF. Special thanks to the other volunteer photographers, Ken Bobo & Dave Johnson!

The volunteers who put on this and other events to support our Mattawan community are such wonderful people! Thank you for everything you do! Mattawan is lucky to have all of you.

Download your photos here: Wildcat Road & Trail 5K 2023

“MPEF accomplishes its mission by seeking community support. Our fundraising efforts allow us to fund unique classroom initiatives through Brainstrong Grants for our teachers, provide scholarships for our graduating seniors, offer professional development opportunities for staff, and fund a number of annual, school-wide grants that support student connectedness, school safety and special education initiatives. MPEF is part of EVERY student’s experience at Mattawan at EVERY grade level. The contributions we receive enhance the teaching and learning experience at Mattawan and directly impact the quality of education in the district.”

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Fall Mini Sessions! → Photo Session © finkanie photography

ONE DAY ONLY!

2021 Fall Minis booking now! These sessions are short and sweet, 15 minutes each, and are the perfect way to update your family portraits for the year quickly and efficiently! Choose from 5 images or 10 images for your package. Option to purchase additional prints at proof review if desired!

Location: Mattawan Memorial Park, 24601 Front Street, Mattawan, MI 49071

Session length: 15 minutes

Packages start at $225. Click on the booking link to secure your spot! Limited spots available!

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Baby's 1st Yr. → Photo Session © finkanie photography

Throughout the 1st year of Mia’s life, I was awarded the honor of photographing her at milestone ages, and she just kept getting cuter and cuter each time! Here are some highlights from her sessions!

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Sunny Summer Sales Event | Finkanie Photography

One day only! These sessions are short and sweet, packed with value, and presented to you, my amazing clients! Happening THIS SATURDAY! 7/24/2021, at the gorgeous Tiscornia Park beach in St. Joseph, MI!

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Asher 1 Year Baby Photo Session © finkanie photography

You guys. Jackie is my beautiful friend. I have always loved this woman. We have been friends for liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike more years than we are going to admit, because we are NOT OLD okay. Her kids are the best. All three of them are amazing little versions of this beautiful lady. She warned me about this session. She said girl….he is a wild child…like all over the place. (………) HERE IS WHAT HE DID. He was super smiley - super cooperative - cutest little dude. So…who is lying to me? This precious little angel, or his mother?

*To be clear, I am fully aware of the manipulation of children. They know what they are doing, Team Jackie up in here! I got my eyes on you, Asher! ;) :) :) <3

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Kinley Sweet 16 Session | Finkanie Photography

Time really does fly - I swear, it makes no sense to my brain that this beautiful girl is already 16 years old! Kinley is such an amazing subject to photograph - she makes my job so easy! I could edit every single photo of her that I take, and I would still want to take more! Happy birthday to a wonderful young woman!

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Summer Mini Sessions | Finkanie Photography

Beach mini sessions are now LIVE! FCFS! Limited spots available - this is the ONLY mini session date of the summer! Due to the limited nature, I cannot hold spots, so be sure to snag yours before they are gone!

Because 2020 was so lame, I am including 8 images in the mini sessions! EEP! :)

These will be glorious. You don’t want to miss out. I am SO EXCITED!!!! This backdrop is such a beautiful location. I had my family photos done here by the lovely and talented Audrey Schultz (Where the Heart Is Family Films), and I fell in love with the place! It is so amazing, and there is a reason you see lots of photographers around here.

If you want my professional opinion, which you should…I mean…hi…then definitely go for the package with the prints! I am discounting them a lot, and you will NOT regret it. My lab is not available to the general public, and their prints are the best I have ever seen. EVER. And, I have seen a lot! I want all of my clients to have these in their hands, so I am discounting them significantly from my regular prices for this event!

Rain date for session will be 7/31/2021. Please be sure you are available for both dates just in case!

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Ella the Pup! // Mattawan, MI Pet Photographer

I love me a good pet session! Ella is such a beautiful German Shepherd, and she is such a smart fur baby! 🐾 I think she may have cooperated for posing better than my own children do... ;)

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Sissy Boo is 6! // Mattawan, MI Children's Photographer

I love watching her grow older, but I want her to stay little forever! My baby girl is my little BFF, and I love her so much! She is the craziest, messiest, friendliest, bestest little girl in the whole world!

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Sophia is 6! // Mattawan, MI Family & Children's Photographer

Sophia, being one of my best friend’s children, obviously is one of my favorite children on this planet! She and my daughter are only 5 days apart, which basically makes them twins. They definitely love each other and share many of the same personality traits. Sophia is one of my best models - how can she not be?! LOOK AT HER FACE!!!!! She is the best. We love her so!! I am very lucky to get to watch her grow up. <3

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Introducing Baby Gio! // Mattawan, MI Newborn Photographer