Krater Family

I know, I know- I am a broken record over here, but my absolute favorite part of my job is getting to photograph families through all of the stages of life. I have been photographing the Krater family since Sarah was pregnant with Henry. Now he is three and their family is growing again! Henry […]
Quyng-Nhu + Chris

Since Michigan is in the middle of a polar vortex I am going back to sunshine and warmer weather for this week’s blog post! Talk about a radiant momma-to-be! This beautiful momma hopped right out of the car at her session, slipped into her high heels and was ready to explore the park together in […]
Jessica + Anthony

I have known these two for a very long time, and now they are expecting their first little one! l met Jessica and Anthony during our years at Farmington High School. These two have been dating ever since and it has been fun to run into them in the years since graduating and hear their […]
Putman Maternity

Another sunflower session! Sunflower sessions are totally becoming an annual tradition! Maybe mini sessions next year?! Anyways, I am getting ahead of myself there. Let’s chat about this cute couple below. That lady is Ted’s sister, Eve, and that baby bump is our next niece or nephew. The weekend of this shoot was all about […]
Kelly + Loren Maternity

This session was such a dream. I took a chance on a new location (Maybury Park) and asked Kelly and Loren to come as early as they could so we could catch the morning light. The sun was just perfect, there was no one else at the park, and when Kelly got out of the car […]
Miller Maternity

Well I figured I better go ahead and get these photographs blogged since today I shot the newborn pictures for the babe inside that beautiful belly! (Side note: Hello time, if you could just slow down a little bit that would be wonderful!) These two little dudes couldn’t wait to meet their little sibling when […]
Nate + Hannah Maternity

You know what they say about finding your tribe and loving them well? I am so glad these people joined our tribe! Ted and I have a lot of friends from college, where we met. Albion is a small school and we ended up moving back to metro Detroit along with most of our closest […]
2016 Highlights: Part 1

Wow- what a year! 2016 has topped them all, and as we close out the year I am welcoming 2017 with a grateful heart and big goals. But before we get ahead of ourselves, let’s take a little walk down memory lane together, shall we? The year started with the new Caryn Ashley Photography brand. […]
Kelly’s Baby Bump

Oh mommas-to-be, you are just so freakin’ beautiful! There were a few weeks at the beginning of the summer where it seemed like every shoot was a maternity shoot. And these ladies were all glowing! They are growing a human, juggling life, and looking like super models while doing it- you rock, ladies! Kelly was certainly […]
Danielle’s Bump

Danielle contacted me a couple weeks before her babe was due to arrive and let me know she would like to get a few baby bump shots done. We were lucky enough to squeeze the shoot in one week before her little lady was due to arrive. Danielle was such a natural in front of […]